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-                    <time datetime="2024.10.15.">2024.10.15.</time>
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/" target="">First beta release</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        <div class="post card">
+                
+            
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.17.">2024.10.17.</time>
                      &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
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                 <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/" target="">Last alpha release</a></h2>
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-                <p>2 articles</p>
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             <h1>Tibor Bödecs</h1>
             <hr>
             <p>CEO @ Binary Birds</p>
-            <p>2 articles</p>
+            <p>3 articles</p>
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-                    <time datetime="2024.10.15.">2024.10.15.</time>
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/" target="">First beta release</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        
+            <div class="post card">
+                
+            
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.17.">2024.10.17.</time>
                      &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
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                 <a href="https://toucansites.com/docs/deployment/">Deployment</a>
                 
-                <h1>GitHub Pages</h1><hr><p>Toucan-based websites can be hosted for free using GitHub Pages. Follow these steps to set up your site:</p><ol><li>Create a repository for your website on GitHub.</li><li>Place all your source files into an src directory within the repository.</li><li>Run the <code>toucan generate</code> command to generate your site.</li><li>Commit and push the generated files to your repository.</li><li>Navigate to the repository’s <strong>Settings</strong> > <strong>Pages</strong> section.</li><li>In the Pages settings, select the directory containing the generated site files.</li></ol><p>Once done, your site should be live on GitHub Pages.</p><p>Fore more information, visit the following guides:</p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/pages/quickstart" target="_blank">Quickstart for GitHub Pages</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/creating-a-github-pages-site" target="_blank">Creating a GitHub Pages site</a></li></ul>
+                <h1>GitHub Pages</h1><hr><p>Toucan-based websites can be hosted for free using GitHub Pages. Follow these steps to set up your site:</p><ol><li>Create a repository for your website on GitHub.</li><li>Place all your source files into an src directory within the repository.</li><li>Run the <code>toucan generate</code> command to generate your site.</li><li>Commit and push the generated files to your repository.</li><li>Navigate to the repository’s <strong>Settings</strong> > <strong>Pages</strong> section.</li><li>In the Pages settings, select the directory containing the generated site files.</li></ol><p>Once done, your site should be live on GitHub Pages.</p><p>For more information, visit the following guides:</p><ul><li><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/pages/quickstart" target="_blank">Quickstart for GitHub Pages</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/creating-a-github-pages-site" target="_blank">Creating a GitHub Pages site</a></li></ul>
     
     
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                 <h1>Commands</h1><hr><p>Toucan includes three built-in subcommands to generate static sites: <em>generate</em>, <em>watch</em>, and <em>serve</em>.</p><h2 id="generate">Generate</h2><p>The <code>generate</code> command builds static files from the source folder. The static site will be available in a destination directory, which can be customized. Additionally, the site’s base URL can be overridden, which is useful for local development.</p><pre><code class="language-sh">toucan generate ./src ./docs --base-url http://localhost:3000/
-</code></pre><h2 id="watch">Watch</h2><p>The <code>watch</code> command monitors a source directory for changes and automatically rebuilds the distribution files, regenerating the site whenever changes are detected.</p><blockquote><p>Please note that the <code>watch</code> command is only available on macOS during the alpha release.​</p></blockquote><pre><code class="language-sh">toucan watch ./src ./docs --base-url http://localhost:3000/
+</code></pre><h2 id="watch">Watch</h2><p>The <code>watch</code> command monitors a source directory for changes and automatically rebuilds the distribution files, regenerating the site whenever changes are detected.</p><blockquote><p>Please note that the <code>watch</code> command is only available on macOS during the beta release.​</p></blockquote><pre><code class="language-sh">toucan watch ./src ./docs --base-url http://localhost:3000/
 </code></pre><h2 id="serve">Serve</h2><p>The serve command starts a web server to serve a specified directory. It allows serving a folder with an optional port number. By default, your site will be accessible at <code>http://localhost:3000/</code> if run as follows:</p><pre><code class="language-sh">toucan serve ./docs -h localhost -p 3000
 toucan serve ./docs --host localhost --port 3000
 </code></pre><p>You can specify a hostname and port parameter to bind your web server to a given address. This allows you to preview your website at http://localhost:3000/.</p>
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-                <h1>Docs</h1><p>Toucan is currently released as an <a href="https://github.com/binarybirds/toucan" target="_blank">alpha-version</a>.</p><p>Welcome to the Toucan user docs. This page is currently work in progress. We’re going to provide the documentation for our static site during the upcoming weeks. Thank you very much for your patience. 🙏</p><p>Don’t hesitate to <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> if you have any questions.</p>
+                <h1>Docs</h1><p>Toucan is currently released as an <a href="https://github.com/binarybirds/toucan" target="_blank">beta-version</a>.</p><p>Welcome to the Toucan user docs. This page is currently work in progress. We’re going to provide the documentation for our static site during the upcoming weeks. Thank you very much for your patience. 🙏</p><p>Don’t hesitate to <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> if you have any questions.</p>
     
                 
     
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-                <h1>Installation</h1><p>During the alpha release, Toucan is available only for macOS and Linux. Windows support will be coming soon.</p>
+                <h1>Installation</h1><p>During the beta release, Toucan is available only for macOS and Linux. Windows support will be coming soon.</p>
             
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                 <a href="https://toucansites.com/docs/installation/">Installation</a>
                 
-                <h1>Linux</h1><hr><p>During the alpha release, Toucan can be installed on Linux by compiling from source.</p><p>Please note that the <code>watch</code> command is not fully supported yet, but this feature will be available on Linux in a future release.</p><h2 id="quick-install">Quick install</h2><p>Here’s a quick snippet to install Toucan on Linux. Run the following commands, ensuring that Swift 5.10 or later is installed on your machine beforehand.</p><pre><code class="language-swift"># clone the repository & install toucan
+                <h1>Linux</h1><hr><p>During the beta release, Toucan can be installed on Linux by compiling from source.</p><p>Please note that the <code>watch</code> command is not fully supported yet, but this feature will be available on Linux in a future release.</p><h2 id="quick-install">Quick install</h2><p>Here’s a quick snippet to install Toucan on Linux. Run the following commands, ensuring that Swift 5.10 or later is installed on your machine beforehand.</p><pre><code class="language-swift"># clone the repository & install toucan
 git clone https://github.com/toucansites/toucan.git
 cd toucan
 make install
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                 <a href="https://toucansites.com/docs/installation/">Installation</a>
                 
-                <h1>macOS</h1><hr><p>During the alpha release, Toucan can be installed on macOS by compiling from source. Support for <a href="https://brew.sh/" target="_blank">Brew</a> and <a href="https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint" target="_blank">Mint</a> package managers is coming soon.</p><h2 id="quick-install">Quick install</h2><p>Here’s a quick snippet to install Toucan on macOS. Simply run the following commands. Please note that both Swift and Xcode must be installed on your machine before executing the commands.</p><pre><code class="language-swift"># clone the repository & install toucan
+                <h1>macOS</h1><hr><p>During the beta release, Toucan can be installed on macOS by compiling from source. Support for <a href="https://brew.sh/" target="_blank">Brew</a> and <a href="https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint" target="_blank">Mint</a> package managers is coming soon.</p><h2 id="quick-install">Quick install</h2><p>Here’s a quick snippet to install Toucan on macOS. Simply run the following commands. Please note that both Swift and Xcode must be installed on your machine before executing the commands.</p><pre><code class="language-swift"># clone the repository & install toucan
 git clone https://github.com/toucansites/toucan.git
 cd toucan
 make install
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                 <a href="https://toucansites.com/docs/installation/">Installation</a>
                 
-                <h1>Windows</h1><hr><p>Toucan is available for <a href="/docs/installation/macos/">macOS</a> and <a href="/docs/installation/linux/">Linux</a> during the alpha release, with Windows support coming soon.</p><p>If you’d like to help improve Toucan on Windows, consider submitting a PR to the project’s repository on <a href="https://github.com/toucansites/toucan/pulls" target="_blank">GitHub</a>. 🙏</p>
+                <h1>Windows</h1><hr><p>Toucan is available for <a href="/docs/installation/macos/">macOS</a> and <a href="/docs/installation/linux/">Linux</a> during the beta release, with Windows support coming soon.</p><p>If you’d like to help improve Toucan on Windows, consider submitting a PR to the project’s repository on <a href="https://github.com/toucansites/toucan/pulls" target="_blank">GitHub</a>. 🙏</p>
     
     
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-</code></pre><p>Content types, including pagination and property validation, are still subject to change during the alpha and beta release cycles.</p><p>Additional documentation will be provided once this feature is stabilized.</p>
+</code></pre><p>Content types, including pagination and property validation, are still subject to change during beta release cycle.</p><p>Additional documentation will be provided once this feature is stabilized.</p>
     
     
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-                <h1>Toucan templates</h1><hr><p>The templates are being standardized in preparation for the 1.0.0 release. This document outlines the structure of the template files used during the alpha and beta release cycles.</p><h2 id="top-level-templates">Top-level templates</h2><p>There are a few top level templates that most of the themes will include inside the <code>themes/default/templates</code> folder:</p><pre><code class="language-sh">html.mustache
+                <h1>Toucan templates</h1><hr><p>The templates are being standardized in preparation for the 1.0.0 release. This document outlines the structure of the template files used during the beta release cycle.</p><h2 id="top-level-templates">Top-level templates</h2><p>There are a few top level templates that most of the themes will include inside the <code>themes/default/templates</code> folder:</p><pre><code class="language-sh">html.mustache
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+    <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and (device-width: 1024px) and (device-height: 1366px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation: portrait)" href="/splash/2048x2732~dark.png">
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+    <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and (device-width: 834px) and (device-height: 1112px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation: portrait)" href="/splash/1668x2224~dark.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and (device-width: 320px) and (device-height: 568px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation: portrait)" href="/splash/640x1136~dark.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and (device-width: 834px) and (device-height: 1194px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation: portrait)" href="/splash/1668x2388~dark.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation: landscape)" href="/splash/2048x1536~dark.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation: portrait)" href="/splash/1536x2048~dark.png">
+    <link
+        rel="stylesheet"
+        href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/11.9.0/styles/github.min.css"
+        media="(prefers-color-scheme: light), (prefers-color-scheme: no-preference)">
+    <link
+        rel="stylesheet"
+        href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/11.9.0/styles/github-dark.min.css"
+        media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"
+    >
+
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/11.9.0/highlight.min.js"></script>
+    <script>hljs.highlightAll();</script>
+
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+    <header id="navigation">
+        <a href="/">
+            <picture>
+                <img
+                    src="/images/logos/logo.png"
+                    alt="Logo of Toucan"
+                    title="Toucan"
+                >
+            </picture>
+        </a>
+        <nav>
+            <input type="checkbox" id="primary-menu-button" name="menu-button" class="menu-button">
+            <label for="primary-menu-button">
+                <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
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+                    <line x1="3" y1="18" x2="21" y2="18"></line>
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+            </label>
+            <div class="menu-items">
+                <a href="/news/">News</a>
+            <a href="/docs/">Docs</a>
+            <a href="/faq/">FAQ</a>
+            <a href="/showcases/">Showcases</a>
+            <a href="/contact/">Contact</a>
+            </div>
+        </nav>
+    </header>
+
+    <main id="page-container">
+    <article class="post">
+        
+        <header>
+            
+            <div class="meta">
+                <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                 &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+            </div>
+            <h1>First beta release</h1>
+            <hr>
+            <p class="excerpt">Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+            
+            
+        </header>
+    
+        <section>
+        
+        <p>Toucan is now ready for <a href="https://github.com/toucansites/toucan/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta.1" target="_blank">beta</a> testing. During this phase, the focus will be on bug fixes and overall quality-of-life improvements.</p><p>A significant change from version 1.0.0-alpha.3 is the introduction of custom block directives. More details about this feature can be found in the corresponding <a href="/docs/themes/block-directives/">documentation</a> section.</p><p>Another new feature is the init command, which assists in bootstrapping the creation of a static website. Simply run <code>toucan init</code> to get started.</p><p>This is a great time to start building your own site with Toucan. The team is eager to see the projects created using our static site generator.</p><p>Check out the sample repositories for inspiration and start building your own site or theme with Toucan:</p><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/theswiftdev/blog" target="_blank">The.Swift.Dev</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/toucansites/website" target="_blank">toucansites.com</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/toucansites/minimal-example" target="_blank">Minimal example</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/swift-on-server/site/" target="_blank">Swift on Server</a></li></ul><p>We hope you find Toucan easy to use, and we greatly value your feedback. 🙏</p>
+            
+        </section>
+        
+        <footer class="grid grid-221">
+            <div class="author-list">
+                <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                <img class="medium rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                </a>
+            </div>
+            <div class="tag-list">
+                <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+            </div>
+        </footer>
+        
+        <section>
+        <h4>Related articles</h4>
+        <br>
+        <div class="grid grid-221">
+            <div class="post card">
+                
+            
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.17.">2024.10.17.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/" target="">Last alpha release</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Toucan 1.0.0-alpha.3 is now released, this article will help you to understand the changes and to migrate your site from alpha 2.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        <div class="post card">
+                
+            
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.09.30.">2024.09.30.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">2 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/" target="">Toucan is now ready for alpha testing</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Here’s how you can try out Toucan, our brand-new static site generator, developed entirely in Swift.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        </section>
+    
+    </article>
+    
+    <div class="fixed-toc">
+    <aside>
+    </aside>
+    </div>
+    
+    </main>
+
+    <footer id="site-footer">
+        <div class="grid grid-421">
+    
+            <div>
+                <h4>Menu</h4>
+                <ul>
+                    <li><a href="/news/">News</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="/docs/">Docs</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="/faq/">FAQ</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="/showcases/">Showcases</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+                </p>
+            </div>
+            
+            <div>
+                <h4>Links</h4>
+                <li><a href="https://github.com/binarybirds/">GitHub</a></li>
+                <li><a href="https://binarybirds.com/">Binary Birds</a></li>
+                <li><a href="https://x.com/tiborbodecs">tiborbodecs</a></li>
+                <li><a href="/rss.xml" target="_blank">RSS</a></li>
+                <li><a href="/sitemap.xml" target="_blank">Sitemap</a></li>
+            </div>
+            
+            
+            <div>
+                <picture>
+                    <img
+                        id="logo-image"
+                        src="/images/logos/logo.png"
+                        alt="Logo of Toucan"
+                        title="Toucan"
+                    >
+                </picture>
+            </div>
+            
+            <div>
+                <h4>Toucan</h4>
+                <p><small>This site was generated<br>using <a href="https://swift.org/" target="_blank">Swift</a> & <a href="https://github.com/binarybirds/toucan/" target="_blank">Toucan</a>.</small></p>
+                <small><br>
+                    Binary Birds Kft.<br>
+                    &copy; 2023 - 2024<br>
+                    <a href="https://github.com/toucansites/website/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank">MIT License</a></small>
+            </div>
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+        </div>
+    </footer>
+
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+
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-                <time datetime="2024.10.15.">2024.10.15.</time>
+                <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                 &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+            </div>
+            <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/" target="">First beta release</a></h2>
+            <hr>
+            <p>Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+            
+            <div class="grid grid-221">
+                <div class="author-list">
+                    <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                    <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+                
+                <div class="tag-list">
+                    <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
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+    <div class="post card">
+            
+        
+            <div class="meta">
+                <time datetime="2024.10.17.">2024.10.17.</time>
                  &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
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             <h1>Last alpha release</h1>
@@ -210,6 +210,29 @@ <h4>Related articles</h4>
             <div class="post card">
                 <span class="featured">featured</span>
             
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/" target="">First beta release</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        <div class="post card">
+                
+            
                 <div class="meta">
                     <time datetime="2024.09.30.">2024.09.30.</time>
                      &middot; <span class="reading-time">2 min read</span>
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-                    <time datetime="2024.10.15.">2024.10.15.</time>
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/" target="">First beta release</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        <div class="post card">
+                
+            
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.17.">2024.10.17.</time>
                      &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
                 </div>
                 <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/" target="">Last alpha release</a></h2>
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                 </a>
                 <h2><a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">Tibor Bödecs</a></h2>
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+                <p>3 articles</p>
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-    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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+    <title><![CDATA[ First beta release ]]></title>
+    <description><![CDATA[ Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements. ]]></description>
+    <link>https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/</link>
+    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ Last alpha release ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Toucan 1.0.0-alpha.3 is now released, this article will help you to understand the changes and to migrate your site from alpha 2. ]]></description>
     <link>https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/</link>
-    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 </item>
 <item>
     <guid isPermaLink="true">https://toucansites.com/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/</guid>
diff --git a/docs/sitemap.xml b/docs/sitemap.xml
index ce24834..268cb21 100644
--- a/docs/sitemap.xml
+++ b/docs/sitemap.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/contact/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/content-management/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/content-management/markdown/</loc>
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/getting-started/basics/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/getting-started/commands/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/getting-started/site-index/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/installation/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/installation/linux/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/installation/macos/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/installation/windows/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/integrations/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/integrations/syntax-highlight/</loc>
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/themes/block-directives/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/themes/content-types/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/themes/mustache-templates/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/themes/theme-assets/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/docs/themes/toucan-templates/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/faq/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-21</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/news/</loc>
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <loc>https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/</loc>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/</loc>
-        <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
+        <lastmod>2024-10-22</lastmod>
         <loc>https://toucansites.com/introducing-toucan-a-new-markdown-based-static-site-generator/</loc>
         <lastmod>2024-10-17</lastmod>
     </url>
diff --git a/docs/tags/index.html b/docs/tags/index.html
index 19758f8..3620a5f 100644
--- a/docs/tags/index.html
+++ b/docs/tags/index.html
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ <h2><a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/news/">News</a></h2>
             </div>
         <div class="card centered">
                 <h2><a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/">Releases</a></h2>
-                <p>2 articles</p>
+                <p>3 articles</p>
             </div>
         
         </div>
diff --git a/docs/tags/releases/index.html b/docs/tags/releases/index.html
index 44839ca..99a9c87 100644
--- a/docs/tags/releases/index.html
+++ b/docs/tags/releases/index.html
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
             <h1>Releases</h1>
             <hr>
             <p>Toucan updates and releases.</p>
-            <p>2 articles</p>
+            <p>3 articles</p>
         </header>
     
         
@@ -170,7 +170,30 @@ <h1>Releases</h1>
                 <span class="featured">featured</span>
             
                 <div class="meta">
-                    <time datetime="2024.10.15.">2024.10.15.</time>
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/" target="">First beta release</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        <div class="post card">
+                
+            
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.17.">2024.10.17.</time>
                      &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
                 </div>
                 <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/" target="">Last alpha release</a></h2>
@@ -190,7 +213,7 @@ <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/" target="
                 </div>
             </div>
         <div class="post card">
-                <span class="featured">featured</span>
+                
             
                 <div class="meta">
                     <time datetime="2024.09.30.">2024.09.30.</time>
diff --git a/docs/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.html b/docs/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.html
index 9540c88..695d70c 100644
--- a/docs/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.html
+++ b/docs/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.html
@@ -232,7 +232,30 @@ <h4>Related articles</h4>
                 <span class="featured">featured</span>
             
                 <div class="meta">
-                    <time datetime="2024.10.15.">2024.10.15.</time>
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.22.">2024.10.22.</time>
+                     &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
+                </div>
+                <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/first-beta-release/" target="">First beta release</a></h2>
+                <hr>
+                <p>Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements.</p>
+                
+                <div class="grid grid-221">
+                    <div class="author-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/authors/tibor-bodecs/">
+                        <img class="small rounded" src="/assets/authors/tibor-bodecs/tibor-bodecs.jpg" alt="Tibor Bödecs">
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="tag-list">
+                        <a href="https://toucansites.com/tags/releases/"><small>Releases</small></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        <div class="post card">
+                
+            
+                <div class="meta">
+                    <time datetime="2024.10.17.">2024.10.17.</time>
                      &middot; <span class="reading-time">1 min read</span>
                 </div>
                 <h2 class="title"><a href="https://toucansites.com/last-alpha-release/" target="">Last alpha release</a></h2>
diff --git a/src/contents/blog/articles/first-beta-release/index.md b/src/contents/blog/articles/first-beta-release/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd625d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contents/blog/articles/first-beta-release/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+type: post
+title: "First beta release"
+description: "Toucan 1.0.0-beta.1 has been released, featuring custom block directives and other minor enhancements."
+publication: "2024-10-22 00:00:00"
+tags: 
+    - releases
+authors:
+    - tibor-bodecs
+featured: true
+---
+
+Toucan is now ready for [beta](https://github.com/toucansites/toucan/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta.1) testing. During this phase, the focus will be on bug fixes and overall quality-of-life improvements.
+
+A significant change from version 1.0.0-alpha.3 is the introduction of custom block directives. More details about this feature can be found in the corresponding [documentation](/docs/themes/block-directives/) section.
+
+Another new feature is the init command, which assists in bootstrapping the creation of a static website. Simply run `toucan init` to get started.
+
+This is a great time to start building your own site with Toucan. The team is eager to see the projects created using our static site generator.
+
+Check out the sample repositories for inspiration and start building your own site or theme with Toucan:
+
+- [The.Swift.Dev](https://github.com/theswiftdev/blog)
+- [toucansites.com](https://github.com/toucansites/website)
+- [Minimal example](https://github.com/toucansites/minimal-example)
+- [Swift on Server](https://github.com/swift-on-server/site/)
+
+We hope you find Toucan easy to use, and we greatly value your feedback. 🙏
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/contents/blog/articles/last-alpha-release/index.md b/src/contents/blog/articles/last-alpha-release/index.md
index a421ce0..105cfc5 100644
--- a/src/contents/blog/articles/last-alpha-release/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/blog/articles/last-alpha-release/index.md
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 type: post
 title: "Last alpha release"
 description: "Toucan 1.0.0-alpha.3 is now released, this article will help you to understand the changes and to migrate your site from alpha 2."
-publication: "2024-10-15 00:00:00"
+publication: "2024-10-17 00:00:00"
 tags: 
     - releases
 authors:
     - tibor-bodecs
-featured: true
+featured: false
 ---
 
 The alpha testing phase for Toucan is now finished with the release of the final alpha version, [1.0.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/toucansites/toucan/releases). We are preparing to begin the beta release cycle shortly.
diff --git a/src/contents/blog/articles/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.md b/src/contents/blog/articles/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.md
index 960dc12..798b83c 100644
--- a/src/contents/blog/articles/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/blog/articles/toucan-is-now-ready-for-alpha-testing/index.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags:
     - releases
 authors:
     - tibor-bodecs
-featured: true
+featured: false
 ---
 
 ## What is Toucan?
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/getting-started/commands/index.md b/src/contents/docs/getting-started/commands/index.md
index c366b5d..bfff895 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/getting-started/commands/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/getting-started/commands/index.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ toucan generate ./src ./docs --base-url http://localhost:3000/
 
 The `watch` command monitors a source directory for changes and automatically rebuilds the distribution files, regenerating the site whenever changes are detected.
 
-> Please note that the `watch` command is only available on macOS during the alpha release.​
+> Please note that the `watch` command is only available on macOS during the beta release.​
 
 ```sh
 toucan watch ./src ./docs --base-url http://localhost:3000/
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/index.md b/src/contents/docs/index.md
index deb50ed..2c6dcb3 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/index.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ template: docs.home
 
 # Docs
 
-Toucan is currently released as an [alpha-version](https://github.com/binarybirds/toucan).
+Toucan is currently released as an [beta-version](https://github.com/binarybirds/toucan).
 
 Welcome to the Toucan user docs. This page is currently work in progress. We're going to provide the documentation for our static site during the upcoming weeks. Thank you very much for your patience. 🙏
 
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/installation/index.md b/src/contents/docs/installation/index.md
index 87d8ec5..31cc465 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/installation/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/installation/index.md
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ order: 1
 
 # Installation
 
-During the alpha release, Toucan is available only for macOS and Linux. Windows support will be coming soon.
+During the beta release, Toucan is available only for macOS and Linux. Windows support will be coming soon.
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/installation/linux/index.md b/src/contents/docs/installation/linux/index.md
index 95a0a14..12d1f3a 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/installation/linux/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/installation/linux/index.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ order: 2
 # Linux
 ---
 
-During the alpha release, Toucan can be installed on Linux by compiling from source. 
+During the beta release, Toucan can be installed on Linux by compiling from source. 
 
 Please note that the `watch` command is not fully supported yet, but this feature will be available on Linux in a future release.
 
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/installation/macos/index.md b/src/contents/docs/installation/macos/index.md
index e764135..99deeca 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/installation/macos/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/installation/macos/index.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ order: 1
 # macOS
 ---
 
-During the alpha release, Toucan can be installed on macOS by compiling from source. Support for [Brew](https://brew.sh/) and [Mint](https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint) package managers is coming soon.
+During the beta release, Toucan can be installed on macOS by compiling from source. Support for [Brew](https://brew.sh/) and [Mint](https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint) package managers is coming soon.
 
 ## Quick install
 
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/installation/windows/index.md b/src/contents/docs/installation/windows/index.md
index 3a05dc7..3b5c662 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/installation/windows/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/installation/windows/index.md
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ order: 3
 # Windows
 ---
 
-Toucan is available for [macOS](/docs/installation/macos/) and [Linux](/docs/installation/linux/) during the alpha release, with Windows support coming soon.
+Toucan is available for [macOS](/docs/installation/macos/) and [Linux](/docs/installation/linux/) during the beta release, with Windows support coming soon.
 
 If you'd like to help improve Toucan on Windows, consider submitting a PR to the project's repository on [GitHub](https://github.com/toucansites/toucan/pulls). 🙏
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/themes/content-types/index.md b/src/contents/docs/themes/content-types/index.md
index 3834233..7daffa3 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/themes/content-types/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/themes/content-types/index.md
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ context:
 
 ```
 
-Content types, including pagination and property validation, are still subject to change during the alpha and beta release cycles. 
+Content types, including pagination and property validation, are still subject to change during beta release cycle. 
 
 Additional documentation will be provided once this feature is stabilized.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/contents/docs/themes/toucan-templates/index.md b/src/contents/docs/themes/toucan-templates/index.md
index c0e6952..72fbcb5 100644
--- a/src/contents/docs/themes/toucan-templates/index.md
+++ b/src/contents/docs/themes/toucan-templates/index.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ order: 5
 # Toucan templates
 ---
 
-The templates are being standardized in preparation for the 1.0.0 release. This document outlines the structure of the template files used during the alpha and beta release cycles.
+The templates are being standardized in preparation for the 1.0.0 release. This document outlines the structure of the template files used during the beta release cycle.
 
 ## Top-level templates