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Templates

Four starting points. Your agent changes the rest.

Every site starts from a template. Pick one with --template when you create the site:

npx hettie new my-site --template marketing
TemplateWhat you getContent types
blog (default)A blog with posts, tags, categories, an RSS feed and search.Posts, pages
marketingA landing page, pricing and features.Pages
portfolioProjects with images, an about page and contact.Projects, pages
starterOne page and the editor, for building your own design.Posts, pages

What every template includes

  • The editor, sign-in and team accounts
  • Built-in analytics with no cookies
  • Cards for posts: callout, button and bookmark
  • Menus you can edit without code
  • Sitemap, robots.txt and share cards for search and social
  • Edge caching that refreshes when you publish

Blog designs

The blog template has two designs you can switch between in the editor, under Settings › Design & branding: Hettie (sans-serif, posts in a grid) and Journal (serif, posts in a list). See Design and branding.

A template is just a starting point. Once it's in your folder, it's your code. Ask your agent to change anything.