Thursday, November 21

Tag: Automad CMS

Developing With Automad
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Developing With Automad

Selecting the right CMS for a blog or website can be difficult. Every web project has its own needs and requirements, meaning one CMS may be a better fit for one site but not so much for a different site. Simple solutions might be lacking some essential features, while more complex systems can create easily overhead for a given task. I want to cover Automad, a CMS that is less-known than, say, a behemoth like WordPress, but still offers some powerful features like it while maintaining the nimbleness of smaller, simpler solutions, like static site generators.   Specifically, Automad fills a gap between larger and smaller offerings in a few key ways: It is file-based, but does not require a database. This ensures quick setup, portability, security, speed, and easy deployme...