Using Jekyll as a static website generator in 2024

In a previous article I introduced the world of static website generators, explaining the reasons that pushed me to adopt this solution in general and Jekyll in particular.

An overview on static websites with Jekyll

It’s a common practice starting a custom blog using one of the hundred CMS/CMF available out there. Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla are just the most popular names, and all of them share interesting features like:

  • working well out of the box;
  • customizations through external modules;
  • no programming skills required (at least for basic usage);
  • a wide selection of themes;
  • a large community ready to help.