Craft Kit —
Craft CMS Starter Kit – Fast, Modern & Production-Ready
Instead of wiring up Vite, Tailwind, Datastar and DDEV yourself, everything is already configured, structured, and production-ready. No JavaScript frameworks. No hydration. Just server-rendered HTML with Datastar handling the reactivity where it matters.
It removes the repetitive setup work that every Craft project normally requires:
clean folder structure, component architecture, front-end tooling, dev environment setup and a complete example implementation of common patterns like Matrix Blocks, CKEditor components, search, maps and blog views.
- Agencies use it as a stable, maintainable base for new client projects.
- Freelancers use it to skip boilerplate and jump straight into building features.
If you want a modern, hypermedia-driven Craft CMS foundation that follows best practices out of the box, this starter kit gives you exactly that — without getting in your way.
Built with modern tools and clean architecture
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Craft CMS 5
Latest version with flexible content modeling
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Vite
Fast bundling and instant reloads
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DDEV
Reproducible local development environment
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Datastar
Lightweight, reactive frontend for dynamic UIs
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Leaflet
Interactive, data-driven maps with clustering and live filtering
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Tailwind CSS
Utility-first styling with CSS variables
Showroom
🧱 Matrix Builder
Create flexible page layouts with a clean, modular Matrix structure. Perfect for editor-friendly, scalable content.
✍️ CKEditor Builder
Keeps editors fast and consistent — add structured components into CKEditor with one click.
⚡ Datastar Search
Lightning-fast live search powered by Datastar. Instant results, reactive UI, and minimal JavaScript — fully Twig-first.
🚀 Datastar Blog
A modern blog setup with live filtering, pagination, and instant updates — no page reloads, no heavy frameworks.
🗺️ Datastar Map
Interactive maps with dynamic markers, category filters, and clustering. All rendered directly in Twig with Datastar.
✅ Datastar Todo List
Full CRUD, zero JavaScript framework. Powered by Craft CMS, Datastar, and HTML over the wire.
Start Building — Not Configuring
👉 Get the Starter Kit on github