made-mistakes-jekyll
The premium Open Source alternative to Squarespace
🎯 Best for:Developers wanting a high-performance static blog with full code control.
What is made-mistakes-jekyll?
A static site generator template designed for developers to host personal portfolios. Uses Gulp for asset pipelines and Jekyll for content management via Markdown.
Tech Stack
CSSLink-in-Bio & Personal Site
Why made-mistakes-jekyll?
- • Zero hosting costs on Netlify
- • SEO optimized out of the box
- • Full ownership of content files
Limitations
- • Deprecated status
- • Requires Ruby environment
- • No visual editor
3/2/2026
Last Update
188
Forks
2
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Squarespace)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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