Create a Blog with VitePress and Vue.js from Scratch

A new perspective on blogging with VitePress and Vue.js

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Hello and welcome! 👋

You're about to embark on the "Create a Blog with VitePress and Vue.js from Scratch" series!

Throughout this journey, we will construct a practical blog from the ground up using VitePress. We will explore a range of topics from initial configuration to deploying on Cloudflare Pages, including:

  • Getting Started with VitePress: Project Setup and Essentials: Learn to set up a fresh VitePress project by incorporating Tailwind CSS and unplugin-vue-components for an enhanced development process.
  • From Default to Custom: Building a VitePress Blog Theme: We will entirely remove the default theme and create a personalized theme. You'll be surprised by its simplicity!
  • Optimize Your VitePress Blog's Architecture Design: Discover how to organize code and design your blog for scalability and maintainability.
  • Implementing Blog Index with VitePress and Tailwind CSS: Create a list of blog posts. This will introduce data loaders from VitePress.
  • Single Blog Rendering in VitePress with Tailwind Typography: Create a page dedicated to reading each blog post.
  • Deploy VitePress Blog Globally with Cloudflare Pages: Integrate SEO metadata for improved search engine visibility, eliminating the need for manual updates.
  • Showcase Your GitHub Projects on Your VitePress Blog: Develop a page to display your GitHub endeavors, extending the use of data loaders and demonstrating their flexibility.
  • Creating Open Graph Images Automatically for Each Blog Post: Efficiently create Open Graph images for each post, saving time and enhancing appeal.
  • Deploy VitePress Blog Globally with Cloudflare Pages: Seamlessly deploy your blog to Cloudflare Pages, achieving this in just a few clicks!
  • Ensure Blog Quality with Playwright Automated Testing: Implement end-to-end testing with Playwright to ensure your blog functions as expected.

By the conclusion, you will possess a fully operational and captivating blog, allowing you to concentrate exclusively on producing content, which is paramount. Simply write and publish, as the blog will autonomously manage the rest.

Home Page of our Blog
Home Page of our Blog

This series offers a detailed, step-by-step guide. Rest assured, each aspect will be thoroughly elucidated, from selecting to implementing every feature. While each feature will be minimal and focused on the core, this does not mean we will forgo creating a visually pleasing and functional blog.

Should you have any inquiries, please feel free to engage in the comments section under each article.

We hope you find this series truly enjoyable! 🚀

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All Articles

  1. 1. Getting Started with VitePress: Project Setup and Essentials

    From setup to styling with Tailwind CSS and automatic Vue imports, build your content-driven site effortlessly.

  2. 2. From Default to Custom: Building a VitePress Blog Theme

    Step-by-step VitePress theme customization: guide to building a unique theme layout, adding Markdown content, and removing defaults.

  3. 3. Optimize Your VitePress Blog's Architecture Design

    Discover how to optimize your VitePress blog's architecture design with scalable solutions and efficient Vite plugin integration.

  4. 4. Implementing Blog Index with VitePress and Tailwind CSS

    Learn to create a list of blog articles using VitePress, a crucial feature for any content-centric website. Utilize data loaders to load articles.

  5. 5. Single Blog Rendering in VitePress with Tailwind Typography

    Enhance your VitePress blog with Tailwind Typography. Learn to render markdown beautifully with syntax highlights.

  6. 6. Enhance Website Visibility: SEO Metadata and Sitemap

    Enhance website traffic through strategic SEO metadata and sitemaps for improved indexing. Learn how to automate metadata generation for each page.

  7. 7. Showcase Your GitHub Projects on Your VitePress Blog

    Enhance your VitePress blog with GitHub projects. Learn API data retrieval and how to display your projects on your blog.

  8. 8. Creating Open Graph Images Automatically for Each Blog Post

    Learn how to dynamically generate Open Graph images for each blog post, enhancing the visual appeal when sharing content on social media.

  9. 9. Deploy VitePress Blog Globally with Cloudflare Pages

    Deploy the blog to Cloudflare Pages for global accessibility. Discover how to deploy the blog to Cloudflare Pages and share it worldwide with ease.

  10. 10. Ensure Blog Quality with Playwright Automated Testing

    Enhance web development with Playwright-induced automated testing. Elevate blog quality through comprehensive end-to-end and SEO tests.

Meet the Instructor

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My name is Estéban Soubiran.

I'm a web engineer and technical writer who loves sharing with others.

I create this series because VitePress is way more powerful than it seems at the first glance. I was amazed by the flexibility and the simplicity of the tool while building my blog and wanted the community to know about it.

If you want to get in touch, you can always find me on Bluesky, X, and LinkedIn or shout out a mail to [email protected].

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