Shiftwalk Nextjs Starter
A simple Next.js starter kit with TailwindCSS (JIT) and Framer Motion preconfigured. Optional feature branches for Locomotive Scroll, Sanity and Dato configuration coming soon...
Overview
Shiftwalk Starter is a Next.js boilerplate with TailwindCSS, Framer Motion, and other preconfigured features. It provides a simplified setup for developers to quickly start building Next.js projects with these frameworks.
Features
- Next 12: Utilizes the latest version of Next.js for improved performance and features.
- SWC Minification: Uses SWC to optimize JavaScript code for faster-loading pages.
- Tailwind 3.0: Preconfigured setup for TailwindCSS, a utility-first CSS framework.
- Custom PostCSS setup: Allows for easy @import and CSS nesting in the project.
- Framer Motion 4: Integrated with LazyMotion setup to reduce the bundle size.
- Preact instead of React: Uses Preact as the default rendering engine for a smaller bundle size.
- SEO preconfigured: Includes next-seo to streamline search engine optimization.
- Module Aliasing: Configured with jsconfig.json to enable module aliasing for cleaner imports.
- Feature branch with Locomotive Scroll: Smooth, lerp-based page scrolling feature included in a separate branch.
- Out-of-the-box 100 scores on Page Speed Insights: Preconfigured optimizations for achieving high scores on both mobile and desktop.
- Roadmap / Coming Soon: Planned feature branches with preconfigured setup for Sanity, DatoCMS, and GSAP.
Summary
Shiftwalk Starter is a Next.js boilerplate that provides a streamlined setup for developing projects with TailwindCSS, Framer Motion, and other preconfigured features. With a focus on performance and ease of use, it offers the latest versions of Next.js and TailwindCSS, custom PostCSS setup, and out-of-the-box optimizations for SEO and page speed. The boilerplate also includes separate feature branches for additional integrations like Locomotive Scroll, Sanity, DatoCMS, and GSAP.
- Framer
With Framer, you get a complete set of tools to design, ship, host, and maintain stunning websites for your clients. Take on any project confidently, knowing you can deliver high-quality work quickly.
- Next.js
Next.js is a React-based web framework that enables server-side rendering, static site generation, and other powerful features for building modern web applications.
- 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
- Tailwind
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides pre-defined classes for building responsive and customizable user interfaces.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Framer Motion
Alpine.js is a lightweight JavaScript framework that simplifies the process of creating dynamic, reactive user interfaces on the web. It uses a declarative syntax that offers a higher level of abstraction compared to vanilla JavaScript, while being more performant and easier to use than jQuery.
- Motion
Motion (formerly Framer Motion) is a production-ready animation library for React and JavaScript. It provides a simple declarative API for creating fluid animations, gestures, and transitions with excellent performance and accessibility.
- Postcss
PostCSS is a popular open-source tool that enables web developers to transform CSS styles with JavaScript plugins. It allows for efficient processing of CSS styles, from applying vendor prefixes to improving browser compatibility, ultimately resulting in cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code.