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Groundwork

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Metalsmith blog template. It rocks.

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Static site blog template built with Metalsmith, featuring Modular CSS, for web designers that code. Promoting IndieWeb principles of Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere.

Installation

Install with $ git clone… not $ npm install…. Make sure you have Git and Node.js.

$ git clone git@github.com:growdigital/groundwork
$ cd groundwork
$ npm install
$ npm run dev

Features

  • Simple installation via git clone
  • Modular CSS and JS: each component/object is a separate file
  • Auto-publish to Twitter, Facebook and Google+
  • Blog and status post types set up

Documentation

  1. Make it your own: enter your details in package.json and index.js
  2. Change your CSS settings /src/assets/css/settings/
  3. Modify/create templates in /layouts/ and /partials/
  4. Add new modules in /src/components/ (discrete components) and /src/objects/ (design patterns).
  5. Get rid of legacy CSS in /src/assets/css/shame.css
  6. Create new posts in /src/posts/
  7. Push to your git repo eg on GitHub
  8. Publish to the platform of your choice eg Netlify, Now, Surge…

In-depth documentation: www.groundwork.rocks

Issues and features in the Groundwork Roadmap 😍

Contact

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