Open source superpowers
Compatible with a larger ecosystem
Siteleaf v2 brings full compatibility with Jekyll,
the same open source technology GitHub uses to power over half a million websites.
Enjoy the benefits of a large open source community, along with the accessibility
of the Siteleaf interface you’ve come to love. Use any off-the-shelf Jekyll
theme, or take your Siteleaf theme with you.
Data portability
Now with Jekyll, your entire site’s source code
and content are portable, not just the compiled HTML. Move sites into and out
of Siteleaf easily. Even compile it yourself without using Siteleaf. You’ll
never be locked into a CMS again.
Import from v1, WordPress, and more
Export your existing v1 site content to v2-ready Jekyll format using the
Siteleaf gem. You can also import from WordPress, Tumblr, Ghost, Drupal, and
more using the community-supported Jekyll importers.
GitHub integration
Theme sync
No more manually pushing and pulling your theme changes using the command
line. Siteleaf will automatically sync theme changes directly with GitHub,
with no need to install a Siteleaf gem.
Time machine for your content
No more accidental overwrites or deletes. Every edit you (or other authors)
make in Siteleaf is synced to GitHub, including content and theme changes. See
a log of edits, who made them, and revert back to any state with the Git tools
you already use.
Customized content
Advanced metadata
Metadata now supports nested lists and objects, plus a shiny new interface
that supports drag and drop ordering and Jekyll
defaults. Fields are a lot smarter too, presenting user friendly controls
for files, dates, booleans and more. Simple, but powerful!
More than just pages and posts
Now in addition to pages and posts, you can create custom sets of content
(called Collections), each
with their own entries (called Documents). Choose to output your documents just
like posts, or simply use them as super-metadata within your theme.
Custom permalinks
Customize the way your site is generated. Choose date-based permalinks (/2015/10/20/hello-world),
pretty permalinks (/posts/hello-world), or whatever suits your needs.
Optimized workflow
Offline development
Sync your Siteleaf content to local Markdown files and develop your site
completely offline. Work faster, even without
an internet connection.
Free for developers
While we’ve always had free accounts for developers, publishing was reserved
for paid accounts only. We’re now making it possible to publish to GitHub Pages,
totally free for developers and open source projects.
Built-in preprocessors
Siteleaf now includes built-in support for compiling Sass,
SCSS, and CoffeeScript, thanks to the power of Jekyll.
And everything you already love
A smart Markdown editor
Siteleaf’s Markdown editor lets you focus on writing, with simple controls
to help out only if you need it. Drag and drop an image and we’ll insert its
code. Even drop an entire text file. We’ll take care of the details.
Collaboration
Collaboration is still easy, using the same Siteleaf interface your client
or team is familiar with. Let them tinker all they want, without touching a
single line of code. Siteleaf supports different user roles, like Admin, Publisher,
and Writer.
Publish fast, secure sites anywhere
Siteleaf generates static files when you publish, which means your site
is fast, secure, and doesn’t rely on a database or complicated server setup.
Publish to FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, GitHub Pages, and Rackspace Cloud Files.
An API for your content
Siteleaf provides a JSON API for interacting with all of your Jekyll content.
Integrate it into other sites, apps, or anything you want. It’s your data.