Technical Details
webgeno is a simple CMS where the entire website is stored in a single hierarchical XML file. This file is then broken up into individual pages and transformed into HTML using Python and XSL. The output is completely customizable by altering the XSL files that come with the system. Many other CMS systems (even ones that use XSL) require access to a server with a specific setup (PHP, MySQL, etc.). webgeno assumes nothing about the server except that it can serve plain HTML files. All website generation happens offline (as such it is not suitable for sites that require dynamic content). Once generated, it can be previewed locally and then uploaded to the web server at the user's convenience. Only a minimal amount of desktop software is required: Python + 4Suite. While a certain number of example templates are provided for HTML generation, knowledge of HTML and CSS is required for the user to be able to generate a uniquely styled site. To extend the system to add new types of content, users will require working knowledge of XML and XSL. Dan Wheadon has been using this solution for several years on his own websites (e.g. stakeout.sourceforge.net, arf.sourceforge.net, and students.ed.uiuc.edu/wheadon2) and has recently generalized it for public consumption.
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Highlights
- Checkout all the different "flavors" that this site comes in on the templates page
- See the automatically generated site map
Recent News
- January 19, 2009
Released version 5.1 - November 28, 2008
Released version 4.3 - November 19, 2008
Released version 3.9: note that data files from previous releases are not compatible - October 30, 2008
Added support for libxml2 - September 10, 2008
Released version 3.5