cms

Static site generator

Builds HTML files at deploy time.

Definition

A Static Site Generator (SSG) builds your site as static HTML/CSS/JS at deploy time. No server at runtime. Examples: Hugo, Jekyll, Astro, Next.js static export.

Related terms

CMS

Content management system.

Headless CMS

CMS with API, no front-end rendering.

Hybrid CMS

Combines headless + traditional rendering.

Jamstack

Modern web architecture (JavaScript, APIs, Markup).

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