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I would like to have my site work is to have a front page that will give information about an industry problem, solution or did you know type fact that the prospect could scroll down or read and by clicking on would either that them to an external source site or would open up an area where some content I or someone in my company produced (like a blog) would give them more information regarding the problem or solution of interests. The site or platform to send to a list a sales prospects that has a look and function similar to the Drudge Report or Citizens Free Press sites that I can use to post Furniture sourced information and content that can be updated daily or weekly. I need step by step instructions to create this on Netlify.
Below is one proven way to build a “Drudge-style” front page on Netlify that you (or coworkers) can update daily/weekly with a mix of:
External links (industry articles)
Internal content (your own “blog-style” explainers that open on your site)
The approach: Eleventy (11ty) + Netlify deploy, optionally adding Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) for a simple editor UI. Eleventy supports “collections” of content via tags/front matter, which is perfect for a scrolling list of headlines and categories.
Eleventy
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What you’ll end up with
A homepage like Drudge/Citizen Free Press: categories + headline lists + short “did you know” blurbs
Each item can:
Open an external site, or
Open your internal post page (your content)
Updates are easy:
simplest: edit a single data file in GitHub
easiest-for-teams: edit in /admin with Decap CMS (Git-based CMS UI)
GitHub
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Step 1) Create your project (Eleventy starter)
On your computer:
mkdir furniture-brief
cd furniture-brief
npm init -y
npm i -D @11ty/eleventy
Add scripts to package.json:
{
"scripts": {
"dev": "eleventy --serve",
"build": "eleventy"
}
}
Create this folder structure:
furniture-brief/
src/
index.njk
links.json
posts/
first-post.md
.eleventy.js
Step 2) Configure Eleventy output folder
Create .eleventy.js:
module.exports = function (eleventyConfig) {
return {
dir: {
input: "src",
output: "_site"
}
};
};
Step 3) Add your “Drudge-style” homepage
Create src/links.json (this is your “headline board” you’ll update daily/weekly):
[
{
"title": "Shipping delays are rising in contract furniture",
"type": "external",
"url": "https://example.com/article",
"category": "Supply Chain",
"blurb": "Lead times are stretching again in Q4—here’s what to watch.",
"date": "2025-12-30",
"priority": 10
},
{
"title": "How to prevent finish damage in long-haul deliveries",
"type": "internal",
"url": "/posts/prevent-finish-damage/",
"category": "Quality",
"blurb": "A checklist your team can use immediately.",
"date": "2025-12-30",
"priority": 9
}
]
Create src/index.njk:
---
layout: false
---
Furniture Brief
Furniture Brief — industry problems, solutions, and “did you know” items
{% set items = links | sort(false, true, "priority") %}
{# Collect unique categories #}
{% set categories = items | map(attribute="category") | unique %}
{% for cat in categories %}
{{ cat }}
{% for item in items %}
{% if item.category == cat %}
{{ item.title }}
{% if item.blurb %}
{{ item.blurb }}
{% endif %}
{% if item.date %}
{{ item.date }}
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
{% endfor %}
My Website
Change it to something like:
Furniture Industry Brief
Problems, solutions, and things you should know.
Save the file
Refresh your browser
➡️ You see the change instantly
STEP 7 — Add your “Drudge-style” headlines
Open the file:
📄 src/links.json
You will see items like this:
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://example.com"
}
Replace with YOUR content:
[
{
"title": "Why furniture lead times are getting longer",
"url": "https://industrynews.com/article"
},
{
"title": "How to reduce damage during long-haul shipping",
"url": "/posts/shipping-damage/"
}
]
Save → refresh browser → headlines appear.
STEP 8 — Create your own article (your content)
Go to:
src → posts
Create a new file:
shipping-damage.md
Paste this:
---
title: How to reduce damage during long-haul shipping
---
Furniture damage happens most often during transfers.
### Simple solution
Use corner protectors and double wrapping at handoff points.
Save → refresh → click the headline.
🎯 That is your own content page.
STEP 9 — Put the site on the internet (Netlify)
Create accounts
https://github.com
→ sign up
https://netlify.com
→ sign up (use GitHub)
Upload your site to GitHub
In the black window, copy these:
git init
git add .
git commit -m "My first website"
Create a new repository on GitHub:
Name it: furniture-site
Click Create
Then copy the commands GitHub shows and paste them.
Connect to Netlify
Go to Netlify
Click Add new site
Choose Import from GitHub
Pick furniture-site
Netlify settings:
Build command: npx eleventy
Publish directory: _site
Click Deploy
🎉 Your site is LIVE
HOW YOU UPDATE IT (this is important)
To add new headlines:
Edit src/links.json
Save
Push to GitHub
To add new articles:
Add a .md file in src/posts
Netlify updates automatically.
WHAT YOU HAVE NOW
✔ Drudge-style scrolling headline page
✔ External + internal links
✔ Easy updates
✔ Looks professional
✔ Sales-ready content hub
NEXT STEPS (optional, later)
Add categories (Problems / Solutions / Did You Know)
Make text bigger / bolder
Add email signup
Add an editor screen (no coding)
If you want, next I can:
Simplify this even more
Give you a ready-made template to download
Help you write your first 10 furniture headlines
Show you how to make it look EXACTLY like Drudge
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