svelte-standard-site Examples#

This file contains comprehensive examples of using svelte-standard-site in various scenarios.

Table of Contents#

• Basic Setup
• Simple Blog
• Using Utility Components
• Building Custom Cards
• Multi-Publication Site
• Custom Styling
• Custom Layout
• Programmatic Theme Control
• Internationalization
• Server-Side Rendering

Basic Setup#

1. Install and Configure#

pnpm add svelte-standard-site

Create .env:

PUBLIC_ATPROTO_DID=did:plc:your-did-here

2. Root Layout#

<!-- src/routes/+layout.svelte -->
<script lang="ts">
	import 'svelte-standard-site/styles/base.css';
	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';

	interface Props {
		children: Snippet;
	}

	let { children }: Props = $props();
</script>

{@render children()}

3. Home Page#

<!-- src/routes/+page.svelte -->
<script lang="ts">
	import { StandardSiteLayout, PublicationCard } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
</script>

<StandardSiteLayout title="My Site">
	<h1>Welcome!</h1>

	<div class="grid gap-6 md:grid-cols-3">
		{#each data.publications as publication}
			<PublicationCard {publication} />
		{/each}
	</div>
</StandardSiteLayout>

Simple Blog#

Load Function#

// src/routes/blog/+page.server.ts
import { createClient } from 'svelte-standard-site';
import { getConfigFromEnv } from 'svelte-standard-site/config/env';
import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';

export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ fetch }) => {
	const config = getConfigFromEnv();
	if (!config) {
		throw new Error('Missing AT Proto configuration');
	}

	const client = createClient(config);
	const documents = await client.fetchAllDocuments(fetch);

	return {
		posts: documents
	};
};

Blog Index Page#

<!-- src/routes/blog/+page.svelte -->
<script lang="ts">
	import { StandardSiteLayout, DocumentCard } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
</script>

<StandardSiteLayout title="My Blog">
	<div class="mb-8">
		<h1 class="text-ink-900 dark:text-ink-50 text-4xl font-bold">Blog Posts</h1>
		<p class="text-ink-700 dark:text-ink-200 mt-2">Thoughts, tutorials, and updates</p>
	</div>

	<div class="space-y-6">
		{#each data.posts as post}
			<DocumentCard document={post} showCover={true} />
		{/each}
	</div>
</StandardSiteLayout>

Individual Post Page#

// src/routes/blog/[pub_rkey]/[doc_rkey]/+page.server.ts
import { createClient } from 'svelte-standard-site';
import { getConfigFromEnv } from 'svelte-standard-site/config/env';
import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';

export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ params, fetch }) => {
	const config = getConfigFromEnv();
	if (!config) {
		throw new Error('Missing configuration');
	}

	const client = createClient(config);
	const document = await client.fetchDocument(params.doc_rkey, fetch);

	if (!document) {
		throw error(404, 'Post not found');
	}

	return {
		post: document
	};
};

<!-- src/routes/blog/[pub_rkey]/[doc_rkey]/+page.svelte -->
<script lang="ts">
	import { StandardSiteLayout } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();

	const post = $derived(data.post.value);

	function formatDate(date: string) {
		return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
			year: 'numeric',
			month: 'long',
			day: 'numeric'
		});
	}
</script>

<svelte:head>
	<title>{post.title} - My Blog</title>
	{#if post.description}
		<meta name="description" content={post.description} />
	{/if}
</svelte:head>

<StandardSiteLayout title="My Blog">
	<article class="mx-auto prose prose-lg dark:prose-invert">
		{#if post.coverImage}
			<img src={post.coverImage} alt={post.title} class="w-full rounded-xl" />
		{/if}

		<header class="mb-8">
			<h1>{post.title}</h1>
			<div class="text-ink-600 dark:text-ink-400 flex gap-4 text-sm">
				<time datetime={post.publishedAt}>
					{formatDate(post.publishedAt)}
				</time>
				{#if post.updatedAt}
					<span>Updated: {formatDate(post.updatedAt)}</span>
				{/if}
			</div>
			{#if post.tags && post.tags.length > 0}
				<div class="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
					{#each post.tags as tag}
						<span
							class="bg-primary-100 text-primary-800 dark:bg-primary-900 dark:text-primary-200 rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium"
						>
							{tag}
						</span>
					{/each}
				</div>
			{/if}
		</header>

		{@html post.content || post.textContent || ''}
	</article>
</StandardSiteLayout>

Using Utility Components#

The modular utility components make it easy to build consistent, theme-aware UIs.

Using DateDisplay#

<script lang="ts">
	import { DateDisplay } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
</script>

<article>
	<h1>{data.post.value.title}</h1>

	<!-- Simple date display -->
	<DateDisplay date={data.post.value.publishedAt} />

	<!-- With label and icon -->
	<DateDisplay
		date={data.post.value.updatedAt}
		label="Last updated: "
		showIcon={true}
		class="text-ink-600 dark:text-ink-400 text-sm"
	/>

	<!-- Custom locale -->
	<DateDisplay date={data.post.value.publishedAt} locale="fr-FR" />
</article>

Using TagList#

<script lang="ts">
	import { TagList } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
	const hasTheme = $derived(!!data.publication?.value.basicTheme);
</script>

<!-- Simple tag list -->
<TagList tags={data.post.value.tags || []} />

<!-- With theme support -->
<TagList tags={data.post.value.tags || []} {hasTheme} class="mt-4" />

Using ThemedText#

<script lang="ts">
	import { ThemedText } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
	const hasTheme = $derived(!!data.publication?.value.basicTheme);
</script>

<!-- Title with theme -->
<ThemedText {hasTheme} element="h1" class="mb-4 text-4xl font-bold">
	{data.post.value.title}
</ThemedText>

<!-- Semi-transparent description -->
<ThemedText {hasTheme} opacity={70} element="p" class="text-lg">
	{data.post.value.description}
</ThemedText>

<!-- Accent color for links -->
<ThemedText {hasTheme} variant="accent" element="span">Read more →</ThemedText>

Combining Utility Components#

<script lang="ts">
	import { ThemedContainer, ThemedText, DateDisplay, TagList } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
	const theme = $derived(data.publication?.value.basicTheme);
	const hasTheme = $derived(!!theme);
</script>

<ThemedContainer {theme} element="article" class="p-8">
	<!-- Title -->
	<ThemedText {hasTheme} element="h1" class="mb-2 text-4xl font-bold">
		{data.post.value.title}
	</ThemedText>

	<!-- Description -->
	<ThemedText {hasTheme} opacity={70} element="p" class="mb-4 text-lg">
		{data.post.value.description}
	</ThemedText>

	<!-- Metadata -->
	<div class="mb-6 flex gap-4">
		<DateDisplay date={data.post.value.publishedAt} />
		{#if data.post.value.updatedAt}
			<DateDisplay date={data.post.value.updatedAt} label="Updated " showIcon={true} />
		{/if}
	</div>

	<!-- Tags -->
	<TagList tags={data.post.value.tags || []} {hasTheme} />

	<!-- Content -->
	<div class="prose mt-8 max-w-none">
		{@html data.post.value.content}
	</div>
</ThemedContainer>

Building Custom Cards#

Use ThemedCard and utility components to build custom card layouts.

Blog Post Card#

<script lang="ts">
	import { ThemedCard, ThemedText, DateDisplay, TagList } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { Document, Publication, AtProtoRecord } from 'svelte-standard-site';

	interface Props {
		document: AtProtoRecord<Document>;
		publication?: AtProtoRecord<Publication>;
	}

	let { document, publication }: Props = $props();

	const theme = $derived(publication?.value.basicTheme);
	const hasTheme = $derived(!!theme);
	const value = $derived(document.value);
</script>

<ThemedCard
	{theme}
	href="/blog/{document.uri.split('/').pop()}"
	class="transition-shadow hover:shadow-lg"
>
	<div class="flex gap-6">
		{#if value.coverImage}
			<img src={value.coverImage} alt={value.title} class="h-32 w-32 rounded-lg object-cover" />
		{/if}

		<div class="flex-1">
			<ThemedText {hasTheme} element="h3" class="mb-2 text-2xl font-bold">
				{value.title}
			</ThemedText>

			{#if value.description}
				<ThemedText {hasTheme} opacity={70} element="p" class="mb-4 line-clamp-2">
					{value.description}
				</ThemedText>
			{/if}

			<div class="mb-3 flex items-center gap-4">
				<DateDisplay date={value.publishedAt} class="text-sm" />
			</div>

			{#if value.tags?.length}
				<TagList tags={value.tags} {hasTheme} />
			{/if}
		</div>
	</div>
</ThemedCard>

Author Card#

<script lang="ts">
	import { ThemedCard, ThemedText } from 'svelte-standard-site';

	interface Props {
		name: string;
		bio: string;
		avatar?: string;
		theme?: any;
	}

	let { name, bio, avatar, theme }: Props = $props();
	const hasTheme = $derived(!!theme);
</script>

<ThemedCard {theme} class="p-6">
	<div class="flex items-start gap-4">
		{#if avatar}
			<img src={avatar} alt={name} class="h-16 w-16 rounded-full" />
		{/if}

		<div>
			<ThemedText {hasTheme} element="h3" class="mb-2 text-xl font-bold">
				{name}
			</ThemedText>

			<ThemedText {hasTheme} opacity={70} element="p">
				{bio}
			</ThemedText>
		</div>
	</div>
</ThemedCard>

Feature Card with Icon#

<script lang="ts">
	import { ThemedCard, ThemedText } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';

	interface Props {
		title: string;
		description: string;
		icon: Snippet;
		theme?: any;
	}

	let { title, description, icon, theme }: Props = $props();
	const hasTheme = $derived(!!theme);
</script>

<ThemedCard {theme} class="p-6 text-center">
	<div
		class="bg-primary-100 dark:bg-primary-900 mb-4 inline-flex h-16 w-16 items-center justify-center rounded-full"
	>
		{@render icon()}
	</div>

	<ThemedText {hasTheme} element="h3" class="mb-2 text-xl font-bold">
		{title}
	</ThemedText>

	<ThemedText {hasTheme} opacity={70} element="p">
		{description}
	</ThemedText>
</ThemedCard>

Internationalization#

Automatic Locale Detection#

The DateDisplay component automatically detects the user's browser locale.

<script lang="ts">
	import { DateDisplay } from 'svelte-standard-site';
</script>

<!-- Automatically formats based on user's locale -->
<DateDisplay date="2026-01-19T12:00:00Z" />

<!-- 
Results:
- en-US: "January 19, 2026"
- fr-FR: "19 janvier 2026"
- de-DE: "19. Januar 2026"
- ja-JP: "2026年1月19日"
- es-ES: "19 de enero de 2026"
-->

Explicit Locale Override#

<script lang="ts">
	import { DateDisplay } from 'svelte-standard-site';

	// User preference from settings or profile
	let userLocale = $state('fr-FR');
</script>

<DateDisplay date="2026-01-19T12:00:00Z" locale={userLocale} />

Multi-Language Blog#

<script lang="ts">
	import {
		StandardSiteLayout,
		ThemedContainer,
		ThemedText,
		DateDisplay
	} from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();

	// Detect user's language
	let locale = $state('en-US');

	$effect(() => {
		if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined') {
			locale = navigator.language || 'en-US';
		}
	});

	const theme = $derived(data.publication?.value.basicTheme);
	const hasTheme = $derived(!!theme);
</script>

<StandardSiteLayout title={data.publication?.value.name}>
	<ThemedContainer {theme}>
		<ThemedText {hasTheme} element="h1" class="mb-4 text-4xl font-bold">
			{data.post.value.title}
		</ThemedText>

		<!-- Date automatically formats to user's locale -->
		<DateDisplay
			date={data.post.value.publishedAt}
			{locale}
			class="text-ink-600 dark:text-ink-400 text-sm"
		/>

		<div class="prose mt-8 max-w-none">
			{@html data.post.value.content}
		</div>
	</ThemedContainer>
</StandardSiteLayout>

Multi-Publication Site#

// src/routes/+page.server.ts
import { createClient } from 'svelte-standard-site';
import { getConfigFromEnv } from 'svelte-standard-site/config/env';
import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';

export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ fetch }) => {
	const config = getConfigFromEnv();
	if (!config) {
		return { error: 'Configuration missing', publications: [], documents: [] };
	}

	const client = createClient(config);

	const [publications, documents] = await Promise.all([
		client.fetchAllPublications(fetch),
		client.fetchAllDocuments(fetch)
	]);

	// Group documents by publication
	const documentsByPub = new Map();
	for (const doc of documents) {
		const pubUri = doc.value.site;
		if (!documentsByPub.has(pubUri)) {
			documentsByPub.set(pubUri, []);
		}
		documentsByPub.get(pubUri).push(doc);
	}

	return {
		publications,
		documents,
		documentsByPub: Object.fromEntries(documentsByPub)
	};
};

<!-- src/routes/+page.svelte -->
<script lang="ts">
	import { StandardSiteLayout, PublicationCard, DocumentCard } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import type { PageData } from './$types';

	const { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
</script>

<StandardSiteLayout title="My Publications">
	{#each data.publications as publication}
		<section class="mb-16">
			<div class="mb-8">
				<PublicationCard {publication} />
			</div>

			<h2 class="text-ink-900 dark:text-ink-50 mb-6 text-2xl font-bold">
				Recent from {publication.value.name}
			</h2>

			{#if data.documentsByPub[publication.uri]}
				<div class="space-y-6">
					{#each data.documentsByPub[publication.uri].slice(0, 5) as document}
						<DocumentCard {document} />
					{/each}
				</div>
			{:else}
				<p class="text-ink-600 dark:text-ink-400">No documents yet</p>
			{/if}
		</section>
	{/each}
</StandardSiteLayout>

Custom Styling#

Override Theme Colors#

/* src/app.css or src/lib/styles/custom.css */
@import 'svelte-standard-site/styles/base.css';

/* Override primary color */
:root {
	--color-primary-50: oklch(18.2% 0.018 280);
	--color-primary-100: oklch(26.5% 0.03 280);
	--color-primary-200: oklch(40.5% 0.048 280);
	--color-primary-300: oklch(54% 0.065 280);
	--color-primary-400: oklch(66.5% 0.08 280);
	--color-primary-500: oklch(78.5% 0.095 280);
	--color-primary-600: oklch(82.2% 0.078 280);
	--color-primary-700: oklch(86.5% 0.062 280);
	--color-primary-800: oklch(91% 0.042 280);
	--color-primary-900: oklch(95.8% 0.022 280);
	--color-primary-950: oklch(98% 0.012 280);
}

Custom Component Styles#

<script lang="ts">
	import { DocumentCard } from 'svelte-standard-site';
</script>

<DocumentCard
	{document}
	class="
    border-primary-500 
    border-2 
    shadow-2xl 
    transition-transform 
    hover:scale-105
  "
/>

Custom Layout#

Full Custom Layout with Theme Support#

<!-- src/routes/+layout.svelte -->
<script lang="ts">
	import 'svelte-standard-site/styles/base.css';
	import { ThemeToggle, themeStore } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
	import { page } from '$app/stores';
	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';

	interface Props {
		children: Snippet;
	}

	let { children }: Props = $props();

	// Navigation items
	const navItems = [
		{ href: '/', label: 'Home' },
		{ href: '/blog', label: 'Blog' },
		{ href: '/about', label: 'About' }
	];

	onMount(() => {
		themeStore.init();
	});
</script>

<svelte:head>
	<script>
		// Prevent FOUC
		(function () {
			const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
			const prefersDark = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
			const isDark = stored === 'dark' || (!stored && prefersDark);
			const htmlElement = document.documentElement;

			if (isDark) {
				htmlElement.classList.add('dark');
				htmlElement.style.colorScheme = 'dark';
			} else {
				htmlElement.classList.remove('dark');
				htmlElement.style.colorScheme = 'light';
			}
		})();
	</script>
</svelte:head>

<div class="bg-canvas-50 text-ink-900 dark:bg-canvas-950 dark:text-ink-50 min-h-screen">
	<!-- Custom Header -->
	<header
		class="border-canvas-200 bg-canvas-50/90 dark:border-canvas-800 dark:bg-canvas-950/90 border-b backdrop-blur-md"
	>
		<nav class="container mx-auto flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-4">
			<a href="/" class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 text-2xl font-bold"> MyBrand </a>

			<ul class="flex items-center gap-6">
				{#each navItems as item}
					<li>
						<a
							href={item.href}
							class="hover:text-primary-600 dark:hover:text-primary-400 font-medium transition-colors
                {$page.url.pathname === item.href
								? 'text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400'
								: 'text-ink-700 dark:text-ink-200'}"
						>
							{item.label}
						</a>
					</li>
				{/each}
				<li>
					<ThemeToggle />
				</li>
			</ul>
		</nav>
	</header>

	<!-- Main Content -->
	<main class="container mx-auto px-4 py-12">
		{@render children()}
	</main>

	<!-- Custom Footer -->
	<footer
		class="border-canvas-200 bg-canvas-50 dark:border-canvas-800 dark:bg-canvas-950 border-t py-8"
	>
		<div class="text-ink-700 dark:text-ink-200 container mx-auto px-4 text-center text-sm">
			<p>&copy; {new Date().getFullYear()} MyBrand. All rights reserved.</p>
			<p class="mt-2">
				Powered by
				<a
					href="https://github.com/ewanc26/svelte-standard-site"
					class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 hover:underline"
				>
					svelte-standard-site
				</a>
			</p>
		</div>
	</footer>
</div>

Programmatic Theme Control#

Theme Toggle Button#

<script lang="ts">
	import { themeStore } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import { onMount } from 'svelte';

	let isDark = $state(false);

	onMount(() => {
		themeStore.init();

		const unsubscribe = themeStore.subscribe((state) => {
			isDark = state.isDark;
		});

		return unsubscribe;
	});
</script>

<button onclick={() => themeStore.toggle()} class="bg-primary-600 rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-white">
	Switch to {isDark ? 'Light' : 'Dark'} Mode
</button>

System Preference Detection#

<script lang="ts">
	import { themeStore } from 'svelte-standard-site';
	import { onMount } from 'svelte';

	let systemPreference = $state<'light' | 'dark'>('light');
	let currentTheme = $state<'light' | 'dark' | 'system'>('system');

	onMount(() => {
		themeStore.init();

		// Detect system preference
		const mediaQuery = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
		systemPreference = mediaQuery.matches ? 'dark' : 'light';

		// Check if user has overridden
		const stored = localStorage.getItem('theme');
		currentTheme = stored ? (stored as 'light' | 'dark') : 'system';

		// Listen for changes
		mediaQuery.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
			systemPreference = e.matches ? 'dark' : 'light';
		});
	});

	function setTheme(theme: 'light' | 'dark' | 'system') {
		if (theme === 'system') {
			localStorage.removeItem('theme');
			themeStore.setTheme(systemPreference === 'dark');
		} else {
			themeStore.setTheme(theme === 'dark');
		}
		currentTheme = theme;
	}
</script>

<div class="flex gap-2">
	<button
		onclick={() => setTheme('light')}
		class="rounded px-4 py-2 {currentTheme === 'light'
			? 'bg-primary-600 text-white'
			: 'bg-canvas-200'}"
	>
		Light
	</button>
	<button
		onclick={() => setTheme('dark')}
		class="rounded px-4 py-2 {currentTheme === 'dark'
			? 'bg-primary-600 text-white'
			: 'bg-canvas-200'}"
	>
		Dark
	</button>
	<button
		onclick={() => setTheme('system')}
		class="rounded px-4 py-2 {currentTheme === 'system'
			? 'bg-primary-600 text-white'
			: 'bg-canvas-200'}"
	>
		System
	</button>
</div>

Server-Side Rendering#

Pre-render Static Pages#

// svelte.config.js
import adapter from '@sveltejs/adapter-static';

export default {
	kit: {
		adapter: adapter({
			pages: 'build',
			assets: 'build',
			fallback: null,
			precompress: false
		}),
		prerender: {
			entries: ['*']
		}
	}
};

Generate Dynamic Routes#

// src/routes/blog/[pub_rkey]/[doc_rkey]/+page.server.ts
import { createClient } from 'svelte-standard-site';
import { getConfigFromEnv } from 'svelte-standard-site/config/env';
import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
import type { PageServerLoad, EntryGenerator } from './$types';

export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ params, fetch }) => {
	const config = getConfigFromEnv();
	if (!config) throw error(500, 'Configuration missing');

	const client = createClient(config);
	const document = await client.fetchDocument(params.doc_rkey, fetch);

	if (!document) throw error(404, 'Post not found');

	return { post: document };
};

export const entries: EntryGenerator = async () => {
	const config = getConfigFromEnv();
	if (!config) return [];

	const client = createClient(config);
	const documents = await client.fetchAllDocuments();

	return documents.map((doc) => {
		const pubRkey = doc.value.site.split('/').pop() || '';
		const docRkey = doc.uri.split('/').pop() || '';
		return { pub_rkey: pubRkey, doc_rkey: docRkey };
	});
};

Tips and Best Practices#

1. Always import base.css in your root layout for consistent styling
2. Use the ThemeToggle component or manage theme with themeStore
3. Leverage utility components - Use DateDisplay, TagList, ThemedText, etc. for consistency
4. Follow DRY principles - Don't manually format dates or apply theme colors repeatedly
5. Leverage the design tokens (ink, canvas, primary, etc.) for consistency
6. Pass custom classes to components for one-off customizations
7. Use server-side rendering for better SEO and performance
8. Cache aggressively - the library has built-in caching
9. Handle errors gracefully - always check for null/undefined data
10. Test dark mode - all components support it out of the box
11. Embrace locale-aware dates - DateDisplay automatically formats for user's locale

For more examples and detailed documentation, visit the GitHub repository.