Submit to template directories and aggregators

[kai-devxialabs]

Description

List Kaiforge Lite on template discovery platforms to drive traffic and GitHub stars.

✅ Submission Guide (Prepared by Kai — Ready for Juan to submit)

Project Details (copy-paste for all submissions)

Title: Kaiforge Lite — Free Next.js Dashboard Template
URL: https://lite.kaiforge.dev
GitHub: https://github.com/DevxiaLabs/kaiforge-lite
Description (short): A free, open-source admin dashboard template built with Next.js 14, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript. 5 pages, dark mode, responsive design. MIT licensed.
Description (long): Kaiforge Lite is a production-ready dashboard starter with clean code and modern tooling. Includes Dashboard, Analytics, Users, Settings, and Profile pages. Features dark/light mode with system detection, fully responsive layout, and TypeScript strict mode. Part of the Kaiforge family — the Pro version extends this to 35+ pages and 40+ components.
Tech stack: Next.js 14, React 18, TypeScript 5, Tailwind CSS 3.4, Recharts, Lucide Icons
License: MIT

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Platform Submissions

1. ✅ madewithreactjs.com

• How: https://madewithreactjs.com/submit (form)
• Fields: Title, email (kai@devxialabs.com), description, demo URL, GitHub URL
• Options: Free (6-8 weeks) or Express ($29, 3 days)
• Recommendation: Free submission is fine — no rush
• Action: Juan fills the form

2. 🔍 tailwindawesome.com

• How: No direct submission form — curated by their team
• Action: They discover projects organically. Ensure GitHub repo has good README, screenshots, and Tailwind CSS topic tag
• Boost: Tweet about the project mentioning @tailwindawesome — sometimes they pick up from social

3. 🔍 nextjstools.com

• How: No direct submission form — curated
• Action: Same as above — good GitHub presence helps. Check if they have a contact form or Twitter to suggest

4. ⚠️ openbase.com

• Status: Openbase shut down in 2023. SKIP.
• Alternative: https://socket.dev or https://snyk.io/advisor (but these are security-focused, not discovery)

5. 📋 libhunt.com

• How: Submit a PR to the relevant "Awesome" list on GitHub
• Target lists:
  • awesome-nextjs — add under "Boilerplates" or "Templates"
  • awesome-tailwindcss — add under "Starters & Themes"
  • awesome-react — add under "React Tools > Boilerplates"
• Action: Kai can prepare the PRs (see below)

6. 📋 bestofjs.org

• How: Open an issue at https://github.com/bestofjs/bestofjs suggesting the project
• Action: Kai can open the issue

7. 🔍 reactjsexample.com

• How: No clear submission process found
• Action: Check for contact form. May curate automatically from GitHub trending

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Additional Directories (bonus, not in original list)

8. 📋 awesome-nextjs GitHub list

• Already covered via LibHunt PR above

9. ✅ producthunt.com/alternatives

• Submit as an alternative to popular dashboard templates
• Action: Do this after Product Hunt launch (#23)

10. ✅ dev.to / Hashnode

• Already covered by issue #25 (launch articles)

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PRs Kai Can Open Directly

awesome-nextjs PR:

- [Kaiforge Lite](https://github.com/DevxiaLabs/kaiforge-lite) - Free Next.js 14 dashboard template with Tailwind CSS, dark mode, and TypeScript. MIT licensed.

awesome-tailwindcss PR:

- [Kaiforge Lite](https://github.com/DevxiaLabs/kaiforge-lite) - Free admin dashboard starter with Next.js 14, dark/light mode, 5 pages, and responsive design.

bestofjs issue:

Title: Add Kaiforge Lite — Free Next.js Dashboard Template
Body: GitHub: https://github.com/DevxiaLabs/kaiforge-lite
Free, MIT-licensed admin dashboard template. Next.js 14 + Tailwind CSS + TypeScript.

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Stagger Plan

Week	Action
Week 1	madewithreactjs.com submission + bestofjs issue + awesome-nextjs PR
Week 2	awesome-tailwindcss PR + awesome-react PR
Week 3	Check curated sites (tailwindawesome, nextjstools, reactjsexample)

Timeline: Month 1-3 (stagger submissions)