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I looked into moving a static sites from Hugo to Zola a while back, but decided against it because the Zola creator feels very strongly that URLs should never i

I looked into moving a static sites from Hugo to Zola a while back, but decided against it because the Zola creator feels very strongly that URLs should never include dates -- to the point that they will not include the option of doing so in Zola [0]. [0]: https://github.com/getzola/zola/issues/635#issuecomment-524564469 https://github.com/getzola/zola/issues/635#issuecomment-5245...

CJefferson 6y ago
Why is the world so full of static generators which are annoyingly limited like this? Just let us drop down to something (python?) if we want.
- nerdponx 6y ago
  Then use an unopinionated, hackable/pluggable static site generator like Jekyll (written in Ruby). One thing that's nice about having dozens of actively-developed static site generators is that if you don't like one you'll probably like a different one.
  - CJefferson 6y ago
    My experience (and maybe I'm not good enough at ruby) is extending is still annoying, in particular I can't put code in the site, I need to write (and to share easily, even publish) an extension.
- cpach 6y ago
  Hey, it’s omakase :D
- viraptor 6y ago
  Pelican is an older system which allows you to do just that. https://blog.getpelican.com/ https://blog.getpelican.com/ It's already got lots of plugins, but it's fairly easy to add your own as well. It's in the mature / complete category of projects in my opinion (although there's still some development happening)
  - owenshen24 6y ago
    Agreed. After writing my own static site generator in Python, I went back and was impressed with all the options available in Pelican. Lots of things I wished I had built were included.
    - approxim8ion 6y ago
      I'm using my own hacked-together very basic system in Python right now, and am pretty happy with it. No doubt I might find myself wanting more features soon, but here's hoping I can stick with it, it's the first moderately interesting side project I've worked on.
unicornporn 6y ago
Thanks for saving me from trying Zola. Dates in URLs are a must. I'm on Hugo and complexity is daunting for a personal site, but at least I have dates.

CJefferson 6y ago

Why is the world so full of static generators which are annoyingly limited like this? Just let us drop down to something (python?) if we want.

nerdponx 6y ago
Then use an unopinionated, hackable/pluggable static site generator like Jekyll (written in Ruby). One thing that's nice about having dozens of actively-developed static site generators is that if you don't like one you'll probably like a different one.
- CJefferson 6y ago
  My experience (and maybe I'm not good enough at ruby) is extending is still annoying, in particular I can't put code in the site, I need to write (and to share easily, even publish) an extension.
cpach 6y ago
Hey, it’s omakase :D
viraptor 6y ago
Pelican is an older system which allows you to do just that. https://blog.getpelican.com/ https://blog.getpelican.com/ It's already got lots of plugins, but it's fairly easy to add your own as well. It's in the mature / complete category of projects in my opinion (although there's still some development happening)
- owenshen24 6y ago
  Agreed. After writing my own static site generator in Python, I went back and was impressed with all the options available in Pelican. Lots of things I wished I had built were included.
  - approxim8ion 6y ago
    I'm using my own hacked-together very basic system in Python right now, and am pretty happy with it. No doubt I might find myself wanting more features soon, but here's hoping I can stick with it, it's the first moderately interesting side project I've worked on.

unicornporn 6y ago

Thanks for saving me from trying Zola. Dates in URLs are a must. I'm on Hugo and complexity is daunting for a personal site, but at least I have dates.