Generates a static site with Eleventy, using EJS as the templating language
EleventyBlogTool SiteStarter
Eleventy-Starter-Boilerplate — Eleventy Blog Template
By ixartz
An Eleventy-based blog starter template integrating Tailwind CSS, Webpack, PostCSS, ESLint, and Prettier, with optional Netlify CMS, under the MIT license.
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Tailwind CSS with PostCSS, and removes unused styles via PurgeCSS
Webpack handles asset bundling, including image compression, lazy loading, and cache busting
Built-in SEO metadata, Open Graph, JSON-LD, sitemap.xml, and a 404 page
Integrates ESLint and Prettier, with live reload in development mode
Netlify CMS is an optional component and can be removed entirely
Template Details
This is an Eleventy static site starter template for blogs, maintained by ixartz and released under the MIT license. It uses Eleventy as the static site generator, EJS as the templating language, Tailwind CSS with PostCSS for styling, Webpack for building and asset bundling, and includes ESLint and Prettier for code linting and formatting.
The template includes common blog essentials: SEO metadata and Open Graph tags, JSON-LD structured data, sitemap.xml, a 404 page, and pagination. For asset handling, it includes lazysizes for lazy-loading images, Imagemin for image compression, Prism.js for syntax highlighting, and HTMLMinifier and cssnano for minifying HTML and CSS, along with cache busting. The template comes with a minimal blog theme, and Netlify CMS is optional; if not using Netlify, related files can be removed as described in the README.
Before use, Node.js and npm must be available locally. Development mode provides live reload, and the production build outputs to the _site directory, deployable to any static hosting service. Third-party assets such as images, fonts, and icons listed in the README require separate license verification; the MIT license for the code does not cover these assets. External services like domains and hosting may incur additional costs.
EleventyBlogTool siteStarter
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a static blog written in Markdown from scratch
- Needing a blog skeleton with SEO metadata and structured data foundations
- Wanting to customize blog styles with Tailwind CSS and control output size
- Planning to deploy to Netlify and manage content via Netlify CMS
Suitable For
- Front-end developers familiar with Node.js and npm
- Individuals or teams needing a static blog starter template
- Projects preferring a Tailwind CSS and Webpack build workflow
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Node.js and npm must be installed locally
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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 development server, accessible by default at http://localhost:8080
- 4
Run npm run build to generate production files, output in the _site directory
- 5
If not using Netlify, delete public/admin, netlify.toml, and remove the netlify-identity-widget related scripts from base.ejs
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license from 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.
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- 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.
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- Netlify CMS is an optional component; integrate it only when needed. If not using Netlify, you can remove public/admin, netlify.toml, and the netlify-identity-widget script in base.ejs as described in the README.
- Themes listed in the README such as Blue Dark, Blue Eclatant, Blue Modern, and Blue Minimalist are paid Premium themes and are not part of the free template content under this MIT license; they must be purchased separately.
- Production builds require Node.js and npm locally, and running npm install to install dependencies; build output goes to the _site directory and can be deployed to any static hosting service.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets require separate license verification; they cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional costs.
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- More documented · 90 / 100
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- Eleventy
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- Blog · Tool Site · Starter
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🚀 Eleventy Starter Boilerplate is production-ready with SEO-friendly for quickly starting a blog. ⚡️ Built with [Eleventy](https://www.11ty.dev), [ESLint](https://eslint.org), [Prettier](https://prettier.io), [Webpack](https://webpack.js.org), [PostCSS](https://postcss.org), [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com) and [Netlify CMS](https://www.netlifycms.org) (optional).
Clone this project and use it to create your own [Eleventy](https://www.11ty.dev) blog. You can check a [Eleventy templates demo](https://creativedesignsguru.com/demo/Eleventy-Starter-Boilerplate/eleventy-starter-boilerplate-presentation/).
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### Features
Production-ready in mind:
- 🔥 [11ty](https://www.11ty.dev) for Static Site Generator
- 🎨 Integrate with [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com) (with [PurgeCSS](https://purgecss.com), remove unused CSS)
- 💅 [PostCSS](https://postcss.org) for processing [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com)
- ⚡️ Lazy load images with [lazysizes](https://github.com/aFarkas/lazysizes)
- ✨ Compress image with [Imagemin](https://github.com/imagemin/imagemin)
- 🎈 Syntax Highlighting with [Prism.js](https://prismjs.com)
- ☕ Minify HTML & CSS with [HTMLMinifier](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-minifier) and [cssnano](https://cssnano.co)
- ✏️ Linter with [ESLint](https://eslint.org)
- 🛠 Code Formatter with [Prettier](https://prettier.io)
- 💨 Live reload
- 📦 Module Bundler with [Webpack](https://webpack.js.org)
- 🦊 Templating with [EJS](https://ejs.co)
- 🤖 SEO metadata and [Open Graph](https://ogp.me/) tags
- ⚙️ [JSON-LD](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/guides/intro-structured-data) for richer indexing
- 🗺 Sitemap.xml
- ⚠️ 404 page
- 📖 Pagination
- ✅ Cache busting
- 💯 Maximize lighthouse score
- 🌈 Include a FREE minimalist blog theme
- 🗒 Netlify CMS (optional)
### Philosophy
- Minimal code (HTML, CSS & JS). Add what you need
- SEO-friendly
- 🚀 Production-ready
### Requirements
- Node.js and npm
### Premium Themes ([Eleventy Themes](https://creativedesignsguru.com/category/eleventy/))
| [Blue Dark Eleventy Theme](https://creativedesignsguru.com/blue-dark-eleventy-theme/) | [Blue Eclatant Eleventy Theme](https://creativedesignsguru.com/blue-eclatant-eleventy-theme/) |
| --- | --- |
| [](https://creativedesignsguru.com/blue-dark-eleventy-theme/) | [](https://creativedesignsguru.com/blue-eclatant-eleventy-theme/) |
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### Getting started
Run the following command on your local environment:
```
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ixartz/Eleventy-Starter-Boilerplate.git my-project-name
cd my-project-name
npm install
```
Then, you can run locally in development mode with live reload:
```
npm run dev
```
Open http://localhost:8080 with your favorite browser to see your blog.
### Project structure
```
.
├── public # Static files
│ └── assets
│ └── images # Images not needed by Webpack
└── src
├── _data # Eleventy data folder
├── _includes
│ └── layouts # HTML layout files
├── assets # Assets folder that needs to be processed by Webpack
│ ├── images
│ │ └── posts # Images used in your blog posts (will be compressed by Webpack)
│ └── styles # Your blog CSS files
└── posts # Your blog posts
```
### Customization
You can easily configure Eleventy Starter Boilerplate. Please change the following file:
- `public/assets/images/logo.png`: your blog logo
- `public/apple-touch-icon.png`, `public/favicon.ico`, `public/favicon-16x16.png` and `public/favicon-32x32.png`: your blog favicon, you can generate from https://favicon.io/favicon-converter/
- `src/_data/site.json`: your blog configuration
- `src/_includes/layouts`: your blog HTML layout
- `src/assets/styles/main.css`: your blog CSS file using Tailwind CSS
### Deploy to production
You can see the results locally in production mode with:
```
npm run serve
```
The generated HTML and CSS files are minified. It will also removed unused CSS from [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com).
You can create an optimized production build with:
```
npm run build
```
Now, your blog is ready to be deployed. All generated files are located at `_site` folder, which you can deploy with any hosting service.
### Deploy to Netlify
Clone this repository on own GitHub account and deploy to Netlify:
[](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/ixartz/Eleventy-Starter-Boilerplate&stack=cms)
### Remove Netlify files and Netlify CMS
If you don't use Netlify, you can easily remove all Netlify related files:
- `public/admin`, the entier folder
- `src/_includes/layouts/base.ejs`, the loaded script `netlify-identity-widget.js` and the inline script `if (window.netlifyIdentity) { ...`
- `netlify.toml`, the entire file
### Contributions
Everyone is welcome to contribute to this project. Feel free to open an issue if you have question or found a bug.
### License
Licensed under the MIT License, Copyright © 2020
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information.
## Sponsors
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<a href="https://go.clerk.com/zGlzydF">
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Add your logo here
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