This website is created using Jekyll and Github Pages.
- Cloudflare: for DNS management, CDN, and caching
- Github: as a shared repository for deployed site code
- Formspree: as an endpoint sending form submissions to email
- Jekyll: this static site is built using Jekyll, a Ruby gem that compiles the site with SCSS and Liquid templates
- Github Pages (uses Jekyll): for hosting the static compiled site
This website is fast, because all traffic is routed through Cloudflare. Cloudflare copies site content (html, images, javascript) saves, compresses, and delivers its own version of these files.
If you don't see your change taking effect, Cloudflare is likely caching and serving a previous version.
- Verify that there are no build errors by viewing Github Commits. If there's a red dot, then there's a syntax error. The code is saved, but the site is not rebuilt, so the last successful build will display to visitors.
- if there are no build errors, Purge the cache by logging into Cloudflare, selecting the "Caching" tab, and either clicking "Purge Individual Files" (for just one URL or image) or within the adjacent dropdown "Purge Everything". You may be given a warning, but just do it.
You may receive recommendation to add a new script or change some attribute on a high-level element of the site's code. Since we're talking about structure, and not article-based content, this html and its settings is held within _config.
- Layouts
/_layouts/- these files specify the structure of the entire html document.raw.htmloutputs raw content (like the robots.txt file), andpage.htmldoes everything else. If you need to edit anything structural,page.htmlis the file you'll edit. - Includes
/_includes/- these files contain reusable html used throughout the site.
You may need to edit some phrases and settings that are used throughout the site. Your address, phone number, social handles, default seo content and email subjects are all held here.
- Config
/_config.yml- yaml variables used site-wide (be careful)