There are several things I like about HTMLy and only one or two things I think could be added or improved. One of those things I really like is the ability to enter your post in different and mixed content. This text I am just typing into the browser and letting it decide on how it displays it. Just plain text. You can also enter the post as HTML or Markdown and it will render it the same, examples are below. I know at the end of the day the post is stored as a Markdown file but you still have the freedom to use HTML or Markdown for formatting.
One of the other things I really like about HTMLy is that it is a flat file platform, there is no database to mess with, fail, etc. I moved the posts three times getting this setup, first on my home server to get post copied from the old site to HTMLy, then copied to a test domain then copied here once everything was good to go with the only change needing to be done was change the site URL in the config file and clear the cache.
One of the things that I think could be useful is a way to upload files. It can already upload images, videos and audio files but not any other type of file. While I don't need this often and can also load the files on the server side, it might be nice to not have to login to the server just to upload a file or two.
So here are the samples of HTML and Markdown.
This is a section written in HTML.
Markdown vs HTML
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis neque ac ante suscipit.
Blah, blah, blah.
The actual data entered.
<h3>Markdown vs HTML</h3>
<p><a href="https://xkcd.com/1341/"><img src="https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/types_of_editors.png" alt="xkcd: Types of Editors - image" /></a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis neque ac ante suscipit.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Blah, blah, blah.</p>
This is a section written in Markdown.
Markdown vs HTML
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis neque ac ante suscipit.
Blah, blah, blah.
The actual data entered.
### Markdown vs HTML
[](https://xkcd.com/1341/)
>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis neque ac ante suscipit,
Blah, blah, blah.
They both look and render the same to me.
If you are looking for a blogging platform that is easy to move and backup without a database, is flexible in how you want to format the text, you might want to give it a try.
Also as a bonus, the only person that should get cookies is the person writing the posts, just visiting the site will not give you a cookie.