Building static sites from content.
THE PROBLEM IT SOLVES
Hand-writing HTML for every page does not scale.
Changing a header means editing every file.
WHAT A GENERATOR DOES
You write content in a simple format and define templates.
The generator combines them and outputs finished HTML files.
WHAT YOU GET
The maintainability of a system, with the output of plain files.
WHAT THE WORKFLOW LOOKS LIKE
Write or edit content Run the generator Upload the output
THE PUBLISHING STEP
Content changes require a build and an upload.
That is the main difference from WordPress, where publishing is immediate.
WHO FINDS THAT ACCEPTABLE
Developers, and anyone comfortable with the process.
WHO DOES NOT
A business owner wanting to edit a page from their phone.
WHAT SOLVES THAT
A content editor that triggers builds automatically, which adds complexity.
