A badge section be used to list features, customers, awards, etc. List items may be an image or an icon, optionally it may include a title and some prose and it may include a link to other resources.
Forestry.io is a Git-backed CMS for websites and web products built using static site generators. This post describes how to setup Forestry CMS with the Metalsmith Forestry Starter.
Netlify CMS uses config.yaml to define the site's content model. I prefer to write my content model in a modular fashion. In this post we'll look at how to do that for Netlify CMS.
Netlify CMS is an open source content management system for a Git workflow that provides editors with a friendly UI and intuitive workflows. This post describes how to add Netlify CMS to Metalsmith sites.
A new set of starters to help get started with Metalsmith quickly.
Sectioned pages consist of 100% structured data in their frontmatter which is written in YAML format, they do not have a body. The YAML data represents the content model of the page.
Using javascript and a digital asset management service we'll be building a responsive/progressive image component for Metalsmith that delivers properly sized images to any device.
Responsive images are important as they allow delivery of optimal file size, the right image for the right screen size, improved user experience and improved loading time.
A brief introduction of Nunjucks, the templating engine that was used in Project ORCA.
An overview of how to build dynamic Metalsmith pages by using a third-party service API.
How to extend the Nunjucks environment when using jstransformers.
A look at how Metalsmith transforms a file using plugins.
Wordpress, Joomla or any of the readily available open source CMSs is overkill for many small to medium sized business websites. In many cases a static website will be a better choice.
An overview how the new @metalsmith/layouts and @metalsmith/in-place plugins have changed the Metalsmith build setup.
In June 2018 I gave a presentation about how to use headless Drupal as a CMS for a Metalsmith site. Here is a video of the presentation and a Download of the presentation.
How to stay sane when styling a Marketo form.
Do small businesses really need a website build with a CMS?
Do small businesses really need a website build with a CMS?
RequestAnimationFrame can make for some smooth svg animations. All browsers now support it so it's time to explore this new way.