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WordPress vs Jekyll

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February 17, 2016

WordPress vs Jekyll

From the 2/17 SFRails event!

Published on behalf of the creator, Mike Neumegen of CloudCannon.

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February 17, 2016
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  1. Wordpress • PHP based • Builds pages on the fly

    • Powers 75 million websites Jekyll • Ruby static site generator • Builds a static site • Powers at least over 650,000 sites. Probably millions.
  2. Development - Wordpress • index.php calls other templates to build

    the site • content.php builds a page or list of blog posts • Content is stored in a database • 18 template files
  3. Development - Jekyll • default.html contains basic HTML structure •

    post.html defines the structure of blog posts • Blog posts are markdown files • Everything is static
  4. The right tool for the job • Security • Scalability

    • Complexity • Development time • Workflow • User generated content