Gridea
A modern static blog writing client with a simple interface, built with Electron and Vue.js.
Summary
Pros
- User-friendly desktop GUI interface
- Real-time preview
- Custom theme support
- Multi-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- GitHub Pages and Coding Pages integration
Cons
- Fewer plugins than established generators
- Limited advanced customization options
- Smaller community than Hugo or Jekyll
- Some features still in development
- Desktop app required (no web interface)
Pricing
Free (open source)
Features
| Feature | Support |
|---|---|
| Core Features | |
| SEO | YesBuilt-in SEO settings with customizable meta tags and descriptions |
| Sitemap | YesAutomatic sitemap generation |
| RSS Feed | YesBuilt-in RSS feed generation |
| Theming system | YesBuilt-in theme system with customizable options and several included themes |
| Plugin system | NoNo extensible plugin architecture |
| Content Management | |
| Emoji | Via MarkdownSupported through standard Markdown emoji syntax |
| Image optimization | LimitedBasic image handling but no advanced optimization features |
| Taxonomies | LimitedSupport for basic categories and tags only |
| Pagination | YesBuilt-in pagination for post listings |
| Table of contents | PartialDepends on theme support |
| Comments | YesBuilt-in support for Disqus and Gitalk comment systems |
| Integrations | |
| Social media integration | PartialBasic social media links and sharing buttons built into themes |
| Analytics | YesBuilt-in Google Analytics integration |
| Newsletter | Via integrationRequires manual integration through theme customization |
| Search | LimitedBasic search functionality dependent on theme |
| Headless CMS integration | NoNot designed for headless CMS integration |
| Advanced Features | |
| Multilingual | LimitedInterface can be changed, but content multilingual support is limited |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | NoNot supported natively |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | NoNot supported natively |
| Specialized Content | |
| PlantUML | NoNot natively supported |
| Mermaid | Via integrationPossible through custom code insertion, but not natively supported |
| KaTeX (math) | Via integrationCan be integrated through theme customization |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integrationPossible through custom code blocks, but not a built-in feature |
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