Intermediate Gatsby

Gatsby is a React-based framework for building static sites. It offers features like GraphQL for data fetching, server-side rendering at build time, and a rich ecosystem of plugins and themes to enhance site functionality.

To create a new Gatsby site using a starter, you need to install Gatsby globally using npm or yarn. Then, run the command 'gatsby new [site-name] [starter-url]', where '[site-name]' is the name of your site and '[starter-url]' is the URL of the starter you want to use.

The File System Route API in Gatsby allows you to create pages programmatically from data. You can define dynamic routes using file names and inject data from GraphQL queries into those pages. This helps in creating pages for each item in a collection, like blog posts or products.

To integrate a CMS with Gatsby, you need to install the appropriate Gatsby source plugin for your CMS. After installing the plugin, configure it in your gatsby-config.js file with the necessary options like API keys or tokens. This enables Gatsby to fetch data from the CMS using GraphQL.

Gatsby Plugin Image is a plugin that helps you optimize and handle responsive images in your Gatsby site. It supports features like lazy loading, multiple image formats, and placeholders, improving performance and user experience by serving the right image size for different devices.

To use CSS frameworks like Tailwind or Emotion in Gatsby, you need to install the respective Gatsby plugin (e.g., gatsby-plugin-tailwindcss or gatsby-plugin-emotion). Then, configure the plugin in your gatsby-config.js file. This setup allows you to use the CSS framework's features in your Gatsby site.

Gatsby themes are like plugins that encapsulate a part of your site's functionality, such as a blog. Unlike starters, which you use to initialize a project, themes can be updated and maintained separately. Themes allow you to compose different parts of your site from reusable packages.

Gatsby Cloud is a cloud platform specifically designed for Gatsby sites. It offers fast builds, incremental builds, and worldwide CDN deployment. Gatsby Cloud integrates seamlessly with various CMSs and provides features like real-time previews, making it a robust solution for deploying and hosting Gatsby sites.

Yes, you can use TypeScript in Gatsby. Gatsby supports TypeScript out of the box for most of your site files. However, for files like gatsby-node.js and gatsby-config.js, you will still need to use JavaScript.

Client-side routing and dynamic pages in Gatsby can be handled using React components and the reach-router library, which Gatsby uses internally. For dynamic pages that aren't pre-rendered at build time, you can use client-only routes. Additionally, plugins like gatsby-plugin-netlify help set up redirects and headers for these routes.