This blog is based on the Long Haul theme by Brian Maier Jr. and modified by myself to match my requirements in terms of style, SEO, and performance.
- Minimal, Type Focused Design
- Built with GULP + SASS + BROWSERSYNC + AUTOPREFIXER
- JSON-LD
- SVG Social Icons
- Responsive Nav Menu
- XML Feed for RSS Readers
- Contact Form via Formspree
- Comments via Staticman
- 5 Post Loop with excerpt on Home Page
- Previous / Next Post Navigation
- Estimated Reading Time for posts
- A Better Type Scale for all devices
- Install Jekyll
- Fork the repo
- Clone it
- Install Bundler
- Run
bundle install
- Install gulp dependencies by running
npm install
- Run Jekyll and watch files by running
gulp
- Customize and watch the magic happen!
This is MIT with no added caveats, so feel free to use this Jekyll theme on your site without linking back to me or using a disclaimer.