Open Source R Web Development Software

blogdown is an R package that enables the creation and maintenance of static websites and blogs using R Markdown and Hugo (or other static-site generators). Developed by Yihui Xie and team, it provides functions to initialize sites, write posts, manage themes, and deploy with minimal fuss. It seamlessly blends R code chunks and web content, ideal for data storytellers and technical bloggers.

The advanced-shiny repository is a curated collection of practical tips, design patterns, and mini Shiny apps focused on solving real-world challenges in R Shiny applications. The author (Dean Attali) collected many of the “harder” or less-documented tricks he uses or encounters frequently—things like controlling UI behavior dynamically, managing reactive logic, optimizing interactivity, and structuring large Shiny codebases. The repo’s structure includes folders of example apps each implementing a specific trick or pattern (e.g. loading spinners, dynamic UI, hiding/showing UI elements, handling file uploads, URL parameter inputs). Each example is runnable so developers can inspect code and behavior side-by-side. The README acts as a “table of contents” linking to example apps and the contexts in which they are useful (beginner, intermediate, advanced).