Alex Lee · FEATURED · 8 MIN
What are you making this weekend?
Share the thing on your desk, in your garden, or in your editor right now.
v0.17.5 BLOG EXAMPLE / AUTHORS / TOPICS
Multiple authors, shared topics, and popular discussions. Preview the finished page, then inspect the exact source compiled by the current Kudzu release.
PROJECT SOURCE
function Community({ blog }: { blog: BlogExample }) {
return (
<div className="tpl tpl-community">
<header>
<a href="#home">
<i />
COMMON THREAD
</a>
<nav>
<a href="#feed">Feed</a>
<a href="#topics">Topics</a>
<a href="#members">Members</a>
</nav>
<div>
<button>Search</button>
<button>Join community</button>
</div>
</header>
<main>
<section className="community-hero">
<div className="community-faces">
<span>AL</span>
<span>MK</span>
<span>JR</span>
<span>SK</span>
<span>+42</span>
</div>
<h1>
Good ideas grow
<br />
in public.
</h1>
<p>
Questions, projects, and field notes from an independent creative
community.
</p>
<div>
<strong>2,481</strong> members <strong>184</strong> online today
</div>
</section>
<div className="community-columns">
<section className="community-feed" id="feed">
<header>
<h2>Today in the community</h2>
<button>Latest⌄</button>
</header>
{blog.posts.map((post, index) => (
<article>
<span>{["AL", "MK", "JR"][index]}</span>
<div>
<small>
{["Alex Lee", "Mika Khan", "June Rivera"][index]} ·{" "}
{post.meta}
</small>
<h3>
<a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${post.slug}`}>
{post.title}
</a>
</h3>
<p>
{index
? "A field note with references, rough edges, and room for a better answer."
: "Share the thing on your desk, in your garden, or in your editor right now."}
</p>
<footer>
<span>♡ {18 + index * 7}</span>
<a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${post.slug}`}>
▢ {6 + index * 3} replies
</a>
</footer>
</div>
</article>
))}
</section>
<aside className="community-topics" id="topics">
<h2>Popular topics</h2>
<a href="#topic">
# work-in-progress <span>84</span>
</a>
<a href="#topic">
# small-tools <span>61</span>
</a>
<a href="#topic">
# local-groups <span>43</span>
</a>
<a href="#topic">
# feedback <span>38</span>
</a>
<div>
<strong>WEEKLY PROMPT</strong>
<p>What did you remove this week?</p>
<button>Join the prompt</button>
</div>
</aside>
</div>
</main>
</div>
);
}export function BlogArticle({ blog, post }: { blog: BlogExample; post: Post }) {
const index = blog.posts.findIndex((entry) => entry.slug === post.slug);
const previous =
blog.posts[(index + blog.posts.length - 1) % blog.posts.length];
const next = blog.posts[(index + 1) % blog.posts.length];
const feature = articleFeature(blog.layout);
const copy = articleCopy(blog.layout);
const section = articleSection(blog.layout);
const deck = articleDeck(blog.layout);
const author = articleAuthor(blog.layout);
const heading = articleHeading(blog.layout);
const quote = articleQuote(blog.layout);
return (
<div className={`article-template article-${blog.layout}`}>
<header>
<a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>{blog.publication}</a>
<nav>
<a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>All stories</a>
<a href="/example">Kudzu examples ↗</a>
</nav>
</header>
<main>
<div className="article-breadcrumb">
<a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>{blog.name}</a>
<span>/</span>
<span>{post.meta}</span>
</div>
<article>
<header>
<span>{section}</span>
<h1>{post.title}</h1>
<p>{deck}</p>
<div>
<span>By {author}</span>
<time>July 25, 2026 · 8 min read</time>
</div>
</header>
<figure
className="article-hero"
role="img"
aria-label={`${post.title} cover`}
/>
<div className="article-content">
{feature}
<div className="article-copy">
<p className="article-opening">{copy[0]}</p>
<h2>{heading}</h2>
<p>{copy[1]}</p>
<blockquote>{quote}</blockquote>
<p>{copy[2]}</p>
</div>
</div>
</article>
<footer className="article-pagination">
<a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${previous.slug}`}>
<span>← Previous</span>
<strong>{previous.title}</strong>
</a>
<a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${next.slug}`}>
<span>Next →</span>
<strong>{next.title}</strong>
</a>
</footer>
</main>
</div>
);
}
// Layout-specific feature
case "community":slug: "community",import {
BlogDemo,
BlogExample,
blogExamples,
} from "../../../../components/examples/BlogExamples";
import {
inlineStyles,
loadBlogStyles,
} from "../../../../components/examples/ExampleSource";
export const metadata = {
title: "Kudzu Blog Demo",
description: "A static blog design compiled with Kudzu 0.17.5 TSX.",
lang: "en",
locale: "en_US",
siteName: "Kudzu Examples",
styles: true,
};
export function getStaticPaths() {
return blogExamples.map((blog) => ({
params: { slug: blog.slug },
props: { blog },
}));
}
export default async function BlogDemoPage({ blog }: { blog: BlogExample }) {
const css = await loadBlogStyles(blog);
return [inlineStyles(css), BlogDemo({ blog })];
}
import { BlogArticle } from "../../../../../components/examples/BlogArticles";
import {
BlogExample,
blogExamples,
} from "../../../../../components/examples/BlogExamples";
import {
inlineStyles,
loadBlogStyles,
} from "../../../../../components/examples/ExampleSource";
type Post = BlogExample["posts"][number];
export const metadata = {
title: "Kudzu Blog Article Demo",
description: "A statically generated article page compiled with Kudzu 0.17.5 TSX.",
lang: "en",
locale: "en_US",
siteName: "Kudzu Examples",
styles: true,
};
export function getStaticPaths() {
return blogExamples.flatMap((blog) =>
blog.posts.map((post) => ({
params: { slug: blog.slug, post: post.slug },
props: { blog, post },
})),
);
}
export default async function BlogArticlePage({
blog,
post,
}: {
blog: BlogExample;
post: Post;
}) {
const css = await loadBlogStyles(blog);
return [inlineStyles(css), BlogArticle({ blog, post })];
}
.tpl {
min-height: 100vh;
}
.tpl,
.tpl * {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.tpl > main,
.tpl main {
width: auto;
margin: 0;
}
.tpl a {
text-decoration: none;
}
.tpl button,
.tpl input {
font: inherit;
}
.tpl nav {
font-family: inherit;
}
.tpl h1 a,
.tpl h2 a,
.tpl h3 a {
color: inherit;
}
.tpl .story-link {
display: inline-block;
padding: 11px 14px;
color: inherit;
border: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-template {
min-height: 100vh;
color: #25211d;
background: #f3efe7;
font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
.article-template > header,
.article-template > main {
width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 40px));
margin: auto;
}
.article-template > header {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
min-height: 82px;
border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-template > header > a {
color: inherit;
font-size: 25px;
font-weight: 700;
}
.article-template > header nav a {
color: inherit;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.article-breadcrumb {
display: flex;
gap: 12px;
padding: 30px 0;
color: #766f67;
font: 10px var(--mono);
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.article-breadcrumb a {
color: inherit;
}
.article-template article > header {
max-width: 920px;
padding: 50px 0 65px;
}
.article-template article > header > p {
max-width: 720px;
font-size: 20px;
line-height: 1.65;
}
.article-template article > header > div {
display: flex;
gap: 30px;
margin-top: 28px;
color: #746c64;
font: 10px var(--mono);
}
.article-hero {
min-height: 620px;
margin: 0;
background: linear-gradient(130deg, #c55e40, #e7b778);
background-position: center;
background-size: cover;
}
.article-content {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 240px minmax(0, 680px);
gap: 70px;
justify-content: center;
padding: 80px 0 120px;
}
.article-content > aside {
align-self: start;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 13px;
padding: 22px;
border-top: 3px solid currentColor;
background: #e7dfd2;
font: 11px var(--mono);
line-height: 1.6;
}
.article-content > aside a {
color: inherit;
border-bottom: 1px solid;
}
.article-copy {
font-size: 18px;
line-height: 1.85;
}
.article-copy .article-opening:first-letter {
float: left;
margin: 8px 10px 0 0;
font-size: 76px;
line-height: 0.7;
}
.article-copy h2 {
margin: 60px 0 20px;
font-size: 38px;
line-height: 1.1;
}
.article-copy blockquote {
margin: 55px 0;
padding-left: 28px;
border-left: 3px solid #b64b31;
font: italic 31px/1.45 Georgia;
}
.article-pagination {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
width: auto;
padding: 0 0 80px;
border-top: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-pagination a {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 12px;
padding: 30px;
color: inherit;
}
.article-pagination a:last-child {
border-left: 1px solid;
text-align: right;
}
.article-pagination span {
color: #81786f;
font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.article-pagination strong {
font-size: 20px;
}
.article-ingredients ul,
.article-takeaways ol {
margin: 0;
padding-left: 20px;
}
.article-developer,
.article-changelog,
.article-photography,
.article-community {
color: #e6edf3;
background: #0d1117;
font-family: var(--mono);
}
.article-developer article > header h1,
.article-changelog article > header h1 {
font-family: var(--mono);
}
.article-developer article > header > span,
.article-changelog article > header > span {
color: #56d29a;
}
.article-developer .article-content > aside,
.article-changelog .article-content > aside,
.article-community .article-content > aside {
background: #161b22;
}
.article-developer .article-copy blockquote,
.article-changelog .article-copy blockquote {
border-color: #56d29a;
}
.article-template article > header > span {
color: #b64b31;
font: 10px var(--mono);
letter-spacing: 0.13em;
}
.article-template article > header h1 {
margin: 22px 0;
font:
600 clamp(60px, 9vw, 120px)/0.87 Georgia,
serif;
letter-spacing: -0.07em;
}
.article-content > aside > strong:first-child,
.article-content > aside > span:first-child {
color: #b64b31;
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.article-editorial .article-hero {
background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1489599849927-2ee91cede3ba?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1500&q=85");
}
@media (max-width: 800px) {
.article-template > header,
.article-template > main {
width: min(100% - 28px, 1120px);
}
.article-content {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 40px;
padding-top: 50px;
}
.article-content > aside {
position: static;
}
.article-hero {
min-height: 440px;
}
.tpl > header nav {
display: none;
}
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
.article-template > header nav a:first-child {
display: none;
}
.article-template article > header > div {
align-items: flex-start;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 8px;
}
.article-pagination {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
.article-pagination a:last-child {
border-top: 1px solid;
border-left: 0;
text-align: left;
}
}
.tpl-community {
color: #f1edf7;
background: #12101b;
font-family: Arial;
}
.tpl-community > header {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
align-items: center;
min-height: 78px;
padding: 0 3vw;
border-bottom: 1px solid #332d40;
}
.tpl-community > header > a {
color: inherit;
font-weight: 800;
}
.tpl-community > header > a i {
display: inline-block;
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
margin-right: 8px;
background: #9d67ff;
border-radius: 50%;
}
.tpl-community > header nav a {
color: #aaa1b8;
}
.tpl-community > header > div {
justify-self: end;
}
.tpl-community button {
padding: 9px 12px;
color: #eee;
border: 1px solid #40384f;
background: #1a1722;
}
.tpl-community > header > div button:last-child {
border-color: #9d67ff;
background: #9d67ff;
}
.tpl-community > main {
width: min(1160px, calc(100% - 40px));
margin: auto;
}
.article-community .article-hero {
background:
radial-gradient(circle at 30% 40%, #9d67ff, transparent 22%),
radial-gradient(circle at 70% 60%, #5d3d99, transparent 18%), #17141f;
}
.article-community article > header {
text-align: center;
margin: auto;
}
.article-community .article-content > aside {
border-color: #9d67ff;
}
.community-hero {
padding: 90px 0;
text-align: center;
}
.community-faces {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
.community-faces span {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 48px;
height: 48px;
margin-left: -8px;
border: 3px solid #12101b;
background: #9d67ff;
border-radius: 50%;
font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.community-hero h1 {
margin: 30px 0;
font-size: clamp(60px, 9vw, 110px);
line-height: 0.85;
letter-spacing: -0.075em;
}
.community-hero p {
color: #aaa1b8;
font-size: 18px;
}
.community-hero > div:last-child {
color: #756c81;
}
.community-hero > div:last-child strong {
color: #d9cff0;
}
.community-columns {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 310px;
gap: 25px;
padding-bottom: 90px;
}
.community-feed {
border: 1px solid #332d40;
background: #17141f;
}
.community-feed > header {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
padding: 20px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #332d40;
}
.community-feed > header h2 {
margin: 0;
}
.community-feed > article {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr;
gap: 15px;
padding: 25px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #332d40;
}
.community-feed > article > span {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
background: #9d67ff;
border-radius: 50%;
font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.community-feed small {
color: #81778e;
}
.community-feed h3 {
font-size: 23px;
}
.community-feed p {
color: #aaa1b8;
}
.community-feed article footer {
display: flex;
gap: 20px;
width: auto;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
color: #81778e;
}
.community-topics {
align-self: start;
padding: 22px;
border: 1px solid #332d40;
background: #17141f;
}
.community-topics > a {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
padding: 13px 0;
color: #c9bfd7;
border-bottom: 1px solid #332d40;
}
.community-topics > div {
margin-top: 25px;
padding: 20px;
background: #241c35;
}
.community-topics > div strong {
color: #9d67ff;
font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.article-author > span {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 55px;
height: 55px;
color: white !important;
background: #9d67ff;
border-radius: 50%;
}
@media (max-width: 800px) {
.community-columns {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
.tpl-community > header {
grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
}
.tpl-community > header nav {
display: none;
}
.tpl-community > header > div button:first-child {
display: none;
}
.community-feed > article {
grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr;
padding: 18px;
}
}