August 2015 Summaries

You can build a fast, effective static e-commerce website by leveraging the right set of dynamic plugins and powerful static tools. This is achieved by harnessing the power of Hugo, Disqus, Google Analytics, MailChimp, Snipcart, and Netlify to create an integrated experience for both merchants and customers. With these six tools, you can build a great, fast static e-commerce experience that offers features such as comments on posts, audience analysis, email marketing, product sales, and hosting. By following the steps outlined in this post, developers can create a seamless and efficient online shopping experience.

Jekyll Srcset is a small plugin for Jekyll that simplifies responsive image management without complicating things. The plugin uses the srcset attribute to generate various image versions, allowing browsers to pick the best one based on device density and aspect ratio. By adding the plugin to your Gemfile and using the {% image_tag %} syntax in Liquid templates, you can easily add a srcset attribute to your images, saving bandwidth for low-density devices while serving crisp images to high-density screens.