# SkillForge

> A free, open-source Next.js 16 course marketplace and LMS template. Eight mock tech
> courses, a learner dashboard, curriculum accordions and SVG charts — built entirely
> with VivekUI, a React component library with zero runtime dependencies.

This entire website is built with VivekUI, a free React component library with zero
runtime dependencies.

SkillForge is a demonstration template, not a live school. The courses, instructors,
learners, reviews and progress figures are mock data in `data/courses.ts` and
`data/learner.ts`. Nothing is for sale and no payment provider is connected. The source
is MIT licensed and public: clone it, change the words, ship it.

## Stack

- Next.js 16.3 (App Router, Turbopack, async request APIs)
- React 19 · TypeScript 5 · Node.js 20.9+
- VivekUI 0.5 — 91 React components and 6 SVG charts, zero runtime dependencies
- No Tailwind, no shadcn, no MUI, no CSS-in-JS. One install, one CSS import, no config.

## Pages

- [Home](https://skillforge.vivekkumarsingh.in/): the pitch, featured courses, how it works, pricing and FAQ
- [Courses](https://skillforge.vivekkumarsingh.in/courses): the full catalogue with category, level, price and rating filters
- [Course detail](https://skillforge.vivekkumarsingh.in/courses/ship-it-nextjs-16): curriculum accordion, content-mix chart, reviews and enrolment
- [Dashboard](https://skillforge.vivekkumarsingh.in/dashboard): completion rings, an 8-week line chart and a 30-day streak sparkline
- [Built with VivekUI](https://skillforge.vivekkumarsingh.in/built-with): every section mapped to the component that renders it

## Courses in the catalogue

- Ship It: Next.js 16 from Zero to Production — Full-stack, Intermediate, $89
- TypeScript for Teams — Frontend, Intermediate, $69
- React Server Components, Properly — Frontend, Advanced, $99
- CSS Without a Framework — Design, Beginner, free
- Postgres for Application Developers — Backend, Intermediate, $79
- From Laptop to Load Balancer — DevOps, Intermediate, $95
- Accessible by Default — Design, Beginner, free
- LLM Apps in Production — AI, Advanced, $129

## Common questions

- **Do I get a certificate?** Yes, on every course including the free ones, with a
  verification link, and it never expires.
- **Is there lifetime access?** Yes. A purchased course is yours permanently, including
  every future update to it.
- **What is the refund policy?** Thirty days, no questions asked, and you keep any
  certificate already earned.
- **How much of each course is hands-on?** Between a third and a half — 37% to 50%
  across the catalogue. Each course page shows a content-mix chart splitting the running
  time into video, quizzes and projects, computed from the lesson list rather than
  estimated.
- **What do I need before I start?** A computer, an editor, and the level marked on the
  course. The first lesson of every course is free to preview.
- **Can I learn at my own pace?** Entirely. No cohort dates, no deadlines, nothing
  expires.

## Using the template

```bash
git clone https://github.com/intellectwithvivek/SkillForge.git
cd SkillForge
npm install
npm run dev
```

Point `SITE.url` in `lib/site.ts` at your own domain, replace the mock data in `data/`,
and the metadata, sitemap, JSON-LD and charts all follow.

## VivekUI

VivekUI is a free React component library by Vivek Kumar Singh: 91 accessible
components, 6 SVG charts, and 12 copyable page templates, with zero runtime
dependencies. It works in React 18 and 19, and in Next.js with both routers. 49 of the
91 components need no client boundary and render directly in React Server Components.
Every component ships with automated axe assertions. MIT licensed.

- Install: `npm i @the_viveksingh/vivek-ui`
- Documentation: https://ui.vivekkumarsingh.in/docs
- Components: https://ui.vivekkumarsingh.in/docs/components
- Charts: https://ui.vivekkumarsingh.in/docs/charts
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@the_viveksingh/vivek-ui
- GitHub: https://github.com/intellectwithvivek/vivek_UI
- Author: https://vivekkumarsingh.in/

## This template

- Live: https://skillforge.vivekkumarsingh.in
- Repository: https://github.com/intellectwithvivek/SkillForge
- Licence: MIT. The footer credit is removable; a star is appreciated.