Vuepress Quick Start Guide

A fast paced that will teach you to build Static JavaScript Sites and Amazing Web Apps Using VuePress

Key Features

• Build quick, SEO-friendly static websites with VuePress and Vue.js
• Develop and maintain your sites long term
• Use the power of Vue + webpack, and develop custom themes with Vue

Book Description

What are static site generators, why do you need them, and how are they better than general blogging or writing or content tools? This book answers all those questions as you learn how to build sites with VuePress.

This book teaches you how to build static sites in VuePress in no time. All the site content is rendered as HTML by VuePress and is then executed as a single-page web app. This means everything works fast and loads quickly.

You will start by installing and setting up the VuePress static site generator. You will learn about the powerful JavaScript framework Vue.js, which underpins VuePress, looking at its uses and advantages. You will then dig deep into the specifics of VuePress, covering content creation in Markdown, customization, internationalization, and deployment. You will also learn about security methods, configuration files for new installations, and many other techniques to have you building your own sites safely and quickly.

By the end of the book, you will have built your own static website by leveraging the power of Vue.js and VuePress.

What you will learn

• Put together a simple site in Markdown
• Use VuePress to generate a super-fast static site
• Customize the appearance of your VuePress site using custom themes
• Work with internationalization and localize your site in multiple languages
• Set up a custom home page with a call to action button as well as other pages and a navigation menu
• Deploy your JavaScript site to services such as Heroku, and Netlify

Who this book is for

If you want to create static sites easily, this book is for you. No knowledge of VuePress is required, but some experience with JavaScript will be helpful.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Static Site Generators and VuePress
2. Getting Started with VuePress
3. VuePress Development: Preliminary Steps
4. Creating a Site in VuePress
5. Using Markdown in VuePress
6. Theme Development in VuePress
7. Doing More with VuePress!
8. Deploying VuePress to the Web