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WHAT'S IN THE STARTER

5 foundational features, configured and ready.

Each item below ships in the Lodestar starter already wired, with sane defaults and STANDARDS-compliant configuration. Optional integrations beyond this list — GA4, Microsoft Clarity, Cloudflare Turnstile, YouTube embeds, before/after sliders, Open Graph image generation — live in the bundled add-on library and switch on with a single config line.

Feature catalog

  • Astro 6 Foundation

    Lead

    A fast, zero-JavaScript-by-default static site on Astro 6 — TypeScript, Tailwind v4, and MDX, with pages that pre-load as you hover.

  • Security Hardening

    Lead

    HSTS, CSP, and the security headers most sites forget — set correctly out of the box, plus a spam-protected, Turnstile-ready contact form.

  • SEO Baseline

    Strong

    Rich Schema.org structured data, a sitemap, and clean robots rules from day one — no SEO plugin to buy, install, or configure.

  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)

    Standard

    WCAG 2.1 AA patterns built in — keyboard navigation, visible focus, labelled forms, and a clean heading order — not bolted on at the end.

  • Content Collections

    Optional

    Ready-made glossary, service-area, and comparison page types backed by MDX. Add a whole new content type in a single file.

OPTIONAL INTEGRATIONS

An add-on library, not a rebuild every time

GA4, Microsoft Clarity, Cloudflare Turnstile, YouTube embeds, before/after image sliders, Open Graph image generation. Each add-on is a one-time creation — a working, configured module enabled with a single config line on your site. New integrations join the library when they prove out across two or more client engagements.

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