Eleventy setup Corrected

Here's a refactored, cleaned-up, and properly structured Markdown version of your Eleventy guide. I've fixed formatting inconsistencies, corrected syntax errors, improved readability, and ensured all code blocks are properly fenced and syntax-highlighted. I also removed redundant/conflicting script definitions and clarified ambiguous sections.

🛠️ Refined Eleventy Notes Project Guide

This is an optimized, production-ready setup for an Eleventy-based personal notes site. It improves configuration efficiency, local development workflow, semantic correctness, and deployment robustness.

📁 Recommended Repo Layout

No changes needed — this structure is clean and logical.

my-notes/
    site/
        assets/          # Static assets (images, fonts, etc.)
        style.css
        notes/           # Markdown notes
            note1.md
            note2.md
            ...
        layouts/
            base.njk
            note.njk
            index.njk
        local.njk        # NEW: Local-only dashboard for all notes
    .eleventy.js
    package.json
    netlify.toml
    README.md

⚙️ .eleventy.js (Refined Configuration)

Key improvements:

• Cleaner passthrough copy rules.
• Two collections: published (for live site) and allNotes (for local dev).
• Proper directory structure and template engine setup.

module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
  // Passthrough static assets
  eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("style.css");
  eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("assets");

  // Collection: Only published notes (for live site)
  eleventyConfig.addCollection("published", function(collectionApi) {
    return collectionApi.getFilteredByGlob("notes/**/*.md")
      .filter(item => item.data.publish === true)
      .sort((a, b) => b.date - a.date); // Newest first
  });

  // Collection: All notes (for local development)
  eleventyConfig.addCollection("allNotes", function(collectionApi) {
    return collectionApi.getFilteredByGlob("notes/**/*.md")
      .sort((a, b) => b.date - a.date); // Newest first
  });

  return {
    dir: {
      input: "site",
      output: "public",
      includes: "layouts",
      data: "_data"
    },
    markdownTemplateEngine: "njk",
    htmlTemplateEngine: "njk"
  };
};

📦 package.json (Optimized Scripts)

Removed redundant npx calls. Added dev:all is unnecessary — we'll use local.njk instead.

✅ Final, clean version:

{
  "name": "my-notes",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "eleventy --serve --quiet",
    "build": "eleventy --quiet",
    "clean": "rimraf public"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@11ty/eleventy": "^2.0.1",
    "rimraf": "^5.0.5"
  }
}

💡 Tip: Run npm install to install dependencies.

🌐 netlify.toml (Robust For Cli & CI)

Ensures netlify dev serves the correct output directory.

[build]
  command = "npm run build"
  publish = "public"

[dev]
  command = "npm run dev"
  publish = "public"

🧱 Layout Files

site/layouts/note.njk — Corrected Semantics

Uses htmlDateString for machine-readable datetime.

---
layout: base.njk
---
<article>
  <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
  {% if date %}
    <time datetime="{{ date | htmlDateString }}">
      {{ date | date("DDD") }}
    </time>
  {% endif %}
  <section>
    {{ content | safe }}
  </section>
</article>

📅 date("DDD") = Luxon format for "Sep 19, 2025". Customize as needed.

site/index.njk — Published Notes Index

No changes needed. Filters by collections.published.

---
layout: base.njk
title: "Published Notes"
permalink: /index.html
---
<h1>Notes</h1>
<ul>
  {% for item in collections.published %}
  <li>
    <a href="{{ item.url }}">{{ item.data.title or item.fileSlug }}</a>
    {% if item.date %}
    <time datetime="{{ item.date | htmlDateString }}"> - {{ item.date | date("DDD") }}</time>
    {% endif %}
  </li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul>

site/local.njk — New: Local Dashboard for All Notes

Lists all notes (published + drafts), styled for local use only.

---
layout: base.njk
title: "All Notes (Local View)"
permalink: /local/index.html
eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true
---
<h1>All Notes (Including Drafts)</h1>
<p style="background: #fffbe6; border: 1px solid #ffe58f; padding: 1em;">
  ✅ This is a local-only view. Not linked from main site.
</p>
<ul>
  {% for item in collections.allNotes %}
  <li>
    <a href="{{ item.url }}">{{ item.data.title or item.fileSlug }}</a>
    <span style="font-size: 0.8em; color: {% if item.data.publish %}green{% else %}orange{% endif %};">
      — {% if item.data.publish %}Published{% else %}Draft{% endif %}
    </span>
  </li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul>

🔄 Updated Workflow

1. Preview Live Site (Published Only)

npm run dev

→ Visit: http://localhost:8080

Only notes with publish: true appear.

2. View All Notes Locally (Including Drafts)

Same command:

npm run dev

→ Visit: **http://localhost:8080/local/**

Lists all notes, color-coded by publish status.

3. Deploy to Netlify

• Commit and push to your repo.
• Netlify runs npm run build → outputs to public/.
• Only published collection is visible on live site.
• /local/ page is built but not linked, so it's hidden from public view.

✅ Summary of Improvements

Let me know if you'd like this exported as a downloadable .md file, or if you want to generate starter templates for each file!