Pelican

Health v2 · maintenance only

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13338 stars · 1823 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Pelican is a Python-based static site generator that converts content written in Markdown, reStructuredText, or HTML into fully static websites. It requires no database or server-side logic, supports themes via Jinja2 templates, and is extensible through a rich plugin ecosystem.

Use cases

• build a static blog from markdown files
• generate a personal website without a database
• migrate an existing WordPress blog to a static site
• publish multilingual articles with RSS and Atom feeds
• host a documentation or portfolio site on any static host
• create a fast static site with syntax-highlighted code posts

When to choose

• you want a Python-based static site generator with no database or server-side code
• you prefer writing content in Markdown or reStructuredText in your own editor
• you need multilingual content, feeds, and syntax highlighting out of the box
• you want to import existing content from WordPress, Dotclear, or RSS feeds
• you value fast rebuilds via content caching and a mature plugin ecosystem

When to avoid

• you need dynamic features like user accounts, comments, or server-side processing
• you prefer a JavaScript-based ecosystem like Node.js SSGs
• you want a batteries-included CMS with a visual admin interface
• you need real-time content updates from a database

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

static-site-generator templating cli markdown documentation web-development developer-tools documentation cms python cli cross-platform ssg jinja2 restructuredtext blogging rss-feeds themes plugins

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="getpelican/pelican")