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Plerd
Plerd · New York · founded 2014
On the record
- Audience and scope
- The maker says Plerd is designed for blogs, podcasts, or other sites presenting a single time-ordered array of posts with syndication feeds.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The generated pages use customizable templates rendered with Template Toolkit.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirement
- In its basic mode, Plerd generates static files but does not provide a web server; another server must serve the output directory.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project describes syncing workflows with Dropbox or rclone and supports IndieWeb technologies including microformats and Webmention.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The maker describes Plerd as a narrow-scope tool for blogs, podcasts, or other sites presenting a single time-ordered array of posts with syndication feeds.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Markdown
- Version 2 uses GitHub Flavored Markdown and requires Perl 5.26 or later.plerd.jmac.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Output
- Generated sites include post pages, a recent-posts front page, an archive, a tags page, and Atom and JSON Feed documents.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The maker describes Plerd as released and stable and says he has used it continuously since 2014.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- A daemon watches the source folder and updates the published files when content changes.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing workflow
- A daemon watches the source folder and updates the published files when content changes.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Plerd is an ultralight blogging platform for Markdown fans that generates a static website from files in one folder.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Installation requires Perl version 5.26 or later and the cpanm program for managing Perl libraries.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security behavior
- Plerd passes HTML markup in post source files to the published output unfiltered because it is intended as a single-user platform.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites bug reports, pull requests, questions, and suggestions through GitHub or direct email.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codegithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Web server requirement
- In basic mode, Plerd generates static HTML and XML files but does not provide a web server.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
