Static-first, Markdown-first, with content maintained as files
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myscholar — Astro Portfolio Template
By mychiffonn
My Scholar is an Astro-based academic personal site and lab theme that uses Markdown to organize bios, projects, blogs, and BibTeX publication lists, suitable for researchers building static portfolios and research blogs.
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Built-in content types for academic bios, projects, updates, blogs, authors, and publications
Publications rendered from BibTeX files
Includes sitemap, robots.txt, Open Graph metadata, and social image generation
Blog supports subposts, tags, stages, table of contents, sharing, and multiple authors
Configuration and content schemas are type-validated with Zod
Template Details
My Scholar is an Astro theme for academic personal homepages, research blogs, project showcases, and publication lists, and can also be used for lab sites. It follows a static-first, Markdown-first build approach, with generic demo content included in the repository that researchers can replace with their own materials. Content types cover academic bios, projects, updates, blog posts, authors, and publications; publications are rendered from BibTeX files. On the writing side, it supports Sätteri, callouts, math formulas, code highlighting, heading anchors, and sidenotes, and the blog includes subposts, tags, stages, table of contents, share actions, and multiple authors. The site includes built-in sitemap, robots.txt, Open Graph metadata, and social image generation. Styling uses native CSS with minimal interactive scripts; the icon system supports both local and Iconify sources; configuration and content schemas are type-validated with Zod. The theme is built on astro-erudite v2.0.1 and references Maggie Appleton's digital garden and al-folio. The default static build does not require a UI framework or server adapter; integrations can be added via Astro's add command.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Build a researcher's academic homepage to showcase bios, projects, and papers in one place
- Run a research blog and publish articles with tags, table of contents, and multiple authors
- Create a lab site with members, projects, and publications
- Maintain a publication list with BibTeX and render it automatically to web pages
- Academic content sites that need static output and minimal client-side interaction
Suitable For
- Researchers who prefer writing in Markdown and managing content as files
- Academic individuals or labs that need to display BibTeX publication lists
- Users who want static builds without relying on a UI framework or server adapter
- Research teams that need multi-author blogs and project showcases
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Requires Node.js >=22.12.0 and pnpm
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Create a site from the GitHub template with pnpm create astro@latest --template mychiffonn/astro-scholar
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After installation, run pnpm dev and access http://localhost:4321 by default
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Configure starter content according to docs/INSTALL.md, and personalize content and design according to docs/CUSTOMIZATION.md
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For integrations, use pnpm astro add <integration>, and read the corresponding integration documentation first
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis listing covers the free version in the public repository under the Apache-2.0 license; the free scope is the code of that version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
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- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution are permitted; the Apache-2.0 license must be included when distributing.
- Modified files must be prominently marked as changed, and relevant copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices must be retained.
- If the original project includes a NOTICE file, applicable attribution notices in it must be retained when distributing derivative works.
- The license includes an applicable contributor patent grant; initiating patent litigation as described in the license terminates that patent grant, and no trademark use rights are granted.
- The code is provided as-is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
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- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional fees.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 92 / 100
- Technologies
- Astro
- Website type
- Portfolio · Blog
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- 2026-09-10
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2026-10-02T09:49:56.009Z
Source file / repository# My Scholar [](https://github.com/mychiffonn/astro-scholar/releases) [](https://astro.build) [](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)  My Scholar is an [Astro](https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/why-astro/) theme for academic personal sites, research blogs, projects, publications, and now pages. It is a static-first, Markdown-first starter with generic demonstration content that researchers can replace with their own work. ## Previews | Home | Projects | | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | |  |  | | Publications | Uses | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | |  |  | | Blog index (light) | Blog post (light) | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | |  |  | | Blog index (dark) | Blog post (dark) | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | |  |  | ## Features - Astro 7 with a static-first, content-focused build and support for Astro's integration ecosystem. - Academic profile, projects, updates, blog posts, authors, and publications. - SEO-included: sitemap, robots.txt, Open Graph metadata, and generated social images. - Publications rendered from a BibTeX file. - Markdown-first writing with Sätteri, callouts, math, code highlighting, heading anchors, and sidenotes. - Blog post/subpost system with tags, stages, table of contents, share actions, and multiple authors. - Native CSS with little interaction scripts shipped. - Local and Iconify-backed SVG icon system. - Type-safe config and content schemas with Zod. ## Getting Started Have Node.js `>=22.12.0` and pnpm installed. Create a site directly from the GitHub starter: ```bash pnpm create astro@latest --template mychiffonn/astro-scholar ``` Astro's wizard asks for the destination, installs dependencies, and can initialize Git. See Astro's official [install and starter-template guide](https://docs.astro.build/en/install-and-setup/#use-a-theme-or-starter-template) for branch and repository URL options. Then: 1. Start the development server with `pnpm dev`. 2. Visit <http://localhost:4321>. 3. Follow [docs/INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md) to configure the starter. 4. Personalize content and design with [docs/CUSTOMIZATION.md](docs/CUSTOMIZATION.md). To contribute to the theme itself, clone this repository and run `corepack enable && pnpm install`. ## Astro and AI-assisted development Astro's [Build with AI guide](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/build-with-ai/) explains how to give coding agents current Astro documentation instead of relying on potentially stale framework knowledge. This repository also includes [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) with the theme's installation, customization, development, validation, and publishing conventions. For supported adapters and integrations, use Astro's setup command: ```bash pnpm astro add <integration> ``` The command installs the package and updates `astro.config.ts`. Read the [Astro integrations guide](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/integrations/) and the selected integration's documentation first; the theme does not require a UI framework or server adapter for its default static build. ## Built With This theme is built on enscribe's [astro-erudite](https://github.com/jktrn/astro-erudite) v2.0.1, and references from [Maggie Appleton](https://github.com/MaggieAppleton/maggieappleton.com-V3)'s digital garden and al-folio. ## Development - [DEVELOPMENT.md](DEVELOPMENT.md): architecture, commands, Erudite v2 principles, and theme publishing checklist. - [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md): contribution workflow and pull request expectations. Common checks: ```bash pnpm format:check pnpm lint pnpm lint:styles pnpm test:markdown pnpm astro check pnpm build ```
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