Decker is an Astro and Tailwind CSS portfolio template for developers and engineers, built with a retro tech design aesthetic that focuses on performance and maintainability.
What is Decker?
Decker is an Astro and Tailwind CSS portfolio template designed for developers and engineers to build a personal site with a retro tech vibe. It takes structured content — projects, blog posts, experience, education, and skills — managed through Astro Content Collections, and outputs a static site with pages for Home, Projects, About, Blog, Blog post, Contact, and 404. The theme is developed by Jess Gaspar, with documentation, a changelog, and support hosted at jessgaspar.dev.
Key Features
- Content Collections — Manage projects, blog posts, experience, education, and skills as structured data, keeping updates consistent across the site.
- Reusable Components — A library of modular Astro components keeps the codebase clean and easy to customize.
- Custom Tailwind Theme — A bespoke design system built on Tailwind CSS with a clean, professional aesthetic.
- Pagination — Built-in pagination keeps projects and blog archives scalable as content grows.
- Sitemap — An auto-generated, search-engine-ready sitemap indexes all pages without manual configuration.
- SEO Optimizations — Semantic markup, meta tags, and structured data help the portfolio rank in search results.
- Accessibility — Accessible patterns and semantic HTML make the site usable by a broader audience.
- Ongoing Updates — The theme receives regular improvements and stays compatible with the latest Astro releases.
- Optional PagesCMS Integration — A visual editor for managing projects, blog posts, and resume content without touching code.
Who is Decker for?
Decker suits developers and engineers who want a portfolio that emphasizes project work and written content. It also fits technical content editors who prefer a visual CMS over editing code, and freelancers who need a professional personal brand site with a blog and contact page.
What can you do with Decker?
- Software developers — showcase open-source projects and write technical blog posts with structured content and pagination.
- Engineering students or new grads — build a portfolio with resume, experience, and education sections managed through Content Collections.
- Freelance web developers — deploy a fast static site with built-in SEO and accessibility, then hand content updates to clients via PagesCMS.
