# Publican documentation for LLMs

> Publican: a simpler HTML-first Static Site Generator for Node.js.

## Publican documentation

> How to create a static site using Publican.

- [Publican core concepts](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/concepts/): An overview of Publican's core concepts and how it's used to build a static site. Please read this first!
- [Publican system requirements](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/requirements/): The requirements for building a static site using Publican.
- [Publican installation](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/install/): How to start a new Publican project.
- [Create Publican content](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/create-content/): How to add content to your Publican site.
- [Create Publican templates](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/create-templates/): How to add templates to your Publican site.
- [Configure the Publican build process](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/configure/): How to configure Publican for your first static site build.
- [Build your first static site with Publican](https://publican.dev/docs/quickstart/build/): How to run Publican in production and development modes.
- [Publican content](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/content/): How to define content for your Publican static site.
- [Publican templates](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/templates/): How to define templates for a Publican static site.
- [The jsTACS template engine](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/jstacs/): More information about the jsTACS rendering engine used in Publican templates.
- [The Publican configuration file](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/configuration/): How to create and launch a Publican configuration file using options for development and production.
- [Automatically rebuild a site when files change](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/watch-mode/): How to configure Publican watch files and automatically rebuild when changes occur.
- [Pass through files](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/pass-through-files/): How to copy static files that do not require processing to the build directory.
- [Custom string replacement](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/string-replacement/): How to change built files using custom string replacement and event hooks.
- [Publican directory indexes](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/directory-indexes/): How to use automated pagination for posts in specific directories.
- [Publican tag indexes](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/tag-indexes/): How to use automated pagination for posts with specific tags.
- [Publican group indexes](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/group-indexes/): How to use automated pagination for posts in arbitrary groups.
- [Publican navigation options](https://publican.dev/docs/setup/navigation/): Publican provides in-page and site-wide navigation objects to help create menus and links to other pages.
- [Publican configuration options](https://publican.dev/docs/reference/publican-options/): A list of Publican's configuration file options.
- [Publican public methods](https://publican.dev/docs/reference/publican-methods/): The public methods available in Publican configurations.
- [Front matter](https://publican.dev/docs/reference/front-matter/): How to define front matter in Publican content files.
- [Content properties](https://publican.dev/docs/reference/content-properties/): The content properties provided to each page rendered by Publican.
- [Global properties](https://publican.dev/docs/reference/global-properties/): The global jsTACS properties provided on all pages by Publican.
- [Custom event hook functions](https://publican.dev/docs/reference/event-functions/): How to create custom functions to add, alter, or remove data when specific build events occur.
- [Custom jsTACS global properties and functions](https://publican.dev/docs/reference/template-globals/): How to append data and functions to the global tacs object and use them on any page or template.

## Publican recipes

> Ideas and code snippets for your Publican-generated static site.

- [Root links](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/content/root-links/): How to manage your server root path in templates and markdown.
- [Managing content files](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/content/managing-files/): How to organize content files for easier management.
- [Semantic markdown blocks](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/content/semantic-markdown/): How to use semantic HTML tags such as aside, section, and article in markdown blocks.
- [Create a template function library](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/templates/function-library/): Rather than putting functions in your Publican configuration file, you can import a library from another file.
- [Format numbers](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/templates/format_numbers/): How to show numbers, currencies, and other numeric values in a friendly human-readable format.
- [Format dates](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/templates/format_dates/): How to show dates in a friendly human-readable format.
- [Create a main menu](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/navigation/main-menu/): How to create navigation links to all pages on your static site.
- [Create a section menu](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/navigation/section-menu/): How show a list of links to all pages in a specific core directory.
- [Create breadcrumb links](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/navigation/breadcrumb-links/): How show a list of links to all parent pages of the current page.
- [Create related page links](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/navigation/related-pages/): How show a list of links to pages with related content.
- [Create a text sitemap](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/feeds/txt-sitemap/): How to create a txt file which outputs a list of all page links for search engines.
- [Create an XML sitemap](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/feeds/xml-sitemap/): How to create an XML file which outputs a list of all page links for search engines.
- [Create an RSS feed](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/feeds/rss-feed/): How create an RSS feed of your latest posts.
- [Integrate esbuild into your Publican build process](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/build/esbuild/): How to use esbuild to bundle CSS and JavaScript files, launch a development server, and hot reload when styles change.
- [Example configuration](https://publican.dev/docs/recipe/build/configuration-example/): An example configuration with .env configuration, development mode, production mode, and esbuild integration.