Hexo
A fast, simple & powerful blog framework powered by Node.js, popular in the developer community.
Summary
Pros
- Blazing fast generation
- Markdown support
- One-command deployment
- Extensive plugin system
Cons
- Less active community than some alternatives
- Documentation can be incomplete
- Limited themes for non-technical blogs
- Some plugins aren't maintained
Pricing
Free (open source)
Features
| Feature | Support |
|---|---|
| Core Features | |
| SEO | Via pluginAvailable through hexo-seo plugin or custom configuration |
| Sitemap | Via pluginAvailable through hexo-generator-sitemap |
| RSS Feed | Via pluginAvailable through hexo-generator-feed |
| Theming system | YesRobust theming system with many available themes |
| Plugin system | YesExtensive plugin ecosystem with many available plugins |
| Content Management | |
| Emoji | Via pluginSupport through hexo-filter-github-emojis or similar plugins |
| Image optimization | Via pluginAvailable through hexo-filter-responsive-images or similar plugins |
| Taxonomies | PartialBuilt-in support for categories and tags; custom taxonomies require additional configuration |
| Pagination | YesBuilt-in pagination for post listings |
| Table of contents | YesBuilt-in table of contents generation |
| Comments | YesBuilt-in support for Disqus; other systems supported via themes |
| Integrations | |
| Social media integration | Via themeMost themes include social media integration options |
| Analytics | Via integrationMost themes support analytics integration |
| Newsletter | Via integrationCan be added through theme customization |
| Search | Via pluginOptions include hexo-generator-search or Algolia integration |
| Headless CMS integration | Via pluginIntegration possible with various headless CMS platforms |
| Advanced Features | |
| Multilingual | YesBuilt-in i18n support |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via pluginCan be implemented with hexo-generator-amp |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via pluginAvailable through hexo-pwa or similar solutions |
| Specialized Content | |
| PlantUML | Via pluginCan be added with hexo-filter-plantuml or similar plugins |
| Mermaid | Via pluginAvailable through hexo-filter-mermaid-diagrams or similar plugins |
| KaTeX (math) | Via pluginAvailable through hexo-renderer-markdown-it-katex or similar plugins |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via pluginCan be implemented through custom tags or plugins |
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