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5.1.0 - 2025-03-31

Upgrade to Tailwind CSS v4
- Removed sass dependency as a result. Everything is now only CSS
Implemented my own CSS file for rendered markdown content, making it easier to understand and customize
- Removed @tailwindcss/typography dependency as a result
Improve theme toggle styling and animation
Improve search component styling and animation
Add a slew of extra components under src/components/starwind
Update code tours
Upgrade to Astro 5.3.0
Update other dependencies

Upgrade to Astro 5.1.2
- Astro’s instructions for the curious: https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/upgrade-to/v5/
- New content collection config file is at src/content.config.ts, and collections are at src/data/
Add i18n features with the newest improvements
- better script for one language only to further simplify the code
- hreflang links to improve SEO
Fix id attributes in some components
Keystatic unistall script improvement - detects your package manager and uses the appropriate uninstall command
Upgrade astro-icon
pnpm support
- added .npmrc file with a few settings to enable pnpm local builds
- removed package-lock.json and replaced with pnpm-lock.yaml
  - If you install with npm install a normal package-lock.json file will be created
Update prettier config file to be more strict (and help remove potential script issues if your setup differs)
Change versioning structure to the more standard major, minor, patch
Update other dependencies

Added a new configuration script npm run remove-keystatic
- It is now incredibly easy to remove keystatic features if desired
Enhance global.scss to remove usage of sass @import and use @use instead
- The @import directive is being deprecated in Dart Sass and will be removed in future versions
Update playform/compress config setting to not optimize images or SVGs
- In particular, using the image optimization here can dramatically increase build times for sites with many images, and astro:assets already handles it
Add vite config in astro.config.mjs to remove Dart Sass deprecation warning
- This is not necessary, but it removes a minor annoyance
Update README
Update to Astro 4.16.13
Update other dependencies

Add additional columns to Keystatic interface which you can sort by
Enhance Keystatic entry layout so frontmatter is on the side with content in the center
Add @playform/compress and remove astro-compress due to astro-compress being deprecated
Update the first hero section to not have opacity between the text layers, and improve code clarity
Small improvements to nav elements
Update to Astro 4.16.4
Update other dependencies

Add search component with Pagefind
Add “@keystatic/core” as dep in package.json to fix pnpm install issue
- pnpm does not auto install peer dependencies
Add “rel” and “target” optional props to the <Button /> component to remove typescript errors
Update to Astro 4.5.16
Update other dependencies

Add Keystatic CMS integration for blog posts, authors, and other pages content collections
- This adds a great interface with rich text editor for easy content editing
- This is largely in addition to the existing MDX blog setup, and you can still just use the MDX blog if you prefer
  - Blog folder structure is unchanged
Fix ExternalLink.astro component for blog and other MDX pages
- This makes it so markdown links that go outside your website automatically open in a new tab
Rename NewsletterCta.astro component to Newsletter.astro for consistency across themes
Update to Astro 4.4.11
Update other dependencies

Revamped scroll animations
- New animations, improved performance, and reduced bundle size
- See the animations documentation for more information
- If you need assistance upgrading, send us a message for support
Improved TableOfContents.astro components
- Now with better highlighting and scroll margin top
Update to Astro 4.4.0
Update other dependencies

Add scroll based animations throughout the site. These are enabled by default
- They can be disabled by setting useAnimations = false in src/config/siteData.json.ts
Add cookie banner component, for use with GA4 or other cookie based analytics
- Cookie banner is disabled by default. To enable it, uncomment the CookieBanner component in src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
All components now use class instead of classes prop for any extra classes to pass to the component
Update to Astro 4.1.3
Update other dependencies