# Site Relaunched -- 2026. Django! Relaunching this site. More polished, more powerful. 2026-09-26 :: Leo Blanchette ![From Hugo to Django](https://switchboardtechservices.com/media/assets/2026/09/hugo-django.webp) We've moved from Hugo to Django! Now the site is superpowered! The time has come to upgrade Switchboard Tech Services to [Django framework](https://www.djangoproject.com/). Previously, in the interest of beauty, simplicity, speed, and longevity I had used Hugo, which generates strict HTML websites. But in the interest of scaling and having more website functionality, I chose to use Django. This will allow me to add all kinds of new features to the main website: Automated Kirksville updates and responsive info, being one. ## Why not something like Wordpress? Wordpress has lots of power, but does not scale well. Also it's very consumer oriented. Every plugin comes with an upsell and -- dare I say -- spam. Creating a good Wordpress site requires some foresight on where you are going with your site. It's a great swiss-army-knife (I use it all the time) but for specialization, custom designs are better. This is where Django fits best. ## My Discovery of Django Back in the day when I was learning Python, I loved python's power to do such large varieties of tasks easily. Whereas PHP, my former language, was very much web-only and had many limitations. When I discovered Python could run websites, this was an amazing time for me. Because with Python you get: - Speed - Automation and ongoing processes - More intelligent services - Tighter control ## The Future of [SwitchboardTechServices.com](http://SwitchboardTechServices.com) ... My hope for this website is that it will eventually cover most of Kirksville's subjects and indeed be an online tech service for local events and systems. But for now, we start small. Leo wrote an update. - Categories: [Web Design](https://switchboardtechservices.com/updates/categories/web-design/) - Tags: [#Site Launch](https://switchboardtechservices.com/updates/tags/site-launch/) [Updates RSS](https://switchboardtechservices.com/feeds/updates.xml "Subscribe using an RSS reader") ![Leo Blanchette](https://switchboardtechservices.com/static/images/profile_pic.png) ## Leo Blanchette **Independent technology from Northeast Missouri** I write about Linux, privacy, software, web technology, and independent projects. Practical knowledge, original experiments, and independent publishing. --- Canonical URL: https://switchboardtechservices.com/updates/site-relaunch-2026/ Language: en-us Content type: update Author: Leo Blanchette Published: 2026-09-26T16:22:55+00:00 Modified: 2026-10-03T22:29:48+00:00 Description: Looking into the Switchboard Tech Services LLC relaunch of 2026.