Pelican maintainer here. I really appreciate all the kind words. Maintaining any open source project can often feel like a thankless task, and so all the positive vibes in this thread mean a great deal to me.

We put a lot of thought and work into Pelican, with the intention of making web publishing as easy and fun as we can make it. We welcome your participation as well, so please don't hesitate to help out and contribute! https://docs.getpelican.com/en/latest/contribute.html