Hi @cmithuk
The problem is not with Whonix, the problem is in your approach.
You cannot expect and demand Whonix to provide an out-of-the-box seamless experience for your particular needs. You are a user, not a customer.
" Whonix is a privacy ecosystem that utilizes compartmentalization to provide a private, leak-resistant environment for many desktop computing activities."
It cannot cover all the possible user cases out of the box, but can be adapted and patched to do pretty much anything (principle of free software).
I am pretty sure that what you want to attain is completely feasible. If it really doesn’t work, then there may be a bug or a regression that needs addressing. All bug reports are welcome. But you cannot expect to be entitled to an easy solution to a complex problem. Especially not when you are insulting everybody.
In my modest experience, configuring and running web and onion services can be complicated and very technical. Especially if you strive for near perfect anonymity. If you want something working directly out of the box with a technical support you can shout at, you are welcome to rent a VPS somewhere. Otherwise I really encourage you to read up on the matter and keep your cool.
What you suggest in your list is pretty interesting. Having an automatic system to create onion and web services integrated into Whonix, or at least a simpler way of doing it, could be a great idea. You are welcome to pursue this idea further. You can always suggest this feature or fork Whonix and work on that individually.