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Paul Burt
February 17, 2016
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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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Transcript
Mike Neumegen / CloudCannon - @mikeneumegen Wordpress vs Jekyll
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.
The Site
Setup Developer Environment - Wordpress • Install MAMP • Download
Wordpress • Run the Installer
Setup Developer Environment - Jekyll jekyll serve gem install jekyll
-v 2.4.0
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
Development - Jekyll • default.html contains basic HTML structure •
post.html defines the structure of blog posts • Blog posts are markdown files • Everything is static
Deployment - Wordpress
Deployment - Jekyll
Page Content Editing - Wordpress
Post Content Editing - Wordpress
Page Content Editing - Jekyll
Post Content Editing - Jekyll
Performance
The right tool for the job • Security • Scalability
• Complexity • Development time • Workflow • User generated content
Static site source Jekyll Site source Wordpress theme source CloudCannon
@mikeneumegen
[email protected]
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