Github pages theme8/14/2023 You might also recognize VS Code from the previous article, as it is the same interface GitHub uses on the web. My personal preference is to use Microsoft VSCode on the desktop, as it is also a markdown editor and has great GitHub support. Alternatively, GitHub also gives you an option to simply download your current site as a Zip file. The easiest way is to clone your site locally to your own machine, either using the GitHub desktop (recommended) or your favorite Git client (I use VS Code). The first step in installing a theme is to not install the theme :D, to begin, make a backup of your content (Posts, Pages, text you have written already if you have any) to somewhere safe. This is not a bad thing, it is just that there are sooo many ways to style and configure Jekyll functions. Now here is the rub, most themes need to effectively “take over” your GitHub pages repo in order to function, it is just the nature of how themes work with Jekyll. There may be a bit of trial and error involved when selecting a theme that does not advertise being GitHub pages compatible. The main thing to be aware of when browsing themes is that not all are 100% supported to run on GitHub pages. There are a few places from which to get themes for your GitHub pages site, namely: Site Easier of the theme already does what you want. It is still possible to extend the site beyond the theme yourself, but it takes a lot more care and knowledge to implement. Analytics - track how your site is usedĮach theme usually does a good job of showcasing what the theme supports and what can be enabled through configuration (by configuring the _config.yml for the site), so be as picky as you like for what your needs are.Categories / Tags (Categories are like playlists, tags are content types of post).Site pages (separate from posts, fixed pages). ![]() ![]() When choosing a theme, there are a few points to take in to account, based on what you want to use your site for: However, there is a whole world of community resourced Jekyll themes out there, and most support being hosted on GitHub pages so let us get this party properly started. The 12 default GitHub pages themes are ok, but they only offer a single styled page and everything else (as you saw by adding some code) you have to do manually. Now that you have got a taste for your very own free site using GitHub Pages, let us start to personalize your site a little more to your liking. Following on from Part 1 in the GitHub Pages series - Getting started with blogging using GitHub pages and Jekyll
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