Eleventy Base Blog 5

Overview

Eleventy-base-blog v8 is a starter repository that demonstrates how to build a blog using the Eleventy site generator. It utilizes the v2.0 release of Eleventy and offers various features to simplify the development process and enhance performance.

Features

• Using Eleventy v2.0 with zero-JavaScript output: The blog is generated statically without any client-side JavaScript, ensuring fast loading times and improved accessibility.
• Content is exclusively pre-rendered: The blog is fully static, enabling easy deployment and eliminating the need for a server-side backend.
• Easily deploy to a subfolder: The blog can be deployed to a subfolder without requiring any changes to the content structure.
• Decoupled URLs: The URLs of content items are independent of their location on the file system, providing flexibility when organizing the blog's content.
• Performance-focused: The blog achieves a high Lighthouse score out of the box, ensuring optimal performance for end users.
• Content-driven navigation menu: The navigation menu of the blog is driven by the available content items, enabling effortless navigation for users.
• Image optimization with lazy loading: Images in the blog are automatically optimized and use lazy loading to improve performance and user experience.
• Automated syntax highlighting: The blog includes a built-in syntax highlighter that works without the need for JavaScript.

Summary

Eleventy-base-blog v8 is a powerful starter repository for building a blog using the Eleventy site generator. It offers a range of features, such as zero-JavaScript output, content-driven navigation, image optimization, and automated syntax highlighting. With its performance-focused approach and easy deployment options, it provides developers with a solid foundation for creating fast and efficient blogs.