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[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) 4. / 5. rickwest/jigsaw-basically-basic ActiveLibrary[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) rickwest/jigsaw-basically-basic =============================== Blog starter template for Jigsaw static site generator by Tighten v1.0.1(6y ago)1191[19 PRs](https://github.com/rickwest/jigsaw-basically-basic/pulls)MITCSS Since Apr 20Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/rickwest/jigsaw-basically-basic)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/rickwest/jigsaw-basically-basic)[ RSS](/packages/rickwest-jigsaw-basically-basic/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (3)Versions (22)Used By (0) Jigsaw Basically Basic ====================== [](#jigsaw-basically-basic) This is a starter template for creating a blog with Jigsaw. Jigsaw Basically basic is a simple [Jigsaw](https://jigsaw.tighten.co/) implementation of the [Jekyll Basically Basic](https://github.com/mmistakes/jekyll-theme-basically-basic) theme by mmistakes, just change a few settings and you are ready to go. See a preview of the blog template [here](https://jigsaw-basically-basic.netlify.com/). What's included --------------- [](#whats-included) This fully-responsive starter template includes some sample pages and comes pre configured with: - Syntax highlighting with [highlight.js](https://highlightjs.org/) - A script that automatically generates a `sitemap.xml` - A script that automatically generates an RSS feed - A custom 404 page --- [![Jigsaw Basically Basic Screenshot](./screenshot.png?raw=true "Jigsaw Basically Basic")](./screenshot.png?raw=true) --- Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### System Requirements [](#system-requirements) To use Jigsaw, you need to have PHP 7 and Composer installed on your machine. You'll also need Node.js, NPM and Yarn installed in order to use Laravel Mix to compile the CSS and Javascript. ### Getting Started [](#getting-started) Jigsaw now supports the installation of third party starter templates, so you can get up and running in 3 quick easy steps: 1. Create the project directory ``` mkdir my-cool-blog ``` 2. Install Jigsaw via Composer ``` cd my-cool-blog composer require tightenco/jigsaw ``` 3. Initialize your project ``` ./vendor/bin/jigsaw init rickwest/jigsaw-basically-basic ``` Now that you have everything installed, you can serve the site using PHP `./vendor/bin/jigsaw serve` or alternatively, using Browsersync `yarn run watch` For more help [getting started](https://jigsaw.tighten.co/docs/installation/), be sure to check out the official documentation. It really is good! --- ### Configuring your site [](#configuring-your-site) Anything you add to the array in `config.php` will be made available in all of your templates, as a property of the `$page` object. This project uses some of these site variables in several of the templates, for example, the `siteName` is used in both the header and footer. Quickly customise your site by adding your site name, email address and social media profiles `in config.php`. Take a look at the [Jigsaw documentation](https://jigsaw.tighten.co/docs/site-variables/) to learn more. --- ### Adding Content [](#adding-content) You can write your content using a [variety of file types](http://jigsaw.tighten.co/docs/content-other-file-types/). By default, this starter template expects your content to be located in the `source/_posts/` folder. The top of each content page contains a YAML header that specifies how it should be rendered. The `title` attribute is used to dynamically generate HTML `title` and OpenGraph tags for each page. The `extends` attribute defines which parent Blade layout this content file will render with (e.g. `_layouts.post` will render with `source/_layouts/post.blade.php`), and the `section` attribute defines the Blade "section" that expects this content to be placed into it. ``` extends: _layouts.post section: content title: Getting Started date: 2019-01-21 description: Getting started with the Jigsaw blog starter template image: /assets/images/post-bg.jpg ``` --- ### Adding and Editing Pages [](#adding-and-editing-pages) Get started by editing the 'about' page, that comes with this project. Open up `about.blade.php` that's in the `_source` folder and add some interesting info about yourself! Adding a new page to your site is as simple as creating a new blade template in the `_source` directory. Jigsaw gives you access to all the templating features and control structures of Blade that are available in Laravel. The comprehensive, official blade documentation is available [here](https://laravel.com/docs/5.6/blade). --- Deploy to Netlify ----------------- [](#deploy-to-netlify) If you just want to hit the ground running and deploy straight to [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) 👇🏻 [![Deploy to Netlify](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/de47084e2d5a8948486a2238f1517e465560ec293c4a2cba80020472f8d5c80a/68747470733a2f2f7777772e6e65746c6966792e636f6d2f696d672f6465706c6f792f627574746f6e2e737667)](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/rickwest/jigsaw-basically-basic) --- Bugs and Issues --------------- [](#bugs-and-issues) If you encounter a problem or spot a mistake, or even if you would just like to make a suggestion, please open an issue. Pull requests are more than welcome too! --- Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) - Fork it () - Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/fooBar) - Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some fooBar') - Push to the branch (git push origin feature/fooBar) - Create a new Pull Request --- Copyright and License --------------------- [](#copyright-and-license) This project is licensed under the [MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) License. ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 64% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~84 days Total 2 Last Release 2500d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1a8d59a529aae658b083a9f6977dc82105d12463958e5a0ecdd008c73d3ac017?d=identicon)[rickwest](/maintainers/rickwest) --- Top Contributors [![rickwest](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24735291?v=4)](https://github.com/rickwest "rickwest (72 commits)") --- Tags generatortemplatestaticblogsitestarterjigsaw ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/rickwest-jigsaw-basically-basic/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/rickwest-jigsaw-basically-basic/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/rickwest-jigsaw-basically-basic) ``` ### Alternatives [tightenco/jigsaw-blog-template Blog starter template for Jigsaw static site generator by Tighten 9464.0k](/packages/tightenco-jigsaw-blog-template)[rickwest/jigsaw-clean-blog Blog starter template for Jigsaw static site generator by Tighten 111.4k](/packages/rickwest-jigsaw-clean-blog)[tightenco/jigsaw-docs-template Documentation starter template for Jigsaw static site generator by Tighten 5026.9k](/packages/tightenco-jigsaw-docs-template)[tightenco/jigsaw Simple static sites with Laravel's Blade. 2.2k438.5k29](/packages/tightenco-jigsaw)[anourvalar/office Generate documents from existing Excel & Word templates | Export tables to Excel (Grids) 24085.2k](/packages/anourvalar-office)[aschmelyun/cleaver A blazing-fast static site generator using Laravel's Blade templating engine 2961.0k](/packages/aschmelyun-cleaver) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)