TalkingSites is on a new version of SpaceClub
Our own website now runs on SpaceClub 2, the same platform we build every client site on. Here's what's new.
Our website has had a long overdue rebuild. It now runs on the new version of SpaceClub, the open source platform we build all our sites on.
What's new in SpaceClub
SpaceClub started as a template you copied for each new site. That worked, but every site drifted a little further from the others, and fixes had to be made one site at a time.
The new version is a package. A site's own repository holds just two things: its content, and a settings file called spaceclub.json. The layouts, styles, search, feeds and editor all come from SpaceClub itself, so npm update brings every site the latest features and fixes.
Here's what every SpaceClub site gets now:
- Spacedash, an editor in the browser at the site's
/admin, where every change is saved as a reviewable update - Content types: make the lists your site needs, like a team, members or questions, each with its own page and feed
- RSS and Atom feeds for posts, events and every content type
- Search across the whole site
- WebMCP tools, so AI agents in the browser know what the site can do
- llms.txt, a plain summary of the site for AI tools
- Your own look: colours, light and dark modes and navbar layouts from one settings file
Why we moved our own site
We've been building client sites on SpaceClub for a while: 888 Causeway, Galactic Horizon and more. Our own site was still an older app that only we could edit. It made sense to run TalkingSites on the same thing we recommend to everyone else.
It also means this site shows what you'd get. Try the search, follow the feed, or have a look at our work.
Try it yourself
SpaceClub is free and open source. The code is on GitHub, and the docs show how to start a site with one command.