Gatsby Ghost Balsa Starter
A Gatsby starter for creating blogs from headless Ghost CMS.
Overview
The Draftbox Gatsby-Ghost Balsa Starter is a Gatsby theme designed to turn a Ghost blog into a lightning-fast static website. It replaces the Ghost Handlebars engine with the Balsa skin and functionality. The theme is fully responsive and SEO optimized. It also includes features such as a styled 404 page, RSS feed, AMP pages, contact form, subscribe form, social sharing, Google Analytics integration, Segment integration, and Disqus integration. The theme is composable and extensible, allowing developers to customize it to their needs.
Features
- Balsa Skin: A front-end replacement for the Ghost Handlebars engine.
- SEO Optimized: The theme is designed to be search engine friendly.
- Fully Responsive: The theme is responsive and optimized for all devices.
- Gatsby Images: Images are optimized and load quickly.
- Styled 404 Page: A customized error page for when a user navigates to a non-existent page.
- RSS Feed: Generate a feed of your blog posts for RSS readers.
- AMP Pages: Accelerated Mobile Pages for faster loading on mobile devices.
- Sitemap: Generate a sitemap.xml file for search engine crawlers.
- Contact Form: A built-in contact form for users to get in touch.
- Subscribe Form: Allow users to subscribe to updates via email.
- Social Sharing: Integration with social media platforms for easy sharing of blog posts.
- Google Analytics Integration: Track website analytics with Google Analytics.
- Segment Integration: Integration with Segment analytics platform.
- Disqus Integration: Enable comments on blog posts with the Disqus commenting system.
- Composable and Extensible: Customize the theme to fit your specific needs.
Summary
The Draftbox Gatsby-Ghost Balsa Starter is a Gatsby theme that allows users to create a lightning-fast static website from a Ghost CMS. It provides a range of features such as a responsive design, SEO optimization, contact forms, and social media integration. The theme can be easily installed using the provided code snippets and customized to fit individual needs. With its composable and extensible nature, developers can create a personalized and high-performing website in a short amount of time.
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