Octopress

What it does

Audience

The homepage calls Octopress “A blogging framework for hackers.”checked 5 Oct 2026

Blog analytics

Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026

Code blogging

Posts can embed code from GitHub Gists, jsFiddle, or the local filesystem, with Solarized styling.checked 5 Oct 2026

Compatibility

The original repository states that Octopress requires Ruby version 1.9.3-p0 or later.checked 5 Oct 2026

Current repository activity

The Octopress organization page lists the Octopress 3.0 repository as updated June 15, 2022.checked 5 Oct 2026

Deployment

The project describes deployment options using GitHub Pages or Rsync; its 2015 roadmap also mentions Git, Rsync, and S3.checked 5 Oct 2026

Developer tools

The planned Octopress 3.0 CLI includes commands to create pages, posts, drafts, and collections, publish or unpublish drafts, and view local documentation.checked 5 Oct 2026

Integrations

Built-in third-party support includes Pinboard, Delicious, GitHub repositories, Disqus Comments, and Google Analytics.checked 5 Oct 2026

License

The original Octopress repository identifies its license as the MIT License and grants permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute the software under its stated conditions.checked 5 Oct 2026

Plugin framework

Octopress Ink is described as a framework for building plugins and themes for Jekyll sites, with independently configurable plugins whose components users can override or disable.checked 5 Oct 2026

Project status

The Octopress homepage says the old distribution and maintenance approach was nearing its end in a post dated January 15, 2015, and describes a planned 3.0 release.checked 5 Oct 2026

Purpose

Octopress describes itself as a blogging framework for Jekyll.checked 5 Oct 2026

Responsive theme

The framework includes a semantic HTML5 theme designed for readability and mobile devices.checked 5 Oct 2026

Support

The homepage directs users to documentation, GitHub issues, and support requests.checked 5 Oct 2026

Theme customization

custom codechecked 20 Sep 2026