WordPress vs Jekyll

From the 2/17 SFRails event!

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

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1. Mike Neumegen / CloudCannon - @mikeneumegen Wordpress vs Jekyll
2. 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.
3. The Site
4. Setup Developer Environment - Wordpress • Install MAMP • Download Wordpress • Run the Installer
5. Setup Developer Environment - Jekyll jekyll serve gem install jekyll -v 2.4.0
6. 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
7. Development - Jekyll • default.html contains basic HTML structure • post.html defines the structure of blog posts • Blog posts are markdown files • Everything is static
8. Deployment - Wordpress
9. Deployment - Jekyll
10. Page Content Editing - Wordpress
11. Post Content Editing - Wordpress
12. Page Content Editing - Jekyll
13. Post Content Editing - Jekyll
14. Performance
15. The right tool for the job • Security • Scalability • Complexity • Development time • Workflow • User generated content
16. Static site source Jekyll Site source Wordpress theme source CloudCannon @mikeneumegen mike@cloudcannon.com Links