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Switching Sites to Jekyll

Up a Level

I'm now mostly converted over to static websites using Jekyll[1] and MfGames Jekyll Website[2]. There are advantages and drawbacks of this approach, but for right now, I'm pretty happy with the advantages.

1: http://jekyllrb.com/

2: https://github.com/dmoonfire/mfgames-jeykll-website

Static pages: Lately, my ISP's rendering of WordPress has gotten pretty slow. Static pages are about as fast as I can make it.
No logins: Since everything is generated on my local machines, there isn't a chance of breaking into the system since there is no logins.
Unique appearance: Well… mostly. I'm not using a built-in theme, just something I threw together with Bootstrap and a few other plugins.
Controlled via Git: I love source control, not much else to say.

While I know that the chances of someone breaking into my WordPress sites was pretty low, even with automated tools, those emails were the last thing I needed to push me into doing this. It also gave me a chance to create something “different” and also tie into some other processes.

In the process, I changed

The Moonfires[3]: The portal site for my family.

3: http://moonfire.us/

D. Moonfire[4]: My blog and writing site.

4: http://d.moonfire.us/

Moonfire Games[5]: My programming and games site.

5: http://mfgames.com/

Technically, I changed a few others, but I have no traffic with those, so they don't really count.

It isn't perfect. I still see things I need to do, but at the moment, it works well enough that I should move into the next project. So, here's for a new site that I will hopefully enjoy for years.

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