WalPress

Overview

WalPress is a decentralized site-builder enabling creators and developers to build, manage, and deploy static or decentralized websites without servers, signups, or hosting fees, using Sui blockchain for identity and Walrus for storage.

My Role

• Full-stack Web3 Developer

Services Provided

• Decentralized Application Development
• Frontend & Backend Integration
• Web3 Infrastructure Design

My Contributions

• Developed a drag-and-drop WYSIWYG editor for local site creation using React and TypeScript
• Integrated secure local wallet generation and management (Sui wallet) with encryption
• Built deployment pipeline for one-click publishing to Walrus, delivering Blob IDs
• Enabled SuiNS domain linking to deployed sites for decentralized domain resolution
• Created a dashboard for site management: view, edit, delete, and redeploy, with status indicators
• Implemented advanced settings to configure RPC URLs, gas budgets, and other developer controls
• Optimized local storage workflows to ensure offline-first site creation and persistence
• Implemented cryptographic signing flows for publishing transactions, ensuring security and authenticity
• Developed reusable smart contract interaction utilities to simplify Sui blockchain calls
• Set up automated bundling and minification for site assets, reducing Blob storage size and costs
• Designed modular frontend architecture for easy integration of new site templates and themes
• Enhanced error handling with human-readable feedback for failed deployments or transaction errors
• Integrated unit tests and end-to-end testing workflows to ensure reliability across browser environments
• Contributed to developer experience improvements, including hot-reload editing and preview modes
• Collaborated with protocol engineers to align Walrus storage APIs with the site deployment workflow

Impact

• Empowered users with full content ownership and no reliance on centralized hosting
• Enhanced censorship resistance through decentralized storage and identity
• Reduced total cost of ownership—no hosting or sign-up fees, just user-controlled deployments
• Accelerated Web3 adoption by simplifying decentralized site publishing workflows
• Improved system reliability and user trust with enhanced cryptographic security and error handling
• Streamlined developer onboarding through reusable utilities and modular codebase

Results

Visit the platform: https://walpress.site