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Hexo vs HubPress
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Hexo
A fast, simple & powerful blog framework powered by Node.js, popular in the developer community.
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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
Hexo
Pros
- Blazing fast generation
- Markdown support
- One-command deployment
- Extensive plugin system
Cons
- Less active community than some alternatives
- Documentation can be incomplete
- Limited themes for non-technical blogs
- Some plugins aren't maintained
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 | Hexo | HubPress |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Via plugin Available through hexo-seo plugin or custom configuration | Limited Basic SEO features through theme templates |
| Sitemap | Via plugin Available through hexo-generator-sitemap | Yes Automatic sitemap generation |
| RSS Feed | Via plugin Available through hexo-generator-feed | Yes Built-in RSS feed generation |
| Theming system | Yes Robust theming system with many available themes | Limited Small selection of pre-built themes with limited customization |
| Plugin system | Yes Extensive plugin ecosystem with many available plugins | No No extensible plugin system |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Via plugin Support through hexo-filter-github-emojis or similar plugins | Via AsciiDoc Limited support through AsciiDoc syntax |
| Image optimization | Via plugin Available through hexo-filter-responsive-images or similar plugins | No No built-in image optimization |
| Taxonomies | Partial Built-in support for categories and tags; custom taxonomies require additional configuration | Limited Basic tagging system only |
| Pagination | Yes Built-in pagination for post listings | Yes Basic pagination for post listings |
| Table of contents | Yes Built-in table of contents generation | Via AsciiDoc Can be generated through AsciiDoc syntax |
| Comments | Yes Built-in support for Disqus; other systems supported via themes | Yes Disqus integration included |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Via theme Most themes include social media integration options | Partial Basic social sharing options included in themes |
| Analytics | Via integration Most themes support analytics integration | Yes Google Analytics integration included |
| Newsletter | Via integration Can be added through theme customization | No No built-in newsletter support |
| Search | Via plugin Options include hexo-generator-search or Algolia integration | No No built-in search functionality |
| Headless CMS integration | Via plugin Integration possible with various headless CMS platforms | No Works directly with GitHub as content storage |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Yes Built-in i18n support | No No multilingual support |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via plugin Can be implemented with hexo-generator-amp | No No AMP support |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via plugin Available through hexo-pwa or similar solutions | No No PWA support |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | Via plugin Can be added with hexo-filter-plantuml or similar plugins | No Not supported natively |
| Mermaid | Via plugin Available through hexo-filter-mermaid-diagrams or similar plugins | No Not supported natively |
| KaTeX (math) | Via plugin Available through hexo-renderer-markdown-it-katex or similar plugins | Via AsciiDoc Limited math support through AsciiDoc syntax |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via plugin Can be implemented through custom tags or plugins | Via AsciiDoc Can be embedded using AsciiDoc syntax |