Better Static Sites
A standard library of common tools and components you might need to build a nice static site. Does this suite contain the best tools around? We can't answer that. But they're certainly better than something.
Content
astro-better-steps
v0.1.0—component
Numbered step sequences with CSS counters and a connecting vertical line.
astro-better-tabs
v0.3.1—component
CSS-first tabbed content panels with JavaScript progressive enhancement.
astro-better-cards
v0.2.2—component
Link cards, child-page grids, and prev/next page navigation.
astro-better-tables
v0.1.1—component
RST-style list-table and grid-table components for structured data.
astro-better-admonitions
v0.1.1—component
Extensible callout boxes and inline badges for Astro MDX.
astro-better-details
v0.1.0—component
Native details/summary disclosure panels with animated chevron and CSS custom property theming.
astro-better-declarative-screenshots
v0.4.1—componenttool
Declarative, Docker-backed screenshots for Astro docs. Define screenshots in MDX; generate PNGs on demand and commit them.
Doc Layout
astro-better-docs-sidebar
v0.2.0—component
Auto-building docs sidebar from a content collection, with tree expansion and active-page tracking.
astro-toc-smol
v1.0.0—integrationcomponent
Server-side table of contents with scroll spy, injected at build time.
astro-better-nav-bar
v0.1.1—component
Configurable top navigation bar with dropdowns, theme selector, search, login link, and CTA button.
astro-better-release-notes
v0.1.1—component
Versioned changelogs with category filtering and version dropdown navigation.
Build Tools
astro-better-code-blocks
v0.1.2—integration
Remark/rehype plugins for enhanced code blocks with copy button, line highlighting, diff mode, collapsible sections, file titles, and shell session formatting.
astro-better-code-snippet-extractor
v0.2.1—integrationcomponent
Load Bluehawk-annotated code snippets and local source files into Astro pages.
astro-mermaid-renderer-cli-smol
v0.1.0—integration
Server-side Mermaid diagram rendering to inline SVG at build time.
astro-refs
v0.1.0—integrationcomponent
Sphinx-style named anchors that survive content moves.
astro-gen-markdown-pages
v1.0.0—integrationcomponent
Generates .md companion files and llms.txt from built HTML pages at build time.
astro-link-checker
v1.0.0—integration
Fast intra-site broken link and image checker that deduplicates destinations.