Eleventastic

Overview

Eleventastic is a simple Eleventy Starter Kit that serves as a base for all new 11ty projects. It provides a range of features including a CSS pipeline, JS bundling, SVG icon sprite generation, critical CSS, and HTML minification. This starter kit eliminates the need for external builds as everything runs through 11ty. It is easy to install and deploy, making it a convenient choice for developers.

Features

• CSS Pipeline (Sass, CleanCSS): Allows developers to use Sass for styling and optimizes the output using CleanCSS.
• JS Bundling (Webpack): Enables the use of ES6 syntax and transpiles the code to ES5 using Babel. The bundled code is minified in production.
• SVG Icon Sprite Generation: Automatically generates a symbol sprite file from SVG icons added to the designated folder. The filename is used as the symbol identifier, and the icons can be easily referenced using shortcodes.
• Critical CSS: Inlines critical CSS into the head of the homepage to improve performance. This is done using the critical package in an automatic transform.
• HTML Minification: Minifies the HTML output to optimize file size and improve loading times.
• No External Builds: All processes (CSS pipeline, JS bundling, etc.) run through 11ty, eliminating the need for external build tools.

Summary

Eleventastic is a convenient Eleventy Starter Kit that provides a range of features to streamline the development process for 11ty projects. It offers a CSS pipeline with Sass and CleanCSS, JS bundling with Webpack, SVG icon sprite generation, critical CSS inlining, and HTML minification. With easy installation and deployment options, Eleventastic is a reliable choice for developers looking to kickstart their 11ty projects.