Static websites

  • Static sites are the original websites (HTML in the 1980s-1990s)
  • Static files not generated by web-server
  • Suitable when one set of content for all visitors is acceptable
  • Can have dynamic elements using javascript
  • Traditionally hand crafted by web-developers
  • More recently there are static website generators
    • Create static files from markdown
    • Use either pre-made or custom themes
    • Custom themes require html/css/javascript knowledge
  • Popular static website generators:
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