Astro Weekly #67

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Hello, Astronauts.

As we look ahead to the first minor release of 2025, this week we’re reminded of the importance of supporting open-source projects.

Also, discover how to supercharge your site’s SEO, learn how to send emails with Astro using Resend, plus an Awwwards nominee in this week’s Astro Showcase.

Let’s jump in! 🚀

What’s new with Astro 🗞️

Support open-source 💜

As we await Astro’s first minor release of 2025, let’s take the opportunity to remember the importance of supporting open-source projects.

Projects like Astro rely on passionate contributors to thrive. Your support—whether through donations, code, or spreading the word—helps them evolve.

Thanks to our audience and sponsors, Astro Weekly contributed $100 back to Astro in 2024 and pledges a minimum of $100 more in 2025.

If you use Astro, consider supporting it today on Open Collective or GitHub Sponsors.

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Supercharged Astro SEO 📈

Boost your Astro site’s SEO with these tips from DatoCMS.

DatoCMS shows how automated sitemaps and pre-computed meta tags can improve search visibility, while smart link updates and centralized URL management keep everything consistent and error-free.

Send emails with Astro 📬

Learn how to send your first email using Astro, Resend, and Node.js.

In this video, Chris Pennington walks you through setting up the Resend API, integrating it into your Astro project, and sending emails with simple API requests.

What else I’ve been reading this week 🤓

Check out these great posts from the Astro Community ↓

• 👀 Add Views Counter to your Astro Blog Posts

• 💧 How I switched from Gatsby to Astro (while keeping Drupal in the mix)

• 🔐 Customizing Astro Starlight Sidebar for Gated Content with Authentication

If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X

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Astro on X 💫

What’s happening on Twitter X this week…

Direct link for web version:
https://x.com/paulpopus/status/1881769893587988671

Astro Showcase 🤩

Check out these impressive projects built with Astro!

Would you like your work to be featured in our Astro Showcase? Get in touch at [email protected] or DM me on X

That’s a wrap for this week’s Astro updates!

Got a cool Astro project or contribution? Share it with us at [email protected] or via DM on X, and you might just be featured in a future edition.

Until next week, take care, Astronauts.

– Nathan 👨‍🚀