Project Broadsheet is an Eleventy-based publishing framework with nine editorial sections, a reviews stack, a library, reader tools, search, and SEO built in. Its goal is to democratize publishing by giving independent writers and small teams the same tools major outlets use.
Most of what makes a publication feel like a publication (proper editorial sections, a reviews stack, a searchable archive, reader-focused tools) used to live only inside major news organizations or behind subscription paywalls. Project Broadsheet brings those tools out in the open.
A set of reader-side controls applied to every article: font selection, highlights, notes, text-to-speech, a reading ruler, focus mode, and a save-for-later reading list.
Nine top-level editorial categories configured by default, each with its own index page, RSS feed, and accent color. Sections are defined in a single data file and easy to add, remove, or rename.
Dedicated templates for reviews, long-form library works, events, media, and curated collections. Each has its own front-matter schema and layout.
Client-side full-text search via Pagefind. Structured data, Open Graph, and per-section RSS feeds generated automatically at build time.
A handful of optional third-party services, each enabled by a single configuration field. Nothing is wired up until you opt in.
Content is plain Markdown in Git. The built site is static HTML deployable to any host. Migrating away is a folder copy.
No sign-up, no account, no trial. Clone the repo, run a few commands, deploy wherever you want.
Clone jonajinga/broadsheet. Rename the folder. Make it yours.
Edit site.json for metadata and sections. Edit tokens.css for colors and fonts. One file each.
Push to GitHub. Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, or Vercel will deploy in under a minute.