Static Site Generators

  1. Core Architecture and Concepts
    1. The SSG Workflow Overview
      1. Input Sources
        1. Processing Pipeline
          1. Output Generation
            1. Deployment Preparation
            2. Source Files and Structure
              1. Content Files
                1. Markdown Files
                  1. HTML Files
                    1. Other Markup Languages
                    2. Template and Layout Files
                      1. Base Layouts
                        1. Page Templates
                          1. Partial Templates
                            1. Component Templates
                            2. Static Assets
                              1. Images
                                1. Stylesheets
                                  1. JavaScript Files
                                    1. Fonts
                                      1. Icons and Favicons
                                      2. Data Files
                                        1. JSON Files
                                          1. YAML Files
                                            1. TOML Files
                                              1. CSV Files
                                              2. Configuration Files
                                                1. Site Configuration
                                                  1. Build Configuration
                                                    1. Plugin Configuration
                                                  2. The Build Engine
                                                    1. Content Parsing
                                                      1. Front Matter Extraction
                                                        1. Markdown Processing
                                                          1. Content Transformation
                                                          2. Template Processing
                                                            1. Template Compilation
                                                              1. Data Injection
                                                                1. Layout Application
                                                                2. Asset Processing
                                                                  1. File Copying
                                                                    1. Optimization
                                                                      1. Bundling
                                                                      2. Output Generation
                                                                        1. HTML Generation
                                                                          1. File Organization
                                                                            1. URL Structure Creation
                                                                          2. The Output Directory
                                                                            1. Structure of Generated Site
                                                                              1. Directory Organization
                                                                                1. File Naming Conventions
                                                                                  1. URL Mapping
                                                                                  2. Static File Collection
                                                                                    1. HTML Pages
                                                                                      1. CSS Files
                                                                                        1. JavaScript Files
                                                                                          1. Media Assets
                                                                                          2. Deployment Readiness
                                                                                            1. Web Server Compatibility
                                                                                              1. CDN Optimization

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                                                                                          3. Choosing and Setting Up an SSG