Revista is an MIT licensed open-source magazine/blog template, built using React and Gatsby. It offers a clean, modern, and complete design, optimized for incredibly fast speeds and SEO. The template is designed to be easy to customize for your specific needs, whether you're launching a personal blog or a full-fledged online magazine.
Key features include:
- Open-source: Freely available under the MIT license, encouraging modification and redistribution with proper attribution.
- Built with Modern Tech: Leverages Gatsby, React, and Markdown for a robust and performant frontend.
- Ready-to-Publish: Many out-of-the-box configurations are pre-completed, allowing users to quickly start publishing articles after minor adjustments.
- Optimized Performance: Designed for fast loading speeds and improved search engine optimization.
- Netlify Forms Integration: Includes optional, easy-to-enable Netlify Forms for contact or submission functionalities.
Customization is straightforward, requiring users to:
- Modify
gatsby-config.jsto update site metadata and uncommentgatsby-plugin-robots-txt. - Enable Netlify Forms by uncommenting a line in
src/components/ContactForm.jsx. - Replace default icons and favicons with custom assets.
- Update all placeholder text across various pages and components located in
src/pagesandsrc/components. - Customize the Hero section's category list, which is hard-coded for specific design choices but can be dynamically generated using GraphQL queries if preferred.
The project emphasizes ease of use for developers familiar with React, Gatsby, and GraphQL for deeper customizations, while still providing a functional base for immediate deployment. It's an excellent starting point for anyone looking to launch a high-performance blog or magazine website.
