Static Sites vs WordPress: Designing and Customizing the Blog - Part 6
Part 6: How I designed and customized my Hugo blog for simplicity, performance, and personal identity. From theme selection to final touches.
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Part 6: How I designed and customized my Hugo blog for simplicity, performance, and personal identity. From theme selection to final touches.
Part 5: How I write and publish blog posts using Cursor, Markdown, Git, and AI assistance. From research to publication in a streamlined workflow.
Part 4: Choosing the right analytics solution for a static site blog. Comparing Google Analytics, Plausible, Umami, and other privacy focused alternatives.
Part 3: Why I chose Netlify over GitHub Pages, Vercel, and AWS for hosting my Hugo blog. Simple deployment, generous free tier, and global CDN performance.
Practical techniques to optimize your Hugo static site for maximum performance, from image processing to build optimization.
Welcome to the new irhadbabic.com - a fresh start with Hugo, modern web technologies, and a focus on performance and simplicity.
Part 2 of my static site journey: comparing Jekyll, Eleventy, Astro, Next.js, and Hugo to find the right tool for rebuilding my blog.
Part 1: After getting hacked twice, I rebuilt my personal blog as a static site. Here's why I moved away from WordPress and what I learned about static site generators.