astro-paper — Astro Blog Template

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# AstroPaper 📄

![AstroPaper](public/astropaper-og.jpg)
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AstroPaper is a minimal, responsive, accessible and SEO-friendly Astro blog theme. This theme is designed and crafted based on [my personal blog](https://satnaing.dev/blog).

This theme follows best practices and provides accessibility out of the box. Light and dark mode are supported by default. Moreover, additional color schemes can also be configured.

This theme is self-documented \_ which means articles/posts in this theme can also be considered as documentations. Read [the blog posts](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/) or check [the README Documentation Section](#-documentation) for more info.

## 🔥 Features

- [x] type-safe markdown
- [x] super fast performance
- [x] accessible (Keyboard/VoiceOver)
- [x] responsive (mobile ~ desktops)
- [x] SEO-friendly
- [x] light & dark mode
- [x] fuzzy search
- [x] draft posts & pagination
- [x] sitemap & rss feed
- [x] followed best practices
- [x] highly customizable
- [x] dynamic OG image generation for blog posts [#15](https://github.com/satnaing/astro-paper/pull/15) ([Blog Post](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/dynamic-og-image-generation-in-astropaper-blog-posts/))

_Note: I've tested screen-reader accessibility of AstroPaper using **VoiceOver** on Mac and **TalkBack** on Android. I couldn't test all other screen-readers out there. However, accessibility enhancements in AstroPaper should be working fine on others as well._

## ✅ Lighthouse Score

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://pagespeed.web.dev/report?url=https%3A%2F%2Fastro-paper.pages.dev%2F&form_factor=desktop">
    <img width="710" alt="AstroPaper Lighthouse Score" src="AstroPaper-lighthouse-score.svg">
  <a>
</p>

## 🚀 Project Structure

Inside of AstroPaper, you'll see the following folders and files:

```bash
/
├── public/
│   ├── assets/
│   │   └── logo.svg
│   │   └── logo.png
│   └── favicon.svg
│   └── astropaper-og.jpg
│   └── robots.txt
│   └── toggle-theme.js
├── src/
│   ├── assets/
│   │   └── socialIcons.ts
│   ├── components/
│   ├── content/
│   │   |  blog/
│   │   |    └── some-blog-posts.md
│   │   └── _schemas.ts
│   │   └── config.ts
│   ├── layouts/
│   └── pages/
│   └── styles/
│   └── utils/
│   └── config.ts
│   └── types.ts
└── package.json
```

Astro looks for `.astro` or `.md` files in the `src/pages/` directory. Each page is exposed as a route based on its file name.

Any static assets, like images, can be placed in the `public/` directory.

All blog posts are stored in `src/content/blog` directory.

## 📖 Documentation

Documentation can be read in two formats\_ _markdown_ & _blog post_.

- Configuration - [markdown](src/content/blog/how-to-configure-astropaper-theme.md) | [blog post](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/how-to-configure-astropaper-theme/)
- Add Posts - [markdown](src/content/blog/adding-new-post.md) | [blog post](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/adding-new-posts-in-astropaper-theme/)
- Customize Color Schemes - [markdown](src/content/blog/customizing-astropaper-theme-color-schemes.md) | [blog post](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/customizing-astropaper-theme-color-schemes/)
- Predefined Color Schemes - [markdown](src/content/blog/predefined-color-schemes.md) | [blog post](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/predefined-color-schemes/)

> For AstroPaper v1, check out [this branch](https://github.com/satnaing/astro-paper/tree/astro-paper-v1) and this [live URL](https://astro-paper-v1.astro-paper.pages.dev/)

## 💻 Tech Stack

**Main Framework** - [Astro](https://astro.build/)  
**Type Checking** - [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)  
**Component Framework** - [ReactJS](https://reactjs.org/)  
**Styling** - [TailwindCSS](https://tailwindcss.com/)  
**UI/UX** - [Figma](https://figma.com)  
**Fuzzy Search** - [FuseJS](https://fusejs.io/)  
**Icons** - [Boxicons](https://boxicons.com/) | [Tablers](https://tabler-icons.io/)  
**Code Formatting** - [Prettier](https://prettier.io/)  
**Deployment** - [Cloudflare Pages](https://pages.cloudflare.com/)  
**Illustration in About Page** - [https://freesvgillustration.com](https://freesvgillustration.com/)

## 👨🏻‍💻 Running Locally

The easiest way to run this project locally is to run the following command in your desired directory.

```bash
# npm 6.x
npm create astro@latest --template satnaing/astro-paper

# npm 7+, extra double-dash is needed:
npm create astro@latest -- --template satnaing/astro-paper

# yarn
yarn create astro --template satnaing/astro-paper
```

## Google Site Verification (optional)

You can easily add your [Google Site Verification HTML tag](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9008080#meta_tag_verification&zippy=%2Chtml-tag) in AstroPaper using environment variable. This step is optional. If you don't add the following env variable, the google-site-verification tag won't appear in the html `<head>` section.

```bash
# in your environment variable file (.env)
PUBLIC_GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION=your-google-site-verification-value
```

## 🧞 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:3000`                                                                                      |
| `npm run build`        | Build your production site to `./dist/`                                                                                          |
| `npm run preview`      | Preview your build locally, before deploying                                                                                     |
| `npm run format:check` | Check code format with Prettier                                                                                                  |
| `npm run format`       | Format codes with Prettier                                                                                                       |
| `npm run sync`         | Generates TypeScript types for all Astro modules. [Learn more](https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/cli-reference/#astro-sync). |
| `npm run cz`           | Commit code changes with commitizen                                                                                              |

## ✨ Feedback & Suggestions

If you have any suggestions/feedback, you can contact me via [my email](mailto:[email protected]). Alternatively, feel free to open an issue if you find bugs or want to request new features.

## 📜 License

Licensed under the MIT License, Copyright © 2023

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Made with 🤍 by [Sat Naing](https://satnaing.dev) 👨🏻‍💻