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I use Octopress (http://octopress.org/ http://octopress.org/) for my own blog[1], which is a Jekyll "framework". Styles, templates, RSS, etc. is all ready to go

I use Octopress (http://octopress.org/ http://octopress.org/) for my own blog[1], which is a Jekyll "framework". Styles, templates, RSS, etc. is all ready to go and you can tweak those without needing to build it from scratch. There's still certainly more development time than a pre-packaged blog, the "new post" workflow requires a couple of lines on the CLI (rake new_post[title]; $EDITOR path/to/new/post/title.md), and there's no clear documentation on creating your own theme (I ported Bootstrap over to Octopress as a self-contained theme), but it can be a nice option for those who want some flexibility. I just host it all on Heroku out of laziness, although I would likely see some speed improvements if I hosted it on a VPS w/ nginx. FWIW, I used to host my blog on Tumblr, until they added fixed Open Graph metadata to the site headers that resulted in me unable to show/change a photo thumbnail when sharing to Facebook (a specific issue, and really not their problem to think about). Also, as others have said, GitHub Pages is a very low-friction alternative to DIY'ing your own Jekyll site and you can always fork a popular users' site to get you up-and-running quickly. [1]: https://github.com/elithrar/octopress https://github.com/elithrar/octopress

nickknw 14y ago
I've been starting to see more and more octopress sites out there. I'm glad of it - the default template is a really nice looking, attractive one for blogs. My site uses Jekyll, but I set it up before Octopress was made. If I were doing it now I'd probably use Octopress to get me started.
bbx 14y ago
Octopress is a great framework, although the default theme has one major issue: the default fonts. It uses both PT Sans and PT Serif, which comprise 6 .woff files that amount to 300kb and take almost 3 seconds to load. One of the main purposes of a static website is to increase its apparent speed. But when I visit an Octopress website, I always have to wait at least 1 second for anything to appear. On iPad it's even worse, as it takes about 5 seconds before any text appears. I guess Octopress doesn't need those 2 fonts, and can just stick with Georgia and Arial (or Verdana). Apart from being lazy to switch, it's one of the reasons why I'm still using Jekyll.
- ludwigvan 14y ago
  Agreed, I had filed a bug report for that: https://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues/433 https://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues/433
- bad_user 14y ago
  That plus the theme is hard to customize and give it a personal touch. Most Octopress websites look the same, apart from some brave souls with enough time on their hands. More themes would help here ... although btw, you can easily change the fonts. I'm also on Jekyll because I prefer something simpler that I can bend to my will ... http://bionicspirit.com http://bionicspirit.com

nickknw 14y ago

I've been starting to see more and more octopress sites out there. I'm glad of it - the default template is a really nice looking, attractive one for blogs. My site uses Jekyll, but I set it up before Octopress was made. If I were doing it now I'd probably use Octopress to get me started.

bbx 14y ago

Octopress is a great framework, although the default theme has one major issue: the default fonts. It uses both PT Sans and PT Serif, which comprise 6 .woff files that amount to 300kb and take almost 3 seconds to load. One of the main purposes of a static website is to increase its apparent speed. But when I visit an Octopress website, I always have to wait at least 1 second for anything to appear. On iPad it's even worse, as it takes about 5 seconds before any text appears. I guess Octopress doesn't need those 2 fonts, and can just stick with Georgia and Arial (or Verdana). Apart from being lazy to switch, it's one of the reasons why I'm still using Jekyll.

ludwigvan 14y ago
Agreed, I had filed a bug report for that: https://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues/433 https://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues/433
bad_user 14y ago
That plus the theme is hard to customize and give it a personal touch. Most Octopress websites look the same, apart from some brave souls with enough time on their hands. More themes would help here ... although btw, you can easily change the fonts. I'm also on Jekyll because I prefer something simpler that I can bend to my will ... http://bionicspirit.com http://bionicspirit.com