Hello Stu: Astro

Site build To-do list

• Blog collection
• Pagination for blog collections
• adding drafts
• SEO - done basic config
• imageTools (test Mdx again)
• Add in MDX support - done (needs further testing errors on build)
• Content migration (for MD)
• Added Tag counts
• Layout and Global Styling
• Content Styling & improve hamburger
• image resizing
• add dates to cards
• tag list component
• about page content
• check RSS feed
• check SEO and social links
• markdown and image style checks
• footer links and styling
• Podcast micro copy page
• Sitemap
• 404
• Backup old site
• Check Github Action, deploy, test
• Sort out cover images and component
• jcc page migration
• Simple analytics
• Properly revisit 404
• consolidate styles and tidy into global
• bugger around with MDX posts and react components I'll be missing.
• Maybe look at setting up a headless CMS - have tried - Decap CMS, Tina, VSCode Front Matter and they all suck.
• post some content
• and then maybe some more
• add next and previous post buttons?
• Commenting?
• update about page
• maybe add some sharing buttons or at least a prompt (https://astro-social-share.mckerlie.com/start-here/advanced-usage/)
• consider a NOW page.
• maybe temp remove audionotes from Nav]
• improve pagination component?
• potential new content type and setup for photo/art gallery
• leaflet map with legend on the outside of map

Bulit on top of the Minimal starter below

Astro Starter Kit: Minimal

npm create astro@latest -- --template minimal

🧑‍🚀 Seasoned astronaut? Delete this file. Have fun!

🚀 Project Structure

Inside of your Astro project, you'll see the following folders and files:

/
├── public/
├── src/
│   └── pages/
│       └── index.astro
└── package.json

Astro looks for .astro or .md files in the src/pages/ directory. Each page is exposed as a route based on its file name.

There's nothing special about src/components/, but that's where we like to put any Astro/React/Vue/Svelte/Preact components.

Any static assets, like images, can be placed in the public/ directory.

🧞 Commands

All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:

Command	Action
npm install	Installs dependencies
npm run dev	Starts local dev server at localhost:4321
npm run build	Build your production site to ./dist/
npm run preview	Preview your build locally, before deploying
npm run astro ...	Run CLI commands like astro add, astro check
npm run astro -- --help	Get help using the Astro CLI

👀 Want to learn more?

Feel free to check our documentation or jump into our Discord server.