>Doesn't this mean that I have to type a bunch of boilerplate every time I create a new blog post? > >My simple answer is: just copy it. My more advanced answer is this: > >1. Make blog posts and pages self-contained – in other words, have each post or page reside in its own folder, with its own scripts and stylesheets. > >2. When you want to write another post or page, copy the folder of an already existing post or page and edit it. > >3. If you find the previous step too much work, write a shell script that copies the directory and removes the old content for you.

Shell script eh ... OK - that'll work ...

And now you want to adjust your style and have it apply it to all your existing page. Another shell script? That'll work, though you're on your way in recreating a static site generator.