About Pelican
Pelican is a static site generator that requires no database or server-side logic. Write content in reStructuredText or Markdown, generate Atom and RSS feeds, and customize your site with Jinja2 themes. Pelican supports multilingual publishing, syntax highlighting via Pygments, and fast rebuilds with content caching. Import content from WordPress, Dotclear, or RSS feeds, and extend functionality with a rich plugin ecosystem.
FAQ
Pelican requires Python and pip. You need to install Pelican and Markdown using the command: python -m pip install "pelican[markdown]".
Create a folder for your site, then run pelican-quickstart inside it. Follow the prompts, including entering your domain name as the URL prefix.
Yes, Pelican supports importing content from WordPress, Dotclear, or RSS feeds.
Run the command pelican -r -l and then navigate to http://localhost:8000/ in your browser to preview your site.
Pelican supports writing content in reStructuredText or Markdown markup.
You can support Pelican by donating to the Pelican Dev Team, following them on the Fediverse, or contributing pull requests and improving documentation.
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