CategoryGatsby

March 6, 2024 — “Gatsby headaches” are over. Juan Diego Rodríguez reflects on his decision to stop using Gatsby as his go-to framework. Through a detailed examination of its strengths and weaknesses, he provides valuable insights and alternative options for developers navigating their tooling choices. Read more…

June 19, 2023 — Part 2 of the series concentrates on implementing internationalization (i18n) on a Gatsby website, an essential feature on any multilingual website that can be quite a bit of trouble if incorrectly implemented, creating more problems than it solves. Read more…

June 12, 2023 — In this first part of a two-part hands-on guide, Juan Rodriguez explains how to use several i18n plugins for Gatsby and reviews some others. Read more…

September 20, 2022 — Gatsby has evolved quite dramatically in the last two years. In this article, Paul Scanlon explains what Gatsby can do today, and how he used some of the new features when upgrading his personal website from Gatsby 2 to Gatsby 4. Read more…

June 27, 2022 — Until a few months ago, Gatsby.js was best suited to make not-so-big Jamstack websites, but with the release of Gatsby 4, how well does Gatsby work with big and rapidly-changing pages? And how will it compare to other frameworks like Next.js? Gatsby 4 came out in October 2021 with a lot of new features. It may seem as if Gatsby 4 didn’t cause a big stir among developers, but it brought several game-changing features. Let’s see what v4 brings to the table. Read more…

May 20, 2022 — When it comes to tools for publishing a blog, it can seem like there’s never a perfect solution that mixes customization with easy admin. In this article, we will see step-by-step how you can get the best of both worlds by using Ghost as a headless CMS for a Gatsby static site. We will cover all the tricky parts in-depth and show you can do everything for free. Read more…

December 27, 2021 — Have you already built and published a Gatsby theme? In this article, Paulina Hetman explains how Gatsby themes work and what problems they can solve by comparing Gatsby themes with their WordPress counterparts. Read more…

October 19, 2021 — With server-side and client-side code coexisting in the same code base, front-end developers can extend the reach of what’s possible using the tools they already know and love. In this tutorial, Paul Scanlon explains how to build an API by using Gatsby Functions and what you need to keep in mind when deploying it to Gatsby Cloud. Read more…

September 17, 2021 — Gatsby Functions provide front-end developers a way to write and use server-side code without the hassle of maintaining a server. If making money from open-source is of interest to you and your site isn’t built using Gatsby, Paul Scanlon brings you an approach that may well be the answer you were looking for. Read more…

July 26, 2021 — Gatsby recently announced the launch of “functions”. In this article, Paul Scanlon explains how to get the current location of the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbits the Earth in real-time using Gatsby Functions and then display it on a 3D interactive globe using React Three Fibre. Read more…