Welcome to Chirping Astro
Start here. A guided tour of every feature this Astro v6 + Tailwind v4 + daisyUI theme ships with — and a map of the dedicated demo posts that show each one in detail.
Announcements
Unlisted posts: share without publishing
How to make a post accessible by direct link while keeping it out of listings, RSS, the sitemap, and search engine indexes — and when to use each option.
Reference
Customize avatar and favicon (with optimized defaults)
How to customize the sidebar avatar and browser favicon in Chirping Astro, with examples for optimized local assets plus public/remote fallbacks.
Customization
Alert plugin: showcase of all variants
A complete guide to the alert code block language: colors, styles, direction, icons, title, description, and custom classes in Markdown and MDX.
Authoring
Automatic OG images: zero-effort social previews
How this theme generates beautiful Open Graph images at build time using Satori and Resvg — and how to customise or disable the feature.
Features
Frontmatter reference: every field this theme understands
A complete reference for the post and page frontmatter schema — required and optional fields, defaults, validation rules, and what each one actually does.
Reference
Typography & Markdown: every text element this theme renders
A kitchen-sink reference for headings, lists, blockquotes, tables, inline formatting, footnotes, definition lists, callouts and more — verified in both light and dark mode.
Reference
Code blocks & syntax highlighting with Expressive Code
Frame titles, copy buttons, line markers, diffs, terminal frames, word wrap and collapsible sections — every Expressive Code feature this theme exposes.
Authoring