Provides an alternative theme appearance for Astro Starlight documentation sites
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starlight-ion-theme — Astro Starter Template
By louisescher
Ion is a theme for Astro Starlight documentation sites, offering a sidebar with icons, a footer, and a wide-screen layout, with customization support.
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Sidebar supports icons
Built-in footer component
Uses a wide-screen layout
README states it is fully customizable
Provides an online demo and a Getting Started guide
Template Details
Ion is a theme designed for Astro's Starlight documentation framework, released under the MIT license. It replaces Starlight's default appearance, providing a sidebar with icon support, a footer, and a wide-screen layout, with an emphasis on full customizability. The project includes an online demo and a Getting Started guide, making it easy to see the actual result and how to configure it.
Based on the available information, it is a theme/starter type, with Astro as its tech stack, and it depends on Starlight. The README does not list specific component APIs, a configuration option list, or compatibility scope, so the actual adjustable parameters should be confirmed against the repository and the Getting Started guide. Licenses for third-party assets such as images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately.
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Use Cases
- Replacing the default theme of an Astro Starlight documentation site
- Documentation sites that need a sidebar with icons
- Displaying documentation content in a wide-screen layout
- Customizing the appearance on top of Starlight
Suitable For
- Developers building documentation sites with Astro and Starlight
- Projects that need basic layout components such as sidebar icons and a footer
- Users willing to adjust theme configuration themselves following the Getting Started guide
Getting started & customization
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An Astro and Starlight project environment is required before use
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See the repository's Getting Started guide for specific installation and configuration steps
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The repository uses the MIT license; copyright and license notices must be retained when distributing
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license checks
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External services such as domains and hosting may incur additional costs
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry 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 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/louisescher/starlight-ion-theme/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/louisescher/starlight-ion-theme/blob/main/README.mdPermission is hereby granted, free of charge
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- Astro Themes
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 87 / 100
- Technologies
- Astro
- Website type
- Starter
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- Repository update recorded
- 2026-09-07
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-04
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Source file / repository# Ion  Ion is a sleek, modern theme for [Starlight](https://starlight.astro.build). ## Features - Custom Sidebar with icon support - Footer - Wide screen layout - Fully customizable ## Curious? Check out the [Getting Started Guide](https://louisescher.github.io/starlight-ion-theme/getting-started) to find out more.
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