What is Metalsmith?
Metalsmith is an open-source, pluggable static site generator built on Node.js. It allows developers to easily create static websites and blogs by writing content in Markdown, HTML, YAML etc. and transforming source files into static HTML output using Metalsmith plugins.
Some key features of Metalsmith include:
- Lightweight and simple codebase that's easy to customize
- Bring-your-own-plugins architecture allowing endless extensibility
- Plugin ecosystem with over 240 plugins for tasks like markdown parsing, permalinks, metadata handling etc.
- Easy to get started but scales to complex sites and workflows
- Handles content in Markdown, HTML, YAML etc. out of the box
- Powerful JavaScript API to tap into full power of Node.js
- Integrates well with front-end build tools like Webpack
Metalsmith is used by developers and companies to build blogs, documentation sites, portfolios and full-blown websites. Its flexibility makes it a great choice for JavaScript developers who want control over their static site generation.