Astro SEO Blog

Issue No. 08

Free / MIT

Astro SEO Blog

Modern SEO-optimized blog built with Astro. Fast, scalable, and feature-rich blogging platform.

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Open source, MIT licensed, built by Kevin Gabeci

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Blogging

Building One-Prompt Blog Automation: Our Astro SEO Blog Update

We're building AI content scheduling and one-prompt publishing for the Astro SEO Blog. Here's what's coming and why automated blog workflows matter.

By Kevin Gabeci 10 min
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Building One-Prompt Blog Automation: Our Astro SEO Blog Update

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  1. 02 SEO

    Google December 2025 Core Update: What Changed and How to Recover

  2. 03 seo tools

    Screaming Frog vs Sitebulb vs JetOctopus

  3. 04 seo tools

    Surfer vs Clearscope vs MarketMuse Compared

Departments

11 in all

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Built-in features that just work, with no configuration required. Every one of them ships switched on in the box, and every one of them is yours to tear out.

  1. 01

    SEO Optimized

    Automatic sitemap, meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards and structured data.

  2. 02

    Dark Mode

    System preference detection, persistent settings, smooth transitions.

  3. 03

    Custom CMS

    Built-in CMS for managing posts, authors and content. No database required.

  4. 04

    File-Based

    Everything lives in your repo. No database, no external services needed.

  5. 05

    Full-Text Search

    Fast client-side search with keyboard navigation and instant results.

  6. 06

    MDX Support

    Write content in Markdown with components and syntax highlighting.

  7. 07

    Lightning Fast

    Static-first generation with optimized images and code splitting.

  8. 08

    i18n Ready

    Multi-language support with automatic routing and translations.

  9. 09

    RSS and Feeds

    Auto-generated RSS feeds, XML sitemap and feed discovery.

  10. 10

    TypeScript

    Full TypeScript support with type checking and IDE autocomplete.

  11. 11

    Zero Config

    Everything works out of the box. No setup required to get started.

Set and printed with

Astro
Framework
TypeScript
Type Safety
Tailwind
Styling
MDX
Content
Node
Runtime

Free to start. Pro when you mean it.

Ship free. Grow on Pro.

The engine is open source and yours forever. Upgrade to the Pro edition when you want the automation that grows your traffic and your revenue on autopilot.

Free

Open source, MIT licensed.

  • Full blog with a built-in CMS
  • 12+ languages, dark mode, search
  • SEO meta and structured data
  • The stock look plus one free template
Start free on GitHub
Pro

Pro Blog

$69.99 one-off, lifetime.

  • Instant IndexNow submission on publish
  • Auto internal linking and smarter related posts
  • Ad, sponsored and affiliate slots
  • Dynamic branded OG social cards
  • Redirect manager for clean migrations
Get the Pro Blog

Premium templates

Reskin the whole blog with a look pack. Drop in a folder, change one line. $19.99 each.

Browse templates

How it's made

Clone. Build. Ship.

  1. 01

    Clone and install

    Pull the repo and install once. No global tooling, no generator, no wizard.

    $ git clone repo.git
$ npm install

  2. 02

    Customize

    One config file names the site and picks the template. Content is Markdown in your repo.

    $ edit site-config.json
$ add your content

  3. 03

    Deploy

    Build to static output and put it anywhere that serves files or runs Node.

    $ npm run build
$ deploy anywhere
Get started

Free and open source / MIT Licence

Continued

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    06

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    07

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    technical seo

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Correspondence

Questions, answered.

  1. 01 Is this template really free?

    Yes. It is completely free and open source under the MIT Licence. Use it for personal projects, use it commercially, or modify it as you see fit.

  2. 02 Do I need to know Astro?

    Basic knowledge helps, but you can start immediately by editing the configuration file and writing posts in Markdown or MDX. The documentation walks through the rest.

  3. 03 Can I customize the design?

    Yes. The template uses Tailwind CSS, so colours, fonts, spacing and layout are straightforward to change, and the code is organised for it. Installed templates re-skin the whole blog without touching a component.

  4. 04 Where can I deploy this?

    Anywhere that supports Node.js. Vercel, Netlify, Railway, DigitalOcean or any VPS all work, and the documentation includes deployment examples.

  5. 05 Does it handle multiple languages?

    Yes. The template is internationalisation ready. Add language versions of your content and the interface routing and translations follow automatically.

  6. 06 How do I get support?

    Check the documentation on GitHub, open an issue if you find a bug, or start a discussion for questions.