Static site generators focus on one main task: generate a complete static HTML-based site. This result does not rely on databases or other external data sources and therewith avoid any server-side processing when accessing the website.
In comparison to dynamic websites, static sites have many advantages and therefore are becoming more and more popular. Static sites can be served quickly, they offer a great extend of simplicity and comes with security benefits out of the box. Furthermore it’s easy to deploy and host static sites as there are no special requirements which needs to be covered by your hosting provider.
Static site generators
Hugo is one of the most popular open-source static site generators. With its amazing speed and flexibility, Hugo makes building websites fun again.
Hexo is a fast, simple & powerful blog framework.
Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator in Ruby.
Next.js is a very popular static site generator based on React and JavaScript and provided by ZEIT, a company which is focusing on making cloud computing as easy as possible.
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP & MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.
Gatsby is a free and open source framework based on React that helps developers build blazing fast websites and apps
Websites
IIssNan’s Notes developed NexT theme for Hexo.
George Cushen developed Academic theme for Hugo.
