Minimal Mistakes is a two column responsive Jekyll theme perfect for powering your GitHub hosted blog.
gem install bundler
and then install Jekyll and all dependencies bundle install
._config.yml
to personalize your site._posts
to see examples for pulling in large feature images, assigning categories and tags, and other YAML data.Pro-tip: Delete the gh-pages
branch after cloning and start fresh by branching off master
. There is a bunch of garbage in gh-pages
used for the theme's demo site that I'm guessing you don't need.
To learn more about how customize this theme, include feature images in posts, use the Grunt build scripts, and some other junk, read up here.
Having a problem getting something to work or want to know why I setup something in a certain way? Ping me on Twitter @mmistakes or file a GitHub Issue. And if you make something cool with this theme feel free to let me know.
This theme is free and open source software, distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. So feel free to use this Jekyll theme on your site without linking back to me or including a disclaimer.