SSG (Static Site Generation)
Static Site Generation
A technology that pre-builds every page of a website in advance so it can be displayed instantly when accessed.
In Simple Terms
SSG is a setup where every page of a website is fully built ahead of time and kept ready to view at any moment. Because pages are handed over the instant they're requested, there's almost no waiting, so everything feels fast and snappy. It's often used for things like company introduction pages that rarely change.
Behind the Name
SSG is short for "Static Site Generation." Static means "unchanging," site refers to a website, and generation means "creation" or "building." It's named this way because every page is fully prepared and built in advance.
Take a Closer Look!
SSG is a mechanism that delivers pre-built page data straight to the user's screen when a website is displayed.
With many traditional websites, the server assembles the page data on the spot the moment a user accesses it, but with SSG, every page is already complete from the start.
Because everything is prepared in advance, the waiting time when a user opens the site is dramatically reduced.
Since the server only has to send data that's already finished, the site is less likely to slow down even when many people access it at once, and it also puts less strain on the server.
Simply put, it's less like a restaurant that starts cooking only after taking your order, and more like a shop that sells ready-made boxed lunches lined up on the counter.
It's widely used on websites where the same content is shown to everyone regardless of who views it or when, such as news article pages, company profile sites, and personal blogs.