Jekyll Tools

Overview

Jekyll Tools is a collection of templates created for Jekyll-powered blogs. It includes various templates for adding social metadata, implementing Disqus comments, listing posts by tag, creating a posts heatmap calendar, enabling search functionality, filtering categories with Isotope, creating a Jekyll Collection template for book reviews, moving Jekyll sites to Amazon S3 and Cloudfront, and migrating WordPress posts to Jekyll.

Features

• Social Metadata: Easily add Open Graph and Twitter Cards metadata to Jekyll posts.
• Disqus Comments: Add Disqus commenting to Jekyll posts.
• Posts by Tag: Display site tags in alphabetical order, show post count per tag, and output posts by tag in reverse chronological order.
• Posts Heatmap Calendar: Create a heatmap calendar to visualize post frequency.
• Search Options: Enable search functionality on a Jekyll site.
• Filter Categories with Isotope: Filter post categories using Isotope.
• Jekyll Collection Template for Book Reviews: Create a template for book reviews with star ratings.
• Moving Jekyll Site to Amazon S3 and Cloudfront with Outside DNS: Guide for migrating Jekyll sites to Amazon S3 and Cloudfront with external DNS.
• Moving WordPress Posts to Jekyll: Guide for migrating WordPress posts to Jekyll.
• Improving Jekyll Build Time: Tips for improving Jekyll build time.
• Building a Reading List with Jekyll Data Files: Guide for building a reading list using Jekyll data files.

Summary

Jekyll Tools is a collection of templates designed to enhance Jekyll-powered blogs. It provides features such as easy implementation of social metadata, Disqus comments, posts organized by tag, posts heatmap calendar, search functionality, category filtering with Isotope, Jekyll Collection template for book reviews, guides for migrating Jekyll sites and WordPress posts, and tips for improving Jekyll build time. By following the installation instructions, users can easily incorporate these features into their Jekyll sites.