# Why I moved my blog from WordPress.com to Pelican and GitHub Pages

DevFeed: [Why I moved my blog from WordPress.com to Pelican and GitHub Pages](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hello-pelican-27106.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://andrea.corbellini.name/2015/08/02/hello-pelican/>)

Author: andreacorbellini

Published: 2015-08-02T18:55:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Andrea Corbellini](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/andrea-corbellini.md>)

Topics: [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [WordPress](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wordpress.md>), [Content Management System](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cms.md>), [Vim](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vim.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [blogging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blogging.md>), [github-pages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-pages.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [pelican](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pelican.md>), [static-site](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/static-site.md>), [static-site-generator](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/static-site-generator.md>), [version-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version-control.md>), [vim](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vim.md>), [wordpress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wordpress.md>)

## AI overview

The author explains moving a blog from WordPress.com to Pelican and GitHub Pages after encountering customization, editor, and workflow limitations. They describe using Vim, MathJax, theme customization, version control, and scripts with the static-site setup, while noting that feed URLs changed and that Pelican lacked a preferred theme.

## Source excerpt

Today I switched from WordPress.com to Pelican and GitHub Pages. First off, let me say: almost all URLs that were previously working should still work. Only the feed URLs are broken, and this is not something I can fix. If you were following my blog via a feed reader, you should update to the new feed. Sorry for the inconvenience. Having said that ...