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## astro-erudite
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astro-erudite is an opinionated, no-frills static blogging template built with [Astro](https://astro.build/), [Tailwind](https://tailwindcss.com/), and [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/). Extraordinarily loosely based off the [Astro Micro](https://astro-micro.vercel.app/) theme by [trevortylerlee](https://github.com/trevortylerlee).
To learn more about why this template exists, read [The State of Static Blogs in 2024](https://astro-erudite.vercel.app/blog/the-state-of-static-blogs), where I share my take on what constitutes a great blogging template and my goals while developing this one.
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## Technology Stack
This is a list of the various technologies used to build this website:
| Category | Technology Name |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Framework | [Astro](https://astro.build/) |
| Styling | [Tailwind](https://tailwindcss.com) |
| Components | [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) |
| Content | [MDX](https://mdxjs.com/) |
| Syntax Highlighting | [Shiki](https://github.com/shikijs/shiki) + [rehype-pretty-code](https://rehype-pretty.pages.dev/) |
| Graphics | [Figma](https://www.figma.com/) |
| Deployment | [Vercel](https://vercel.com) |
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## Features
- [Astro](https://astro.build/)’s [Islands](https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/islands/) architecture for partial/selective hydration and client-side interactivity while maintaining a fast-to-render static site.
- [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/)’s [Tailwind](https://tailwindcss.com/) color convention for automatic styling across both light and dark themes. Includes accessible, theme-aware UI components for navigation, buttons, etc.
- [rehype-pretty-code](https://rehype-pretty.pages.dev/) with [Shiki](https://github.com/shikijs/shiki) for advanced code block styling, highlighting, and code block titles/captions.
- Blog post authoring using [MDX](https://mdxjs.com/) for component-style content, alongside $\LaTeX$ rendering using [KaTeX](https://katex.org/).
- Astro [View Transitions](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/view-transitions/) in <abbr title="Single Page Application">SPA</abbr> mode for smooth, opt-in animations during route switching.
- SEO optimization with fine-grained control over metadata and [Open Graph](https://ogp.me/) tags for each post.
- [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS) feeds and sitemap generation!
- Supports author profiles (with a dedicated authors page) and adding multiple authors per post.
- Supports project tags (with a dedicated tags page) for easy post categorization and discovery.
## Getting Started
1. Hit “Use this template”, the big green button on the top right, to create a new repository in your own GitHub account with this template.
2. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/[YOUR_USERNAME]/[YOUR_REPO_NAME].git
cd [YOUR_REPO_NAME]
```
3. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
4. Start the development server:
```bash
npm run dev
```
5. Open your browser and visit `http://localhost:1234` to get started. The following commands are also available:
| Command | Description |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `npm run start` | Alias for `npm run dev` |
| `npm run build` | Run type checking and build the project |
| `npm run preview` | Previews the built project |
| `npm run astro` | Run Astro CLI commands |
| `npm run prettier` | Blanket format all files using [Prettier](https://prettier.io/) |
## Customization
### Site Configuration
Edit the `src/consts.ts` file to update your site's metadata, navigation links, and social links:
```typescript
export const SITE: Site = {
TITLE: 'astro-erudite',
DESCRIPTION:
'astro-erudite is a opinionated, no-frills blogging template—built with Astro, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui.',
EMAIL: 'jason@enscribe.dev',
NUM_POSTS_ON_HOMEPAGE: 2,
SITEURL: 'https://astro-erudite.vercel.app',
}
export const NAV_LINKS: Link[] = [
{ href: '/blog', label: 'blog' },
{ href: '/authors', label: 'authors' },
{ href: '/about', label: 'about' },
{ href: '/tags', label: 'tags' },
]
export const SOCIAL_LINKS: Link[] = [
{ href: 'https://github.com/jktrn', label: 'GitHub' },
{ href: 'https://twitter.com/enscry', label: 'Twitter' },
{ href: 'jason@enscribe.dev', label: 'Email' },
{ href: '/rss.xml', label: 'RSS' },
]
```
### Color Palette
Colors are defined in `src/styles/global.css` in [<abbr title="Hue, Saturation, Lightness">HSL</abbr> format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV), using the [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) convention:
```css
@layer base {
:root {
--background: 0 0% 100%;
--foreground: 0 0% 3.9%;
--primary: 0 0% 9%;
--primary-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
--secondary: 0 0% 80.1%;
--secondary-foreground: 0 0% 9%;
--muted: 0 0% 80.1%;
--muted-foreground: 0 0% 45.1%;
--accent: 0 0% 80.1%;
--accent-foreground: 0 0% 9%;
--additive: 112 50% 36%; /* Unique to astro-erudite */
--additive-foreground: 0 0% 98%; /* Unique to astro-erudite */
--destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
--destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
--border: 0 0% 89.8%;
--ring: 0 0% 3.9%;
}
.dark {
/* ... */
}
/* ... */
}
```
## Adding Content
### Blog Posts
Add new blog posts as MDX files in the `src/content/blog/` directory. Use the following frontmatter structure:
```yml
---
title: 'Your Post Title'
description: 'A brief description of your post!'
date: 2024-01-01
tags: ['tag1', 'tag2']
image: './image.png'
authors: ['author1', 'author2']
draft: false
---
```
The blog post schema is defined as follows:
| Field | Type (Zod) | Requirements | Required |
| ------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `title` | `string` | Must be ≤60 characters. | Yes |
| `description` | `string` | Must be ≤155 characters. | Yes |
| `date` | `coerce.date()` | Must be in `YYYY-MM-DD` format. | Yes |
| `image` | `image()` | Must be exactly 1200px × 630px. | Optional |
| `tags` | `string[]` | Preferably use kebab-case for these. | Optional |
| `authors` | `string[]` | If the author has a profile, use the slug associated with their Markdown file in `src/content/authors/` (e.g. if their file is named `jane-doe.md`, use `jane-doe` in the array). | Optional |
| `draft` | `boolean` | Defaults to `false` if not provided. | Optional |
### Authors
Add author information in `src/content/authors/` as Markdown files. A file named `[author-name].md` can be associated with a blog post if `"author-name"` (the slug) is added to the `authors` field:
```yml
---
name: 'enscribe'
pronouns: 'he/him'
avatar: 'https://gravatar.com/avatar/9bfdc4ec972793cf05cb91efce5f4aaaec2a0da1bf4ec34dad0913f1d845faf6.webp?size=256'
bio: 'd(-_-)b'
website: 'https://enscribe.dev'
twitter: 'https://twitter.com/enscry'
github: 'https://github.com/jktrn'
mail: 'jason@enscribe.dev'
---
```
The author schema is defined as follows:
| Field | Type (Zod) | Requirements | Required |
| ---------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `name` | `string` | n/a | Yes |
| `pronouns` | `string` | n/a | Optional |
| `avatar` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. Preferably use [Gravatar](https://en.gravatar.com/site/implement/images/) with the `?size=256` size parameter. | Yes |
| `bio` | `string` | n/a | Optional |
| `mail` | `string.email()` | Must be a valid email address. | Optional |
| `website` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. | Optional |
| `twitter` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. | Optional |
| `github` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. | Optional |
| `linkedin` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. | Optional |
| `discord` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. | Optional |
You can add as many social media links as you want, as long as you adjust the schema! Make sure you also support the new field in the `src/components/SocialIcons.astro` component.
### Projects
Add projects in `src/content/projects/` as Markdown files:
```yml
---
name: 'Project A'
description: 'This is an example project description! You should replace this with a description of your own project.'
tags: ['Framework A', 'Library B', 'Tool C', 'Resource D']
image: '/static/1200x630.png'
link: 'https://example.com'
---
```
The project schema is defined as follows:
| Field | Type (Zod) | Requirements | Required |
| ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `name` | `string` | n/a | Yes |
| `description` | `string` | n/a | Yes |
| `tags` | `string[]` | n/a | Yes |
| `image` | `image()` | Must be exactly 1200px × 630px. | Yes |
| `link` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. | Yes |
## License
This project is open source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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Built with ♥ by [enscribe](https://enscribe.dev)!
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