Overview

The Nuxt Content + Netlify CMS Starter Blog is a business website built with Nuxt.js, @nuxt/content, and Netlify CMS. It follows the Jamstack architecture, using Git as a single source of truth and Netlify for continuous deployment and CDN distribution. The website features a simple landing page with blog functionality and editable pages for landing, about, product, blog-collection, and contact. It also supports creating blog posts from Netlify CMS and includes separate pages for posts under each tag. The website uses TailwindCSS for styling and provides separate components for different sections. It offers blazing fast loading times thanks to server-side rendering in full static mode.

Features

• Simple landing page with blog functionality
• Editable pages for landing, about, product, blog-collection, and contact
• Create blog posts from Netlify CMS
• Support for tags with separate pages for posts under each tag
• Basic directory organization
• Styling with TailwindCSS and PurgeCSS for minimal CSS
• Configuration for @tailwind/typography for prose and responsive prose
• Blazing fast loading times with server-side rendering
• Separate components for different sections

Installation

1. Install Node.js (v8.2.0 or higher)
2. Install Nuxt
3. Install Netlify CLI

Getting Started (Recommended)

To quickly try out the Netlify CMS, you can build and deploy your own copy of the repository with Netlify.

1. Click on the button provided to authenticate with GitHub and choose a repository name.
2. Netlify will automatically create a repository in your GitHub account with a copy of the files from the template.
3. It will then build and deploy the new site on Netlify.
4. Access the site dashboard when the build is complete.
5. Set up Netlify’s Identity service to authorize users to log in to the CMS.

Access Locally

1. Clone the GitHub repository created by Netlify with the specified name.
2. Use the Netlify Dev CLI feature to serve any functions in the lambda folder.
3. To test the CMS locally, run a production build of the site.

Getting Started (Without Netlify)

Follow the Netlify CMS Quick Start Guide to set up authentication and hosting.

Debugging

• Windows users might encounter node-gyp errors when trying to npm install. Ensure that Python 2.7 and the Visual C++ build environment are installed.
• MacOS users might also encounter some errors. Check node-gyp for more information. It is recommended to use the latest stable version of Node.

Summary

The Nuxt Content + Netlify CMS Starter Blog is a powerful tool for building business websites with blog functionality. It offers an easy way to create and manage content through Netlify CMS, with support for editable pages, blog posts, and tags. The use of Nuxt.js, @nuxt/content, and Netlify ensures a seamless and efficient development process, with server-side rendering and fast loading times. This starter blog is highly customizable and can be used as a foundation for various types of websites. Contributions to the project are also welcomed.