Skip to main content

1 + 1: Celebrating 2 years of the 11ty Bundle

May 1, 2025

4 minutes to read

The 11ty Bundle social share image

Illustration by Andy Carolan

Table of Contents

Introduction

When does 1 + 1 equal 2? Well, in javascript, if those '1's are numbers, then yeah, it does equal 2. But when the '1's are strings, then it equals 11. And that brings us to the fact that today is the 2nd birthday of the launch of 11tybundle.dev.

But first, here's what I wrote in March of 2023 as part of Issue 1 of the 11ty Bundle blog (which was orginally a post on my personal site):

...it seemed appropriate to step back and put together a curated version of what I'm seeing in the hopes that others might find this useful.

And 2 years later, here we are.

For those of you interested in my recap of the first year, see this post.

Highlights

Here's are some of the highlights of the last year...in no particular order:

Analytics

Prior year report: May 2, 2023 to Apr 30, 2024

Note that this does not include a full year in 2023 as I didn't start using Fathom until July, 2023.

Fathom Analytics: Jul 31, 2023 through Apr 30, 2024

Last year: May 2, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025

Fathom Analytics: May 1, 2024 through Apr 30, 2025

That looks like a decent uptick in 'People' showing up. I'm guessing most of those, so-called 'People,' come to search for something since there are a lot of hits to the home page and are referred by 'Direct/Unknown.' That and a nice uptick on 'Avg time on site.'

A note on how Fathom counts 'People': According to their docs, "...if the same person visits a site three days later, for example, they’re a new unique." So, I expect that the number of 'People' is rather inflated. That said, the numbers did indeed to up and the time on site too a nice uptick as well.

Content stats

Over the last year (since May 2, 2024):

Year-to-date (since Jan 1, 2025):

Totals as of May 1, 2025:

Needless to say, Eleventy's momentum continues. And none of this would be possible without the incredible leadership of Zach Leatherman. Hat's off to you Zach!

Community

The first ever 11ty conference took place in May 2024. For anyone who missed it, here's the full playlist of presentations.

And, as noted earlier, the Eleventy Meetup continued to rock. Check it out for upcoming events and past recordings.

I continue to find new people using Eleventy on Mastodon, Bluesky, and the Discord server. And I add people to my RSS reader on a regular basis. Note: those Mastodon and Bluesky links are to the 11ty accounts.

For those of you new-ish, or even old-ish to 11ty, the Discord server is filled with talented and helpful people...too many to name here. But if you are looking for help, or just want to hang out with some like-minded folks, I highly recommend it.

I have to say that it's an awesome community and I am grateful to be a part of it. I try to help out when I can, answering a question or two here and there.

Most of the effort goes into finding new posts and sites to add to the bundle, and to keep up with the latest releases. I also write 11ty-oriented posts when I either learn or implement something new. It's like learning and teaching at the same time.

What's next?

I've got some ideas for improvements. A few things kicking around in my head:

If any of you have ideas for improvements, please hit the 'comment by email' link at the end of this post.

Conclusion

With the scheduled release of v70.0 (of me) later this year, I have to say that it's been a good year, life's side trips nothwithstanding. I continue to find purpose in this work and I enjoy engaging with this smart, inspiring, thoughtful, and helpful community.

I also feel as though I've found a voice that let's me write things, not just about 11ty, but personal, political, and health-related subjects as well. And I'm not sure that would have happened without this work as a catalyst. And for that, I am deeply grateful.

Here's to another fruitful year for all of us!