Build Awesome / Eleventy blades

Ultimate blade kit for 11ty (Build Awesome).

/anydigital/eleventy-blades

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Install 

npm install @anydigital/eleventy-blades

Then choose one of the following options:

A. All-in managed by Eleventy Blades:

Consider symlinking entire eleventy.config.js as a set-and-forget zero-config zero-maintenance solution:

ln -s ./node_modules/@anydigital/eleventy-blades/src/eleventy.config.js

Learn more: /11ty/tools/#base-config

Living examples:

B. Base config by Eleventy Blades with your additions/overrides in eleventy.config.js:

import baseConfig from "@anydigital/eleventy-blades/base-config";

export default function (eleventyConfig) {
  baseConfig(eleventyConfig);

  // Your additions/overrides
  ...
}

Living example: /hostfurl/minformhf/blob/main/eleventy.config.js

C. Plug-in Eleventy Blades in your existing eleventy.config.js:

import eleventyBladesPlugin from "@anydigital/eleventy-blades";

export default function (eleventyConfig) {
  eleventyConfig.addPlugin(eleventyBladesPlugin, {
    mdAutoRawTags: true,
    mdAutoNl2br: true,
    autoLinkFavicons: true,
    siteData: true,
    filters: ["attr_set", "attr_concat", ...],
  });
}

D. Individual imports from Eleventy Blades in your eleventy.config.js:

import { siteData, mdAutoRawTags, mdAutoNl2br, autoLinkFavicons, attrSetFilter, attrConcatFilter, ... } from "@anydigital/eleventy-blades";

export default function (eleventyConfig) {
  siteData(eleventyConfig);
  mdAutoRawTags(eleventyConfig);
  mdAutoNl2br(eleventyConfig);
  autoLinkFavicons(eleventyConfig);
  attrSetFilter(eleventyConfig);
  attrConcatFilter(eleventyConfig);
  ...
}

Or use a fully preconfigured template as an alternative option:

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Templating

PS: Best Minimal Starters for Build Awesome / 11ty as of Mar 2026

Awesome Eleventy ecosystem offers a wide variety of starters.

Not sure where to begin? Start with a minimal template:

Repo Stats
npm Dependencies Custom CSS
Custom JS
Custom Templates
What's Included?
/anydigital/build-awesome-starter

~10 ~30 lines ♻️ uses tailwind & blades[.css] 0 ♻️ uses eleventy-blades ~10 lines ♻️ uses blades[.njk] Sveltia CMS
/11ty/eleventy-base-blog

~10 ~300 lines ~200 lines ~200 lines uses .njk
/MWDelaney/zeropoint

~15 ~200 lines ~300 lines ~250 lines uses .njk
/anydigital/bladeswitch

3 ♻️ 0 ♻️ uses pico.css & blades[.css] 0 ♻️ uses eleventy-blades ~15 lines ♻️ uses blades[.liquid|.njk] Sveltia CMS
Not up-to-date:
/danurbanowicz/eleventy-sveltia-cms-starter

~10 ~150 lines ~130 lines ~250 lines uses .njk Sveltia CMS
Not so minimal:
/scottsweb/elva

~25 ⚠️ ~1000 lines ⚠️ ~30 files ⚠️ ~20 files Front Matter CMS local use only
/madrilene/eleventy-excellent

~40 ⚠️ ~40 files ⚠️ ~40 files ⚠️ ~40 files ⚠️
/adamstddrd/grease

~5 ♻️ ~25 files ⚠️ ~15 files ~15 files
/nhoizey/pack11ty

~15 ~30 files ⚠️ ~10 files ~10 files


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