Working with Static Sites: Bringing the Power of Simplicity to Modern Sites

Raymond Camden · Brian Rinaldi

Mar 2017 · "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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Just like vinyl LPs, static sites are making a comeback, evidenced by the wide array of static-site generators now available. This practical book shows you hands-on how to build these simple sites for blogs and other use cases, and how to make them more powerful. In the process, you’ll work with some of today’s more mature and popular static-site generators.

Authors Raymond Camden and Brian Rinaldi explain the advantages of using static-site generators for building fast and secure sites. Web and frontend designers and developers will also explore methods for adding dynamic elements and for migrating an existing CMS to a static site.

Build a basic four-page static site with the Harp generator
Create a simple blog with Jekyll
Develop a documentation site with Hugo by generating site files and creating the layout
Add dynamic elements, such as forms, comments, and search
Integrate a CMS with tools such as CloudCannon and Netlify CMS
Use one of several options to deploy your static files
Learn methods for moving an existing CMS to a static site

About the author

Raymond Camden is a developer advocate for IBM. His work focuses on the StrongLoop platform, Bluemix, hybrid mobile development, Node.js, HTML5, and web standards in general. He's a published author and presents at conferences and user groups on a variety of topics. Raymond can be reached at his blog (www.raymondcamden.com), @raymondcamden on Twitter, or via email at [email protected].

Brian Rinaldi is the Developer Programs Manager at Telerik focused on ensuring that the Developer Relations team creates top notch content for the web development community on the Telerik Developer Network. Brian also serves as co-editor of Mobile Web Weekly and authored a report on Static Site Generators for O'Reilly. You can follow Brian via @remotesynth on Twitter.

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