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WordPress can be used as a static site generator via the Simply Statuc plugin. It needs some thought into the design ( which plugins won't work because it isn't
by sofixa 5y ago
WordPress can be used as a static site generator via the Simply Statuc plugin. It needs some thought into the design ( which plugins won't work because it isn't dynamic anymore), but it's a decent way of having the UX for non-developers/other very technical folk while having the security, stability, deployability and maintainability of static hosting.
- stefanos82 5y agoYou do realize that this whole concept is an overkill, don't you? Just think about it: you need to have installed PHP, MySQL / MariaDB, and a plugin to generate static content, whereas with a SSG that exists you go straight to the phase of generating your content. Personally I plan to use Hugo for tiny to small websites that get updated once in a blue moon and for more complicated websites, I have many options to choose from; for sure WordPress is not one of them and that's a fact!
- sofixa 5y agoOf course it's overkill, but i prefer that than to "force" marketing and adjacent people to learn Markdown and maybe even HTML/CSS ( at least the basics). My own website is built with Hugo, but based on my experience building WordPress websites and helping friends "using" them with basic HTML/CSS tips i wouldn't recommend that for everyone.
- stefanos82 5y agoYou don't have to force anyone. For instance, an example would be https://github.com/julianoappelklein/hokus https://github.com/julianoappelklein/hokus which is a CMS front-end for Hugo.
- sofixa 5y agoLooks very cool, but is simultaneously in alpha and abandoned ( last commit 2020), so not really an option.