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Creating a post
All posts are markdown files and they go inside the _posts folder. The title section of the file name (e.g., don't-go-to-college) will determine the permalink of the post.
Front Matter
Front matter is the meta-data that goes at the beginning of each post.
| Field | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
title |
required (string) | Determines the header of the post on the home page and on the show page, as well as the name that will appear when sharing the post on social media. |
permalink |
optional (string) | Determines the permalink of the post. Note: if this property is not present, the permalink will be set by the name of the markdown file. |
layout |
required (string) | Should always be set to post |
image |
optional (string) | File name that determines the image that will appear when sharing the post on social media. Example: release-notes-2016.jpg |
description |
optional (string) | Determines the description text that will when sharing the post on social media. |
format |
optional (string) | Can be set to post (default), link, or short. Determines the layout type of the post. |
categories |
optional (array) | Determines the categories the post will appear under. Each category must be already present in the _category folder (see “Creating a category”) |
tags |
optional (array) | Determines the tags in the HTML meta data that is used by Facebook. |
Deprecated Fields
| color | conditionally required (string) | If the post is a tweet, it must be set to one of the following: red, purple, violet, blue, cyan, green~. Determines the background color of the tweet |
“Read More” truncation
Add an HTML comment like so <!-- more --> in the markdown of your post where you want the read more button to be.
Creating a category
Categories must be created (and destroyed) manually. Let’s say I want to add an “animals” category.
- Create a new HTML file in the
_categoryfolder titledanimals.md - In that file, add the following text
---
title: Animals
permalink: "/category/animals/"
name: animals
---
How To
- Serve the site locally:
bundle exec jekyll serve
Inspo
- https://justin.searls.co
- https://jmduke.com
- https://ped.ro
- https://benji.org
- https://blog.jim-nielsen.com
- https://lakshchakraborty.com
- https://alxmjo.com/jekyll-microblog
- https://tbrown.org
- https://chriscoyier.net
- https://pawelgrzybek.com/
- https://lmnt.me
- https://daverupert.com/
Test