Getting Started with Our Minimal Blog

Welcome to our minimal blog theme! This post will guide you through the features and capabilities of this Astro-powered blog.

Features Overview

This blog theme includes:

• Dark/Light Theme Toggle: Switch between themes with a single click
• Responsive Design: Works perfectly on all devices
• Markdown Support: Write your posts in Markdown with full syntax highlighting
• Table of Contents: Automatically generated from your headings
• Search Functionality: Find posts quickly with built-in search

Writing Your First Post

Creating a new blog post is simple:

1. Create a new .md or .mdx file in src/content/blog/
2. Add frontmatter with title, description, date, and tags
3. Write your content in Markdown
4. The post will automatically appear in your blog

Example Frontmatter

---
title: "My Amazing Post"
description: "A brief description of my post"
date: 2024-01-20
tags: ["web", "development"]
---

Code Highlighting

The blog supports syntax highlighting for various languages:

// JavaScript example
function greet(name) {
  console.log(`Hello, ${name}!`);
  return `Welcome to the blog`;
}

const message = greet('World');

# Python example
def calculate_sum(numbers):
    """Calculate the sum of a list of numbers."""
    return sum(numbers)

result = calculate_sum([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
print(f"The sum is: {result}")

Using Components

You can also use custom components in MDX files:

import CustomCard from '@/components/CustomCard.astro';

<CustomCard title="Special Note">
  This is a custom component embedded in the blog post!
</CustomCard>

Images and Media

Add images to your posts by placing them in the public folder:

![Alt text](/images/my-image.jpg)

Lists and Formatting

Unordered Lists

• First item
• Second item
  • Nested item
  • Another nested item
• Third item

Ordered Lists

1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step

Task Lists

• Completed task
• Pending task
• Another pending task

Blockquotes

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”

— Alan Kay

Tables

Feature	Description	Status
Dark Mode	Toggle between light and dark themes	✅ Completed
Search	Find posts quickly	🚧 In Progress
RSS Feed	Subscribe to updates	📋 Planned

Conclusion

This minimal blog theme provides everything you need to start blogging with style. The clean design, excellent typography, and powerful features make it perfect for developers, writers, and content creators.

Happy blogging! 🚀