What is Static Site Boilerplate?
Static Site Boilerplate is an open-source starter template created by Chris Coyier and Scott Jehl to help web developers get a head start when building static websites. It uses modern web development tools like Webpack, PostCSS, and Babel to allow writing more organized, flexible, and optimized code.
Some key features of Static Site Boilerplate include:
- Modular structure using ES6 modules and Webpack for easier scaling
- PostCSS with precss and autoprefixer for writing cleaner CSS
- Sass support for reusable styles, variables and mixins
- Responsive design optimized for mobile devices using CSS Grid and Flexbox
- Image and font optimizations for faster load times
- ES6 syntax and Babel transpilation to support newer JavaScript features
- Production optimizations like code minification, cache headers and lazy loading
By providing an integrated toolchain and folder structure out of the box, Static Site Boilerplate allows developers to focus on writing code and content rather than build configurations. With its performance optimizations and frontend best practices baked in, it's a great starting point for modern static websites and web apps built without frameworks.
WordPress, Hugo, Jekyll, Drupal, Gatsby, Pandoc, DEV Community, Pelican, postach.io, WriteFreely, AMuseWiki, Gitit are some alternatives to Static Site Boilerplate.