/eleventy_solo_starter

A starter set for the Eleventy static site generator (SSG). Based on a repo that formerly generated https://brycewray.com.

Primary LanguageJavaScriptMIT LicenseMIT

Eleventy starter set

This is a starter set for the Eleventy static site generator (SSG); it’s based on my website at brycewray.com, which formerly was generated by Eleventy.

See the online demo.

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How to use

  1. Clone this to a local repo.
  2. Make appropriate changes to /_data/metadata.json and _data/siteparams.json to conform to your site’s parameters.
  3. Run npm install to load all the dependencies in package.json, which includes Eleventy.
  4. Run npm run start from your terminal app. You can then view the site in http://localhost:3000 on your computer.
  5. Read the sample posts and their Markdown files to see how everything works.
  6. Edit the content to make it your own!
  7. When ready, deploy the site to your chosen host.

What’s under the hood

  • Lazy-loading of some images through use of lazyload.
  • Responsive images through my run-time imgxfm.js script and lazypicture shortcode.
  • PostCSS and Tailwind CSS.