Not a day goes by when I work on my website that I don't wish for a simpler setup. No SSG. No npm. No tooling. Just simple HTML with partials imports, vanilla CSS, and whatever vanilla JS is necessary for enhancements.
I just want the HTML partials imports. Why don't we have them already?!
Actually, the main reason I feel uninspired to work on it (I haven't done so since I migrated to 11ty three years ago) is *because* of the tooling I need to use.
I don't want dependencies. I don't want tools with breaking updates. I just want a simple website. 🥹
@matthiasott is right! Kirby + Staticache Plugin might be everything you need and want, @SaraSoueidan ☺️
@matthiasott @SaraSoueidan @getkirby Still one of the best decisions we made. The entire project feels a lot more enjoyable to work with over a long time. I always hated that feeling of an invisible wall that I need to overcome when we want to change something. That feeling is totally gone.
The build step on deployment is completely optional. I don't think most personal projects need to think about it at all if you are not going too crazy with JS and CSS gimmicks.
Sara Soueidan
Matthias Ott
Ralf Göke
Bastian Allgeier
Eddie