Mastering Jekyll — 8 entries
Collection of tutorials to help you master Jekyll, a static site generator built in Ruby.
As developer of some popular themes, I’ve become well versed in using Jekyll. Below you’ll find answers to common issues, posts explaining features, tips, tricks, Liquid snippets, and more.
Related topics: Tutorials Web development Static sites Open source
URLs and links in Jekyll
How Jekyll uses URLs and how to link posts, pages, assets, and other resources together.Jekyll’s site.url and baseurl
Learn what Jekyll’s site url and baseurl variables are and how to properly set them withrelative_urlandabsolute_urlfilters to avoid broken links and 404 errors.Styling language specific code blocks with Jekyll
Interesting styling possibilities with Kramdown syntax highlighted code blocks in Jekyll.Accessing static files in Jekyll
Learn how to use static files with Jekyll to create a gallery of images automatically without a plugin.Improving Staticman comments on a Jekyll site
How to use Staticman to add threaded comments and reply notifications to a static-based Jekyll site.HTML inside Kramdown table cells with Jekyll
The question of how to write a list inside of a table cell with Kramdown recently came up in a thread on Jekyll Talk — prompting me to look for a solution.Adding comments to a Jekyll site with Staticman
Uninstall Disqus and learn how to add a static-based commenting system to Jekyll with Staticman.Building a living style guide with Jekyll
How I used Jekyll to build a living style guide and pattern library for Made Mistakes.