Jekyll Starter Tailwind
Jekyll Starter Tailwind
Jekyll starter styled with Tailwind CSS
Overview:
The Jekyll Starter Tailwind is a starter kit that integrates the Tailwind CSS framework with Jekyll, a static site generator. It provides a barebones Jekyll starter theme and a Gulpfile with various functionalities such as compiling Tailwind CSS, stripping out unused CSS, running Autoprefixer, minifying CSS, compiling Jekyll, and running Browsersync for local development. This combination allows for rapid development of custom user interfaces.
Features:
- Barebones Jekyll Starter Theme: Provides a minimalist starting point for building Jekyll websites.
- Gulpfile: Automates tasks like compiling Tailwind CSS, stripping out unused CSS, running Autoprefixer, and minifying CSS.
- Tailwind CSS Integration: Integrates the Tailwind CSS framework, allowing for rapid development of custom user interfaces.
- Jekyll Integration: Compiles Jekyll templates, Markdown content, and generates a complete static website ready for deployment.
- Browsersync: Enables live reloading and synchronized testing across multiple devices during local development.
- Jekyll
Jekyll is a static site generator written in Ruby that allows you to create simple, fast, and secure websites without the need for a database.
- Tailwind
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides pre-defined classes for building responsive and customizable user interfaces.
- Gulp
Gulp.js is an old but popular site building tool that automates various repetitive development tasks in web development, such as compiling Sass, minifying JavaScript, and optimizing images.
- 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.