§ directory sites · multi-tenant platform

One platform.
Three niches. Same engine.

Static Hugo frontends pulling from a shared headless WordPress API, with per-site Meilisearch indexes scoped by taxonomy. New niche, new domain, same infrastructure.

§01

live sites

01
localvintagestores.com Vintage, antique, and thrift stores across the United States.
visit (opens in new tab) 02
findlocalcoffeeshops.com Coffee shops, roasters, and cafes.
visit (opens in new tab) 03
localveganspots.com Vegan restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and food trucks.
visit (opens in new tab)
§02

how it works

3 layers
01

Shared API

One WordPress install handles listings for every site. A taxonomy separates which listings belong where — no duplicate infrastructure, no per-site CMS to maintain.

02

Per-site search

Each frontend gets its own Meilisearch index with a scoped API key. Coffee-shop queries never reach the vintage-store index. Search is fast and isolated.

03

Static frontends

Hugo builds flat HTML at content time. No server rendering, no PHP on the frontend. The result is a site that loads instantly and survives traffic spikes for free.

§03

dependencies

package.json · partial
hugo 0.124 static site generator
wordpress 6.5 headless CMS (shared API)
meilisearch 1.7 per-site full-text search
cloudflare — images, DNS, CDN
linode — VPS hosting
§04

architecture

request flow
# Browser → static HTML → search
Browser         ─→ Hugo static site  (cached at edge)
                ↑    ↓
                │    ├─ API           ←  WordPress  (headless CMS)
                │    └─ SEARCH        ←  Meilisearch  (per-site index)
                │
                └─ Cloudflare (images · DNS · CDN · edge cache)