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Wordpress for CMS with nodehost. But for themes, there is free and paid ones (i'm finding free ones) haha

I use Jekyll for my blog, https://codetheweb.blog.

It started with this theme, but I've modified it a ton over time… https://github.com/kaeyleo/jekyll-theme-H2O

I am using Gatsby with Markdown and Netlify to host my site. Creating my own theme from the starter.

I've developed my very own system. The problem I had, (about 10 years ago :D), Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla wasn't what I wanted. It was awkward, complicated and the code base was very chaotic.

Unfortunately, in my opinion, that's still the case today. Btw I am responsible for Drupal systems that include multiple servers. Well, it's not that I don't know what I'm writing.

For this reason I developed my completely own system called QUIQQER. Now two companies have emerged from it, a registered trademark and so much services that I can't even list them all from the head.

The system is getting better and better, and I think in 2020 I'm going to really start advertising it. And then all the fidgeting with Wordpress, Drupal, Oxid, XT Commerce etc etc has finally come to an end :P

Hi Bruce,

I've used a few tools before (including ghost, wordpress, Drupal, etc), the current site (http://oleggera.com/) is built with Hugo - it's all static, synced using just one command and hosted via AWS S3 + AWS CloudFront (it has free SSL cert + good performance).

Heard good stuff about GatsbyJS, but haven't used it myself. Ghost.js was a nice experience, but it requires a db…

If you are just starting - go with static site generators, pick one in the language you are comfortable with.

If you'll need more functionality later, you can check if they are offered for static sites, or switch to the tool that would suit your needs, but I can guarantee, in 90% of cases, static sites are more than enough.

They also require a lot less maintenance.

Btw, even Smashing Magazine is a static site… https://www.netlify.com/blog/2017/03/16/smashing-magazine-just-got-10x-faster/

For me upcoming new personal blog peterthaleikis.com I've used a super simple flat file CMS called eleventy (https://github.com/11ty/eleventy). There is a great starter https://github.com/danurbanowicz/eleventy-netlify-boilerplate for it too. The rest is just some plain CSS and JS.

Btw, there are many options on staticgen.com - have a look 👍️

I use Wordpress with a purchased theme for http://jamesdaly.me/

I'd be using Webflow if I hadn't needed to get the site up super quickly, so I'm sure I'll be changing it over at some point soon 😄

My site https://fabiorosado.github.co.uk is made with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub pages. I’ve designed the theme myself.

I am currently moving the whole site from Jekyll to Gatsby after using it on my last 2 projects.

I avoid all CMSs and themes and roll my own - I find it much better in the long run (faster/lighter, better for SEO, more flexible design-wise).