docs(readme): README overhaul, used-by grid, and docs homepage (#914)

* docs(readme): lead with quick start and scannable structure

Restructure the README to match common OSS conventions: tagline and
badges above the fold, copy-paste Quick start, Features list, and a
compact Used by section. Remove the star plea, centered logo, and
per-project marketing blurbs that pushed useful content down.

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* docs(readme): playground GIF, used-by grid, and docs homepage sync

Add data/used-by.json with build:used-by for README and docs homepage, playground demo capture, and shared home-section layout. Used by lists products with site logos; Financial Support keeps org and individual sponsors.

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* chore: use .local for playground capture scratch files

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* fix: satisfy eslint in build-used-by and capture scripts

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* chore: drop one-off playground capture script

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* refactor(docs): copy Used by from README like financial contributors

Drop data/used-by.json and build-used-by.js; build-contributors.js now extracts USED-BY-BEGIN/END to used-by.swig.

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* refactor(docs): inline Used by section, drop home-section partial

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* fix(docs): drop redundant logo styles from .contributors

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* fix(docs): build liquid bundle before hexo serve

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* refactor(docs): drop playground window chrome from capture demo

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* refactor(docs): revert playground capture changes to master behavior

Restore Ace output pane, drop Prism and output-preview styling. Simplify docs:dev to rely on docs prestart.

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* refactor(docs): rely on docs prebuild for liquid bundle and contributors

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* feat(docs): show playground output as Prism-highlighted HTML code

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* feat(docs): polish playground layout and regenerate README demo GIF

* fix(docs): align playground GIF capture with live editor styling

* fix(docs): unify playground pane padding and hold output on errors

Match editor inset to the output panel, drop Prism from output preview,
keep the last render while typing invalid template/context, and refresh
the README demo GIF.

* fix(docs): regenerate playground GIF with held output during typing

* feat(docs): sync Used by logos and polish playground

Inline README Used by grid on the docs homepage, refine playground layout and live output behavior, and drop the unused build-used-by script from package scripts.

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* fix(docs): restore Rock RMS logo and remove duplicate entry

Restore the official Rock RMS wordmark (GetImage.ashx?id=72534) instead of the SparkDevNetwork GitHub org avatar that was wrongly substituted for it.

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* fix(docs): regenerate playground GIF with live indicator states

Restore the capture script for the new pane-indicator layout so the README demo shows correct idle/active/pending/ok colors and pulsing animations while typing.

* fix(docs): static playground GIF with correct indicator colors

Capture one frame per keystroke with animations disabled so dot states
(idle/active/pending/ok) match the live playground without pulsing.

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* docs: use square Rock RMS icon in Used by section

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* fix(docs): ensure capture indicator colors apply instantly

Disable indicator transitions and cancel active animations before
setting data-state so pending yellow is not stuck on the prior ok green.

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* docs: point Microsoft Used by link to microsoft.com

The merged tile title covers Power Pages and Azure API Management; href should go to Microsoft home, not Power Pages only.

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* docs: remove Dailycontributors from Used by section

No evidence they run on LiquidJS; they are an OpenCollective sponsor only.

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* docs: reword intro to say Liquid, not Shopify Liquid

Move Shopify into the compatibility list and drop the shopify/liquid link from README; align package.json description.

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* fix(docs): restore playground output as Prism-highlighted HTML

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* docs: add extensible to README intro and package description

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* chore: move playground capture script to .local

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* fix(docs): drop unused Ace mode-html from playground

Output pane uses Prism, not Ace; template and context editors still need liquid/json modes and basePath for themes.

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* docs: sync intro sentence across package and site metadata

Align package.json, docs config, manifest, llms.txt, and AGENTS.md tagline to the README canonical description.

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* docs: trim verbose intro in intro-to-liquid tutorial

Remove README tagline and repo-purpose copy duplicated by the recent metadata sync.

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* docs: shorten homepage banner subtitle

Trim docs site banner and short taglines after the em dash; keep full description for meta tags and npm/README.

* docs: simplify playground GIF caption in README

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* docs: dedupe homepage subtitle and description into _config.yml

Remove redundant front matter from index.pug; theme falls back to site config for banner and meta tags.

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# liquidjs
# LiquidJS
A simple, expressive, extensible Liquid template engine for JavaScript — Shopify, Jekyll and GitHub Pages compatible, for Node.js, browsers, and the CLI, with TypeScript support.
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A simple, expressive and safe [Shopify][shopify/liquid] / GitHub Pages compatible template engine in pure JavaScript.
**The purpose of this repo** is to provide a standard Liquid implementation for the JavaScript community so that [Jekyll sites](https://jekyllrb.com), [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/) and [Shopify templates](https://themes.shopify.com/) can be ported to Node.js without pain.
[Documentation][doc] · [Playground](https://liquidjs.com/playground.html) · [Setup guide][setup] · [Contributing][contribution]
* [Documentation][doc]
* Please star [LiquidJS on GitHub][github]!
* Financial support via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/harttle).
<a href="https://liquidjs.com/playground.html">
<img src="docs/source/playground-demo.gif" alt="LiquidJS playground: edit a template and context, see live HTML output" width="980" style="display: block; margin: 0 auto;" />
</a>
<p align="center"><a href="https://liquidjs.com"><img height="155px" width="155px" src="https://liquidjs.com/icon/mstile-310x310.png" alt="logo"></a></p>
<p align="center"><sub>Try the <a href="https://liquidjs.com/playground.html">online playground</a>.</sub></p>
## What's it like?
## Quick start
Basically there're two types of Liquid syntax: tags enclosed by `{% %}` and outputs enclosed by `{{ }}`. A Liquid template looks like:
```js
import { Liquid } from 'liquidjs'
```liquid
{% if username %}
{{ username | append: ", welcome to LiquidJS!" | capitalize }}
{% endif %}
const engine = new Liquid()
const html = await engine.parseAndRender(
'Hello, {{ name | capitalize }}!',
{ name: 'liquid' }
)
//=> 'Hello, Liquid!'
```
[A live demo](https://liquidjs.com/playground.html) is also available and here's a [quick tutorial](https://liquidjs.com/tutorials/intro-to-liquid.html) for Liquid syntax.
## Installation
Install from npm in Node.js:
**Node.js**
```bash
npm install liquidjs
```
Or use the UMD bundle from jsDelivr:
**Browser** (jsDelivr UMD bundle)
```html
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/liquidjs/dist/liquid.browser.min.js"></script>
```
Or render directly from CLI using npx:
**CLI**
```bash
npx liquidjs --template 'Hello, {{ name }}!' --context '{"name": "Snake"}'
npx liquidjs --template 'Hello, {{ name }}!' --context '{"name": "Liquid"}'
```
For more details, refer to the [Setup Guide][setup].
See the [setup guide][setup] for partials, layouts, caching, and other options.
## Who's Using LiquidJS?
## Used by
- [Eleventy](https://www.11ty.dev/): Eleventy, a simpler static site generator.
- [Github Docs](https://github.com/github/docs): The open-source repo for docs.github.com.
- [Kibana](https://github.com/elastic/kibana): Elastic's analytics and visualization platform for Elasticsearch; workflow features use LiquidJS for Liquid templates.
- [Opensense](https://www.opensense.com/): The smarter way to send email.
- [Directus](https://docs.directus.io/): an instant REST+GraphQL API and intuitive no-code data collaboration app for any SQL database.
- [Rock](https://www.rockrms.com/): An open source CMS, Relationship Management System (RMS) and Church Management System (ChMS) all rolled into one.
- [Mitosis](https://github.com/BuilderIO/mitosis): Write components once, run everywhere. Compiles to React, Vue, Qwik, Solid, Angular, Svelte, and more.
- [Pattern Lab](https://patternlab.io/): a frontend workshop environment that helps you build, view, test, and showcase your design system's UI components.
- [Builder.io](https://www.builder.io/m/developers): the first and only headless CMS with a visual editor that lets you drag and drop with your components, directly within your current site or app. Completely API-driven, for cleaner code and simpler workflows.
- [Microsoft Power Pages](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-pages/introduction): a secure, enterprise-grade, low-code software as a service (SaaS) platform for creating, hosting, and administering modern external-facing business websites.
- [Azure API Management developer portal](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/api-management-howto-developer-portal): an automatically generated, fully customizable website with the documentation of your APIs.
- [WISMOlabs](https://wismolabs.com/): Post Purchase Experience platform for eCommerce retailers enhancing customer satisfaction by using LiquidJS to provide customizable post-purchase experiences through programmable email, SMS, order tracking pages, and webhooks.
- [Freshet](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/freshet/mpclplhdencffbilobpcapccnihpelcg): *JSON in, page out* — a Chrome extension that uses LiquidJS templates per URL pattern, so the JSON becomes a rendered, useful page.
<!-- USED-BY-BEGIN -->
<p align="center" style="line-height: 2.5;">
<a href="https://www.11ty.dev/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/35147177?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Eleventy" title="Eleventy"/></a>
<a href="https://www.opensense.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/opensense-inc/bf840ae/logo/256.png?height=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Opensense" title="Opensense"/></a>
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6154722?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Power Pages, Azure API Management developer portal" title="Power Pages, Azure API Management developer portal"/></a>
<a href="https://docs.github.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9919?v=4&amp;s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="GitHub Docs" title="GitHub Docs"/></a>
<a href="https://github.com/elastic/kibana" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6764390?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Kibana" title="Kibana"/></a>
<a href="https://www.shopify.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8085?v=4&amp;s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Shopify CLI, Checkout Blocks" title="Shopify CLI, Checkout Blocks"/></a>
<a href="https://customer.io/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1152079?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Customer IO" title="Customer IO"/></a>
<br/>
<a href="https://syntax.fm/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/130389858?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Syntax Podcast" title="Syntax Podcast"/></a>
<a href="https://www.testmuai.com/?utm_medium=sponsor&utm_source=liquidjs" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27130435?s=200&v=4" width="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="TestMu AI" title="TestMu AI"/></a>
<a href="https://chudovo.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/Chudovo/avatar/256.png?height=100" width="160" style="vertical-align: middle;background: white;padding: 8px 16px;" alt="Chudovo" title="Chudovo"/></a>
<a href="https://www.pakstyle.pk/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/pakstyle/2b81605/logo/256.png?height=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="PakStyle.pk" title="PakStyle.pk"/></a>
<a href="https://www.escorta.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/escortacom/avatar/256.png?height=100" height="45" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="EscortA.com" title="EscortA.com"/></a>
<a href="https://opencollective.com/touchless" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/touchless/273bc74/logo/256.png?height=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Touchless" title="Touchless"/></a>
<br/>
<a href="https://www.dropkiq.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/1bertlol/43a8ea8/logo/256.png?height=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Dropkiq" title="Dropkiq"/></a>
<a href="https://directus.io/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15967950?v=4&amp;s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Directus" title="Directus"/></a>
<a href="https://www.builder.io/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://cdn.builder.io/api/v1/image/assets%2FYJIGb4i01jvw0SRdL5Bt%2F51a002f4a17f4fc4a829b8891a1c25ee" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Builder.io, Mitosis" title="Builder.io, Mitosis"/></a>
<a href="https://patternlab.io/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4733935?v=4&amp;s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Pattern Lab" title="Pattern Lab"/></a>
<a href="https://www.rockrms.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://www.rockrms.com/GetImage.ashx?id=72533" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Rock RMS" title="Rock RMS"/></a>
<a href="https://wismolabs.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://cdn-ldlap.nitrocdn.com/DsLJMZpUUekfsitqBnNmsRAnzbwPoIzE/assets/images/optimized/rev-5df8687/wismolabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/favicon-300x300.png" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="WISMOlabs" title="WISMOlabs"/></a>
<a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/freshet/mpclplhdencffbilobpcapccnihpelcg" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MattAltermatt/freshet/main/public/icon-128.png" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Freshet" title="Freshet"/></a>
</p>
<!-- USED-BY-END -->
Feel free to create a PR or contact me to add your use case into this list!
Products and projects running on LiquidJS. [Open a PR](https://github.com/harttle/liquidjs/edit/master/README.md) to add yours.
## Financial Support
@@ -78,7 +92,7 @@ If you personally love LiquidJS or it's benefiting your business, please conside
<a href="https://www.opensense.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://images.opencollective.com/opensense-inc/bf840ae/logo/256.png?height=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Opensense Inc." title="Opensense"/></a>
<a href="https://github.com/microsoft" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6154722?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Microsoft" title="Microsoft"/></a>
<a href="https://sentry.io/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1396951?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Sentry" title="Sentry"/></a>
<a href="https://www.checkoutblocks.com/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/114603307?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Checkout Blocks" title="Checkout Blocks"/></a>
<a href="https://github.com/Checkout-Blocks" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/114603307?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Checkout Blocks" title="Checkout Blocks"/></a>
<a href="https://customer.io/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1152079?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Customer IO" title="Customer IO"/></a>
<a href="https://syntax.fm/" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin: 8px;"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/130389858?v=4&s=100" height="80" style="vertical-align: middle;" alt="Syntax Podcast" title="Syntax Podcast"/></a>
<br/>
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<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
[shopify/liquid]: https://shopify.github.io/liquid/
[plugins]: https://liquidjs.com/tutorials/plugins.html#Plugin-List
## License
[MIT](LICENSE) © [Jun Yang](https://github.com/harttle)
[setup]: https://liquidjs.com/tutorials/setup.html
[doc]: https://liquidjs.com
[github]: https://github.com/harttle/liquidjs