Gatsby Starter Honey

Overview

Gatsby Starter Honey is a baseline project for Gatsby version 2. It provides a solid starting point for building Gatsby websites, with all the necessary features and requirements. The starter comes with a demo site showcasing its capabilities.

Features

• Gatsby v2: Built on the latest version of Gatsby for improved performance and usability.
• SEO: Includes features like robots.txt, sitemap generation, customizable metadata, and social sharing data to optimize search engine visibility.
• Google Analytics: Integration with Google Analytics for tracking and analyzing website traffic.
• PostCSS support: Full support for PostCSS, a tool for transforming CSS with JavaScript plugins.
• Developer environment variables: Easily define and manage environment variables for different development environments.
• Accessibility support: Ensures the website meets accessibility standards for improved usability.

Installation

To get started with Gatsby Starter Honey, follow these steps:

1. Create a new Gatsby site using the Gatsby CLI:

   gatsby new my-honey-starter https://github.com/example/gatsby-starter-honey
   

2. Navigate into the newly created directory:

   cd my-honey-starter
   

3. Start the development server:

   gatsby develop
   

4. Open your code editor and modify the src/pages/index.js file to make desired changes.

5. Save your changes and the browser will automatically update in real time.

6. Update the config.js file to configure the root settings of your site.

Summary

Gatsby Starter Honey is a powerful baseline project for Gatsby that provides all the necessary features and requirements for building websites. It includes SEO optimizations, Google Analytics integration, support for PostCSS, developer environment variables, and accessibility support. By following the installation guide, developers can quickly set up and start building on top of this solid foundation.