Gatsby V2 Starter Lumen
A minimal, lightweight and mobile-first starter for creating blazing-fast static blogs
Overview
Lumen is a minimal, lightweight, and mobile-first starter theme for creating blogs using Gatsby. It is a fork of gatsby-starter-lumen updated for Gatsby v2 by the team at Gatsby Central.
Features
- Lost Grid: Uses the Lost Grid responsive grid system for flexible and customizable layouts.
- Beautiful typography: Inspired by the typography of Matej Latin's Gutenberg theme.
- Mobile-First approach: Utilizes a mobile-first development approach for a better user experience on mobile devices.
- SASS and BEM-Style naming: Stylesheets are built using SASS and follow the BEM (Block, Element, Modifier) naming convention.
- Syntax highlighting: Code blocks are styled with syntax highlighting for improved code readability.
- Sidebar menu: The theme includes a sidebar menu that can be easily configured.
- Archive organization: Archives are organized by tags and categories for easy navigation.
- RSS generation: Automatically generates an RSS feed for the blog.
- Sitemap generation: Automatically generates a sitemap for improved SEO.
- Offline support: The theme includes support for offline browsing.
- Google Analytics support: Allows integration with Google Analytics for tracking website traffic.
- Disqus Comments support: Enables Disqus comments for blog posts.
Summary
Lumen is a lightweight and mobile-first starter theme for creating blogs using Gatsby. It offers a range of features including a responsive grid system, beautiful typography, code highlighting, and more. The theme is easy to install and configure, making it a great choice for anyone looking to create a stylish and functional blog.
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