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Jekyll vs WordPress

A side-by-side look at Jekyll and WordPress. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Jekyll

Jekyll

Development

Jekyll is a static site generator that allows you to convert your plain text into static websites. It's commonly used for blogs. Key features include: creation of blog posts and web pages with Markdown, templates for layout, support for taxonomies for better organization, and easy customization

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WordPress

WordPress

Development

WordPress is an open-source content management system based on PHP and MySQL. It has a large community of developers and users and is highly customizable through themes and plugins. WordPress is commonly used for blogging, ecommerce, and general websites.

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