Hydrogen Astro is a minimal and highly customizable free Astro personal blog template, designed for creating fast and efficient personal blog websites. It boasts a perfect Page Speed score (100%) and is built with modern web technologies.
Key Features:
- Contact Form Support: Easily integrate contact forms for user interaction.
- Disqus Comment Support: Enable discussions on your blog posts with Disqus.
- Related Posts Suggestion: Keep readers engaged with automatic suggestions for related content.
- MDX Support: Leverage MDX for rich content creation, including many built-in custom components.
- Semantic HTML Document Structure: Ensures accessibility and good SEO practices.
- Custom Logo Support: Personalize your blog with your own branding.
- Includes All SCSS Files: Provides full control over styling with included SCSS.
- Taxonomy Page Support: Organize your content effectively with category and tag pages.
- Images Optimized With Astro-Image: Ensures fast loading times for all visual content.
Installation: To get started with Hydrogen Astro, follow these simple steps:
- Install Node.js: Ensure you have the recommended LTS version of Node.js installed on your machine.
- Local Setup:
- Clone the repository or download the template.
- Open the project in your preferred IDE (VS Code recommended).
- Open the integrated terminal and run
npm installto install all necessary dependencies. - Start the development server with
npm run devto preview the template locally with live-reloading.
- Production Build:
- Once customization is complete, generate a production-ready build by running
npm run build.
- Once customization is complete, generate a production-ready build by running
This template is released under the MIT license, offering flexibility for personal and commercial use. For any issues or ideas, the GitHub Issues tracker is the official channel.
