A theme that supports blogging should include a folder titled _posts. You can peruse the list of supported Jekyll themes for GitHub Pages, though most of these do not include the framework for blogging.We will largely follow Barry Clark’s tutorial, Build A Blog With Jekyll And GitHub Pages, though some details have changed since 2014.Helpful Jekyll/GitHub Pages Links and Tutorials Ran out of time we can discuss this in the workshop. Jekyll/GitHub Pages Resources Why Build a Jekyll website? Discuss possibilities for customizing a Jekyll site.Learn how to create a new blog post and edit at least one sample post.
Edit at least one page and learn about the Jekyll header.Overview the structure of a Jekyll site.Learn how to edit the _config.yml file to begin customizing a Jekyll site.Clone your chosen repository into your GitHub account and if at all possible to your desktop.My undergraduates have gravitated toward the Moon theme this semester, and I’ll use this one for my demos today. Each find a Jekyll GitHub repository to use for today’s workshop.Discuss the basic structure of a Jekyll website.I’m hoping to keep things flexible today in response to audience questions, needs, or requests, but in general I expect us to: This two- hour workshop will help you get started building a free, fast-loading professional website using a combination of GitHub Pages and Jekyll, one of the most popular flat HTML platforms. Recently “flat HTML” website platforms have been getting lots of buzz: they load quickly, don’t have the overhead of database-driven platforms like WordPress, and are more aligned with the ideals of “minimal computing.” Once a flat HTML system is set up it’s remarkably easy to use, but that initial setup can be more complicated than an out-of-the-box solution like WordPress. Workshop: Building a Website with Jekyll and GitHub Pages
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