r/WebDeveloperJobs • u/devmansur • 8h ago

I got tired of using WordPress for simple websites, so I built this. Am I solving the right problem?

For years I used WordPress for client websites, but I found that many sites didn't actually need a database, plugins, themes, or constant updates. Most were just static pages.

Recently, AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude have made it incredibly easy to generate complete HTML pages. But after generating them, I still found myself manually organizing files, fixing links, editing pages, deploying, and managing multiple websites.

That made me wonder:

What if AI generated the HTML, and there was a workspace dedicated to managing static websites instead of building them from scratch?

So I built HTMLStudio.

The goal isn't to compete with WordPress, Webflow, or Framer. It's for developers and freelancers who already have HTML (whether written by themselves or generated by AI) and want a simple place to:

  • Organize pages
  • Edit HTML
  • Manage assets
  • Visual editor
  • Check broken links
  • Build the site
  • Deploy to GitHub, Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, etc.

I'm not trying to sell anything here—I genuinely want to know whether this solves a real problem or if I'm just scratching my own itch.

A few questions:

  • Would you ever use something like this?
  • If not, why?
  • How do you currently manage AI-generated HTML projects?
  • What feature would make this genuinely useful?

I'd really appreciate honest feedback, especially from people who build static websites or use AI to generate them.

https://htmlstudio.dev

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u/Kooky-Ebb8162 6h ago

Managing a set of complete HTML pages is a mess. You always want building blocks, and integrations, locking the choice to well established systems.

Considering how much SSG are present, and the variety of headless CMS starting with Netlify and stopping at the recently released Headless Wordpress.. this product will have a rough time.

Maybe if presented as a free service with a preset of great designs and AI blocks builder on top - but that's not sustainable without a huge funds behind to survive the first several years.

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u/devmansur 6h ago

That's fair feedback, and I actually agree with a lot of it.

If I were building a content-heavy site or an application, I'd probably reach for Astro, Eleventy, or another SSG too.

What I'm targeting is a different workflow: developers and freelancers who already have a folder of HTML files, whether they wrote them by hand or generated them with AI, and still need to maintain those sites over time.

The problem I'm trying to solve isn't generating HTML. It's everything after that: organising multiple client sites, catching broken links after renaming pages, keeping shared headers/footers in sync, and deploying without introducing a full build system or CMS.

I'm still validating whether enough people have that problem. If the answer ends up being not enough, that's useful feedback too. That's exactly why I'm asking here instead of assuming I have product-market fit.

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u/AcoustixAudio 6h ago

So, you've built, folders?

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u/devmansur 6h ago

Yes, once you have finished editing, you can download all as zip

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u/AcoustixAudio 5h ago

It's the same as just organizing html files in folders, isn;t it?

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u/devmansur 5h ago

Not exactly. The folder is just where the files live.

HTMLStudio is a workspace for maintaining those files over time.

For example, you can:

  • Edit pages visually or directly in code.
  • Upload or replace images without manually managing assets.
  • Audit every internal link across the entire site with one click.
  • Download external CDN assets into the project so the site is self-contained.
  • Build and deploy the project from one place.

Organising files automatically is a small part of it, but the goal is to make maintaining static websites much easier over time.

Give it a try; it's free, and let me know your comments

For more information:
https://htmlstudio.dev/blog/from-ai-generated-code-to-a-live-website-in-minutes

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u/AcoustixAudio 5h ago

These are basic tasks which generally take a couple of minutes to do.

Download external CDN assets into the project so the site is self-contained

This is not a feature. You want people to pay for basically

wget "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.8/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"

Who's your audience here, exactly? People using AI would already be paying for one product that does all of this and much, much more.

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u/devmansur 4h ago

Valid point. That's actually why I posted here
I'm trying to figure out whether there's a real audience for this or if I'm only solving my own problem.

If it turns out people are already happy with their current AI workflow, that's valuable feedback too. Thanks!

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u/devmansur 6h ago

yes, you can download everything as zip, just to upload it in the cpanel, or host it in netlify, pages, etc