Lets make a list!

No really, please help!

mySQL deadlock on cache table

Anything goes wrong with the database, suddenly you don't have a website

PDO exception error

Performance, speed

Cache invalidation

Impose a way of thinking, Drupal wants to be a community website, WP wants to be a blog

Bigger hosting requirements, good database, complex hosting

They incur technical debt right out of the box

Static Website Generator

A static generator does the building when you create your content. Write once. Read many times. Learn More >

A generator you may have heard of is called Jekyll. I like Hugo. It's like WordPress. Except it's fast, won't be hacked, and doesn't need security updates.

We seriously need to update Wikipedia.

Static Advantages

• Very, very fast
• Extremely secure
• Efficient to develop with
• Easy to learn
• Easy to edit
• Easy to host

• Markdown, Markdown, Markdown More >
• Git version control
• Metadata usually in Yaml. author: Greg Boggs
• Plain HTML files, just like 1997, but without the capslock.
• A template language like Twig, Mustache, or Slim*
• Command line tools
• Free, open-source software

* Thanks Marlene!

Print variables:

Use conditions:

Repeat yourself:

Sure, blogs are easy - comments, pagination, archives...

What else you got?

• Great site search with Lunr.
• Quick and easy forms with Formspree.
• Event calendar with FullCalendar.
• Yes, even commerce with simpleCart.
• Content modelling "CMS" with Contentful.

So, when should I use a CMS?

Logged in websites

User generated content

Websites over 600,000 pages