astro-erudite is an opinionated, unstyled 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).
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> [!NOTE]
> 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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## Community Examples
Below are some fantastic examples of websites based on this template. If you wish to add your site to this list, open a pull request!
| Site | Author | Description/Features | Source |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| [enscribe.dev](https://enscribe.dev) | [@jktrn](https://github.com/jktrn) | Heavily modified bento-style homepage with client interactivity, with custom MDX components! | [→](https://github.com/jktrn/enscribe.dev) |
| [emile.sh](https://emile.sh) | [@echoghi](https://github.com/echoghi) | A minimalist personal blog using the [flexoki](https://stephango.com/flexoki) theme | [→](https://github.com/echoghi/v5) |
| [decentparadox.me](https://decentparadox.me) | [@decentparadox](https://github.com/decentparadox) | A heavily customized personal portfolio with a sci-fi theme! | [→](https://github.com/decentparadox/decentparadox.me) |
| [flocto.github.io](https://flocto.github.io/) | [@flocto](https://github.com/flocto) | A slightly modified personal blog | [→](https://github.com/flocto/flocto.github.io) |
| [dumbprism.me](https://www.dumbprism.me/) | [@dumbprism](https://github.com/dumbprism) | A customized portfolio inspired by enscribe's bento grid style adding my gist of UI | [→](https://github.com/dumbprism/dumbprism-portfolio) |
| [hyuki.dev](https://hyuki.dev/) | [@snow0406](https://github.com/snow0406) | A minimalist blog with a blue color scheme, focusing on simplicity! | [→](https://github.com/Snow0406/hyuki.dev) |
| [ldd.cc](https://ldd.cc/) | [@xJoyLu](https://github.com/xjoylu) | The cream of the idlers. | [→](https://ldd.cc/) |
| [rezarezvan.com](https://rezarezvan.com/) | [@rezaarezvan](https://github.com/rezaarezvan) | A academic blog with personal touches :). | [→](https://rezarezvan.com/) |
| [blog.z0x.ca](https://blog.z0x.ca/) | [@z0x](https://z0x.ca) | _Very_ minimal version of erudite, stripping it down to the bare essentials | [→](https://git.z0x.ca/z0x/blog.z0x.ca/) |
| [angelaytchan.net](https://angelaytchan.net/) | [@wispyplant](https://github.com/wispyplant) | An artist portfolio and activities archive | [→](https://github.com/wispyplant/wispyplant.github.io) |
| [kaezr.xyz](https://kaezr.xyz/) | [@kaezrr](https://github.com/kaezrr) | A minimal porfolio and blog website with slight tweaks to the original. | [→](https://github.com/kaezrr/webfolio) |
| [worldwidewong](https://worldwidewong.vercel.app) | [@brendanwong-web](https://github.com/brendanwong-web) | A slightly funky portfolio, blog, and resume site with an added photo gallery. | [→](https://github.com/brendanwong-web/worldwidewong) |
| [bgajjala.dev](https://bgajjala.dev) | [@bgajjala8](https://github.com/bgajjala8) | A minimal blog featuring a paper-color inspired color scheme | [→](https://github.com/bgajjala8/bgajjala.dev) |
| [ankitz007.vercel.app](https://ankitz007.vercel.app) | [@ankitz007](https://github.com/ankitz007) | A personal blog with a few modifications and updates to the original. | [→](https://github.com/ankitz007/webfolio) |
| [sadman.ca](https://sadman.ca) | [@sadmanca](https://github.com/sadmanca) | A customized personal blog with: Goodreads reading progress tracker, SVG thumbnails, custom heading styles, and dynamic media grids (books, movies, etc.) | [→](https://github.com/sadmanca/blogv3) |
| [marcel-to.vercel.app](https://marcel-to.vercel.app) | [@Marcel-TO](https://github.com/Marcel-TO) | A content‑driven personal portfolio showcasing software projects, deep–dive blog series and multi-part project documentation. | [→](https://github.com/Marcel-TO/marcel-to-website) |
| [merox.dev](https://merox.dev) | [@meroxdotdev](https://github.com/meroxdotdev) | A technical blog focused on DevOps automation and homelab infrastructure | [→](https://github.com/meroxdotdev/merox) |
## Features
- [Astro](https://astro.build/)'s [Islands](https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/islands/) architecture for selective hydration and client-side interactivity while maintaining fast static site rendering.
- [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) with [Tailwind](https://tailwindcss.com/) color conventions for automatic light and dark theme styling. Features accessible, theme-aware UI components for navigation, buttons, and more.
- [Expressive Code](https://expressive-code.com/) for enhanced code block styling, syntax highlighting, and code block titles.
- Blog authoring with [MDX](https://mdxjs.com/) for component-rich content and $\LaTeX$ math rendering via [KaTeX](https://katex.org/).
- Astro [View Transitions](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/view-transitions/) in SPA mode for smooth route animations.
- SEO optimization with granular metadata and [Open Graph](https://ogp.me/) tag control for each post.
- [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS) feed and sitemap generation.
- Subpost support for breaking long content into digestible parts and organizing related series.
- Author profiles with a dedicated authors page and multi-author post support.
- Project tags with a dedicated tags page for post categorization and discovery.
- Custom Callout component variants for enhanced technical writing.
## Technology Stack
This is a list of the various technologies used to build this template:
| 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/) |
| Codeblocks | [Expressive Code](https://expressive-code.com/), [Shiki](https://github.com/shikijs/shiki) |
| Graphics | [Figma](https://www.figma.com/) |
| Deployment | [Vercel](https://vercel.com) |
## 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:
```ts
export const SITE: Site = {
title: 'astro-erudite',
description: // ...
href: 'https://astro-erudite.vercel.app',
featuredPostCount: 2,
postsPerPage: 3,
}
export const NAV_LINKS: SocialLink[] = [
{
href: '/blog',
label: 'blog',
},
// ...
]
export const SOCIAL_LINKS: SocialLink[] = [
{
href: 'https://github.com/jktrn',
label: 'GitHub',
},
// ...
]
```
### Color Palette
Colors are defined in `src/styles/global.css` in [OKLCH format](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value/oklch), using the [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) convention:
```css
:root {
--background: oklch(1 0 0);
--foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--primary: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--secondary: oklch(0.97 0 0);
--secondary-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--muted: oklch(0.97 0 0);
--muted-foreground: oklch(0.556 0 0);
--accent: oklch(0.97 0 0);
--accent-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--destructive: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
--border: oklch(0.922 0 0);
--ring: oklch(0.708 0 0);
}
[data-theme='dark'] {
/* ... */
}
```
### Favicons
Favicons are generated using [RealFaviconGenerator](https://realfavicongenerator.net/). To adjust the favicons, replace the files in the `public/` directory (such as `favicon.ico`, `favicon.svg`, `apple-touch-icon.png`, etc.) with your own. After updating the favicon files, you'll also need to adjust the references in `src/components/Favicons.astro` to match your new favicon filenames and paths:
```html
```
## 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` | Should be ≤60 characters. | Yes |
| `description` | `string` | Should be ≤155 characters. | Yes |
| `date` | `coerce.date()` | Must be in `YYYY-MM-DD` format. | Yes |
| `order` | `number` | Sort order for subposts with the same `date`. Defaults to `0` if not provided. | Optional |
| `image` | `image()` | Should be exactly 1200px × 630px. | Optional |
| `tags` | `string[]` | Preferably use kebab-case for these. | Optional |
| `authors` | `string[]` | If the author has a profile, use the id 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 id) 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()` or `string.startsWith('/')` | Should be either a valid URL or a path starting with `/`. 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 |
> [!TIP]
> 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'
startDate: '2024-01-01'
endDate: '2024-01-01'
---
```
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()` | Should be exactly 1200px × 630px. | Yes |
| `link` | `string.url()` | Must be a valid URL. | Yes |
| `startDate` | `coerce.date()` | Must be in `YYYY-MM-DD` format. | Optional |
| `endDate` | `coerce.date()` | Must be in `YYYY-MM-DD` format. | Optional |
## License
This project is open source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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