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Static website generators seem to come and go -- would anyone like to comment on one they like that seems to be lasting the test of time? The obvious one seems

Static website generators seem to come and go -- would anyone like to comment on one they like that seems to be lasting the test of time? The obvious one seems to be jekyll (possibly with octopress on top of it), but I'm interested in any others.

slimsag 12y ago
I don't know about "lasting the test of time", but I recently used Hugo (Jekyll clone written in Go) and found it impressive. http://gohugo.io/ http://gohugo.io/
- mark212 12y ago
  I second that. The templating is a bit tough to get my head around, not being proficient in Go, but super-fast times to generate the static content.
- ethread 12y ago
  I've been using Hugo for a couple of months and I've been impressed with its speed and ease of use. Here's a short post with my initial impressions: http://www.threadhunter.com/2014/12/hugo-static-website-engine/ http://www.threadhunter.com/2014/12/hugo-static-website-engi...
27182818284 12y ago
Pelican I've had great luck with so far, but I can't testify honestly to whether it will last. Since it is Python and makefiles, I have found it very easy to modify myself just with my background knowledge.
sfeng 12y ago
It's a bit more technical, but most of my projects use Gulp with the necessary plugins to handle the specific requirements of the project.
drhayes9 12y ago
I'll put in a vote for Hexo: http://hexo.io/ http://hexo.io/ Node.js-based, lots of plugins available via npm, sane themeing syntax. I have a script that generates my site and then pushes it to S3. My site, such as it is, is available here: https://github.com/drhayes/drhayes.io https://github.com/drhayes/drhayes.io
dana_janssen 12y ago
Middleman still receives consistent updates. It's been a rock solid platform for us to build static websites and the occasional prototype out of for the last few years. Deploys easily to GitHub pages, too. https://middlemanapp.com https://middlemanapp.com https://github.com/middleman/middleman https://github.com/middleman/middleman
ryanSrich 12y ago
Middleman has been the most usable for me. In the past I've tried Jekyll, Hexo, Huge and DocPad. Middleman is just simple enough that you can quickly build out an entire website/blog with great functionality, but extensible enough that you can write some custom Ruby to do that one specific thing you want. I also really like how middleman can essentially use any markdown renderer or template engine. As someone that loves erb, Sass and Rake, Middleman just makes the most sense. A few sites I've built with middleman - http://ryanSrich.com/blog http://ryanSrich.com/blog - https://resources.catalyze.io https://resources.catalyze.io
ruemic 12y ago
http://www.staticgen.com http://www.staticgen.com is a great tool to help you find one to fit your needs. It does a daily poll of github stats on the most popular static site generators (72 on last count!) and lets you sort by programming language and popularity. That being said, I'm been using gulp to hack together a system when the site isn't something conventional like a blog, marketing page or docs that many of these generators excel at.

slimsag 12y ago

I don't know about "lasting the test of time", but I recently used Hugo (Jekyll clone written in Go) and found it impressive. http://gohugo.io/ http://gohugo.io/

mark212 12y ago
I second that. The templating is a bit tough to get my head around, not being proficient in Go, but super-fast times to generate the static content.
ethread 12y ago
I've been using Hugo for a couple of months and I've been impressed with its speed and ease of use. Here's a short post with my initial impressions: http://www.threadhunter.com/2014/12/hugo-static-website-engine/ http://www.threadhunter.com/2014/12/hugo-static-website-engi...

27182818284 12y ago

Pelican I've had great luck with so far, but I can't testify honestly to whether it will last. Since it is Python and makefiles, I have found it very easy to modify myself just with my background knowledge.

sfeng 12y ago

It's a bit more technical, but most of my projects use Gulp with the necessary plugins to handle the specific requirements of the project.

drhayes9 12y ago

I'll put in a vote for Hexo: http://hexo.io/ http://hexo.io/ Node.js-based, lots of plugins available via npm, sane themeing syntax. I have a script that generates my site and then pushes it to S3. My site, such as it is, is available here: https://github.com/drhayes/drhayes.io https://github.com/drhayes/drhayes.io

dana_janssen 12y ago

Middleman still receives consistent updates. It's been a rock solid platform for us to build static websites and the occasional prototype out of for the last few years. Deploys easily to GitHub pages, too. https://middlemanapp.com https://middlemanapp.com https://github.com/middleman/middleman https://github.com/middleman/middleman

ryanSrich 12y ago

Middleman has been the most usable for me. In the past I've tried Jekyll, Hexo, Huge and DocPad. Middleman is just simple enough that you can quickly build out an entire website/blog with great functionality, but extensible enough that you can write some custom Ruby to do that one specific thing you want. I also really like how middleman can essentially use any markdown renderer or template engine. As someone that loves erb, Sass and Rake, Middleman just makes the most sense. A few sites I've built with middleman - http://ryanSrich.com/blog http://ryanSrich.com/blog - https://resources.catalyze.io https://resources.catalyze.io

ruemic 12y ago

http://www.staticgen.com http://www.staticgen.com is a great tool to help you find one to fit your needs. It does a daily poll of github stats on the most popular static site generators (72 on last count!) and lets you sort by programming language and popularity. That being said, I'm been using gulp to hack together a system when the site isn't something conventional like a blog, marketing page or docs that many of these generators excel at.