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functional-paper — Astro Blog Template

By vlad77ivan

functional-paper is an Astro-based blog theme styled with Tailwind CSS, featuring built-in search, comments, pagination, tags, RSS, and sitemap.

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Based on Astro static site generation, the theme is initialized as an npm create astro template

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Uses Tailwind CSS for light/dark themes and responsive layouts

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Markdown typography provided by Tailwind Typography

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Integrates Pagefind site search and Giscus comments based on GitHub Discussions

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Includes post pagination, tag system, RSS feed, sitemap, and robots.txt

Template Details

functional-paper is a blog theme for Astro static site generation projects, with both the repository and live demo publicly available. The theme uses Tailwind CSS for styling, offers light and dark themes plus responsive layouts; Markdown content typography is handled via Tailwind Typography.

Functionally, the theme integrates Pagefind site search, Giscus comments based on GitHub Discussions, post pagination, a tag system, RSS feed, sitemap, and robots.txt. The README also links to Lighthouse scores of 100 for both mobile and desktop; this data comes from the author's provided page performance analysis report and was not re-tested during this compilation.

Usage involves initializing a new project with the npm create astro command using this repository as a template. The repository is MIT licensed, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of the code, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification, and external services like hosting and databases may incur costs.

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Is it right for your project?

Use Cases

  • Building a personal tech blog with Markdown writing
  • Needing a static blog site with site search and a comment section
  • Content sites wanting to organize multiple posts with tags and pagination

Suitable For

  • Developers using Astro who prefer Tailwind CSS
  • Bloggers needing light/dark themes and a responsive reading experience
  • Site maintainers wanting comments hosted via GitHub Discussions

Getting started & customization

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    Initialize the project with npm create astro@latest -- --template vlad77ivan/functional-paper

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    Giscus comments depend on GitHub Discussions; fill in the corresponding repository information per Giscus configuration

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    Pagefind search requires generating an index during the build process before use

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    Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification

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Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope applies to this version's code and does not imply that 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 liability limitations are governed by the original license and applicable law.

Additional costs & items to verify

  • Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets require separate license verification 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.
  • The comment feature depends on the Giscus service and is hosted by GitHub Discussions, requiring configuration of the corresponding GitHub repository information to use.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge

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[Giscus](https://giscus.app) for comments, powered by GitHub Discussions

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https://github.com/vlad77ivan/functional-paper/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/vlad77ivan/functional-paper/blob/main/README.md

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Template Information

Source platforms
GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score
More documented · 80 / 100
Technologies
Astro
Website type
Blog
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2026-03-03
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Source file / repository
# Functional Paper
A blog theme for your Astro SSG project
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[Demo available here](https://functional-paper.vercel.app)

## Features
+ [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com) for styling, with light and dark themes and responsive design
+ [Tailwind typography](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-typography) for Markdown styling
+ [Pagefind](https://pagefind.app) for search
+ [Giscus](https://giscus.app) for comments, powered by GitHub Discussions
+ Pagination for blog posts
+ Tags system for related content
+ RSS feed
+ Sitemap
+ robots.txt

## Lighthouse score
[100% Mobile](https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-functional-paper-vercel-app/5z5cp3k5ib?form_factor=mobile)
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[100% Desktop](https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-functional-paper-vercel-app/5z5cp3k5ib?form_factor=desktop)

## Use the theme
To start a new AStro project using this theme run the following command:
```bash
npm create astro@latest -- --template vlad77ivan/functional-paper
```
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