Built-in dynamic blog routes ([...page].astro, [post].astro), including breadcrumbs and pagination
AstroStarter
astro-starter-theme — Astro Starter Template
By C-ArenA
An accessible blog starter template built on Astro, with Tailwind CSS, Markdown/MDX example pages, and a variety of accessible components.
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Provides accessible components such as SkipLinks, keyboard-operable navigation, and a responsive toggle button
Integrates Tailwind CSS and provides utility classes for breakpoints, buttons, fonts, and more in src/assets/scss/base
Supports Markdown and MDX, with example pages and a custom 404 page
Integrates ESLint's jsx-a11y strict rules and Prettier (with Astro and Tailwind plugins)
Includes a dark mode toggle, screen-reader-only text classes, and prefers-reduced-motion handling
Template Details
This is an Astro starter template for blogs, with a focus on SEO and accessibility (a11y). It provides ready-to-use page structures and components, including dynamic blog listing and article pages, a custom 404, Markdown and MDX examples, and a Tailwind CSS-based styling foundation.
For accessibility, the template includes semantic landmarks such as header, main, footer, section, and nav, a skip link component, keyboard-operable navigation (arrow keys and Esc), a responsive mobile toggle button, dark mode toggle (including system preference), screen-reader-only text classes, and animation handling that respects prefers-reduced-motion. It also provides components such as Accordion, Breadcrumb, Modal, and Pagination, and integrates ESLint's jsx-a11y strict accessibility rules and Prettier (with Astro and Tailwind plugins).
The template uses astro-icon for icons and provides utility classes for breakpoints, buttons, fonts, reset, and outline in src/assets/scss/base. The README mentions the use of View Transitions and notes that you should refer to the Astro documentation for their accessibility considerations. The repository is licensed under MIT, and this version of the code may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed for free, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification, and external services such as hosting may incur costs.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a blog site with a focus on accessibility and SEO
- Quickly starting with Astro and Tailwind CSS and reusing ready-made components
- Needing Markdown/MDX content examples and dynamic article routing as a development starting point
- Wanting to reference accessibility implementations such as keyboard-operable navigation, skip links, and dark mode
Suitable For
- Front-end developers who care about website accessibility experience
- Teams using Astro to build blogs or content-oriented sites
- Individual developers who want to start a project from a starter template with example pages
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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After cloning the repository, run npm install to install dependencies
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Run npm run dev to start the local development server (default localhost:4321)
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Run npm run build to generate the production site into ./dist/, and npm run preview to preview the build locally
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When using View Transitions, refer to the accessibility considerations in the Astro documentation
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification under their respective licenses
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is this version of the code and does not mean that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- This version of the code may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed for free.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- When using View Transitions, be aware of accessibility issues; the README notes to refer to the accessibility considerations in the official Astro documentation, which may affect screen reader and focus management experience.
- The README provides a voluntary donation channel (Buy me a coffee), which is optional support and does not affect free use, modification, and distribution under the MIT license.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets require verification under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
View Transitions (⚠️ see [astro-docs](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/view-transitions/#accessibility) for accessibility considerations)
Original README
https://github.com/C-ArenA/astro-starter-theme/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/C-ArenA/astro-starter-theme/blob/main/README.mdBuying me a coffee!
Original README
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 66 / 100
- Technologies
- Astro
- Website type
- Starter
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- Repository update recorded
- 2025-01-20
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-03
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Source file / repository# Accessible Astro Starter  Accessible Astro Starter is a ready to use, SEO and a11y friendly blogging theme. It contains plenty of accessible components to build several page types, Tailwind CSS to help you build faster and example pages such as a dynamic Blog, 404, Markdown and MDX. This theme is designed to help you build your project faster and provide a solid base for accessibility! 🚀 [Live Preview](https://accessible-astro.netlify.app/) ## ♿ (Accessibility) Features - Astro 5.0 - Tailwind CSS support - Prettier integration with `prettier-plugin-astro` and `prettier-plugin-tailwind` - ESLint integration with strict accessibility settings for `eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y` - Markdown and MDX support with examples included in the theme - Uses the awesome `astro-icon` package for the icons - Excellent Lighthouse/PageSpeed scores - Accessible landmarks such as `header`, `main`, `footer`, `section` and `nav` - Outline focus indicator which works on dark and light backgrounds - Several `aria` attributes which provide a better experience for screen reader users - `[...page].astro` and `[post].astro` demonstrate the use of dynamic routes and provide a basic blog with breadcrumbs and pagination - `404.astro` provides a custom 404 error page which you can adjust to your needs - `Header.astro` component included in the `DefaultLayout.astro` layout - `Footer.astro` component included in the `DefaultLayout.astro` layout - `SkipLinks.astro` component to skip to either the main menu or the main content - `Navigation.astro` component with keyboard accessible (dropdown) navigation (arrow keys, escape key) - `ResponsiveToggle.astro` component with an accessible responsive toggle button for the mobile navigation - `DarkMode.astro` component toggle with accessible button and a user system preferred color scheme setting - `SiteMeta.astro` SEO component for setting custom meta data on different pages - `.sr-only` utility class for screen reader only text content (hides text visually) - `prefers-reduced-motion` disables animations for users that have this preference turned on - Ships with many components such as Accordions, Breadcrumbs, Modals, Pagination [and many more](https://accessible-astro.dev/accessible-components) - A collection of utility classes such as breakpoints, button classes, font settings, resets and outlines in `src/assets/scss/base` - View Transitions (⚠️ see [astro-docs](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/view-transitions/#accessibility) for accessibility considerations) ## 🚀 Getting started Clone this theme locally and run any of the following commands in your terminal: | Command | Action | | :---------------- | :------------------------------------------- | | `npm install` | Installs dependencies | | `npm run dev` | Starts local dev server at `localhost:4321` | | `npm run build` | Build your production site to `./dist/` | | `npm run preview` | Preview your build locally, before deploying | ## 📦 Other Accessible Astro projects - [Accessible Astro Dashboard](https://github.com/markteekman/accessible-astro-dashboard/) - [Accessible Astro Components](https://github.com/markteekman/accessible-astro-components/) ## ❤️ Helping out If you find that something isn't working right then I'm always happy to hear it to improve this starter! You can contribute in many ways and forms. Let me know by either: 1. [Filing an issue](https://github.com/markteekman/accessible-astro-starter/issues) 2. [Submitting a pull request](https://github.com/markteekman/accessible-astro-starter/pulls) 3. [Starting a discussion](https://github.com/markteekman/accessible-astro-starter/discussions) 4. [Buying me a coffee!](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/markteekman) ## ☕ Thank you! A big thank you to the creators of the awesome Astro static site generator and to all using this starter to make the web a bit more accessible for all people around the world :) [](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/markteekman)
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