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Building a Blog with Vitepress and Vue.js: A Step-by-Step Guide

What are Vite and Vitepress?

Vitepress is a static site generator powered by Vite and Vue.js that is quickly gaining popularity in the frontend world. With its excellent features and minimal functionalities, it simplifies building static sites without compromising performance.

Vite aims to address the pain points of Webpack and other frontend build tools, providing faster server start, instant hot module reloading, and less time configuring.

Getting Started with Vitepress

To get started with Vitepress, you need to install two primary developer packages: vue and vitepress. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:

npm install vue vitepress --save-dev

Creating a Static Site with Vitepress

Once you have installed the necessary packages, create a new folder for your project and navigate to it in your terminal. Then, create a new file called index.md and add some dummy content to it.

Next, create a new file called package.json and add the following scripts to it:

{
  "scripts": {
    "docs:dev": "vitepress dev",
    "docs:build": "vitepress build"
  }
}

Now, you can start the development server by running the following command:

npm run docs:dev

This will start the Vitepress development server, and you can access your site at http://localhost:5173.

Configuring Vitepress

To customize your Vitepress site, you can create a new file called config.js in the root of your project. This file can contain various configurations, such as the site title, description, and theme.

Here is an example of a basic config.js file:

export default {
  title: 'My Blog',
  description: 'A blog about technology and programming',
  themeConfig: {
    nav: [
      { text: 'Home', link: '/' },
      { text: 'About', link: '/about/' },
    ],
  },
};

Adding Posts to the Blog

To add new posts to your blog, create a new folder called articles and add your Markdown files to it. Then, update your index.md file to include links to your new posts.

Here is an example of an updated index.md file:

# My Blog

## Latest Articles

* [Article 1](/articles/article1.md)
* [Article 2](/articles/article2.md)

Designing Blog Post Cards

To display your blog posts in a more visually appealing way, you can create a new Vue component called ArticleCard.vue. This component can contain the title, excerpt, and image of each post.

Here is an example of a basic ArticleCard.vue file:

<template>
  <div>
    <h2>{{ title }}</h2>
    <p>{{ excerpt }}</p>
    <img :src="image" alt="">
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  props: {
    title: String,
    excerpt: String,
    image: String,
  },
};
</script>

Styling the Blog Homepage

To style the blog homepage, you can update the index.md file to include a hero section and a list of article cards.

Here is an example of an updated index.md file:

# My Blog

## Hero Section

Welcome to my blog!

## Latest Articles

<ArticleCard
  title="Article 1"
  excerpt="This is a brief summary of article 1."
  image="/images/article1.jpg"
/>

<ArticleCard
  title="Article 2"
  excerpt="This is a brief summary of article 2."
  image="/images/article2.jpg"
/>