Working with Static Sites
Bringing the Power of Simplicity to Modern Sites
Published on 3. March 2017
198 pages
978-1-4919-6091-2 (ISBN)
Description
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, youll work with some of todays 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 generatorCreate a simple blog with JekyllDevelop a documentation site with Hugo by generating site files and creating the layoutAdd dynamic elements, such as forms, comments, and searchIntegrate a CMS with tools such as CloudCannon and Netlify CMSUse one of several options to deploy your static filesLearn methods for moving an existing CMS to a static site
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Bringing the Power of Simplicity to Modern Sites
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Content
- Intro
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- What You Need to Know
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Using Code Examples
- O'Reilly Safari
- How to Contact Us
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Why Static Sites?
- Benefits of Static Sites
- Static Sites Are Fast
- Static Sites Are Secure
- Other Benefits
- What Kinds of Sites Can Go Static?
- What Are Static Site Generators?
- Chapter 2. Building a Basic Static Site
- Welcome to Harp
- Your First Harp Project
- Working with Layouts and Partials
- Working with Data
- Generating a Site
- Building Camden Grounds
- Going Further with Harp
- Chapter 3. Building a Blog
- Blogging with Jekyll
- Your First Jekyll Project
- Writing a Post
- A Quick Introduction to Liquid
- Working with Layouts and Includes
- Adding Additional Files
- Working with Data
- Configuring Your Jekyll Site
- Generating a Site
- Building a Blog
- Going Further with Jekyll
- Chapter 4. Building a Documentation Site
- Characteristics of a Documentation Site
- Choosing a Generator for Your Documentation Site
- Our Sample Documentation Site
- Creating the Site
- Installing Hugo
- Generating the Initial Site Files
- Configuring the Hugo Site
- Adding Content
- Creating the Layout
- Going Further
- Chapter 5. Adding Dynamic Elements
- Handling Forms
- Wufoo Forms
- Google Docs Forms
- Formspree
- Adding a Comment Form to Camden Grounds
- Adding Comments
- Working with Disqus
- Adding Comments to The Cat Blog
- Adding Search
- Creating a Custom Search Engine
- Adding a Custom Search Engine to a Real Site
- Even More Options
- Chapter 6. Adding a CMS
- CloudCannon
- Creating a Site on CloudCannon
- Editing a Site on CloudCannon
- Where to Go from Here
- Netlify CMS
- Setting Up the Netlify CMS
- Where to Go from Here
- Jekyll Admin
- Setting Up Jekyll Admin
- Editing a Site in Jekyll Admin
- Where to Go from Here
- More Options
- Forestry.io
- Lektor
- Headless CMS
- Chapter 7. Deployment
- Plain Old Web Servers
- Cloud File Storage Providers
- Hosting a Site on Amazon S3
- Hosting a Site on Google Cloud Storage
- Deploying with Surge
- Deploying with Netlify
- Summary
- Chapter 8. Migrating to a Static Site
- Migrating from WordPress to Jekyll
- Other Migration Options
- Hugo
- Middleman
- Hexo
- Harp
- Many More Options Are Available
- Go Forth and Be Static
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
