Overview

Bleda is a blog starter theme for Gridsome, designed after the Attila Ghost theme and styled using Tailwind CSS. It provides a range of features and customization options for bloggers.

Features

• Sitemap: Automatically generate a sitemap for your blog.
• RSS Feed: Generate an RSS feed to allow subscribers to stay updated.
• Google Analytics: Easily integrate Google Analytics into your blog.
• Custom 404 Page: Customize the 404 error page with your own design.
• Open Graph Meta Tags: Optimize your blog’s visibility on social media with Open Graph meta tags.
• Code Syntax Highlighting: Highlight code snippets in your blog posts.
• Parallax Post Image Covers: Add parallax effects to the cover images of your blog posts.
• Option for Fullscreen Covers: Give readers the option to view covers in fullscreen mode.
• Medium-like Image Lightbox: Create an image lightbox similar to Medium for your blog.
• Taxonomies (Tags and Authors): Categorize your blog posts using tags and authors.
• Approximate Read Time for Posts: Display the approximate read time for your blog posts.
• Post Excerpts: Automatically generate excerpts for your blog posts or define them yourself.
• Paginated Blog, Tag, and Author Archives: Organize your blog archives with pagination.
• Easily Show Post Dates in Your Locale: Use moment.js to display post dates in your preferred locale.
• Posts Show a Warning for Old Posts: Configure a warning message for posts older than 1 year.

Installation

It is recommended to install Bleda using the gridsome create command, which will remove the .git folder and install NPM dependencies automatically. Alternatively, you can clone the repository and set it up manually.

To install using gridsome create:

gridsome create my-blog https://github.com/gridsome/gridsome-starter-bleda.git

To install manually:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/gridsome/gridsome-starter-bleda.git my-blog

2. Move into the project directory:

cd my-blog

3. Install NPM dependencies:

npm install

Summary

Bleda is a blog starter theme for Gridsome that provides a wide range of features and customization options for bloggers. It offers features such as sitemap generation, RSS feed integration, Google Analytics integration, custom 404 pages, code syntax highlighting, and more. The theme can be easily installed using the gridsome create command or by cloning the repository manually. With Bleda, bloggers can create beautiful and functional blogs with ease.