Bay

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A simple theme for Jekyll. Live at https://eliottvincent.github.io/bay/

Overview:

Bay is a simple theme for Jekyll inspired by dangrover.com and currently used at eliottvincent.com. It provides a clean and minimalistic design for Jekyll websites.

Features:

  • Minimalistic design
  • Clean and readable typography
  • Easy customization
  • Responsive layout
  • Header and footer components
  • Home and blog page templates

Header:

To update the header, open the _config.yml file and add the following code:

header:
  title: Your Website Title
  subtitle: Your Website Subtitle

Then, re-run the command: jekyll serve to see the header updated.

Footer:

To update the footer, open the _config.yml file and add the following code:

footer:
  social:
    twitter: your_twitter_username
    github: your_github_username

Then, re-run the command: jekyll serve to see the footer updated.

Home page:

To create or edit the homepage, open the index.markdown file and add the following code:

---
title: Home
layout: home
permalink: /
---

Blog page:

To create the blog page, create a new file named blog.markdown and add the following code:

---
title: Blog
layout: blog
permalink: /blog/
---

Now your website is ready with the Bay theme installed and configured.

Summary:

The Bay theme is a simple and minimalistic Jekyll theme inspired by dangrover.com. It provides a clean design with easy customization options. Installation is straightforward, and the theme includes header and footer components, as well as home and blog page templates. With the Bay theme, you can create a professional and aesthetically pleasing website using Jekyll.

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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

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.

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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.