Hello Astro

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Hello Astro

Hello Astro is a multi purpose Astro starter theme written in Typescript, TailwindCSS and AlpineJS. It supports Markdown and MDX based pages and blog posts.

Overview:

Hello Astro is a full-featured Astro multi-purpose starter theme written in Typescript and TailwindCSS. It supports Markdown and MDX-based pages and blog posts. With its various integrations and features like light/dark modes, category pages, search, diagrams, and math support, Hello Astro can be used for corporate/marketing sites, blogs, documentation sites, and portfolio sites with photo galleries.

Features:

  • Full-featured blog with frontmatter for title, description, author, date, image, and tags.
  • High performance low overhead with minimal Javascript using AlpineJS.
  • Full-text client-based search for blog pages using lunrjs.
  • Index page and individual pages for authors, categories, and tags with pagination.
  • Support for RSS feed, sitemap, and robots.txt.
  • SVG design using resources like unDraw, Hero Patterns, and Iconify.
  • Support for code syntax highlighting.
  • Full SEO support including Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org via JSON-LD.
  • Support for light and dark UI modes according to TailwindCSS recommendation.
  • Customized 404 error page.
  • Display of math equations using KaTeX.
  • Display of diagrams using Mermaid, Markmap, and PlantUML.
  • Display of map at geo coordinates and zoom level using Map component.
  • Calculation and display of reading time for blog posts.
  • Lazy loading of CSS/JS assets for external libraries on a per-page and per-package basis.
  • Photo gallery and lightbox using PhotoSwipe.
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Astro

Astro is the all-in-one web framework designed for speed. Pull your content from anywhere and deploy everywhere, all powered by your favorite UI components and libraries.

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Vite

Vite is a build tool that aims to provide a faster and leaner development experience for modern web projects

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Tailwind

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides pre-defined classes for building responsive and customizable user interfaces.

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Alpine.js

Alpine.js is a lightweight JavaScript framework that simplifies the process of creating dynamic, reactive user interfaces on the web. It uses a declarative syntax that offers a higher level of abstraction compared to vanilla JavaScript, while being more performant and easier to use than jQuery.

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Blog

Blog websites feature posts written by one or more authors, organized by categories and tags, with a section for comments and archives sorted by date or topic. Additional features may include search bar, social media sharing, subscription or RSS feed, about and contact pages, and visual content.

Dark Mode

Dark mode is a user interface option that uses a dark color scheme instead of light. It reduces eye strain and improves visibility in low-light conditions. Implementing dark mode in a website or application involves updating the styles and color palette to support both light and dark modes.

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Eslint

ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.

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MDX

MDX is a format that allows developers to write JSX within Markdown documents, combining the power of React with the simplicity of Markdown. This allows for the creation of dynamic and interactive content that can be easily shared and consumed across different platforms and devices.

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Typescript

TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.