Gatsby Techblog Starter

Overview

This product is a tech blog template built with Gatsby, Contentful, and Disqus. It aims to provide an easy-to-use and configurable solution for developers who want to own and manage their own blog. The template includes features such as content management through Contentful and Markdown editing, mobile responsiveness, SEO optimization, code rendering with theming, embedding of external sites, sitemap generation, and RSS generation.

Features

• Content management through Contentful & Markdown Editing
• Built-in mobile responsive design with offline support
• Built-in SEO optimization
• Built-in code rendering with theming
• Built-in embedding of sites like Twitter, Youtube, etc.
• Built-in sitemap and RSS generation

Installation

To install and configure the blog template, follow these steps:

1. Before starting, you will need to set up free accounts for Google Analytics, Contentful, and Disqus.
2. In Contentful, register an account and define a content model for your blog. The required structure includes fields such as Hero (media), Title (short text), Tags (short text list), Slug (short text), Date Published (date & time), and Body (long text in markdown format).
3. Set up the necessary configuration in the code. Details can be found in the gatsby-config.js file, including changes to be made.
4. Configure the environment variables required for the project.
5. To run the project in development mode, use the command npm run develop. To clean out temporary files, use npm run clean.
6. Access the website through http://localhost:8000 and the GraphQL interface through http://localhost:8000/___graphql.
7. For deployment, a script in the packages file is provided for pushing changes to a GitHub Pages personal repo. The template pushes changes to the master branch by default.
8. Access the deployed blog through https://username.github.io/.

Summary

Overall, this tech blog template offers an easy-to-use solution for developers who want to create and manage their own blog. With features such as content management, mobile responsiveness, SEO optimization, code rendering, embedding of external sites, and sitemap/RSS generation, this template provides a comprehensive set of tools for a successful tech blog. The installation process is straightforward, and the template can be easily customized to fit specific needs. By encouraging developers to move away from paid blogging services, this template helps bloggers become true owners of their words.