JavaScript-free (X)HTML Includes
(spoiler: its XSLT) I've been working on a little demo for how to avoid copy-pasting header/footer boilerplate on a simple static webpage. My goal is to approximate the experience of Jekyll/Hugo but eliminate the need for a build step before publishing. This demo shows how to get basic templating features with XSL so you could write a blog post which looks like My Article some content hello hello Some properties which set this approach apart from other methods: - no build step (no need to setup Jekyll on the client or configure Github/Gitlab actions) - works on any webserver…
JavaScript-free (X)HTML Includes launched on August 22, 2025 with 211 votes, #161 of 8,530 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
JavaScript-free (X)HTML Includes is a templating solution that uses XSLT to reduce boilerplate code on static websites. It eliminates the need for build tools like Jekyll or Hugo by processing XML files with XSL stylesheets directly on any web server. Developers write content as simple XML with a stylesheet reference, and the server renders it as HTML. This approach works without build steps, server-side includes, or special configuration, making it suitable for anyone maintaining static sites who wants templating features with minimal setup.
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From the sources
XSL Rendering Example. Contribute to Evidlo/xsl-website development by creating an account on GitHub.
This is a simple example of using browsers' built in XSL support to build a website with common theming across all pages without any server-side code, static website generators, or Javascript. When you browse to index.xml (or any of the other XML files), the browser loads the template file given at the top of the XML. This template file describes how to render the various custom tags in the XML as HTML. See advanced/ for more advanced examples of defining templates with fields, or using templates inside of otherfrom github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
(spoiler: its XSLT) I've been working on a little demo for how to avoid copy-pasting header/footer boilerplate on a simple static webpage. My goal is to approximate the experience of Jekyll/Hugo but eliminate the need for a build step before publishing. This demo shows how to get basic templating features…
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