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HubPress vs Pelican
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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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Pelican
A Python-based static site generator that supports Markdown and reStructuredText, ideal for technical blogs.
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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
Pelican
Pros
- Written in Python
- No database required
- Markdown and reStructuredText support
- Extensible plugin system
- Active community and development
Cons
- Command-line focused workflow
- Requires Python knowledge for customization
- Less beginner-friendly than some alternatives
- Fewer themes than WordPress or Hugo
- Limited built-in features compared to dynamic CMS
Features comparison
| Feature | HubPress | Pelican |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Limited Basic SEO features through theme templates | Partial Basic SEO through templates, but requires additional configuration for advanced features |
| Sitemap | Yes Automatic sitemap generation | Via plugin Available through pelican-sitemap plugin |
| RSS Feed | Yes Built-in RSS feed generation | Yes Built-in Atom and RSS feed generation |
| Theming system | Limited Small selection of pre-built themes with limited customization | Yes Support for custom and third-party themes with Jinja2 templating |
| Plugin system | No No extensible plugin system | Yes Extensive plugin system with Python-based plugins |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Via AsciiDoc Limited support through AsciiDoc syntax | Via plugin Requires Markdown extension or custom plugin |
| Image optimization | No No built-in image optimization | Via plugin Available through pelican-image-process or similar plugins |
| Taxonomies | Limited Basic tagging system only | Partial Built-in support for categories and tags, custom taxonomies require plugins |
| Pagination | Yes Basic pagination for post listings | Yes Built-in pagination for article listings |
| Table of contents | Via AsciiDoc Can be generated through AsciiDoc syntax | Via plugin Available through plugins or Markdown extensions |
| Comments | Yes Disqus integration included | Via integration Integration with Disqus built-in, other systems require custom theme integration |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Partial Basic social sharing options included in themes | Via plugin Requires plugins like pelican-social-share or custom theme integration |
| Analytics | Yes Google Analytics integration included | Via integration Can be added through theme templates or dedicated plugins |
| Newsletter | No No built-in newsletter support | Via integration Requires manual integration through theme templates |
| Search | No No built-in search functionality | Via plugin Options include tipue_search plugin or client-side search integration |
| Headless CMS integration | No Works directly with GitHub as content storage | Limited Possible but not as seamless as with other generators; requires custom integration |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | No No multilingual support | Yes Built-in i18n support with the pelican-i18n_subsites plugin |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | No No AMP support | Via plugin Would require custom plugin implementation |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | No No PWA support | Via integration Requires manual implementation in theme |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | No Not supported natively | Via plugin Can be added via custom plugin or Markdown extension |
| Mermaid | No Not supported natively | Via plugin Through custom plugin or Markdown extension |
| KaTeX (math) | Via AsciiDoc Limited math support through AsciiDoc syntax | Via plugin Math support through pelican-render-math or similar plugins |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via AsciiDoc Can be embedded using AsciiDoc syntax | Via plugin Can be integrated through custom plugins or theme modifications |