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Eleventy (11ty) vs HubPress
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Eleventy (11ty)
A simpler static site generator focused on flexibility and performance.
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HubPress
A simple static site generator for blogs, powered by GitHub Pages and a clean web-based admin interface.
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Pricing
Free (open source)
Free (open source)
Pros & Cons
Eleventy (11ty)
Pros
- Zero client-side JavaScript by default
- Extremely flexible templating
- Fast builds
- Easy to learn and use
Cons
- Smaller ecosystem than Gatsby/Hugo
- Less built-in features
- Documentation can be sparse
- Requires some technical knowledge
HubPress
Pros
- Simple web-based admin interface
- Hosted on GitHub Pages (free hosting)
- Built-in AsciiDoc support
- No database required
- Minimal configuration
Cons
- Limited customization options
- Requires a GitHub account
- Not actively maintained
- Limited theme selection
- Basic feature set compared to alternatives
Features comparison
| Feature | Eleventy (11ty) | HubPress |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Via integration Requires custom implementation or adding meta tags in templates | Limited Basic SEO features through theme templates |
| Sitemap | Via plugin Can be added with plugins like eleventy-plugin-sitemap | Yes Automatic sitemap generation |
| RSS Feed | Via plugin Available through plugins like eleventy-plugin-rss | Yes Built-in RSS feed generation |
| Theming system | Partial No formal theming system, but flexible templating allows for theme-like structures | Limited Small selection of pre-built themes with limited customization |
| Plugin system | Yes Extensible through JavaScript plugins and custom shortcodes | No No extensible plugin system |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Via plugin Can be implemented through markdown-it plugins | Via AsciiDoc Limited support through AsciiDoc syntax |
| Image optimization | Via plugin Available through eleventy-img or similar plugins | No No built-in image optimization |
| Taxonomies | Via integration Can be implemented through custom collections and tags | Limited Basic tagging system only |
| Pagination | Yes Built-in pagination API | Yes Basic pagination for post listings |
| Table of contents | Via plugin Can be implemented through markdown-it plugins or custom functions | Via AsciiDoc Can be generated through AsciiDoc syntax |
| Comments | Via integration Can integrate with services like Disqus, Utterances, etc. through template includes | Yes Disqus integration included |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Via integration Requires custom implementation in templates | Partial Basic social sharing options included in themes |
| Analytics | Via integration Easy to add through template includes | Yes Google Analytics integration included |
| Newsletter | Via integration Can be added through template includes | No No built-in newsletter support |
| Search | Via integration Options include Algolia, Lunr.js, or custom client-side implementation | No No built-in search functionality |
| Headless CMS integration | Yes Good support for various headless CMS options through data fetching | No Works directly with GitHub as content storage |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Via integration Possible through directory structure and custom collections | No No multilingual support |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via integration Can be implemented through custom output formats | No No AMP support |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via integration Can be implemented through custom service worker and manifest files | No No PWA support |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | Via plugin Can be implemented through markdown-it plugins or custom shortcodes | No Not supported natively |
| Mermaid | Via plugin Can be implemented through custom shortcodes or markdown-it plugins | No Not supported natively |
| KaTeX (math) | Via plugin Can be implemented using eleventy-plugin-katex or similar solutions | Via AsciiDoc Limited math support through AsciiDoc syntax |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integration Can be implemented through custom shortcodes | Via AsciiDoc Can be embedded using AsciiDoc syntax |