Low Power Blog
How I Created a Theme for Astro: Low Power Blog
A minimalist blog template focused on energy efficiency and low-power computing. Built with Astro and designed to be lightweight and performant.
https://github.com/temaprint/eco
Introduction
When I started working on my blog, my goal was clear: to create a simple, lightweight, and energy-efficient theme that doesn’t overload the browser while maintaining a minimalist aesthetic. That’s how Low Power Blog was born—a theme for Astro focused on performance, readability, and resource efficiency.
Why Astro?
Astro is a modern static site generator that allows for the creation of fast and optimized websites with minimal rendering overhead. It was the perfect fit for my Low Power Blog concept because:
- It loads only the necessary code (zero JS by default).
- It supports MDX and Markdown, making blogging seamless.
- It easily integrates with various tools and optimizations.
Key Features of Low Power Blog
The Low Power Blog theme was designed with simplicity and speed in mind. Here are its main features:
✅ Minimalist monochrome design — clean and distraction-free.
✅ Lightweight and fast loading — CSS without unnecessary dependencies and minimized resources.
✅ Tag system — convenient content organization for structured browsing.
✅ Astro content collections — simplified management of articles and pages.
✅ Energy-efficient images — images converted to grayscale to reduce power consumption, implemented using astro-imagetools.
✅ Responsive grid layout — optimized content display across all devices.
Installation and Setup
If you’re interested in trying out this theme, you can install it and test it easily:
npm install
npm install astro-imagetools
npm run dev # Start in development mode
npm run build # Build the project
npm run preview # Preview the build
Project Structure
/src/content/blog/— Blog posts/src/content/page/— Static pages/public/images/— Image assets
Conclusion
Low Power Blog is not just a theme for Astro, but an attempt to make the web cleaner, faster, and more user-friendly. If you’d like to try this theme or suggest improvements—you’re welcome!
📡 Stay tuned for updates and follow the project’s progress!
🔥 If you liked this post, drop a comment about what features you would add to a minimalist blog! 😉