Guides · 9 min read
Is Jekyll Dead? Who Maintains It in 2026, and Who It's For
No, Jekyll isn't dead. A small volunteer team maintains it slowly, and it's still a good first static site generator. Here's the full story and who it suits.
From the blog
Useful notes for
building online.
Practical guides, studio notes, and ideas for making the independent web a little better.
New themes · 4 min read
Izar: A Dark Developer Portfolio Theme for Jekyll That Scores 100
Izar is a dark, monospace Jekyll portfolio theme for front-end developers and designers, with project pages, a blog, a contact form and a perfect mobile PageSpeed score.
New themes · 2 min read
Lyra: An NGO and Charity Website Template for Astro
Lyra is an Astro website template for NGOs and charities, with a donate form, fundraising campaigns, events, stories and a transparency page. It's built in English and Spanish.
New themes · 2 min read
Mira: A Website Template for Physiotherapy and Holistic Clinics
Mira is an Astro website template for physiotherapy and holistic therapy clinics, with booking, condition and treatment pages, live opening hours and a Call and WhatsApp bar.
New themes · 2 min read
CarrGo: A Taxi and Rideshare Website Template for Astro
CarrGo is an Astro website template for taxi firms, rideshare apps and airport transfers, with booking in the hero, a fare estimator, fleet and city pages, and driver sign-up.
New themes · 2 min read
Polaris: A Website Template for Tour Operators, Homestays and Camps
Polaris is an Astro travel website template for tour operators, homestays, lodges and camps, with trip and stay finders, itineraries with an altitude profile, departures and enquiries.
New themes · 2 min read
Altair: An Astro Portfolio Theme for Developers and Designers
Altair is a one-page Astro portfolio theme for developers and designers, with a built-in blog, dark mode and a perfect mobile PageSpeed score.
New themes · 2 min read
Maia: A Website Template for Nutritionists and Dietitians
Maia is a website template for nutritionists, dietitians and wellness coaches, with programs, recipes, booking and a link-in-bio page.
New themes · 2 min read
Vega: A Hugo Theme for Startups and SaaS That Scores 100 on PageSpeed
Vega is a Hugo theme for startups and SaaS products, with an animated rocket hero, a pricing page and a blog. It scores 100 on mobile PageSpeed.
Design & development · 3 min read
How to Build a Developer Portfolio That Scores 100 on PageSpeed
A slow portfolio is a bad first impression. Here's what actually moves your PageSpeed score, and a single-page Astro theme that gets you there out of the box.
Guides · 4 min read
What Every Nutritionist Website Needs to Turn Instagram Followers into Clients
Your followers already trust you. Here's how to build a nutritionist or dietitian website that turns that trust into booked calls, from link-in-bio to recipes.
Guides · 2 min read
How to Migrate from WordPress to Jekyll (Without Losing SEO)
A practical plan for moving a WordPress site to fast, static Jekyll: exporting posts, keeping URLs and rankings, images, comments, and forms.
Guides · 3 min read
Jekyll vs Hugo vs Astro: Which Static Site Generator Should You Use?
An honest comparison of the three most popular static site generators for portfolios, business sites, and blogs: speed, learning curve, hosting, and themes.
Deployment · 3 min read
How to Deploy a Jekyll Site on Cloudflare Pages
A step-by-step path from a local Jekyll build to a fast, free production site on Cloudflare Pages, with custom domains, redirects, and preview deployments.
Design & development · 3 min read
Best Jekyll Themes in 2026: How to Choose (Premium & Free)
What separates a great Jekyll theme from one you'll fight with, plus our picks for business, portfolio, blog, and documentation sites.
Studio notes · 1 min read
Welcome to the New Tortoiz Themes
A refreshed home for fast, responsive, SEO-minded themes, and a clear focus on Jekyll, ReactJS, Hugo, and Astro.