Your blog is the heart of your { Personal } website. This guide covers all the settings to customize your blogging experience.

Latest Post Preview

The homepage displays a preview of your most recent post. Control the preview length:

post-preview-words: 96

Adjust this value based on your content style—shorter for punchy intros, longer for detailed previews.

Archive Pagination

The blog archive groups posts with pagination for easy navigation:

paginate: 5

This sets the number of posts displayed per archive page.

Share Buttons

Enable or disable individual share buttons for each post:

email-share: True
fb-share: True
twitter-share: True
linkedin-share: True
reddit-share: True
tumblr-share: True
pinterest-share: True
pocket-share: True
vkontakte-share: True

Set any option to False to hide that share button.

Comments with Disqus

Enable reader engagement with Disqus comments:

disqus-shortname: "your-disqus-shortname"

To get your shortname:

1. Create an account at disqus.com
2. Register your site
3. Copy your shortname from the site settings

Leave empty or remove to disable comments.

RSS Feed

An RSS feed is automatically generated at /feed.xml. Share this URL with readers who use RSS readers to follow your blog.

Sitemap

A sitemap is automatically generated at /sitemap.xml. This helps search engines discover and index your content. Submit it to Google Search Console for better SEO.

Author Blurb

Add a personal touch below each post with an author blurb:

author_blurb: "John Smith is a software engineer who loves open source."
author_blurb_image: "/img/author.png"

This appears at the bottom of every blog post, helping readers connect with you.