Blog Template
Template for the Jekyll-powered elementary blog
Overview
The blog is a static, privacy-respecting blog inspired by both Medium and the popular Medium-look-alike mediumish-theme-jekyll. It aims to provide a frictionless reading experience for users while minimizing the use of external resources and JavaScript. The blog is designed to be modern and featureful, with support for RSS feeds, responsive design, and dark style. The editing workflow follows the GitHub workflow, with the use of pull requests and collaborative editing. Handling of images is done in a specific way to ensure optimal performance and compatibility. The blog is split into two repositories, with one for the design and layout and the other for the actual posts.
Features
- Completely frictionless reading experience
- Minimal use of external resources and JavaScript
- RSS feed support for cross-posting
- Responsive design from the start
- Dark style support
- GitHub workflow for editing and publishing
- Collaborative editing through pull requests
- Specific guidelines for handling and optimizing images
Summary
The blog is a static, privacy-respecting blog inspired by Medium. It focuses on providing a frictionless reading experience while minimizing external resources and JavaScript. The blog offers modern features such as RSS feed support, responsive design, and dark mode. It follows the GitHub workflow for editing and publishing, with collaborative editing through pull requests. Images are handled in a specific way to ensure optimal performance and compatibility. The blog is split into two repositories, with one for design and layout and the other for the actual posts. Overall, the blog aims to be a user-friendly and privacy-conscious platform for publishing and sharing content.
- Jekyll
Jekyll is a static site generator written in Ruby that allows you to create simple, fast, and secure websites without the need for a database.
- Blog
Blog websites feature posts written by one or more authors, organized by categories and tags, with a section for comments and archives sorted by date or topic. Additional features may include search bar, social media sharing, subscription or RSS feed, about and contact pages, and visual content.
- Templates & Themes
A template or theme refers to a pre-designed layout or structure that provides a basic framework for building a specific type of application or website. It typically includes good design, placeholder content and functional features, allowing developers to customize and fill in the details according to their specific needs.