Theme Guide

2025.07.10

Chiri is a minimal blog theme built with Astro, offering customization options while preserving its clean aesthetic.

Basic Commands

pnpm new <title> - Create a new post (use _title for drafts)
pnpm update-theme - Update the theme to the latest version

Main Files & Directories

src/content/about/about.md - Edit the about section of the index page. Leave it empty if you don’t want any content.
src/content/posts/ - All blog posts are stored here
src/config.ts - Configure main site info and settings ↓

export const SITE = {
  // Site domain
  website: 'https://astro-chiri.netlify.app/',
  // Site title
  title: 'CHIRI',
  // Author name
  author: '3ASH',
  // Site description
  description: 'Minimal blog built by Astro',
  // Default language
  language: 'en-US',

  // Content area width
  contentWidth: '35rem',
  // Use centered layout (false for left-aligned)
  centeredLayout: true,
  // Show favicon on index page
  favicon: false,
  // Show theme toggle button
  themeToggle: false,
  // Show footer
  footer: true,
  // Enable fade animations
  fadeAnimation: true,

  // Date format: YYYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, MONTH DAY YYYY, DAY MONTH YYYY
  dateFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
  // Date separator: . - / (except for MONTH DAY YYYY and DAY MONTH YYYY)
  dateSeparator: '.',
  // Date position in post list (true for right, false for left)
  dateOnRight: true,

  // Show reading time in posts
  readingTime: false,
  // Show table of contents
  toc: true,
  // Enable image viewer
  imageViewer: true,
  // Enable copy button in code blocks
  copyCode: false
}

Post Frontmatter

Only title and pubDate are required fields

---
title: 'Post Title'
pubDate: '2025-07-10'
---

Preview of Some Features

Theme Toggle

Date on Left Side

Table of Contents

Reading Time

Copy Code Button