Welcome to { Personal } Jekyll Theme

27 Jun 2015 . tech . Comments
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Welcome to { Personal }, a free, responsive Jekyll theme designed to showcase you. This theme combines minimal aesthetics with powerful features to help you create a stunning personal website and blog.

Getting Started

Head over to the Blog Archive to explore the documentation tutorials. These guides will walk you through every aspect of customizing your { Personal } website:

  • Initial Setup - Configure essential settings, navigation, and run locally
  • Modifying the Header - Customize your landing page appearance
  • About Section - Personalize your introduction
  • Setting up the Blog - Configure posts, comments, and sharing
  • Writing Posts - Create content with markdown, syntax highlighting, and diagrams
  • Timeline - Tell your story with a visual timeline
  • Social Buttons - Connect your social media presence
  • Contact - Set up your contact information
  • Deployment - Publish to GitHub Pages or custom hosting

Quick Tips

  • After modifying _config.yml, restart the Jekyll server (Ctrl + C, then serve again)
  • Use the provided Ruby scripts in bin/ to streamline your workflow
  • All configuration is centralized in _config.yml for easy management

Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? Contributions, feedback, and issues are welcome on the GitHub repository.

Happy blogging! 🚀

Me

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