Brevifolia Gatsby Forestry
A simple starter blog built with Gatsby & Forestry
Overview
Brevifolia is a minimalist blog starter designed to work with Forestry and Gatsby. It is statically generated using Gatsby and allows you to manage your content through Forestry by editing markdown or data files. The styles are created using SCSS with CSS modules and follow the BEM naming convention. The font used is Work Sans.
Features
- Statically generated blog using Gatsby
- Integration with Forestry for easy content management
- Customizable styles using SCSS with CSS modules
- Uses the Work Sans font
Quick Setup
- Import directly to Forestry by using the provided link.
- Using the Gatsby CLI, navigate to the desired location and run the following command:
gatsby new project-name https://github.com/username/repo-name
Set-up Locally
- In your terminal, navigate to the desired location and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/username/repo-name.git
- Navigate to the cloned directory and install dependencies:
cd project-name
npm install
- Start the development server:
gatsby develop
- The dev server will open in a new browser window, or you can access it at
localhost:8000.
Summary
Brevifolia is a minimalist blog starter that provides a streamlined solution for creating and managing a blog using Gatsby and Forestry. It offers easy installation and customization options, making it a great choice for those looking for a simple and efficient blog setup.
- Gatsby
GatsbyJS is a free and open-source static site generator based on React. It uses a modern development stack including Webpack, GraphQL, and modern JavaScript and CSS frameworks. It also provides a rich set of plugins, starters, and themes.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- 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.
- Forestry
Forestry CMS is a git based content management system designed for static site generators such as Jekyll, Hugo, and Gatsby.
- Blog
Blog websites feature posts written by one or more authors, organized by categories and tags, with a section for comments and archives sorted by date or topic. Additional features may include search bar, social media sharing, subscription or RSS feed, about and contact pages, and visual content.
- Netlify
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- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.