webgen

Webgen is a powerful web site generator written in Ruby. It is designed to generate static web sites from templates and content files, and features tools for generating dynamic content such as menus. With webgen, anything can be placed into the source directory for it to be copied into the output directory. However, certain file types are handled specially, such as page files for content creation and template files for defining the layout of a web page.

Moreover, powerful tools like gallery files and sipttra files enable users to create image galleries with ease and format feature/requests tracking, respectively. While webgen certainly satisfies the needs of those seeking a static website generator, it also caters to more advanced users by enabling them to embed dynamic elements in page and template files, such as dynamic menu and link generation.

Webgen allows users to add dynamic content by means of webgen tags with a simple markup syntax that non-programmers can easily understand. Webgen comes with many tag plugins besides the simple ones that enable the generation of menus and breadcrumb trails, listing of all translations of a page, syntax highlighting code fragments or entire files, and much more. For advanced users, webgen features embedded Ruby (ERB) scripts in content files for the creation of custom scripts. Overall, this program is a must-have tool for web developers seeking a powerful and flexible static website generator.