Community Call agenda 2024-05-21

# Community Call agenda 2024-05-21     ## Introduction Welcome! ### How to keep on top of events - [Astro Community Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_g6re3u5gkl0mug3ktn1dibqhfk%40group.calendar.google.com) - add to your own calendar! - opt in to the `@notify-events` Discord role - Discord Events sidebar - click "interested" to be notified on a per-event basis! ## Core Update ### This week in core (Ben) - [Container APIs](https://github.com/withastro/roadmap/pull/916) - Render Astro outside of Astro! - Unlocks testing, RSS feed content, and more! - Been on the radar for over a year! - [React 19 actions](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/11071) - We're going to be the first<sup>*</sup> framework that supports all of React 19's new actions! - Stable, stable, [everything is stable!](https://github.com/withastro/astro/milestone/15) - i18n domains - CSRF protection ### Helpful Core Links [Astro CHANGELOG](https://github.com/withastro/astro/blob/refs/heads/main/packages/astro/CHANGELOG.md) - see the latest version and what's new [Next "Milestone"](https://github.com/withastro/astro/milestones/) - see what we expect to release in the next minor version [Roadmap](https://github.com/withastro/roadmap/discussions/) where you can find and participate in RFC Discussions [Contribute](https://docs.astro.build/en/contribute/) - learn how to get involved and contribute to *all* the Astro repos! ## Starlight Update ### 0.23 (Chris) - Speed! Docs builds up to 40% faster for sites that use MDX! - New `<details>` styling - Cool i18n stuff to come! - [Current in progress PR: autogenerate sidebar labels](https://github.com/withastro/starlight/pull/1874) from Lorenzo - Nicer config for sidebars by providing `slug` instead of `link` - Bridge between full autogeneration (where you can't control the order) and having to write as much for each individual page manually - Will inherit some of the nice automatic Starlight magic when using autogenerate, but allow you to specify the order ### Starlight Links [Starlight](https://starlight.astro.build) [Starlight CHANGELOG](https://github.com/withastro/starlight/blob/main/packages/starlight/CHANGELOG.md) ## Team Docs/DX (Sarah)  🎙️ On Talking & Doc'ing: we reviewed a Starlight PR updating the CSS for displaying tables, and also a docs PR moving some sidebar content into the footer. It doesn't sound like much, but if it stops Sarah from doing THIS... :sweat_smile: ![image](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1r8cEc7C.png) 🏃 We also updated Astro Docs to the latest version of Starlight and improved our build time by 40%! (Thank you, @bluwy!) ### Docs Links [Follow @astrodocs on the Fediverse](https://m.webtoo.ls/@astrodocs/) Learn how to contribute at [Astro Docs Docs (AD²) ](https://contribute.docs.astro.build) ## Maintainer/Guests (Demos, interviews, announcements) ### Astrolicious Hackathon (Alex) - https://github.com/astrolicious/confstellation - covering mutiple weeks - trying to build a Conference website template - What Starlight is for docs, Confstellation will be for conferences - private repository to get started, with early members - the place to discuss this and participate is the [Astrolicious Discord](https://chat.astrolicious.dev/) server ### Modular Station - Inox Tools (Fryuni) - Docs: https://inox-tools.vercel.app/modular-station - Original demo: https://github.com/Fryuni/astro-neighborhood-demo ## Community Showcase Content (Alex)   Reminder: We include *every* item posted to the Discord `#showcase` channel. So if you want to add something to the call, whether you made it, built it, or just found it, #ShareItInShowcase! ### Blogs/Articles/Videos etc.  - 📄 [Contact form in Astro](https://medium.com/@surjithctly/how-to-build-a-contact-form-in-astro-728f68c997db) by @surjithctly - 📄 [Thank you Astro](https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/posts/how-astro-changed-my-web-life/) by @lukealexdavis - 📄 [Merge Blog and Website](https://cassidoo.co/post/blog-website-baby/) by @cassidoo - 📄 [GuestBook behind the scenes](https://eva.town/posts/design-outside-the-computer) by @for.eva.new - 📄 [Structure Data in Starlight](https://jamcomments.com/posts/structured-data-with-starlight/) by @alexmacarthur. ### Tips and Tools  - [GitHub Card](https://github.com/vaporvee/astro-github-component) by @vaporvee - [Astro Express](https://github.com/patheticGeek/astro-express) by @pathetic_geek - [Starlight Multi Sidebar](https://github.com/lorenzolewis/starlight-multi-sidebar) by @lorenzolewis - [Astro MC](https://github.com/MatthiesenXYZ/astro-mcserverstatus) by @adamm2047 ### Templates/Themes  - [Quartiere](https://lexingtonthemes.com/info/quartiere/) by @mike_andreuzza - [Beginner Astro Starter Kit](https://github.com/BuckyBuck135/Beginner-Astro-v4-Starter-Kit) by @buckybuck - [bSaaS](https://web3templates.com/templates/bsaas-business-saas-startup-website-template) by @surjithctly - [Astro Blog v4](https://astro-blog-v4.vercel.app/) by @judahsullivan - [Portfolio](https://github.com/saminnet/astro-simple-portfolio) by @saminnet ### Personal/Professional/Project Sites  { url: 'https://patheticgeek.dev/', title: '@pathetic_geek'}, { url: 'https://eva.town/guestbook', title: '@for.eva.new'}, { url: 'https://anandubabu.web.app/', title: '@anandubabu'}, { url: 'https://design.eva.town/', title: '@for.eva.new'}, { url: 'https://nnisarg.in/', title: '@nnisarggada'}, { url: 'https://smudge.ai/blog/ratelimit-algorithms', title: '@sebbbbbbbbbbbbbbb'}, { url: 'https://cityeditionstudio.co.uk/', title: '@jonoces'}, { url: 'https://wehoma.de/', title: '@clausinhooo'}, { url: 'https://jinsupark.com/', title: '@jinsupark'}, { url: 'https://www.danielrosehill.com/', title: '@danielrosehill'}, { url: 'https://kafkaesque.blog/post/updated-israel-map/', title: '@jacobweinbren'}, { url: 'https://integratn-io-astro.netlify.app/', title: '@boboysdadda'}, { url: 'https://www.trustyourskill.com/', title: '@ninuz'}, { url: 'https://new-portfolio-hxso.vercel.app/', title: '@aline_grianti'}, { url: 'https://ederico.dev/', title: '@edericogames'}, { url: 'https://oliverspeir.dev/garden/', title: '@oliverspeir'}, { url: 'https://aloui.co/', title: '@aytef'}, { url: 'https://drwrct.de/', title: '@derastatknutred'}, ### Starlight in the wild   ***Want to be on this list next month? Post your Astro websites, projects, apps, tools, blog posts, demos, and videos in our `#showcase` channel!*** { url: https://navispatial.github.io/geospatial-v1/, title: '@?'}, { url: https://ratatui.rs/, title: '@?'}, { url: https://nx-sonarqube.dev/, title: '@?'}, { url: https://www.niceshare.site/, title: '@?'}, { url: https://v4.styledictionary.com/, title: '@?'}, -----