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# A simple starter kit for Eleventy



Hylia is a lightweight [Eleventy](https://11ty.io) starter kit with [Forestry CMS](https://forestry.io/) pre-configured, so that you can one-click install a progressive, accessible blog in minutes. It also gives you a well organised starting point to extend it for yourself.



Get started now by **[deploying Hylia to Netlify.][deploy-to-netlify]**



[![Deploy to Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/img/deploy/button.svg)][deploy-to-netlify] [![Import to Forestry](https://assets.forestry.io/import-to-forestryK.svg)](https://app.forestry.io/quick-start?repo=dirtyf/hylia&provider=github&branch=forestry&engine=other&preview=https://hankchizljaw.imgix.net/hylia-github.jpg?auto=format&q=60)






## Features



Hylia version 0.4.5 features:



✍️ A pre-configured [Forestry CMS](https://forestry.io/) setup

🎨 Customisable design tokens to make it your own

🌍 Customisable global data and navigation

📂 Tags and tag archives

✅ Progressively enhanced, semantic and accessible

🎈 _Super_ lightweight front-end

🚰 Sass powered CSS system with utility class generator

⚙️ Service worker that caches pages so people can read your articles offline

🚀 An RSS feed for your posts



## Roadmap



💬 [Netlify Forms](https://www.netlify.com/docs/form-handling/) powered comments

💡 ~~Dark/Light mode toggle~~ [Added in 0.4.0](https://github.com/andybelldesign/hylia/releases/tag/0.4.0)

🗣 Webmentions

📖 Pagination

🐦 Web sharing API integration

🗒 Offline mode with links to cached pages

📄 Documentation site

💅 Proper Sass documentation

✍️ Proper CMS documentation

🖼 A facility for you to be able to add your logo / branding



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## Getting started



### Method one: One-Click Deploy to Netlify



You can [deploy Hylia to Netlify with one click][deploy-to-netlify] and you’ll be up and running in minutes!



[![Deploy to Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/img/deploy/button.svg)][deploy-to-netlify]



I recorded a quick start video of me deploying Hylia to Netlify and getting the CMS set up. [Check it out here](https://youtu.be/0hM_0BH-Y_A).



### Method two: Clone / Fork



1. Clone or fork this repo: `git clone https://github.com/andybelldesign/hylia`

2. `cd` into the project directory and run `npm install`

3. Once all the dependencies are installed run `npm start`

4. Open your browser at `http://localhost:8080` and away you go!



## Terminal commands



### Serve the site locally



```bash

npm start

```



### Build a production version of the site



```bash

npm run production

```



### Compile Sass



```bash

npm run sass:process

```



### Re-generate design tokens for Sass



```bash

npm run sass:tokens

```



## Getting started with the CMS



[![Import to Forestry](https://assets.forestry.io/import-to-forestryK.svg)](https://app.forestry.io/quick-start?repo=dirtyf/hylia&provider=github&branch=forestry&engine=other&preview=https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bae59778d46d15e98e701d5b6f4d0cb3a2cb880/68747470733a2f2f68616e6b6368697a6c6a61772e696d6769782e6e65742f68796c69612d6769746875622e6a70673f6175746f3d666f726d617426713d3630)



Once the site is imported in Forestry, go to settings/previews to start the preview server.



You'll be able to create drafts and preview the final rendering before publishing.



## Design Tokens and Styleguide



### Design Tokens



Although Hylia has a pretty simple design, you can configure the core design tokens that control the colours, size ratio and fonts.



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**Note**: _Credit must be given to the hard work [Jina Anne](https://twitter.com/jina) did in order for the concept of design tokens to even exist. You should watch [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDBEc3dJJV8), then [read this article](https://the-pastry-box-project.net/jina-bolton/2015-march-28) and then sign up for [this course](https://aycl.uie.com/virtual_seminars/design_tokens_scaling_design_with_a_single_source_of_truth) to expand your knowledge._



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To change the design tokens in the CMS, click on “theme settings” in the sidebar.



To change the design tokens directly, edit [`_src/data/tokens.json`](https://github.com/andybelldesign/hylia/blob/master/src/_data/tokens.json).



The tokens are converted into maps that the Sass uses to compile the front-end CSS, so make sure that you maintain the correct structure of `tokens.json`.



### Styleguide



Your version of Hylia ships with a Styleguide by default. You can see a demo of the Styleguide at .



You can edit the Styleguide by opening [`src/styleguide.njk`](https://github.com/andybelldesign/hylia/blob/master/src/styleguide.njk). If you don’t want the Styleguide, delete that file and the page will vanish.



## Sass



Hylia is based on the [WIP v2 version of Stalfos](https://github.com/andybelldesign/stalfos/tree/feature/v2), which currently has no documentation (I know, I’m bad). Here is some very basic documentation for elements of the new framework that you will encounter on this project.



### Configuration



The whole Sass system is powered by central config file, which lives here: [`_src/scss/_config.scss`](https://github.com/andybelldesign/hylia/blob/master/src/scss/_config.scss).



Before Sass is compiled, a `_tokens.scss` file is generated from the [design tokens config](https://github.com/andybelldesign/hylia/blob/master/src/_data/tokens.json) which is required.



Key elements:



- `$stalfos-size-scale`: A token driven size scale which by default, is a “Major Third” scale

- `$stalfos-colors`: A token driven map of colours

- `$stalfos-util-prefix`: All pre-built, framework utilities will have this prefix. Example: the wrapper utility is '.sf-wrapper' because the default prefix is 'sf-'

- `$metrics`: Various misc metrics to use around the site

- `$stalfos-config`: This powers everything from utility class generation to breakpoints to enabling/disabling pre-built components/utilities



### How to create a new utility class with the generator



The utility class generator lets you generate whatever you want, with no opinions on class name or properties affected.



To add a new class, add another item to the exists `$stalfos-config` map. This example adds a utility for floating elements.



```scss

'float':('items':('left':'left','right': 'right'

  ),

  'output': 'responsive',

  'property': 'float'

);

```



The `output` is set to `responsive` which means every breakpoint will generate a prefixed class for itself. If you only wanted elements to float left in the `md` breakpoint, you’d now be able to add a class of `md:float-left` to your HTML elements.



If you only want standard utility classes generating, set the `output` to `standard`.



### Functions



#### `get-color($key)`



Function tries to match the passed `$key` with the `$stalfos-colors` map. Returns null if it can’t find a match.



#### `get-config-value($key, $group)`



Returns back a 1 dimensional (key value pair) config value if available.



#### `get-size($ratio-key)`



Function tries to match the passed `$ratio-key` with the `$stalfos-size-scale`. Returns null if it can’t find a match.



### Mixins



#### `apply-utility($key, $value-key)`



Grabs the property and value of one of the `$stalfos-config utilities` that the generator will generate a class for.



#### `media-query($key)`



Pass in the key of one of your breakpoints set in `$stalfos-config['breakpoints']` and this mixin will generate the `@media` query with your configured value.



## CMS



Hylia has [Forestry CMS](https://forestry.io/) pre-configured as standard. You can customise the configuration by editing [`.forestry/settings.yml`](https://github.com/DirtyF/hylia/blob/forestry/.forestry/settings.yml).



### Content that you can edit



The basic CMS setup allows you to edit the following:



- **Home page**: Edit the content on your homepage

- **Posts**: Create and edit blog posts

- **Generic pages**: Create generic pages that use a similar layout to posts

- **Global site data**: Various bits of global site data such as your url, title, posts per page and author details

- **Navigation**: Edit your primary navigation items

- **Theme**: Edit the design tokens that power the site’s theme



## Get involved



This project is _super_ early and feedback is very much welcome. In order to keep things running smooth, please consult the [contribution guide and code of conduct](https://github.com/andybelldesign/hylia/blob/master/contributing.md).



The stuff that I need the most help with is:



- Documentation

- [Webmentions](https://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/)

- Performance



[deploy-to-netlify]: https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/dirtyf/hylia