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# DDEV Website for Contributors August 15, 2023 ## Welcome! I’d like to show you how ddev.com is put together so you can swoop in and improve it. 1. **This time is for you.** Stop me to ask questions, let me know you’re confused or bored. 2. **This is a tour, not a guide.** There’s a lot that could be improved; emphasis on “what it is” rather than “how it should be.” 3. **Let’s have fun maybe.** (No promises.) ## Background ### Old Things [**Matt**](https://github.com/mattstein) is a designer that’s been doing CMS-based development for clients using PHP, Twig, and different front-end frameworks; master of none fond of writing, documentation, and content strategy. [**ddev.com**](https://ddev.com) is a former WordPress site, tricky to share access and not the friendliest public welcome to all things DDEV. ### New Thing Rebuilt + migrated earlier this year to [Astro](https://astro.build)! - Hat tip Mayank. :tophat: - Fun to build with! - Static site generator that sits in a nice front-end sweet spot. - Flat file + fully accessible to front-end developers in a public repo. - Friendly to Markdown-writers. - Key feature: [Astro components](https://docs.astro.build/en/core-concepts/astro-components/)! :sparkles: - `.astro`, or BYO UI framework (Vue, React, Svelte, etc.). - Or no UI framework! - “island architecture” - HTML and simple components. - Markdown content collections. - [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com) + [Tailwind Typography](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/typography-plugin). - Built and hosted with [Cloudflare Pages](https://pages.cloudflare.com). **tl;dr** if you’re comfortable with Markdown, HTML, CSS, Tailwind, or a modern front-end framework, you can jump right in! <small>Also TypeScript, kind of.</small> If you’re comfortable with _all_ of those things, you could make a big dent in ddev.com. :sunglasses: ## Local Setup Clone <https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end>. Add a GitHub key to `.env`. ## Where Content Lives > :bulb: Consider reading [the readme](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/README.md) and especially the [Astro docs](https://docs.astro.build/en/getting-started/). Markdown, component markup, TypeScript constants, and a JSON blob. 1. Astro components in the [`src/pages/`](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/tree/main/src/pages) directory. - Start with [404](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/src/pages/404.astro) + [homepage](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/src/pages/index.astro). 2. Content collections in [`src/content/`](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/tree/main/src/content). 3. Constants in [`src/const.ts`](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/src/const.ts). 4. Custom sponsor blob in [`src/featured-sponsors.json`](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/src/featured-sponsors.json). - See featured-sponsors.svg in the [ddev/ddev readme](https://github.com/ddev/ddev). ## How Content is Presented Attempts to follow Astro conventions, follow DRY principle, and be sparing with additional complexity. 1. [Astro config](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/astro.config.mjs). 2. [PostCSS](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/postcss.config.cjs) + [Tailwind](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/tailwind.config.cjs) + [Tailwind Typography](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/tailwind.config.cjs#L48) 3. [`src/lib/api.ts`](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/src/lib/api.ts). - Bonus: the `cache/` directory. 5. Development server vs. building. - Cloudflare pages builds _static_ output (no SSR). - Run locally for previewing and instant feedback, but [production and preview branches](https://dash.cloudflare.com/2aecb1c6b99f9d2274b12efc45152be2/pages/view/ddev-com-front-end) are built automatically (similar to Netlify and Vercel). ![Automatic PR comment with Cloudflare Pages build status and link](https://doc.mattstein.com/uploads/5b87aed9-2683-4df3-9ef6-00e1b1ddb68d.png) ## Submitting Changes Typo directly from GitHub UI. PR like you would with DDEV or any other project on the planet. (Fork, change, submit PR.) ## Time Permitting - Astro plugins we’re using. - [Textlint](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com-front-end/blob/main/.textlintrc). ## Questions or Grievances?