Woods

Node.js file based CMS inspired by Kirby & Stacey.

Used amongst others for paperjs.org (Source: github.com/paperjs/paperjs.org)

Features

Tree structure with parents and children defined by files and directories in your site directory
No database
Markdown content files where any new line starting with 'propertyname:' defines a property on the page
Listens to file-system changes and rebuilds the site if needed
Live Reload: Automatically reloads the browser whenever you edit a content file, static asset or template
Page type specific Jade templates
Thumbnails: resizing, max width/height, cropping
Image / file captions
Pagination
Express web server for local testing or actual serving of content
Sync site to S3 bucket
Export site to directory
Basic multi-language support

Todo

Tests
FTP syncing

Requirements

Woods requires Graphics Magick to be installed on your system: http://www.graphicsmagick.org/

Installation

npm install woods -g
woods

Then point your browser to: http://localhost:3000/

Usage

Usage: woods [directory]

Options:

  -h, --help                output usage information
  -V, --version             output the version number
  -p, --port [3000]         The server port
  -s, --sync                Sync site to s3
  -e, --export [directory]  Export site to directory

(Don't forget to turn on your Live Reload plugin while editing)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license.