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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 18/08/2026

Did you know? Eleventy v3 shipped with JavaScript front matter built-in (no plugin or extra config needed!) Use ---js to enable it. Easier than a separate JavaScript data file! Learn more: www.11ty.dev/docs/data-frontmatter/…

A screenshot of a code sample, code as follows:

---js
const now = new Date();
const title = "Build Log";
const year = now.getFullYear();
const tags = ["posts", `y${year}`];
---
<h1>{{ title }} ({{ year }})</h1>

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 14/08/2026

Add support for Drafts (in-progress content) using this five line config. This includes draft content during --serve or --watch but not with a regular build!

$export default function ($config) { $config.addPreprocessor("drafts", "*", (data) => { if (data.draft && process.env.ELEVENTY_RUN_MODE === "build") { return false; // skipped in prod, visible in --serve } }); }$

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 13/08/2026

Did you know? Your robots.txt, 404 page, or sitemap.xml don't need to be files in your project. Virtual templates let you generate any output file via config (or plugin). Read more: www.11ty.dev/docs/virtual-templates

$export default function ($config) { $config.addTemplate( "robots.njk", "User-agent: *\nAllow: /\nSitemap: {{ meta.url }}/sitemap.xml", { permalink: "/robots.txt" } ); }$

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 18/06/2026

Possumbot now has the responsibility of letting Discord folks know about GitHub releases.

Official Build Awesome Possumbot 5000:

GitHub Releases [11ty/buildawesome]: Build Awesome v4.0.0-alpha.8

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 18/06/2026

Well, @npmx.dev seems to be happy with our v4 canaries so far! npmx.dev/package/@11t...

Package size and dependency count decreased since v3.1.6!
Install size reduced by 36% (5.4 MB smaller) -15 fewer dependency

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 27/01/2026

it’s a good day to have a static site

a serene pastel water-scape stretches into the horizon. a small white balloon floats behind a small island far, far away.

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 27/08/2025

Did you know? 💡 Eleventy has an official plugin that shows your project’s output files organized by directory with file sizes and compile/render times shown? Compatible with Eleventy v1 and newer! www.11ty.dev/docs/plugins...

A sample build of eleventy-base-blog running Eleventy v4.0.0-alpha.4 with entries organized by directory in _site/

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 03/07/2025

import.meta.resolve can make it easier to passthrough copy assets from node_modules. Future improvements: github.com/11ty/elevent...

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 20/05/2025

brb mapping your project’s dependency graph

a screenshot from the movie War Games showing missile simulation maps

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 20/05/2025

not many folks used the very first version of eleventy on 8″ floppy

my hand is holding two 3d printed floppy disks, both with the 11ty sticker on top. one is 8″ and has v0.1.0 written on it. another is 3.5 and has v0.2.8 written on it

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 16/05/2025

Try out the new interactive Playground component on the docs home page: www.11ty.dev#try-eleventy... That’s right: we’re running Eleventy in the build and in the browser. This unlocks many more exciting options for Eleventy projects — stay tuned!

A screenshot of the 11ty.dev home page playground, with panes for Code editing, output preview, input and output files, and view source option!

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 16/05/2025

not many people know this but before npm we used to mail out physical media to folks

a 3d printed floppy disk with an 11ty sticker affixed. My hand is holding it up

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 05/05/2025

Eleventy v0.11 will work on newer Node versions if the issue is that your Node version is no longer supported on your build server!

~/Temp/ ᐅ node --version
v22.13.1
~/Temp/ ᐅ npx @11ty/eleventy
Wrote 0 files in 0.01 seconds (v0.11.1)

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 22/04/2025

New in Eleventy Bundle v3.0.4: a new option to populate per-route bundles with content right out of your HTML. github.com/11ty/elevent... Here’s an example that puts all `<style>` element content into a `css` bundle:

// Per-page bundles, see https://github.com/11ty/eleventy-plugin-bundle
eleventyConfig.addBundle("css", {
// Add all <style> content to `css` bundle (use <style eleventy:ignore> to opt-out)
// Supported selectors: https://www.npmjs.com/package/posthtml-match-helper
bundleHtmlContentFromSelector: "style",
});

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 16/04/2025

Added a quick little search form to the header on 11ty.dev.

A screenshot of 11ty.dev with the search form focused, the value of the search field says “eleventyCompu” (which is short for eleventyComputed)

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 30/01/2025

maybe you can adapt this approach

a man is holding up an ipad when a terminal window, asking for a tip:

15%, 20%, 25%, Custom, No Tip

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Build Awesome (11ty) @11ty.dev · 19/12/2024

happy <html>olidays from our dumpster to yours

A possum hangs from a red christmas tree ball ornament. A christmas tree sits in the background

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