I wouldn’t rush to call Jekyll “dead.” We’re at the end of 2025, and I still actively build premium Jekyll themes. What I see in practice is that Jekyll continues to attract people who value stability and clarity — things that many newer tools often fail to provide once the hype wave moves on.
Sure, the ecosystem isn’t as loud or fast-moving as it was years ago, but that’s also the nature of mature software. Jekyll reached a point where it simply works. It still powers plenty of websites, and many users actually like that it doesn’t constantly push them to adopt the latest trend or rewrite their setup every few months.
If we all jump from one “next big static generator” to another, we’ll keep repeating the same cycle where great tools fade away simply because they’re not fashionable anymore. The community’s support and real-world use cases matter far more than hype curves.