Eleventy (11ty)
A simpler static site generator focused on flexibility and performance.
Summary
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
Pricing
Free (open source)
Features
| Feature | Support |
|---|---|
| Core Features | |
| SEO | Via integrationRequires custom implementation or adding meta tags in templates |
| Sitemap | Via pluginCan be added with plugins like eleventy-plugin-sitemap |
| RSS Feed | Via pluginAvailable through plugins like eleventy-plugin-rss |
| Theming system | PartialNo formal theming system, but flexible templating allows for theme-like structures |
| Plugin system | YesExtensible through JavaScript plugins and custom shortcodes |
| Content Management | |
| Emoji | Via pluginCan be implemented through markdown-it plugins |
| Image optimization | Via pluginAvailable through eleventy-img or similar plugins |
| Taxonomies | Via integrationCan be implemented through custom collections and tags |
| Pagination | YesBuilt-in pagination API |
| Table of contents | Via pluginCan be implemented through markdown-it plugins or custom functions |
| Comments | Via integrationCan integrate with services like Disqus, Utterances, etc. through template includes |
| Integrations | |
| Social media integration | Via integrationRequires custom implementation in templates |
| Analytics | Via integrationEasy to add through template includes |
| Newsletter | Via integrationCan be added through template includes |
| Search | Via integrationOptions include Algolia, Lunr.js, or custom client-side implementation |
| Headless CMS integration | YesGood support for various headless CMS options through data fetching |
| Advanced Features | |
| Multilingual | Via integrationPossible through directory structure and custom collections |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via integrationCan be implemented through custom output formats |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via integrationCan be implemented through custom service worker and manifest files |
| Specialized Content | |
| PlantUML | Via pluginCan be implemented through markdown-it plugins or custom shortcodes |
| Mermaid | Via pluginCan be implemented through custom shortcodes or markdown-it plugins |
| KaTeX (math) | Via pluginCan be implemented using eleventy-plugin-katex or similar solutions |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integrationCan be implemented through custom shortcodes |
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