Mickey

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A minimal one-column theme for Jekyll.

Overview:

Mickey is a minimal one-column, responsive theme for Jekyll. It is inspired by Hyde, Medium, and Squarespace. The theme has customizable options for post front matter, identity, typography, and images. Mickey requires Jekyll 2.x and Gulp for workflow automation. The installation process involves forking the Mickey repo, cloning it, and updating the configuration file. The theme is open sourced under the MIT license and is not affiliated with Disney.

Features:

  • Minimal one-column design
  • Responsive layout
  • Customizable options for post front matter, identity, typography, and images
  • Built-in support for hanging quotes in blockquotes
  • Automatic resizing of post thumbnails
  • Integration with Gulp for workflow automation

Summary:

Mickey is a responsive Jekyll theme inspired by Hyde, Medium, and Squarespace. It features a minimal one-column design and offers customizable options for post front matter, identity, typography, and images. The theme requires Jekyll 2.x and Gulp for workflow automation. Installation involves forking the Mickey repo, cloning it, and updating the configuration file. The theme is open sourced under the MIT license and is not affiliated with Disney.

gulp
Gulp

Gulp.js is an old but popular site building tool that automates various repetitive development tasks in web development, such as compiling Sass, minifying JavaScript, and optimizing images.