Static Site Generators

Statocles – minimal web content management system

Statocles is a minimal web content management system with a focus on easy editing with any plain text editor.

It is designed to be as simple as possible to use.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • A simple format based on Markdown for editing site content.
  • A command-line application for building, deploying, and editing the site.
  • A simple daemon to display a test site before it goes live.
  • A blogging application with:
    • RSS and Atom syndication feeds.
    • Tags to organize blog posts. Tags have their own custom feeds.
    • Crosspost links to direct users to a syndicated blog.
  • Post-dated blog posts to appear automatically when the date is passed.
  • Customizable themes using the Mojolicious template language.
  • A clean default theme using the Skeleton CSS library.
  • SEO-friendly features such as sitemaps (sitemap.xml).
  • Automatic checking for broken links.
  • Syntax highlighting for code and configuration blocks.
  • Hooks to add your own plugins and your own custom applications.

Website: github.com/preaction/Statocles
Support:
Developer: Doug Bell
License: GNU General Public License v1 or later, or the Artistic License

Statocles is written in Perl. Learn Perl with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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