TRY-O – A simple and elegant SSG Blog Template by Toucan

Introducing Try-O the very first official template for the Toucan static site generator (ssg). Toucan v1.0-beta3 is all swift-based but the try-o template is designed for bloggers and content creators without Swift skills. Use plain markdown to build your site & dig deeper into our mustache based template.

• Markdown-Powered Content: Write and manage your content effortlessly with Markdown – no complex CMS required.
• Lightning-Fast Performance: As a static site, TRY-O delivers blazing-fast load times, ensuring your readers get what they are looking for.
• Free Hosting with GitHub Pages: Deploy your blog without spending a dime on hosting. TRY-O is fully compatible with GitHub Pages, making it simple and cost-effective to share your content with the world.
• Dark Mode Support: Switch between light and dark modes to cater to your audience’s preferences – a must-have for modern blogs.
• Social functions:
  • Sharing: Easily share your blog posts across multiple social media platforms with built-in social sharing buttons. Boost engagement and reach a wider audience effortlessly with one-click sharing for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more.
  • Links: Built into the the footer just change your social URLs and you are done.
• Responsive Design: Whether on desktop, tablet, or mobile, TRY-O scales beautifully, ensuring your blog looks flawless on any device.
• Tile-Style Layout: A visually appealing, tile-based layout gives your blog a modern aesthetic, perfect for storytelling, photo-heavy posts, or long-form content.
• Configuration settings: Personalize your blog’s appearance with flexible configuration options for fonts and colors. Adjust typography and color schemes to match your branding and aesthetic, all within a simple configuration file—no coding required.
• Authors for each blog post TRY-O allows each blog post to have its own author attribution, making it ideal for multi-writer blogs, guest contributions, or team-based publishing.
• Tags: Organize your content efficiently with a tag-based navigation system. Assign multiple tags to each post to improve discoverability and help your readers explore related content with ease.
• Search: Enable instant search functionality, allowing readers to find articles quickly by keywords. With a lightweight and fast search system, users can browse through your blog efficiently without needing a database or external services.

Pages included

• Home

• About
• Authors
• Tags
• Search
• 404

HOW IT WORKS

1. Download TRY-O for free. 
2. You'll get access to download a ZIP file, in which you have all the assets you need and documentation (in PDF) for setting up Toucan and then TRY-O.
3. Write / edit your content in Markdown, then generate your static site via Toucan.
4. Once you go through the setup, you can test your blog site on localhost, and then deploy it to your custom domain or Github URL via free hosting Github pages.

LICENSE

• Since TRY-O is free, each template download is valid for multiple websites.
• Redistribution, resale, or transfer of this template is strictly prohibited. Even with modifications to the content, you are not permitted to claim ownership of the design. The original site credit must remain in the footer.
• If you're a web designer, commercial use licenses are available for client projects. This option allows for the removal of footer credits.