Building a Go‑First E‑Commerce Admin Dashboard with Fiber, HTMX, and Templ UI
Patch: set up a Fiber server, install Templ UI, generate components, and render landing page; use HTMX for dynamic navigation.
Patch: create a new Go project, install Fiber, Templ UI, and Tailwind; generate components; implement landing page and dashboard layout; test rendering.
Summary
The article presents a step‑by‑step tutorial for building an e‑commerce admin dashboard in Go using Fiber, HTMX, Templ UI, and GORM. It starts with a minimal Fiber server that serves static assets and renders a landing page via a Templ template. The author explains how to install the Templ UI CLI, generate component files, and add components to the project. A landing page component demonstrates the use of Templ syntax, including layout inheritance and HTMX attributes for dynamic navigation. The article then outlines how to create a reusable dashboard layout with a sidebar and main content area, again using Templ components. Throughout, the code snippets emphasize simplicity and readability, avoiding complex build steps. The tutorial is aimed at developers who want a Go‑first approach to admin UIs without relying on JavaScript frameworks. It showcases how HTMX can provide progressive enhancement while keeping the server side in Go. The article also lists prerequisites such as Fiber v3, HTMX, Hyperscript, Templ, Templ UI, TailwindCSS, and GORM.
Key changes
- Fiber server serves static assets and renders landing page
- Templ UI CLI generates component files
- Landing page uses layout inheritance
- HTMX attributes enable dynamic navigation
- Dashboard layout includes sidebar and main area
- Prerequisites include Fiber v3, HTMX, Hyperscript, Templ, Templ UI, TailwindCSS, GORM
- Code snippets show Go functions for rendering
- Emphasis on Go‑first workflow