plainwhite

Simplistic jekyll portfolio-style theme for writers.

Installation on Github Pages

Add this line to your site’s _config.yml:

remote_theme: thelehhman/plainwhite-jekyll

Installation

Add this line to your Jekyll site’s Gemfile:

gem "plainwhite"

And add this line to your Jekyll site’s _config.yml:

theme: plainwhite

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install plainwhite

Usage

The “plainwhite” key in _config.yml is used to customize the theme data.

plainwhite:
  name: Adam Denisov
  tagline: Developer. Designer
  date_format: "%b %-d, %Y"

  social_links:
    twitter: thelehhman
    github:  thelehhman
    linkedIn: in/thelehhman # format: locale/username

Updating Placeholder Image

The placeholder portfolio image can be replaced by the desired image by placing it as assets/portfolio.png in your jekyll website.

Comments (Disqus)

Comments on posts can be enabled by specifying your disqus_shortname under plainwhite in _config.yml. For example,

plainwhite:
  disqus_shortname: games

Google Analytics

It can be enabled by specifying your analytics id under plainwhite in _config.yml

plainwhite:
  analytics_id: '< YOUR ID >'

Excerpts

Excerpts can be enabled by adding the following line to your _config.yml

show_excerpts: true

Layouts

• Home
• Page
• Post