README.md

What I'm Doing to Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse

A Jekyll blog, based on the Long Haul theme.

Setup

1. Install Jekyll
2. Fork the Long Haul repo
3. Clone it
4. Install Bundler
5. Run bundle install
6. Install gulp dependencies by running npm install
7. Run Jekyll and watch files by running bundle exec gulp
8. Customize and watch the magic happen!

Site Settings

The main settings can be found inside the _config.yml file:

• title: title of your site
• description: description of your site
• url: your url
• paginate: the amount of posts displayed on homepage
• navigation: these are the links in the main site navigation
• social diverse social media usernames (optional)
• google_analytics Google Analytics key (optional)

Creating new posts

Jekyll::Compose is used to provide a quick way of composing new posts via the CLI, eg:

$ bundle exec jekyll page "My new page"
$ bundle exec jekyll post "My new post"
$ bundle exec jekyll draft "My new draft"
$ bundle exec jekyll publish _drafts/my-new-draft.md

License

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.