Gatsby Wordpress Balsa Theme

Overview

The Draftbox Gatsby WordPress Balsa Theme is a Gatsby theme plugin that allows users to create blogs from a headless WordPress CMS. By using this theme, WordPress blogs can be transformed into lightning-fast static websites. The theme features the Balsa theme skin and functionality, and all content is sourced from a headless WordPress CMS.

Features

• Balsa theme from Draftbox
• SEO optimized
• Fully responsive
• Gatsby images
• Styled 404 page
• RSS Feed
• AMP Pages
• Sitemap
• Contact Form
• Subscribe Form
• Social Sharing
• Composable and extensible

Installation

To install the Draftbox Gatsby WordPress Balsa Theme, follow these steps:

1. Clone or fork the repository.
2. Create a .wordpress-config.json file in the example directory and add your WordPress configuration.
   • If your WordPress blog is self-hosted, the configuration should look like this:

     {
       "baseUrl": "https://your-wordpress-blog-url.com",
       "protocol": "https"
     }
     

   • If your blog is hosted on wordpress.com, you will need to add a few extra keys. For reference, check out wordpress-source-docs.
3. Run yarn in the directory where you cloned the theme to install the dependencies.
4. Run yarn workspace example develop to start the example locally.

Summary

The Draftbox Gatsby WordPress Balsa Theme is a Gatsby theme plugin that allows users to convert their WordPress blogs into lightning-fast static websites. With features like SEO optimization, responsiveness, and various forms and pages, this theme provides a comprehensive solution for WordPress blog owners looking to improve their website speed and performance. By following the installation guide, users can quickly set up and start using this theme in their projects.