Blog Template: Complete Guide

Modern blog template with article cards, category filtering, search, author profiles, and newsletter signup

Template Overview

This template is part of the Starter Templates Pro collection. Each template is fully standalone, mobile-first, includes dark mode, scroll animations, and requires no build tools or dependencies.

Features

• Fully responsive — Mobile-first design with tablet and desktop breakpoints
• Dark/Light mode — Built-in theme toggle, persists to localStorage
• No dependencies — Pure HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript
• Under 400KB — Lightweight and fast-loading
• Scroll animations — Reveal-on-scroll using Intersection Observer
• SEO ready — Semantic HTML5, meta tags, Open Graph tags
• Accessible — ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, proper contrast ratios
• CSS custom properties — Easy color, font, and spacing customization

What's Included

blog-template/
├── index.html     # Main HTML with all sections
├── style.css      # Complete styling + dark mode + responsive
├── script.js      # Theme toggle, interactions, animations
├── assets/        # Image placeholders and assets
├── manifest.json  # Product file manifest
├── README.md      # Documentation
└── LICENSE        # MIT License

Quick Start

1. Download and unzip the template

2. Open index.html in your browser

3. Edit the HTML content

4. Deploy to any static hosting provider

# Open locally
open index.html

# Or use a local server
python -m http.server 8000

Chapter Overview

The free preview includes this chapter and Chapter 2. The full product contains the complete template with all sections, customization guide, and deployment instructions.

Customizing Your Blog Template

Make the template your own with these customization techniques.

Changing Colors

Every template uses CSS custom properties for colors. Edit them in style.css:

:root {
  --color-primary: #3b82f6;    /* Main brand color */
  --color-secondary: #8b5cf6;  /* Accent color */
  --color-text: #1e293b;       /* Text color */
  --color-bg: #ffffff;          /* Background color */
}

Updating Content

All content is in index.html. Sections are clearly commented:

<!-- Hero Section -->
<section class="hero">
  <h1>Your Headline Here</h1>
  <p>Your subheadline text</p>
  <a href="#" class="btn">Call to Action</a>
</section>

<!-- Features Section -->
<section class="features">
  <!-- Add your feature cards here -->
</section>

Adding Your Logo

Replace the logo placeholder in the header:

<a href="/" class="logo">
  <img src="assets/logo.svg" alt="Your Brand Name" />
</a>

Deployment

Deploy to any static hosting provider:

• GitHub Pages: Push to a repo, enable Pages
• Netlify: Drag and drop the folder
• Vercel: Import project from folder
• Cloudflare Pages: Connect your repo

Next Steps

This concludes the free preview. Purchase the full product to get:

• Complete template with all sections and pages
• Customization guide with advanced techniques
• All assets and source files
• Lifetime updates