Blog theme built on Astro, styled with Tailwind
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minimal — Astro Blog Template
By ekmas
Minimal is a minimalist blog theme built on Astro, styled with Tailwind, supporting dark/light mode, MD and MDX posts, content collections, and the View Transitions API.
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Supports dark and light mode toggling
Supports Markdown and MDX posts, managed through content collections
Uses Expressive Code and Shiki for code block syntax highlighting
Integrates the View Transitions API for page transitions
Released under the MIT license, free to use, modify, commercialize, and distribute
Template Details
Minimal is an Astro theme for blog use cases, maintained by ekmas and released under the MIT license. The theme takes minimalism as its design direction, uses Tailwind for styling, and includes a built-in dark/light mode toggle. On the content side, it supports Markdown and MDX posts, managed through Astro content collections; posts must be placed in the src/content/posts directory and include title, description, pubDate, and tags fields in their frontmatter. Code blocks are syntax-highlighted using Expressive Code and Shiki, configurable via the expressiveCode object in astro.config.mjs; when switching code block themes, both the themes array and config.ts must be updated. The theme also uses the View Transitions API for page transitions, and icons come from Svgrepo.
Before use, you need to modify the site field in astro.config.mjs and configure the data required for meta tags in src/config.ts; overall layout colors can be adjusted in the Tailwind configuration. The project provides commands such as npm install, npm run dev, npm run build, and npm run preview, with the development server running at localhost:4321 by default. The README does not describe features such as post pagination, comments, search, RSS, or internationalization, nor does it provide production environment details beyond deployment. The demo site is astro-minimal.netlify.app.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a minimalist personal blog centered on a post list and post detail pages
- Needing an Astro blog starter template that supports mixed MD and MDX writing
- Blog projects that want to quickly adjust overall color scheme and layout using Tailwind
- Developer blogs that need dark/light mode and code highlighting
Suitable For
- Developers familiar with Astro and Markdown writing
- Bloggers who prefer minimalist typography and do not need a complex backend
- Projects that want to make secondary modifications based on MIT-licensed code
Getting started & customization
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Generate a new repository via the GitHub template, or clone the repository and run npm install to install dependencies
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Modify the site field in astro.config.mjs and configure meta tag data in src/config.ts
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When adding a new post, create an md/mdx file under src/content/posts; frontmatter must include title, description, pubDate, and tags
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When switching code block themes, update both the themes array in astro.config.mjs and config.ts
- 5
Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately 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 applies to that version's code and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
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- Permits free use, modification, commercialization, and distribution of that version's code.
- 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.
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- The icons used by the theme come from the third-party site Svgrepo; their icon assets may be subject to their own license terms, independent of the project's own MIT code license, and authorization for the icon assets must be verified before commercial use or redistribution.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked 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 separate charges.
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https://github.com/ekmas/minimal/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/ekmas/minimal/blob/main/README.mdIcons by [Svgrepo](https://www.svgrepo.com/)
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 81 / 100
- Technologies
- Astro
- Website type
- Blog
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- 2024-10-27
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2026-10-01T13:30:21.737Z
Source file / repository# Minimal Minimal is a minimalistic astro theme for blogs. ## Get started [Create a new repo](https://github.com/ekmas/minimal/generate) from this template. ## Features - Astro v4 - Tailwind for styling - Responsive & SEO-friendly - Dark/Light mode support - MD & MDX posts - View Transitions API - Content collections - Expressive-code code blocks - Shiki code syntax styling - Icons by [Svgrepo](https://www.svgrepo.com/) ## Configure - Go to `astro.config.mjs` and change site - Go to `src/config.ts` and configure data for meta tags - You can also customize colors of entire layout by changing colors in tailwind config. - You can customize code blocks config by changing `expressiveCode` object in astro config. Visit [expressive-code docs](https://expressive-code.com/reference/configuration) for more info. - To change code blocks theme, you'll have to update themes both in `themes` array and in `config.ts` ## How to add new post Create a new md/mdx file inside src/content/posts, and make sure it's in this format: ``` --- title: 'First post' description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet' pubDate: 'Dec 22 2023' tags: ['astro', 'blogging', 'learning'] --- Your post ``` ## Commands All commands are run from the root of the project, from a 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 | | `npm run astro ...` | Run CLI commands like `astro add`, `astro check` | | `npm run astro -- --help` | Get help using the Astro CLI | ## License MIT
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