Metalsmith
Pluggable static site generator for Node.js that reads a source directory, runs plugins over its files and writes the result to a destination directory.
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Metalsmith is a static-site generator for Node.js. It reads the files in a source directory, passes them through a chain of plugins and writes the result to a destination directory. The getting-started guide describes its output as static files that can be deployed to a web server. Plugins extend the core, and the plugin directory lists them.
Worth knowing
The about page says the copyright of the software and its official plugins has been held by Kevin Van Lierde DBA webketje since September 2021.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Rendering
- Static output2
- Install with
- npm install metalsmith2
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-21: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/metalsmith/metalsmith - 2026-10-21: links, Runtime, Install with, Content storage, Rendering
metalsmith.io/docs/getting-started - 2026-10-21: Categories, Maintainer, Headquarters
metalsmith.io/about - 2026-10-21: Minimum runtime, Current major version
registry.npmjs.org/metalsmith/latest - 2026-10-21: License
raw.githubusercontent.com/metalsmith/metalsmith/master/LICENSE - 2026-10-21: Last release
api.github.com/repos/metalsmith/metalsmith/releases/latest - 2026-10-21: First release
registry.npmjs.org/metalsmith - 2026-10-21: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/metalsmith/metalsmith/contributors?per_page=100&anon=true - 2026-10-21: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/metalsmith - 2026-10-21: links
metalsmith.io/plugins - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/metalsmith