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Eleventy Web Starter

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Updated: 31 Mar 2025
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Eleventy Web Starter is a lightweight Eleventy boilerplate utilising, ESBuild Tailwind and PostCSS.

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Overview:

The project is a static site generator that uses Eleventy with default templating in Nunjucks. It handles CSS with PostCSS, including TailwindCSS, CSS Imports, Autoprefixer, and PurgeCSS to remove unused CSS in production. HTML is minified, CSS is inlined and minified, and scripts are bundled and minified using esbuild. The document head is crafted using htmlhead.dev.

Features:

  • Eleventy as a static site generator
  • Default templating in Nunjucks
  • PostCSS setup for handling TailwindCSS, CSS Imports, Autoprefixer, and PurgeCSS
  • HTML minification in production
  • CSS inlined and minified in production
  • Scripts bundled and minified using esbuild
  • Document head crafted using htmlhead.dev

Installation:

To install the theme, follow these steps:

  1. Install the necessary dependencies:
npm install

Summary:

The project uses Eleventy and TailwindCSS to generate a static site. It includes features such as default templating in Nunjucks, PostCSS setup for handling CSS, and script bundling and minification using esbuild. The theme also takes care of HTML minification, CSS inlining and minification, and crafting the document head. Deployment can be done on any web server or service, with Netlify being recommended as an option. Overall, the project provides a robust and efficient way to generate and deploy static websites.