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astro-theme-console — Astro Blog Template

By thaske

astro-theme-console is a developer-focused Astro blog theme with a terminal-style design, offering breadcrumb navigation, responsive layout, and MDX support. It is ported from hugo-theme-console.

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Minimal terminal-style design, ported from hugo-theme-console to Astro

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Provided as Astro components including Layout, Header, Footer, and PostListItem, with shared metadata centralized in src/consts.ts

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Blog posts placed in src/content/blog/, supporting .md and .mdx, with frontmatter containing title, description, pubDate, tags, and draft

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Built-in breadcrumb navigation, responsive layout, and post list with dates

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SEO meta tags and Shiki syntax highlighting

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Optional Google Analytics, enabled by passing analyticsId to Layout

Template Details

astro-theme-console is an Astro blog theme maintained by thaske. The README describes it as a "minimal terminal-style theme for developers" and notes that it is ported from hugo-theme-console. The theme is provided as components, including Astro components such as Layout, Header, Footer, and PostListItem. Shared metadata such as site title, description, and analytics ID is centralized in src/consts.ts.

For content organization, the theme expects blog posts to be placed in the src/content/blog/ directory, supporting .md and .mdx files. Each post provides title, description, pubDate, tags, and draft fields via frontmatter. In terms of features, the README lists: terminal-style design, breadcrumb navigation, responsive layout, post list with dates, MDX support, SEO meta tags, Shiki syntax highlighting, and optional Google Analytics (enabled by passing analyticsId to Layout). The repository's example directory provides a complete, runnable example site.

Regarding usage limitations, the theme is installed from the GitHub repository via bun add github:thaske/astro-theme-console; the README does not provide an npm package name or version release information. The repository has 0 stars, and the materials do not include information about maintenance activity, browser compatibility range, or accessibility support. The license is MIT, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses, and external services such as domains and hosting may incur additional charges.

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Is it right for your project?

Use Cases

  • Building a personal developer blog with posts written in Markdown or MDX
  • Wanting a site with a terminal/console visual style rather than conventional magazine-style layout
  • Needing a post list that displays dates and tags, along with breadcrumb navigation
  • Referencing theme components directly in an Astro project and organizing page structure yourself
  • Using the repository's example directory to quickly understand the theme's full usage

Suitable For

  • Developers using Astro and familiar with component-based development
  • Personal blog authors who prefer a minimal, terminal-style interface
  • Technical content creators who write in Markdown/MDX and need syntax highlighting
  • Users who want to freely modify and distribute the theme code under the MIT license

Getting started & customization

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    Install from the GitHub repository via bun add github:thaske/astro-theme-console; the README does not provide an npm package name

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    Posts must be placed in the src/content/blog/ directory, with frontmatter using title, description, pubDate, tags, and draft fields

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    Shared metadata such as site title, description, and analytics ID is recommended to be centralized in src/consts.ts

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    Enabling Google Analytics requires passing analyticsId to the Layout component

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    The repository's example directory provides a complete, runnable example site that can serve as a configuration reference

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Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version under the MIT license from the public repository; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.

Must comply with when using

  • The code of this version may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed free of charge.
  • 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

  • Google Analytics is an optional feature; enabling it requires passing analyticsId to Layout and depends on Google's external services and account.
  • The README only provides installation from the GitHub repository and does not provide an npm package name or version release information.
  • Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under 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 additional charges.
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Documentation and maintenance reference score
Partly documented · 68 / 100
Technologies
Astro
Website type
Blog
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# Astro Theme Console

A minimal, terminal-style theme for Astro. Features a clean, console-inspired design with breadcrumb navigation and responsive layout. Ported from [hugo-theme-console](https://github.com/mrmierzejewski/hugo-theme-console).

## Features

- Terminal-inspired design
- Breadcrumb navigation
- Responsive layout
- Blog post listing with dates
- MDX support
- SEO-friendly meta tags
- Syntax highlighting with Shiki
- Google Analytics support (optional)

## Screenshots

<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem;">
  <img src="images/home.png" alt="Home Screenshot" width="500" />
  <img src="images/about.png" alt="About Screenshot" width="500" />
  <img src="images/posts.png" alt="Posts Screenshot" width="500" />
  <img src="images/post.png" alt="Post Screenshot" width="500" />
</div>

## Installation

```bash
bun add github:thaske/astro-theme-console
```

## Usage

### Using Components

Import components directly from the theme, and centralize shared metadata in a `src/consts.ts` file (just like the example project):

```astro
---
import Layout from "@thaske/astro-theme-console/layouts/Layout.astro";
import Header from "@thaske/astro-theme-console/components/Header.astro";
import Footer from "@thaske/astro-theme-console/components/Footer.astro";
import PostListItem from "@thaske/astro-theme-console/components/PostListItem.astro";
import { ANALYTICS_ID, SITE_DESCRIPTION, SITE_TITLE } from "../consts";
---

<Layout
  title={SITE_TITLE}
  description={SITE_DESCRIPTION}
  analyticsId={ANALYTICS_ID}
>
  <h1>Hello World</h1>
</Layout>
```

Example `src/consts.ts`:

```ts
export const SITE_TITLE = "mysite";
export const SITE_DESCRIPTION = "A minimal, terminal-style blog";
export const ANALYTICS_ID = "G-XXXXXXXXXX";
```

### Configuration

The theme expects the following structure for blog posts:

```
src/
  content/
    blog/
      post-1.md
      post-2.mdx
```

Each blog post should have frontmatter like:

```yaml
---
title: "Post Title"
description: "Post description"
pubDate: 2024-01-01
tags: ["tag1", "tag2"]
draft: false
---
```

### Google Analytics

To enable Google Analytics, pass your tracking ID to the Layout component:

```astro
<Layout analyticsId="G-XXXXXXXXXX">
  <!-- content -->
</Layout>
```

## Example Site

See the `example` directory for a complete working example.

## License

MIT
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