> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://contentbox.ortusbooks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://contentbox.ortusbooks.com/v3.x/usage/using-contentbox/tools/static-site-generation.md).

# Static Site Generation

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ContentBox 3.1 now supports the generation of static sites from your content and even your blog. This is a great addition to ContentBox as now you can produce static versions and workflows, deploy to CDN networks, secure your content and much more. Once you click on the **Start Generation** button, ContentBox will go over your entire site and produce a static archive for you in the associated theme. It will also announce two interception points for you during the process:

* `cbadmin_preStaticSiteExport` : Receives all the export `options` in the intercept data so you can alter the export behavior.
* `cbadmin_postStaticSiteExport` : Receives all the export `options` and also a `results` structure with the following keys: `exportLog:builder, exportDirectory, exportArchive`.  This is a great way to listen for the export and send to S3 for archiving, etc.

> **Warning** Dynamic elements like commenting, searching, etc must require a JavaScript implementation. So make sure you have a static export strategy in place.


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