Eleventy-based static portfolio starter template with example pages that can be run locally
EleventyPortfolioStarter
Niepce — Eleventy Portfolio Template
By GoOz
Niepce is an Eleventy-based static portfolio and photography gallery starter template that offers optional features such as light and dark themes, a splash screen, four image grid layouts, EXIF metadata display, and print sale links.
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Supports dark and light themes, and can automatically follow the user's system preference
Splash screen displays selected images in a slideshow animation
Provides four image grid layouts: justified, masonry, instagrid, and monocolumn
Optional display of EXIF information such as camera brand and model, shutter speed, focal length, aperture, ISO, and capture date
Allows adding a print purchase link to individual images and manually maintaining available inventory
Template Details
Niepce is an Eleventy starter template for portfolio or art gallery websites, aimed at letting users avoid building a static showcase site from scratch. The repository includes example pages that can be run locally to see the effect, but configuration is required to turn it into a personal site.
The template provides several optional features: light and dark themes can be toggled manually or follow user preference; a splash screen displays selected images in a slideshow sequence; image lists support four grid layouts: justified, masonry, instagrid, and monocolumn; EXIF metadata such as camera brand and model, shutter speed, focal length, aperture, ISO, and capture date can optionally be displayed; and a print purchase link can be added to individual images with manually maintained inventory.
Regarding usage limitations, example images are mostly from Unsplash and are credited on a separate page; third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses. Installation, tuning, and tips are documented in the project wiki and not covered in the README.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal photography portfolio or art gallery showcase website
- Static sites that need to organize many images in multiple grid layouts
- Projects that want to display photo EXIF shooting parameters and optionally provide a print sale entry point
Suitable For
- Developers building static sites with Eleventy
- Photography enthusiasts or designers who need a portfolio starter template and are willing to configure it themselves
- Independent creators who accept manually maintaining image inventory and purchase links
Getting started & customization
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The repository includes example pages; you can run it locally to see the effect first, then gradually replace with your own content
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Installation steps, tuning methods, and tips are documented in the project wiki; the README does not cover them
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Example images are mostly from Unsplash; third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses before use
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The code is under the MIT license; when distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, the copyright notice and full license notice must be retained
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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 the code of this version and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- 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
- Example images are mostly from Unsplash and are third-party assets that must be checked against their respective licenses; the MIT code license does not cover these images.
- The print sale feature only provides purchase links and manual inventory maintenance; you need your own sales platform or handle transactions yourself, and the template does not include payment or e-commerce systems.
- The template requires configuration to become a personal site; it is not a ready-to-use finished website.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses; you cannot judge solely based on the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domain, hosting, database, payment, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
Note that most of example pictures are from [Unsplash.com](https://www.unsplash.com) and are credited in their own dedicated page.
Original README
Whether you have your own selling platform or you prefer to deal with it yourself by hand, you can add a link to buy a print of a picture and manually maintain your available stock.
Original README
https://github.com/GoOz/Niepce/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/GoOz/Niepce/blob/main/README.mdIt's ready to be build as it is but you'll have to set some things up to make it your own.
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-01. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
Project checks & description sources
Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 92 / 100
- Technologies
- Eleventy
- Website type
- Portfolio · Starter
How this score is calculated
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- Repository update recorded
- 2026-04-15
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-01
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2026-10-01T14:34:57.092Z
Source file / repository# Niepce An Eleventy Starter kit for a portfolio site. ## What is Niepce? It's a starter kit to help you build you own static portfolio or art gallery website without having to do everything from scratch yourself. It's ready to be build as it is but you'll have to set some things up to make it your own. ## Documentation There's evyerthing you need to know about Niepce on the [wiki](https://github.com/GoOz/Niepce/wiki). How to install, to fine tune, the tips & tricks… ## Demo You can take a look at the [demo website](https://gooz.github.io/Niepce/) to see a dummy example or you can look at my own [portfolio](https://gooz.photography/) which is using Niepce as well. Niepce comes with several example pages so you can quickly serve locally and see it in action if you want to start playing with it immediately. > [!NOTE] > Note that most of example pictures are from [Unsplash.com](https://www.unsplash.com) and are credited in their own dedicated page. ## What kind of features to expect > [!NOTE] > All of the features below are optional. ### Dark and light theme You'll be able to choose between a dark theme, a light theme or let it be automatic and let the user's preferences choose for you. #### Dark theme  #### Light theme  ### Splash screen A splash screen as the first screen a visitor will see where the pictures of your choice will be displayed one after another in a smooth slideshow animation.  ### Choose your grid There's 4 types of grid for your lists of pictures: #### Justified Like **Flickr** or **500px**.  #### Masonry Like **Pinterest**.  #### Instagrid Like **Instagram**.  #### Monocolumn No grid, just pictures after pictures.  ### Display EXIF metadata You can choose to display the EXIF metadata or not. The metadata displayed (if available) are: - camera's brand and model - shutter speed - focal length - aperture - ISO - date of when the picture was taken ### Selling prints Whether you have your own selling platform or you prefer to deal with it yourself by hand, you can add a link to buy a print of a picture and manually maintain your available stock. ### And more… There's a lot of other tiny features available, check the [wiki](https://github.com/GoOz/Niepce/wiki) for more informations. ## Final words For those of you wondering, the name **Niepce** comes from [Nicéphore Niépce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic%C3%A9phore_Ni%C3%A9pce), one of the earliest pioneers of photography. If you face any problem of have any question, feel free to drop an [issue](https://github.com/GoOz/Niepce/issues). Credits for the photography in the social media preview goes to [Zalfa Imani](https://unsplash.com/fr/@zalfaimani).
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