As of April 2026, Static Web Publisher is a WordPress web plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 642 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.1+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor….
Static Web Publisher adds a small block of JSON metadata to each post and page. This metadata allows compatible apps and browser extensions to generate reader-friendly, static representations of your content — versions that can visually highlight connections to other pages across the Web.
Visitors without supporting software will see your site exactly as before. Nothing about its appearance or behavior changes for regular users.
The Static Web is a new approach to building a more interconnected Web. You can learn more about it here.
This project is inspired by the long-standing ideas of hypertext pioneer Ted Nelson.
The new formats (HDOCs) this plugin works with are currently supported by:
Visible Connections
— a Chrome extension that shows visible connections…
| WordPress | 5.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Content type of standalone files changed to text/html to allow HTML in fallback messages.
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