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From: Craig Buckler <craig@optimalworks.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:59:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] new Publican SSG

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+---
+title: Publican
+repo: craigbuckler/publican
+homepage: https://publican.dev/
+language:
+  - JavaScript
+license:
+  - MIT
+templates:
+  - HTML
+  - JavaScript
+description: A simple HTML-first static site generator for Node.js
+startertemplaterepo: https://github.com/craigbuckler/publican.theme.basic
+---
+
+A minimal Node.js (ES modules) static site generator for HTML-first server-rendered pages.
+
+## Key features
+
+* lightweight with simple JavaScript configuration
+* no templating syntax to learn: use HTML with JavaScript `${ "template literals" }`
+* process any content: markdown, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TXT, SVG, RSS, XML, etc.
+* clean URL routing
+* automated navigation, pagination, directory, and tag index pages
+* built-in syntax highlighting
+* virtual content and templates
+* extendable function hooks
+* use whatever client-side frameworks you like
+* fast site build and file watch rebuild
+* optional [StaticSearch search engine](https://publican.dev/tools/staticsearch/) and [hot-reload development server](https://publican.dev/tools/livelocalhost/)
+* [full documentation](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/concepts/) and [starter themes](https://publican.dev/themes/)