Eleventy With Vite

Overview

Integrating Vite with Eleventy offers a powerful workflow for developers looking to enhance their static site generation capabilities. By using Vite’s lightning-fast bundling for client-side scripts and Eleventy’s robust static page creation tools, this setup opens up a new realm of possibilities for web development. This template not only serves as a demo but also provides a well-structured framework to create modern websites efficiently.

Combining these technologies allows developers to leverage the strengths of both tools, resulting in an optimized build process. With real-time reloading and a clear separation of responsibilities between Vite and Eleventy, creators can focus on the design and structure of their content without compromising on performance.

Features

• Seamless Integration: Easily combines Vite’s speed with Eleventy’s static generation capabilities for an efficient development process.
• Fast Bundling: Utilizes Vite for rapid bundling of JavaScript and assets, significantly enhancing loading times during development and production.
• Dynamic Script Injection: Vite dynamically injects scripts during development, ensuring that changes are immediately reflected without a full page reload.
• Production-ready Output: Generates a production build by creating a manifest file that accurately maps scripts and assets for optimized loading.
• Real-time CSS Reloading: CSS styles can be included directly from the main JavaScript file, benefiting from Vite’s fast reloading feature.
• Custom Shortcodes: Implements Eleventy shortcodes to simplify the process of injecting script tags into the generated HTML.
• Easy Setup: Requires only Node and npm, making it straightforward to get started with minimal configuration.
• Support for Multiple Frameworks: Explore different branches to implement frameworks such as React or TypeScript, showcasing the flexibility of the integration.