Overview

Accessible Astro Starter is a blogging theme designed to be ready to use, search engine optimized, and accessible. It provides a solid base for accessibility and includes many accessible components to build different page types. The theme utilizes Tailwind CSS for faster development and includes example pages such as a dynamic blog, 404 error page, and support for Markdown and MDX. This theme aims to help developers build projects faster while prioritizing accessibility.

Features

• Tailwind CSS support for faster development
• Prettier integration with prettier-plugin-astro and prettier-plugin-tailwind
• ESLint integration with strict accessibility settings for eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y
• Markdown and MDX support with examples included
• Uses the astro-icon package for icons
• Excellent Lighthouse/PageSpeed scores
• Accessible landmarks such as header, main, footer, section, and nav
• Outline focus indicator for dark and light backgrounds
• Several aria attributes for better screen reader experience
• Dynamic routes with examples for a basic blog with breadcrumbs and pagination
• Customizable 404 error page
• Included header and footer components
• Skip links component for quick navigation to main menu or main content
• Keyboard accessible navigation with dropdowns (arrow keys, escape key)
• Accessible responsive toggle button for mobile navigation
• Dark mode toggle component with accessible button and system preferred color scheme setting
• SEO component for setting custom meta data on different pages
• Screen reader only text content utility class (hides text visually)
• Disables animations for users with a preference for reduced motion
• Many components such as Accordions, Breadcrumbs, Modals, Pagination, and more
• Collection of utility classes for breakpoints, button styles, font settings, resets, and outlines in the base directory

Installation

To get started with the Accessible Astro Starter theme, follow these steps:

1. Clone this theme locally using the command:

   git clone [theme repository URL]
   

2. Install the dependencies by running the following command:

   npm install
   

3. Start the local development server at localhost:3000 with the command:

   npm run dev
   

4. Build your production site to the ./dist/ directory using the command:

   npm run build
   

5. Preview your build locally before deploying with the command:

   npm run preview
   

Summary

Accessible Astro Starter is a blogging theme that focuses on accessibility and search engine optimization. It includes a variety of features such as Tailwind CSS support, Prettier and ESLint integration, Markdown and MDX support, and accessible components like accordions and breadcrumbs. The theme also provides a solid base for accessibility with landmarks, focus indicators, and aria attributes. With its easy installation process, developers can quickly get started with this theme and build accessible and SEO-friendly projects efficiently.