A warm Astro 6 blog theme with gallery, friends, search, and dark mode.https://revamped-astrozozo.netlify.app/https://revamped-astrozozo.netlify.app/posts/content-structure-guide/https://revamped-astrozozo.netlify.app/posts/content-structure-guide/A quick guide to the sample folder layout and the fastest path to turning this theme into your own site.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTRevamped Astro Zozo is a sample-first Astro 6 starter theme for editorial blogs, creative portfolios, and personal publishing sites. It works well if you publish long-form writing, maintain a visual gallery, or want a personal site that feels more like a magazine than a barebones blog starter. ## Where content lives This template keeps most editable content in a few predictable places: - `src/content/posts/` for blog posts - `src/content/gallery/` for gallery entries - `src/data/friends.ts` for the friends page - `src/config.ts` for site-wide branding and toggles - `public/sample/` for logo, hero art, and friend avatars - `src/assets/sample/` for gallery media and focus portraits ## Getting started 1. Clone the repository 2. Run `bun install` or `npm install` 3. Run `bun run dev` or `npm run dev` 4. Replace branding in `src/config.ts`, posts in `src/content/posts/`, gallery entries in `src/content/gallery/`, and friends data in `src/data/friends.ts` If you want to publish your own version, start by replacing the sample markdown files and switching the site metadata to your own title, description, and links. ## Sample content policy The template branch is meant to stay sample-first, so future code merges should prefer reusable structural improvements while keeping personal writing and owned media out of the branch. Current sample media uses Unsplash photos with credits in gallery frontmatter. Replace those images with your own artwork or redistributable assets before publishing a production site. ## Related docs - Repository README for setup and deployment - `docs/getting-started.md` for replacing sample branding and content - `docs/astro-theme-submission.md` for Astro Themes listing copyhttps://revamped-astrozozo.netlify.app/posts/template-overview/https://revamped-astrozozo.netlify.app/posts/template-overview/A warm Astro 6 blog theme with gallery, friends, search, and dark mode.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT**Revamped Astro Zozo** is a sample-first Astro 6 starter theme for editorial blogs, creative portfolios, and personal publishing sites. It builds on the lightweight writing flow of [astro-blog-zozo](https://github.com/ladit/astro-blog-zozo) and adds a warmer visual system, richer content surfaces, and pages that go beyond a simple post list. ## Key features - Split-hero Home and About layouts for editorial landing pages - Blog with tags, timeline archives, reading time, and RSS - Gallery with category walls, viewer pages, notes, and optional character-focus hotspots - Friends page for curated link cards - Pagefind full-text search - Light and dark mode with a persistent theme toggle - KaTeX math support, Shiki code highlighting, and dynamic Open Graph images - Giscus comments support (hidden by default until configured) ## Who it is for This theme works well if you publish long-form writing, maintain a visual gallery, or want a personal site that feels more like a magazine than a barebones blog starter. ## What changed from Astro Zozo Compared with the original Astro Zozo baseline, this branch keeps the fast writing workflow intact while adding: - a warmer light and dark theme with a more deliberate surface system - a Friends page for curated links - a Gallery route with category walls, notes, and optional character-focus interactions - a more compact mobile menu - a content structure that is easier to replace with your own markdown and media It also keeps explicit attribution to the upstream lineage instead of pretending the project appeared from nowhere. ## Getting started 1. Clone the repository 2. Run `bun install` or `npm install` 3. Run `bun run dev` or `npm run dev` 4. Replace branding in `src/config.ts`, posts in `src/content/posts/`, gallery entries in `src/content/gallery/`, and friends data in `src/data/friends.ts` If you are turning this into your own site, the main things to replace are branding, posts, gallery entries, and social links. Sample photos in this branch are from [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com). ## Credits This project is a derivative of [astro-blog-zozo](https://github.com/ladit/astro-blog-zozo) by Ladit, inspired by [hugo-theme-zozo](https://github.com/varkai/hugo-theme-zozo).https://revamped-astrozozo.netlify.app/posts/whats-new-in-the-theme/https://revamped-astrozozo.netlify.app/posts/whats-new-in-the-theme/A sample changelog post describing the design, features, and interaction changes in this template.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTRevamped Astro Zozo is a warm Astro 6 blog theme with gallery, friends, search, and dark mode. This sample branch shows how far the original Astro Zozo theme can be pushed without losing its simplicity. The most visible differences are the warmer palette, more intentional button states, a refined footer, and homepage and about layouts that behave more like editorial landing pages. ## New content surfaces - Split-hero Home and About layouts for editorial landing pages - Blog with tags, timeline archives, reading time, and RSS - Gallery with category walls, viewer pages, notes, and optional character-focus hotspots - Friends page for curated link cards - Pagefind full-text search ## Writing and publishing extras - Light and dark mode with a persistent theme toggle - KaTeX math support, Shiki code highlighting, and dynamic Open Graph images - Giscus comments support, hidden by default until configured ## Sample assets refresh The theme now ships with Unsplash-based hero images, gallery photos, friend avatars, and a geometric logo so the demo feels closer to a finished site. Photographer credits are included in gallery frontmatter. The goal is not to erase the upstream project. The goal is to make the customization path clearer for people who want a stronger visual direction and a few more content surfaces. That is also why the branch keeps explicit credits, sample content, and starter-kit style documentation: the theme should be easier to evaluate, fork, and adapt without losing its lineage.