Hello!
I have long thought about converting my Wordpress blog into a static site with all the posts as markdown files, using either Hugo, or Jekyll, or Gridsome, etc.
However, I have a custom shortcodes in each of my posts which grab data from a database and convert it to elements in the post.
I tried doing some research about how to make this situation work in a static site, but I in a bit of a loss as to where to start.
- Would it still work as a static site with bits of dynamic content being called at render time?
- Or would the dynamic content be called at build time only (which would be totally ok as well)?
So I thought I'd ask you guys: anyone with similar experiences or tips about this?
Thanks!
Daniel
Top comments (7)
You may want to look into JAMStack architectures. I think this may be the approach youβd want to take here.
Yes.
The relevant advantage of static sites is that there is no dynamic code on the server, leading to faster page loading and less security annoyances. This is still true when you add 45236 gigabytes of JavaScript to the part only loaded on the client side. (Sadly.)
so if all I am doing is api calls to get and display information (no mutations on server side), it should work?
Would HUGO's Data Templates be in the right direction?
Yes.
Yes.
I enjoyed this conversation...
yes, very concise. But very reaffirming!! :)
If that is the only dynamic example, probably the address of buildings will not change, so I would add them at "compile time".
For the dynamic parts like Gmaps I would leave some HTML forms/data and fill them at runtime, with JS.