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Author, an Astro & Tailwind CSS publishing template

Author is a focused blogging template designed for writers, publications, and long-form content. With clean layouts and a moody aesthetic, it helps your ideas take center stage.

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All Pages

Static Pages

  • Landing page
  • About
  • Subscription
  • Contact
  • Sign in
  • Sign up

Content Collections

  • Work
  • Blog x2
  • Authors

Good to Know — Each theme includes a main index page and individual detail pages. You’ll also get a preconfigured .pages.yaml file that automatically connects your content collections. That’s all you need to start using PagesCMS — no extra setup required, no bloated code.

Features

  • Blog Tags
  • Blog paywall
  • Pagination
  • Reusable components
  • Optional CMS via PagesCMS
  • Search powered with Fuse JS
  • Content collections
  • Seo Optimized
  • Ongoing updates
  • Style guide
  • Astro RSS
  • Astro SEO
  • Astro Sitemap
  • Tailwind CSS Forms
  • Tailwind Typography

Specifications

  • Astro v5
  • Tailwind v4
  • Released on 02.23
  • Updated on 08.25
  • Performance 97
  • Accessibility 94
  • Best Practices 100
  • SEO 95

File Structure

  • public
  • src
    • components
    • layouts
    • pages
    • content
      • folders
      • config.ts
    • data
    • scripts
    • styles
      • global.css
    • endv.d.ts
  • .pages.yml
  • astro.config.mjs
  • package.json
  • README.md
  • ts.config.json
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Author — Blog & publishing theme for Astro & Tailwind CSS

Author is a sleek dark-mode theme crafted for writers, publishers, and content creators who value strong editorial design. Its elegant typography, moody palette, and focused layouts make it perfect for long-form blogging, newsletters, or professional publications.

Specifications

  • Built with Astro v5 + Tailwind CSS v4
  • High Lighthouse scores across Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO
  • Fully responsive and optimized for modern browsers

Features

  • Multiple blog layouts with support for tags, authors, and paywalls
  • Clean editorial typography and modular layout system
  • Reusable components (buttons, wrappers, text, etc.) styled with the OKLCH color system
  • Built-in blog pagination for seamless content browsing
  • Search powered by Fuse.js for fast in-site discovery
  • Optimized for SEO with Astro SEO, RSS, and Sitemap integrations
  • Clean file structure with ongoing updates and a style guide
  • Subscription, contact, and authentication pages included

PagesCMS Ready

Author includes a preconfigured .pages.yaml file that connects your content collections directly to PagesCMS.
All integration happens automatically when you link your repo inside the PagesCMS dashboard—no changes are made to the template code. You keep a pure Astro + Tailwind CSS setup with the option to use PagesCMS anytime.

Modern Color System

Author uses OKLCH color values for its design tokens. This ensures consistent rendering across browsers, easier theming, and a future-proof approach to color management with Tailwind CSS v4.

Why Choose Author?

  • Ideal for blogs, magazines, and publishing platforms that value strong editorial design
  • Astro’s static-first architecture provides speed and reliability out of the box
  • Tailwind utilities make customization fast while ensuring design consistency
  • Content-focused layouts keep the spotlight on your writing
  • Scales naturally from personal blogs to professional publications
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The value in this is incredible. Every single one of the themes is a piece of art. And they are made with tailwind too?! This is so beautiful. I’m speechless!