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