#What is Fuwari?

Fuwari is a free, open-source static blog template developed by saicaca, designed to provide a minimalist and performant blogging experience using Astro. Its primary goal is to offer developers, writers, and hobbyists a customizable platform with smooth animations and responsive design, ideal for creating personal or professional blogs.

Built with Astro for static site generation, Tailwind CSS for utility-first styling, and Svelte for interactive components, Fuwari supports features like light/dark mode, customizable themes, and search functionality, making it a versatile choice for modern web development.

#Features ⚡️

• Static Site Generation: Leverages Astro for fast, SEO-friendly static pages.

• Responsive Design: Adapts seamlessly to all screen sizes with Tailwind CSS.

• Light/Dark Mode: Toggle between themes for better readability.

• Smooth Transitions: Uses Swup for fluid page transitions, though not supported in Firefox/Safari.

• Search Functionality: Integrated via Pagefind for efficient post searching.

• Customizable: Easily adjust theme colors and banners via config files.

#Pros and Cons

#Pros ✅

• Performance: Astro ensures fast load times with static site generation.

• Free and Open-Source: MIT license allows unrestricted use and modification.

• Modern Stack: Combines Astro, Tailwind CSS, and Svelte for a contemporary workflow.

• Community Support: Active GitHub community with 2.1k stars and 526 forks.

• Customizable Design: Flexible theme and banner options for personalization.

#Cons ⚠️

• SEO Issues: Tag pages have duplicate content issues, as noted in GitHub issues.

• Browser Compatibility: Page transitions don’t work in Firefox/Safari, per the documentation.

• Missing Features: Lacks built-in comments and table of contents, though planned.

• Deployment Challenges: Some users report build errors on GitHub Pages due to YAML issues.

#Included Components - Templates

Fuwari provides a template structure rather than traditional UI components:

• Layouts: Pre-built layouts in src/layouts/ for consistent blog styling.

• Post Templates: Markdown-based post creation in src/content/posts/.

• Components: Svelte components for cards and UI elements in src/components/.

• Pages: Astro pages for archives, tags, and categories in src/pages/.

#Pricing 💵

Fuwari operates on a Free model:

• Free Access: Fully open-source under the MIT license, with no cost to use or modify.

#Integrations 🧰

Fuwari integrates with:

• Astro: Core framework for static site generation.

• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first styling, compatible with v3.4.10.

• Svelte: Interactive components for dynamic UI elements.

• Pagefind: Search functionality for blog posts.

• Deployment: Supports Vercel, Netlify, and GitHub Pages for hosting.