#ssg
9 posts
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What Is a Static Site Generator? How SSGs Turn Content Into HTML
A static site generator builds pages ahead of time from templates and content files, producing plain HTML that a CDN serves — no server runtime, no database.
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Lume: The Static Site Generator for Deno
Deno's static site generator, explained: supported formats, plugin architecture, how it compares to Jekyll, Hugo, and Eleventy, and how it fits a Git CMS workflow.
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Zine: The Zig-Powered Static Site Generator
What Zine is: a fast, young static site generator written in Zig, with its own Super templating language, i18n support, and simple deploys to static hosting.
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Eleventy vs Astro: Minimal JavaScript vs Islands of Interactivity
Eleventy and Astro compared on output philosophy, templating, content collections, plugin ecosystems, and which zero-JS generator fits your project.
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Astro vs Next.js in 2026: Which Should You Build With?
Astro vs Next.js compared on rendering models, performance, content sites vs applications, learning curve, and when each framework is the right choice.
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Hugo vs Jekyll: Which Static Site Generator Should You Use?
Hugo and Jekyll compared on build speed, templating, themes, plugins, and GitHub Pages integration, with a recommendation for new projects in 2026.
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Best Static Site Generators in 2026
The best static site generators of 2026 — Astro, Hugo, Eleventy, SvelteKit, Jekyll, Lume, and Zine — compared on speed, templating, and ideal use cases.
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Astro vs Hugo: Which Static Site Generator Should You Use in 2026?
Astro and Hugo compared on performance, content collections, templating languages, build speed, and authoring experience, with a recommendation for each use case.
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Getting Started with LightCMS
Learn how LightCMS pairs a modern WYSIWYG editor with Git-backed storage so publishing to static sites is simple.