There seems to be no end to the innovative free products Google launches. Google Sites, a wiki- and Web page-creation service is no exception. Besides being able to connect with and leverage all of Google's other products (Gmail, Maps, Calendar, Drive, Hangouts, etc.) right on the site, Google's intranet creation and management tool allows users to create a page with customizable and simple...

Grav is a flat-file based content management system (CMS). Unlike database-backed content management systems like Drupal, Wordpress, or Joomla, Grav generates pages based on folders of Markdown files. This means that site content is stored in a simple format that can be easily modified with standard text editing tools. It also means that no database is required on the web server, just a reasonably...

Created by the educational software company PowerSchool, Haiku Learning is a tool that enables educators to build customized webpages for their classrooms. With Haiku Learning, teachers can create assignments, student calendars, and grade books. In addition, teachers may embed content from around the internet (such as YouTube videos, news articles, Google Maps, or podcast) into their classroom...

Jekyll is a static website generator that includes support for common blog features, such as post categories and permalinks. It takes a folder of text files written in a lightweight markup language and renders these to HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Out of the box, Jekyll understands Markdown, Textile, and Liquid markup. Support for other formats (e.g., ReStructuredText) are available as plugins. The...

Lektor is a static website generator that splits the difference between dynamic content management systems like Drupal or WordPress and command-line generators like Jekyll and Hugo. With Lektor, users may run a program on their local computer that provides a dynamically editable copy of their website. As with WordPress or Drupal, pages can be created and modified through their browser. Information...

Have you thought about creating your own website? Perhaps you feel that it might take too much time or be too complicated? Never fear, as Magnt is here. After signing up for a free account, Magnt will walk you through the creation of a personal website by using a number of existing templates and customized graphics. Also, users can bring together all of their social networks on their site, which...

Nift is a framework for managing and generating websites. Numerous tools exist to generate static sites (e.g. Hugo, Jekyll, etc.), and Nift is able to work in that way as well. However, Nift is also capable of managing dynamic sites that use frameworks such as Node.js, Vue.js, Laravel, CakePHP, and others. While many site generation tools are amenable to the use of revision control systems for...

OpenElement is a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) web authoring platform. It presents an interface similar to desktop publishing platforms such as Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Publisher. Using modern web standards (e.g. HTML5 and CSS3), OpenElement generates responsive, mobile-friendly sites that work consistently across all major browsers. If necessary, users can edit the generated HTML and...

Zola is a static site generator that takes a "batteries included" approach. It is distributed as a single executable file that does not depend on any external libraries. Additionally, the sites that Zola generates do not require external JavaScript libraries to provide features like syntax highlighting, breadcrumb navigation, or tables of contents. As with other static site generators, the pages...