# hexojs/hexo

A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js.

Repository: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hexo
Homepage: https://hexo.io
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hexo, javascript, nodejs, static-site-generator, typescript, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:33:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5092, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 119, "gap_med": 40, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 41773, forks 38 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:08.651257+00:00)

## What it is
Hexo is a fast, simple and powerful static site/blog framework powered by Node.js. It converts Markdown posts into static HTML files with themes, and supports one-command deployment to GitHub Pages, Heroku, and other platforms.

## Use cases
- build a personal blog with markdown
- generate a static documentation site
- deploy a static site to github pages
- create a fast static website from markdown posts
- customize a blog with themes and plugins
- set up a project landing page

## When to choose
- you want a fast Node.js-based static site generator for blogging
- you need GitHub Flavored Markdown support with one-command deployment
- you want a large ecosystem of themes and plugins
- you prefer writing posts in Markdown and generating static files

## When to avoid
- you need a dynamic, server-rendered application with a database
- you prefer a JavaScript-free or non-Node.js toolchain
- you need a full headless CMS with an admin UI out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: static-site-generator, templating, markdown, cli, plugin-system
- domain: web-development, frontend, cms, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: blog-framework, static-blog, github-pages, themes, npm, nodejs

## Member repositories
- hexojs/hexo (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:08.651257+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:22:54.666392+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:08.651257+00:00, sha 177fd2f574df)
  - homepage: https://hexo.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:26.400717+00:00, sha 9a05fafc53e6)
  - site_page: https://hexo.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:26.615892+00:00, sha 2c933c04d5d4)
  - site_page: https://hexo.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:26.626324+00:00, sha 4a09d71c5e29)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/hexo (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:26.628497+00:00, sha 6edb7102d35a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.