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Gatsby Starter Minimal Blog

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Updated: 5 May 2025
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Typography driven, feature-rich blogging theme with minimal aesthetics. Includes tags/categories support and extensive features for code blocks such as live preview, line numbers, and line highlighting.

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Overview:

The “Minimal Blog” theme is a typography-driven blogging theme with a clean and minimalistic design. It is built using the Gatsby framework and offers several key features such as support for tags and categories, code block customization with live preview, line numbers, and line highlighting. The theme also includes features for SEO optimization and an RSS feed for blog posts.

Features:

  • Customizable through the usage of Gatsby Themes and Theme UI
  • Light Mode / Dark Mode
  • Typography driven, minimal style
  • Tags/Categories support
  • Code highlighting with prism-react-renderer
  • RSS Feed for blog posts
  • SEO optimization (Sitemap, OpenGraph tags, Twitter tags)
  • WebApp Manifest

Installation:

To use the “Minimal Blog” theme, follow these steps:

  1. Create a new Gatsby site by using the Gatsby CLI to clone the site and install dependencies:
gatsby new my-minimal-blog https://github.com/username/repo-name
  1. Navigate to your new project:
cd my-minimal-blog
  1. Open the code and start customizing:
code .
  1. Start the site by running the following command:
npm run develop
  1. Your site will now be running at http://localhost:8000.

For more information on customizing the theme and shadowing components, please refer to the guide on “Shadowing in Gatsby Themes”.

Summary:

The “Minimal Blog” theme is a feature-rich and customizable Gatsby theme that focuses on typography and minimal aesthetics. It offers support for tags and categories, code block customization, and various SEO optimization features. By following the installation guide, users can easily create a personalized blog using this theme.