A simple static blog built with Laravel 12 and PHP 8.4 that supports markdown-based content with optional Blade template functionality.
- Markdown Content: Write blog posts in markdown format with YAML front matter
- Blade Support: Full access to Blade templates for custom layouts and components
- CommonMark Parser: Uses League CommonMark for robust markdown parsing
- Simple Structure: Clean, easy-to-understand codebase
- No Database Required: All content stored as markdown files
- PHP 8.4+
- Composer
- Laravel Herd (or any PHP development environment)
- Clone or download this repository
- Install dependencies:
composer install - Copy
.env.exampleto.envand set your environment variables - Run the development server:
php artisan serve - Visit
http://localhost:8000
Blog posts are stored in the content/posts directory as markdown files with YAML front matter.
Create a new file in content/posts/my-first-post.md:
---
title: My First Blog Post
slug: my-first-post
date: 2025-12-28
excerpt: A brief description of your post
published: true
---
# My First Blog Post
Your content goes here. You can use **markdown** formatting!title: The title of your postslug: URL-friendly identifier (used in the URL)date: Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD format)excerpt: Brief description shown on the index pagepublished: Set totrueto make the post visible
All views are located in resources/views/:
layouts/app.blade.php: Main layout templateblog/index.blade.php: Blog listing pageblog/show.blade.php: Individual post view
You can customize these templates or create new ones as needed.
content/posts/ # Markdown blog posts
app/Services/ # MarkdownPost service for handling posts
app/Http/Controllers/ # BlogController for routing
resources/views/ # Blade templates
routes/web.php # Route definitions
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