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Epic Css 11ty Theme

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Overview

The Epic CSS 11ty Theme is an innovative solution for developers looking to utilize the power of Eleventy with a streamlined approach to CSS management. Designed to reduce bloat and enhance efficiency, this theme makes it easy to create customized projects while keeping the styling lightweight. By focusing only on the CSS classes used in a project, developers can significantly reduce file size, leading to faster load times and better performance for end users.

With the simplicity and effectiveness of the setup process, this theme opens the doors for both beginners and experienced developers to enhance their workflow. The integration of features like automatic updates and customizable CSS builds allows for a smooth development experience, ensuring that users can focus on creating beautiful content without worrying about unnecessary complexity.

Features

  • Easy Setup: Clone the Epic CSS 11ty Theme from GitHub and start your project effortlessly within minutes. The clear instructions streamline the initiation phase, making it user-friendly.

  • Real-time Updates: The installation process includes a live server that watches for changes and automatically updates the browser, allowing for rapid iteration and immediate feedback during development.

  • Customizable Styling: With an index.scss file available in the project, customization is straightforward. Developers can tailor the Epic CSS integration to fit their needs perfectly.

  • Lightweight CSS Generation: The theme includes commands to create a light version of your CSS, reducing the original 1426 lines of CSS to just 303 lines, which means faster performance without sacrificing style.

  • Built-in Configuration: The epicConfig.js file simplifies the configuration of light builds, ensuring an organized structure that aligns with the Epic CSS scheme.

  • Streamlined Commands: npm scripts like epic-build and epic-light facilitate easy maintenance and updates of your CSS, making it easy to keep your project clean and efficient.

  • Production Ready: With the lightened version of the output style.css, this theme ensures that only the styles you actively use are published, maximizing efficiency in production environments.

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SCSS

SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.