Eleventy Photo Gallery

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Eleventy Photo Gallery

Starter site for creating a responsive image gallery using the Eleventy static site generator

Overview

The Eleventy Photo Gallery is a starter site that allows users to create their own photo or art gallery using the Eleventy static site generator. The site is highly performant and optimized for responsive images. Users can easily add images to the gallery and featured image pages by editing the provided metadata file. The site also supports build-time image transformations, removing the need for users to resize images on their own.

Features

  • Responsive and optimized images: The gallery uses the <picture> element to ensure that images are responsive and optimized for different screen sizes.
  • CSS Grid: The home page showcases the gallery of images using CSS Grid, allowing for a visually appealing layout.
  • Featured image page: Each image has its own featured image page, allowing users to view an enlarged version of the image along with its metadata.
  • About me page: The site includes an "About me" page where users can provide information about themselves or their gallery.

Summary

The Eleventy Photo Gallery is a great option for anyone looking to create their own photo or art gallery website. The theme provides a responsive and optimized design, making it visually appealing on different devices. Additionally, the inclusion of build-time image transformations streamlines the process of incorporating images into the gallery. Overall, this theme offers a user-friendly solution for showcasing and managing a photo or art collection.

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Eleventy

11ty is a static site generator that allows developers to build fast, modern websites using HTML, Markdown, and other templating languages, without the need for a complex build system.

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SCSS

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