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Issue 74 - Meetup May 29, Eleventy v3.1.0, X-GOVUK docs, Eleventy LibDoc, Grease fire, BWE RSS, Believe in Mermaid(s), Eleventy in the browser, Got stickers?...
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There's lot packed into this one. Enjoy!
Highlights
Meetup tomorrow. Episode 24 of the Eleventy Meetup is Thursday (May 29). Learn about the European Accessibility Act from Fabian Wohlgemuth and DIY Full-Text Search with Vlad Korobov.
Eleventy v3.1.0. v3.1.0 is out and while nice, Zach is vigorously working on v3.1.1, fixing a handful of regressions that have popped up since the release. That said, v3.1.0 is 22% smaller and 11% faster! I'm running my personal site with it as well as this very 11ty Bundle site.
X-GOVUK docsUK Gov docs. X-GOVUK The UK government has released GOV.UK.Eleventy plugin. As they tell it: "Write documentation using Markdown and publish it using GOV.UK styles." I think they're on to something. UPDATE: It was pointed out to me that this is NOT an official UK government project, but rather a community project.
Eleventy LibDoc. Speaking of docs, a beautifully designed "starter project to craft slick and responsive documentation" has arrived. Check out the Eleventy LibDoc website and the GitHub repo. I've added this to the Starters page.
Grease fire! Adam Stoddard has updated his Grease starter with a new design and it's a beauty! As Adam puts it: "Grease is a website starter for the modern web. Its goal is simple; provide a solid foundation for a fast and adaptable website that’s enjoyable to build, and easy to maintain."
BWE RSS. The home page of the Bundle now includes a new RSS feed for the new sites that are Built with Eleventy (aka BWE). If you want to see what crosses my radar, subscribe to that feed.
Believe in Mermaid(s). Kevin Gimbel has released a plugin called eleventy-plugin-mermaid. Mermaid, for the uninitiated, is a "JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions to create and modify diagrams dynamically." I think it's pretty cool and will keep it in mind for possible use in future blog posts.
Eleventy in the browser? I was confused at first, but then gave it a try. The demo app let's you edit a file in the browser and see the results...sorta CodePen-ish.
Got stickers? I've teased this on Mastodon and Bluesky, but the time has arrived for the launch of the 11ty Bundle sticker! Designed by Andy Carolan, it's 4" x 2" with a matte-finish. They're $5 each. Tax & shipping are included in the price and I'll (do my best to) ship them to anywhere in the world.
For details on how to get one, check out my shop and see what it looks like on my laptop. As of today, May 27, 2025, I've got 49 of them left, and I'm not sure I'll do any more. I also wrote a promo blog post about the launch on my personal site.
Hat tip to Robb Knight for the idea of using Stripe's payment links to get this up and running quickly. Robb's got stickers too!
Until next time...