Import Button

The import button lets users create their own copy of your project and import it into Forestry in one fell swoop.

If you have a static site project — like a theme or starter site — that is optimized for use with Forestry and you want to share it, adding an import button to your readme or website will make it easy for users to get started using your project with Forestry.

The Add Site URL

Your import button will use our quick start flow to clone the project into the user’s account and import it into Forestry. The most basic add site URL will look like this: https://app.forestry.io/quick-start?repo=user/project. In this case, the repo parameter is the path to the repo on Github. Quick start accepts the following URL parameters:

Parameter	Description	Type	Default
repo	Path to repository, of the format $group/$project	String	None
provider	Which git provider your repository is hosted from	github, gitlab, or bitbucket	github
engine	The static site generator used by your project.	hugo, jekyll, or vuepress	None
version	The Hugo version to use (only applies when engine is hugo)	Decimal	Latest
branch	The repository branch to import	String	master
config	Relative path to your source files	String	/

Project Requirements

Your project should be a fully functional static site project that can be imported into Forestry, and should be available from a public repository on Github, GitLab, or BitBucket.

For example, if you want to create an import button for your Hugo theme, you should create a new Hugo site configured to use your theme. Forestry won’t be able to import your theme code on its own, as it doesn’t share the same file structure as a Hugo site.

Buttons

We have provided three SVG buttons for your use:

Brand Color

Light

Dark

Button Generator

You can use our button generator below to create the appropriate markup for your button.

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