# Static website generation **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 10, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/static-website-generation/97748 "2006-07-10T10:50:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/static-website-generation/97748/1 "2006-07-10T10:50:41Z")
Anyone have a static site generation tool to recommend? I’m looking at webgen, which seems pretty good, but if there are other nice ones out there I’d like to spend a few days comparing them before diving in. martin ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/static-website-generation/97748/2 "2006-07-10T16:08:18Z")
On 7/10/06, Martin DeMello [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Anyone have a static site generation tool to recommend? I’m looking at > webgen, which seems pretty good, but if there are other nice ones out > there I’d like to spend a few days comparing them before diving in. > > martin I just write all my source in [Markdown][1] (processing it with [BlueCloth][2]) and have a little script rummage through them processing the ones that are newer than their generated html counterparts. Actually, I should probably be using rake for that, but am doing it manually at the moment. —John ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/static-website-generation/97748/3 "2006-07-10T16:11:39Z")
On 7/10/06, John G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > counterparts. Actually, I should probably be using rake for that, but > am doing it manually at the moment. > > —John Gah! ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/static-website-generation/97748/4 "2006-07-10T20:43:44Z")
On 7/10/06, John G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > counterparts. Actually, I should probably be using rake for that, but > am doing it manually at the moment. Thanks John; I did consider that sort of approach, but this is a rather large site, so I’m looking for something that will give me a bit more of a “helping hand” in terms of standardised navigation, central configuration of repeated elements, etc. martin ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/static-website-generation/97748/5 "2006-07-10T20:47:33Z")
Martin DeMello wrote: > rather large site, so I’m looking for something that will give me a > bit more of a “helping hand” in terms of standardised navigation, > central configuration of repeated elements, etc. Never used it but… [http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/ZenWeb/](http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/ZenWeb/) I’ll be curious know what you end up with. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/static-website-generation/97748/6 "2006-07-10T21:00:37Z")
On 7/11/06, Joel VanderWerf [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Martin DeMello wrote: > > > rather large site, so I’m looking for something that will give me a > > bit more of a “helping hand” in terms of standardised navigation, > > central configuration of repeated elements, etc. > > Never used it but… > > [zenspider projects | software projects | by ryan davis](http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/ZenWeb/) > > I’ll be curious know what you end up with. Thanks - will give it a spin too! martin