Documentation

Install Cecil, create a new website, add pages, preview it locally with the built-in server, then build and deploy it, or get started quickly with a starter kit.

Create and organize your content: pages, assets, static and data files, front matter variables, Markdown syntax and extensions, multilingual and dynamic content.

Work with Twig layouts, templates and components: files organization, lookup rules, variables, functions, sorts, filters, localization, cache and custom extensions.

Configure your website with cecil.yml: site options, pages, data, static files, assets, layouts, output formats, cache, local server, optimization and environment variables override.

Reference of Cecil CLI commands and options: create a new site or page, preview with the local server, build the website and diagnose your installation.

Deploy (publish) your static website to Jamstack platforms (Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, etc.), through continuous deployment (GitHub Pages, GitLab CI) or to a static hosting.

Extend Cecil capabilities with PHP: create custom pages generators, add Twig extensions and post-process output files.

Use Cecil as a PHP library: install it with Composer, then build your website and run diagnostics programmatically through its API.

Overview of Cecil architecture: diagram of the build pipeline, from the Builder through Steps, Generators and Renderer to the output, with a legend of key components.