Will Webberley
Has anyone got any good recommendations for static site generators? I've used #Jekyll in the past and currently use #Gatsby mostly, but interested in trying new ones. Maybe #Hugo? #staticsitegeneration
Jan 28, 2021 at 9:24amWeb
Show threadSalarRahmanian  Jan 28, 2021
@wilw I have been using Hugo last few years and I have no regret. Highly recommend it. Nice selection of themes, easy to customize and extend functionality and above all a single binary executable to generate the site and deploy it.
Show threadWill WebberleyJan 28, 2021
@softinio Thanks for the recommendation :) I've heard others have lots of successes with it too. I'll give it a go for sure - I like that it's a single binary without needing a huge pile of dependencies just to build it...
Show threadMaksim LebedevJan 28, 2021
@wilw I use #hugo due to speed and zero dependencies.
Show threadWill WebberleyJan 28, 2021
@toby3d love the sound of that. Are Hugo’s build times quick then? Gatsby can be pretty slow and the pile of dev dependencies it needs feels clunky!
Show threadMaksim LebedevJan 28, 2021
@wilw You can check repo of my homepage and his stats: https://gitlab.com/toby3d/toby3d.gitlab.io
Maxim Lebedev / website

My personal website: https://toby3d.me / https://toby3d.ru

Show threadWill WebberleyJan 28, 2021
@toby3d Wow nice sub-second build times! Nice site too. Thanks - I'll for sure check out Hugo
Show threadMartin AllienJan 28, 2021
@wilw Definitely +1 for Hugo! The built-in translations are awesome and it's very, very flexible. (Says a guy who can hardly program :)
Show threadWill WebberleyJan 28, 2021
@allien Thanks - that's great! And interesting about the translations too. There's been a lot of love for Hugo here!
Show threadMartin AllienJan 28, 2021

@wilw if you're planning on translations, I'll drop you here some resources:

1. https://regisphilibert.com/blog/2018/08/hugo-multilingual-part-1-managing-content-translation/
2. https://regisphilibert.com/blog/2018/08/hugo-multilingual-part-2-i18n-string-localization/

And a nice bonus: https://github.com/theNewDynamic/awesome-hugo

Hugo Multilingual Part 1: Content translation | Regis Philibert

Hugo handles multilingual perfectly from you content translation to your string localization. In this first part, we’ll see how set up your multilingual Hugo project and translate your content.

Show threadWill WebberleyJan 28, 2021
@allien wow thanks for all of that. Those localisation posts are interesting. And that awesome-hugo repo is great! Gonna spend some time looking through that ☺️
Show threadMartin AllienJan 28, 2021
@wilw Cheers!
Show threaddyveJan 28, 2021
@wilw I am currently usine @11ty (eleventy) and it's very satisfying so far
Show threadWill WebberleyJan 28, 2021
@dyve Oh, nice - thanks for the recommendation. Never heard of 11ty, will check it out
Show threadAdam RajnohaJan 28, 2021
@wilw really like eleventy (e11y). its syntax agnostic and it doesnt make assumptions what your structure is.
Show threadWill WebberleyJan 28, 2021
@librewolf Nice, thank you - that's useful. @dyve mentioned this one too - I hadn't heard of it! Will certainly check it out
Show threadLee Matthew Jackson Feb 15, 2021
@wilw I'm loving Hugo right now in our research!
Show threadWill WebberleyFeb 15, 2021
@lee thanks! There’s certainly a lot of love for Hugo :)
Show threadLee Matthew Jackson Feb 15, 2021
@wilw I've been a WordPress guy for many years out of "ease"... Hugo enlightened me :D
Show threadWill WebberleyFeb 15, 2021
@lee I've been through a few iterations myself too :) Used Jekyll for a while and currently using Gatsby. Defintiely some great projects out there in this space