Musings on static site generation, web archival and various other applications of MakeStaticSite.
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Comparing MakeStaticSite with WayBack Machine
Downloader JS
Now that the development of MakeStaticSite has reached some maturity, it might be interesting and instructive to compare it with other offerings that enable websites (or portions) to be downloaded… Read more: Comparing MakeStaticSite with WayBack Machine Downloader JS
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Case
study: MakeStaticSite and Pagefind
A perhaps surprising and counter-intuitive application of MakeStaticSite has been to enable site search for a dynamic database-driven site (not static, like this one). by leveraging Pagefind, likewise designed for… Read more: Case study: MakeStaticSite and Pagefind
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How MakeStaticSite can help the beleaguered Internet
Archive
This post draws attention to the importance of the services provided to the public by the Internet Archive, which (in the author’s view) merit support from all of us, and how MakeStaticSite can bolster the service by creating offline backups that are easy to view and share.
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Site launch
I’m pleased to announce the launch of the MakeStaticSite project website, hosted under the domain makestaticsite.sh — the same as the script’s filename, of course! I’ve set this up to… Read more: Site launch