Yeah I've been thinking about this kind of an approach for a while - the idea of making a content management system that is just a content store that is accessed via API. Like it.<p>The largest obstacle for me to adopt such a system is that it requires me to bet my company's content on your system being around. I've looked at, for example, Webpop which is different but has some similar ideas - but I can't get away from the fact that Webpop may or may not be around in a year, so betting on it isn't something I would want to do.<p>That's what continues to push me to Wordpress and the like, although recently I've been spending more time with static web generators like Harp and DocPad. Those have a similar issue - my boss saying to me "Well, I know we can find Wordpress developers, but will wevbe able to find a Harp developer?"
I've been playing with Prismic.io during this beta period and think it looks like an awesome product with great potential, but I just can't bring myself to actually use the writing side of it for any length of time.<p>Is there a way to turn off all the skeuomorphic design elements? Paper background? Lots of sliding panels, it's really hard to navigate around and very busy, even on a big screen. I think they need to completely cut it back and simplify, and I'd use it in a heartbeat.<p>The API based separation is a good idea for real sites (vs blogs), I think it will catch on and is a much better design than the all in one CMS design behind things like Wordpress, Drupal or Ghost.
question about the screenshot here <a href="https://prismic-io.s3.amazonaws.com/wroom/6018bdb7cc0be70b6876eff6a2d7f90411448e05.png" rel="nofollow">https://prismic-io.s3.amazonaws.com/wroom/6018bdb7cc0be70b68...</a><p>what do you call that facebook-esque feed story? Is there an open source template that one can use in their projects?<p>is it using yahoo's PureCSS?