# Overview

Documentation for the astro-better-* family of Astro integrations and components.

> For the index of this section of the site, see [llms.txt](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/llms.txt)

![The Better Static Sites mascot, Sean the shnek](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/android-chrome-192x192.png "The Better Static Sites mascot, Sean the shnek, goes bss")

# 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.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/ui/steps.md)

[astro-better-tabs v0.3.1—component CSS-first tabbed content panels with JavaScript progressive enhancement.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/ui/tabs.md)

[astro-better-cards v0.2.2—component Link cards, child-page grids, and prev/next page navigation.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/ui/cards.md)

[astro-better-tables v0.1.1—component RST-style list-table and grid-table components for structured data.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/ui/tables.md)

[astro-better-admonitions v0.1.1—component Extensible callout boxes and inline badges for Astro MDX.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/ui/admonitions.md)

[astro-better-details v0.1.0—component Native details/summary disclosure panels with animated chevron and CSS custom property theming.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/ui/details.md)

[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.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/ui/declarative-screenshots.md)

## 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.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/docs-layout/docs-sidebar.md)

[astro-toc-smol v1.0.0—integrationcomponent Server-side table of contents with scroll spy, injected at build time.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/docs-layout/toc-smol.md)

[astro-better-nav-bar v0.1.1—component Configurable top navigation bar with dropdowns, theme selector, search, login link, and CTA button.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/docs-layout/nav-bar.md)

[astro-better-release-notes v0.1.1—component Versioned changelogs with category filtering and version dropdown navigation.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/docs-layout/release-notes.md)

## 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.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/build-tools/code-blocks.md)

[astro-better-code-snippet-extractor v0.2.1—integrationcomponent Load Bluehawk-annotated code snippets and local source files into Astro pages.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/build-tools/code-snippet-extractor.md)

[astro-mermaid-renderer-cli-smol v0.1.0—integration Server-side Mermaid diagram rendering to inline SVG at build time.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/build-tools/mermaid.md)

[astro-refs v0.1.0—integrationcomponent Sphinx-style named anchors that survive content moves.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/build-tools/refs.md)

[astro-gen-markdown-pages v1.0.0—integrationcomponent Generates .md companion files and llms.txt from built HTML pages at build time.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/build-tools/gen-markdown-pages.md)

[astro-link-checker v1.0.0—integration Fast intra-site broken link and image checker that deduplicates destinations.](https://lambdalatitudinarians.org/docs/build-tools/link-checker.md)