Writr is a simple-to-use blogging system that until now only supported Handlebars. After its integration with Ecto, we now support all the popular template engines such as  EJS, Nunjucks, Pug, Markdown, and Mustache.

Here's an example of how Writr works with EJS.

Install Writr using the following command:

npm install -g writr

The blog directory comprises of the following files:

blog/*.md               	// for your markdown files
blog/images            	//for the blog images
blog/config.json      	// for configuration of the blog
blog/templates       	//template directory which allows you to select the desired template engine

Every instance of Writr requires three template files to be placed inside the/blog/templates directory. The three template files are:

·  Index – the main template that lists the index of the latest blogs you want to add

·  Post – the post that you want to publish

·  Tag – to show articles by tag filtering

To use Writr with EJS, you should include index.ejs, post.ejs, and tag.ejs files under your blog/templates file.

Here is an example of the index.ejs file:

<% posts.forEach(function(post) { %>
<p><a href="<%= post.url %>"><%= post.title %> - <%= post.author %></a></p>
 <% }); %> 

<p>Tags: <br />

<ul>
        <% tags.forEach(function(tag) { %>
        <li><a href="<%= tag.id %>"><%= tag.name %></a></li>
         <% }); %> 
    </ul>
</p>

Here is an example of the index.ejs file:

<h1>Post 3</h1>

<p><%= post.title %></p>

<p><%=post.author %></p>

<p><%- post.body %></p>

<p><%= post.matter.featured_image %></p>

Here is an example of the tag.ejs file:

<p>Tag: <%= tag.name %><br /></p>

<ul>
    <% tag.posts.forEach(function(post) { %>
    <li><%= post.title %> - <%= post.author %></li>
    <% }); %> 
</ul>

Enter your desired .md files in the blog folder and your images in the images folder.

Your final directory structure will look like this:

• templates
  • index.ejs
  • tag.ejs
  • post.ejs
• config.json
• images
• _ blog post 1.md_
• _ blog post 2.md_

Run the command writr --path ./blog to build the output of the files. The outputs are available in the ./blog_output folder.

Creating a blog with your desired template in Writr is easy. With support for several template engines, it is now even easier to create simple and elegant blogs.