Astro
Astro is a JavaScript web framework optimized for building fast, content-driven websites. It's the main alternative to Next.js.
Overview
The content discusses updates and features of astro.build, which is built with Astro. It covers the process of updating themes, showcase, integrations, blog posts, and web performance monitoring using Astro Studio.
Features
- Themes Catalog: Themes can be submitted and updated through the Astro Developer Portal.
- Showcase Update: Showcase data is pulled from the content collection rather than GitHub or NPM.
- GitHub Workflow: A weekly workflow updates showcase data and screenshots from URLs posted on GitHub.
- Integrations Catalog: Updated weekly using a content collection and GitHub Action to track known Astro integrations.
- Blog Posts: Supports MDX blog posts with image integration from the collection's _images directory.
- Web Vitals Monitoring: Tracks site performance using @astrojs/web-vitals and Astro Studio.
Summary
- Astro
Astro is the all-in-one web framework designed for speed. Pull your content from anywhere and deploy everywhere, all powered by your favorite UI components and libraries.
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