Product Information
What is Lektor?
Lektor is a flexible and powerful static content management system designed for building complex and beautiful websites from flat files—perfect for those who refuse to compromise between a CMS and a static blog engine.
**Features**
- **Deploy Anywhere** – Since Lektor generates 100% static HTML, you can deploy it to any hosting service (including S3, GitHub Pages, or any web host).
- **Cross-Platform** – It runs on Linux, OSX, and Windows.
- **100% File-Based** – All source data is well-structured and can be tracked in version control systems or cloud storage like Dropbox.
- **Flat-File Database** – All source data is stored in a flat-file tree database and can be queried freely. The layout of this data is fully configurable.
- **Customizable Admin** – Lektor comes with a flexible and elegant admin interface, allowing you to edit pages without touching the raw source.
- **Dependency Tracking** – The build process intelligently tracks page dependencies, rebuilding only what has changed.
- **Image Tools** – Generate thumbnails and easily access EXIF data.
- **Plugin System** – Lektor supports plugins that can customize various functionalities.
- **Python API** – The build system is written in Python and offers a documented API for extending and integrating with other applications.
- **Multilingual** – It supports multiple languages, making it easy to create localized websites.
How to use Lektor?
Lektor is a flexible and powerful static content management system that builds complex, beautiful websites using flat files, combining the benefits of a CMS and a static blog engine.
Core Functions of Lektor
Code Generation
Usage Scenarios of Lektor
- Build complex and visually appealing websites.
- Deploy websites to S3, GitHub Pages, or any web host.
- Track website source data via version control systems or cloud storage (e.g., Dropbox).
- Edit page content through a customizable admin interface.
- Create multilingual localized websites.
- Publish projects directly to remote servers from the admin panel.
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