Groundwork
Metalsmith blog template. It rocks.
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
- Make it your own: enter your details in
package.jsonandindex.js - Change your CSS settings
/src/assets/css/settings/ - Modify/create templates in
/layouts/and/partials/ - Add new modules in
/src/components/(discrete components) and/src/objects/(design patterns). - Get rid of legacy CSS in
/src/assets/css/shame.css - Create new posts in
/src/posts/ - Push to your git repo eg on GitHub
- Publish to the platform of your choice eg Netlify, Now, Surge…
More in-depth documentation: www.groundwork.rocks
Issues and features in the Groundwork Roadmap 😍
Contact
- Jake Rayson contact@growdigital.org @growdigital
- Twitter @GroundworkRocks
Made with pride in Wales 🏴
