I used to be a happy jekyll user for a long time. But, bloggin using jekyll
is frustrating when you have to make a lot of minor edits. The commit → push
dance is too much while making small edits. Also, I don't know a straight way
of doing jekyll redirects and allowing the use of tags/categories.
Substance fixes those issues because it is dynamic I sometimes wonder what age
we are living in, when we (the tech bloggers) use a static site generator for
our blogs. Jekyll's main strength has been that it's very very flexible,
I've tried to build Substance to give the most flexibility to the users
without complicating things.
Substance (http://substancehq.com/) is a simple blogging engine / site builder without any fluff. I created it to replace Jekyll for myself. Hope others find it useful.
Also, it has ability to add custom data collections easily. If you want to build a simple site, this comes in very handy.
Also, it has ability to add custom data collections easily. If you want to build a simple site, this comes in very handy.