# 12 Beautiful Gatsby Templates for Blogs, E-commerce and More Gatsby as a react-based framework has revolutionized static site development by offering lightning-fast performance, scalability, and robust security. With its rich ecosystem of plugins and templates, developers can quickly set up websites for various purposes, from personal blogs to fully-fledged e-commerce platforms. In this article, I'll explore the top [**Gatsby templates**](https://thebcms.com/blog/gatsby-starters-templates) available for different use cases, showcasing how they can streamline your development process while delivering high-quality results. ## Gatsby template categories: To help you find the best template for your project, I've organized our top picks into the following categories: ### Gatsby blog template Gatsby's Markdown support and integration with [headless CMS](https://thebcms.com) make it ideal for creating multipurpose blog themes. You can easily write content in Markdown, and Gatsby will generate fast, SEO-friendly static pages. The static generation ensures that your blog loads quickly, providing a better user experience. ### Lumen Lumen is a minimalist free Gatsby template that supports Markdown for content creation, offers a dark/light theme switcher, and features smooth animations. - Design highlights: Clean and distraction-free design with a focus on readability. - Ideal use cases: Personal or tech blogs. ### Gatsby Blog starter This example shows how integrating Gatsby with a content management system helps to create a Gatsby mulitpurpose blog site. Combined with CMS features this website template offers features like: - multiple layout options - blog submission - intuitive listing and search functionalities - easy customization - Elegant typography (thanks to Tailwind) - SEO-ready features - SSG support With all these features this starter offers multipurpose use cases for writers, storytellers, and developers who want a polished blog design. For this starter, you can also find a tutorial with step-by-step guides for [building an SEO-friendly blog](https://thebcms.com/blog/gatsby-blog). ### Gatsby Portfolio templates Gatsby excels in **image optimization**, which is crucial for portfolio sites. It automatically optimizes images for different devices and screen sizes, ensuring that your work looks sharp. This feature is perfect for creatives who want to showcase high-quality visuals without compromising on speed. ### Gatsby Dev Portfolio Many developers choose Gatsby for their portfolios because it allows for high customization and performance optimization. This example is a minimal Gatsby template to create a developer portfolio with projects and a contact section. ### BCMS Gatsby Personal website code starter This starter simplifies the process of showcasing a portfolio, CV, or personal project with its intuitive interface and comprehensive backend support. Use this starter as a standalone project or as a second leg for your blog. **Design highlights**: - A visually striking design with a strong focus on showcasing projects. - A futuristic look with vibrant visuals **Ideal use cases**: - Designers, developers, and creatives looking to display their work. - Freelancers, photographers, and digital agencies. ### Job sites Gatsby’s **API integration** capabilities make it an excellent choice for job boards. It can easily fetch and display data from external APIs, enabling you to populate your site with job listings dynamically. This makes it perfect for platforms that need to pull in updated job posts regularly. ### Gatsby Job board starter This code starter is a fully-featured Gatsby template for building job sites. It integrates with APIs to fetch job listings and offers search, filter functionality, and category management. - Design highlights: A clean, professional design optimized for job seekers and recruiters. - Ideal use cases: Job portals websites and career platforms. ### E-commerce For e-commerce, Gatsby’s serverless architecture and integration with platforms like Shopify or BCMS, a [Gatsby CMS](https://thebcms.com/gatsby-cms), make it a powerful option. Gatsby can handle dynamic product pages while maintaining the speed and security of a static site, making it ideal for businesses looking to sell online without compromising performance. ### Shopify Store Gatsby Store is an e-commerce template built with Gatsby and Shopify. It includes product pages, shopping cart functionality, and payment gateway integration ### BCMS E-commerce Gatsby starter BCMS E-commerce Gatsby starter is a lightweight, image-centered e-commerce template offering fast performance and easy customization. It supports product management, checkout processes, and SEO optimization. ## Gatsby templates that are hard to find The above examples are the most common use cases for using Gatsby templates. But actually, there are many website templates for specific niches that will help you as a developer to work on various Gatsby projects. Take a look at the following examples: ### Gatsby Podcast Starter Podcast websites benefit from Gatsby's progressive web app (PWA) features. The app supports offline listening and fast loading times, so users can listen to your content even with internet connections. This ensures that your podcast is accessible anytime, anywhere. Gatsby’s PWA features also allow you to add features such as push notifications, which is a great way to keep your listeners engaged. Additionally, Gatsby’s SEO features ensure that your podcast can be easily found by potential listeners. ### Airtable theme for Gatsby Airtable is a powerful and flexible spreadsheet-database hybrid. Using a theme built for Airtable in Gatsby allows you to easily integrate and manage data from Airtable in your Gatsby site without needing complex configurations or custom development. Themes like these help streamline the development process, providing easy data integration, built-in components, and the ability to manage and scale Airtable listing with no effort. ### Gatsby Conference starter For conference websites, Gatsby’s **data handling and GraphQL** integration shine. Conferences often require complex schedules, speaker profiles, and event details. Gatsby’s GraphQL layer allows you to query and manage this data efficiently, keeping your event site organized and easy to navigate. ### Leaflet Gatsby starter The Leaflet Gatsby starter simplifies the development of interactive, map-based websites by providing a pre-configured setup that integrates Leaflet directly into Gatsby. This starter allows developers to quickly implement custom maps, markers, and layers without needing extensive knowledge of Leaflet, speeding up the development process. It also includes optimizations for handling map data efficiently, ensuring fast and responsive applications. ### Restaurant website starter Restaurant Gatsby starter speeds up the building process by including a pre-configured template with crucial elements including as menus, reservations, and contact forms that are specifically designed for restaurant websites. Its performance and SEO are optimized, so it loads quickly and ranks well in search engines. With flexible design built-in, the starter enables developers to quickly create a professional, mobile-friendly restaurant website, allowing them to focus on customization rather than starting from scratch. ## Where to find these templates For the end, I'll let you with the links for these examples, so you can start building new Gatsby projects: Gatsby GitHub links to the free Gatsby templates and Gatsby starters: - Blogs: - [Lumen](https://github.com/alxshelepenok/gatsby-starter-lumen) - [Gatsby Blog starter](https://github.com/bcms/starters/tree/master/gatsby/blog) - Portfolios - [Gatsby Dev Portfolio](https://github.com/smakosh/gatsby-portfolio-dev) - [BCMS Gatsby Personal code starter](https://github.com/bcms/starters/tree/master/gatsby/personal) - Job Portal - [Gatsby Job Board starter](https://github.com/bcms/starters/tree/master/gatsby/job-board) - E-commerce - [Shopify Store](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-shopify) - [E-commerce Gatsby starter](https://github.com/bcms/starters/tree/master/gatsby/e-commerce) - [Gatsby Podcast starter](https://github.com/bcms/starters/tree/master/gatsby) - [Airtable for Gatsby](https://github.com/wkocjan/gatsby-airtable-listing?tab=readme-ov-file) - [Leaflet](https://github.com/colbyfayock/gatsby-starter-leaflet) - [Restaurant website starter](https://github.com/bcms/starters/tree/master/gatsby/restaurant) ## Ready to use Gatsby templates Leveraging Gatsby templates is more than just a time-saver; it’s a strategic move for developers looking to expand their portfolio and increase their marketability. These templates allow you to quickly build high-quality websites across various industries, from blogs to e-commerce, making you more versatile and valuable. By mastering these tools, you can take on a wider range of projects and increase your chances of landing better jobs or clients. So dear developers, I hope you'll find this article useful, in the end, the only thing I want to say is: Happy coding!