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Extending Gatsby

Create a Blog Site Using MDX, CDN, and Netlify

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  • Contains step-by-step details to create an extended blog site using technologies that complement Gatsby

  • Written by a Senior UI Developer who has 15 years’ experience working in IT and 10 years' experience as a web developer

  • Learn to use mdx to build a blog site with image optimization and continuous deployment to Netlify

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Setting up the Blog Site

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 1-28
  3. Adding gatsby-plugin-mdx to the Site

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 29-57
  4. Adding Author Details to the Blog Site

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 59-83
  5. Adding Functionality to the Site

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 85-122
  6. Adding a Series Feature

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 123-148
  7. Deploying the Site in Netlify

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 149-175
  8. Adding Gatsby Plug-ins to the Site

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 177-229
  9. New Features and Fixes

    • Nabendu Biswas
    Pages 231-260
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 261-266

About this book

Expand your Gatsby development skills by building a production-ready blog website. This book teaches you how to use Gatsby alongside the latest technologies including MDX, CDN, and Netlify. 

In this project, you will create a very complex and large blog site with just MDX files and learn to optimize images using CDN for faster website loading. You will also learn to continuously deploy to Netlify enabling you to provide daily site updates easily. To get the most out of this book you should be comfortable with the basics of React and familiar with Gatsby fundamentals as covered in Foundation Gatsby Projects, which provides several stepping stone projects.

Rather than cover how to create a simple blog site, Extending Gatsby goes beyond the basics to extend your blogging skills.

What You'll Learn

  • Develop a production-ready, complex, blogging system site with MDX
  • Learn to make a complete mobile site
  • Continuously deploy your site using Netlify
  • Add functionalities with the powerful Gatsby plugin ecosystem

Who This Book Is For

This book is for developers who are familiar with Gatsby and are looking to create an extended blog site.  Knowledge of React is expected. You will also need to be familiar with JavaScript concepts and be confident with basic web development.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Bhopal, India

    Nabendu Biswas

About the author

Nabendu Biswas is a full stack JavaScript developer who has been working in the IT industry for the past 15 years and has worked for some of the world’s top development firms and investment banks. He is a passionate tech blogger who publishes on dev.to and medium.com and on thewebdev.tech. He is an all-round nerd, passionate about everything JavaScript, React and Gatsby. You can find him on Twitter @nabendu82.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Extending Gatsby

  • Book Subtitle: Create a Blog Site Using MDX, CDN, and Netlify

  • Authors: Nabendu Biswas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6855-1

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books

  • Copyright Information: Nabendu Biswas 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-6854-4Published: 25 February 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-6855-1Published: 24 February 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 266

  • Number of Illustrations: 157 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Web Development

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 29.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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