Tailwind integration allows styling directly with utility classes
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astro-template-slate — Astro Starter Template
By jaytyrrell13
An Astro-based starter template with Tailwind, sitemap, robots.txt, RSS, and Markdown support, suited for quickly building content-focused sites.
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What stands out
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Built-in sitemap and robots.txt support for search engine indexing
RSS feed output suitable for distributing blog or news content
Supports writing content in Markdown
Uses npm for dependency management and provides dev, build, and preview scripts
MIT licensed, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution
Template Details
Slate is an Astro starter template maintained by jaytyrrell13 and licensed under MIT. The capabilities listed in the README focus on the basic configuration commonly used for content sites: Tailwind via the official integration, sitemap generation, robots.txt output, an RSS feed, and Markdown content support. The project uses npm to manage dependencies and provides three scripts: dev, build, and preview. Commands must be run from the project root.
The template itself does not include documentation on backends, databases, or CMSs, nor does the README describe page structure, a component list, or styling customization. The demo site shows a desktop homepage, a mobile homepage, and a blog post page, which can serve as visual references. The licensing of third-party assets in the repository, such as preview images, fonts, and icons, must be checked separately and cannot be assumed from the code's MIT license alone.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal blog or article listing page
- Creating a small static site with Markdown as the content source
- A news-oriented site that needs RSS subscriptions and a sitemap
- Using it as a starting skeleton for an Astro project and extending pages on top of it
Suitable For
- Developers familiar with Astro and npm workflows
- Those who want to start building a content site from a lightweight skeleton
- Projects that need basic configuration such as Tailwind, RSS, and sitemap
- Users who accept the need to verify third-party asset licenses themselves
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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All commands must be run from the project root; the project uses npm.
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Install dependencies: npm i.
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Start the local development server: npm run dev.
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Build the production site: npm run build.
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Preview the build locally: npm run preview.
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis listing covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not mean 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
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses and cannot be assumed from the code's MIT license alone.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
- The README only provides a voluntary donation link (buy me a coffee), which is optional developer support, not a mandatory payment requirement for using the template, and does not constitute a functional limitation.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
https://github.com/jaytyrrell13/astro-template-slate/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/jaytyrrell13/astro-template-slate/blob/main/README.mdIf you'd like to support the development of this template, you can [buy me a coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jaytyrrell).
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- Astro Themes
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 69 / 100
- Technologies
- Astro
- Website type
- Starter
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
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- Repository update recorded
- 2024-12-06
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-04
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2026-10-04T15:36:11.287Z
Source file / repository# Slate Astro Template  Features: - [Tailwind integrated](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/integrations-guide/tailwind/) - [Sitemap support](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/integrations-guide/sitemap/) - [Robots.txt support](https://github.com/alextim/astro-lib/tree/main/packages/astro-robots-txt#readme) - [RSS Feed support](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/rss/#_top) - Markdown support ## Commands All commands need to be run from the root of the project. The project is setup with `npm`. ```bash # install dependencies $ npm i # start local dev server $ npm run dev # build production site $ npm run build # preview build locally $ npm run preview ``` ## Support If you'd like to support the development of this template, you can [buy me a coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jaytyrrell).
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