A minimal, portfolio, sidebar, bootstrap Jekyll theme with responsive web design and focuses on text exhibition. It will help you easily record, manage and share your knowledge and experience.
Follow the [Jekyll Docs](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/) to complete the installtion of basic environment (Ruby, RubyGem, Bundler and Jekyll). In order to use the script tools to save time, we also need to install [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/)(version 3.5 or abover) and [ruamel.yaml](https://pypi.org/project/ruamel.yaml/).
In addition, if your machine is running Debian or macOS, make sure you have the [GNU coreutils](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/) installed. Otherwise, get it by:
`avatar` defines the source image location. The sample image is `/assets/img/sample/avatar.jpg`. It should be replaced by your own one. Notice that a huge image file will increase the load time of your site, so keep your avatar size as samll as possible(may be *<https://tinypng.com/>* will help).
To ensure that the posts' release date matches the city you live in, please modify the field `timezone` correctly. A list of all available values can be found on [TimezoneConverter](http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/findzone/findzone) or [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
Few days later, you may find that the file modification(e.g. edits to a post) does not refresh in real time by using `run.sh`. Don't worry, the advanced option `-r` (or `--realtime`) will solve this problem, but it requires [**fswatch**](http://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch/) to be installed on your machine. Type `-h` for more information.
Before the deployment begins, ensure the `url` in file `_config.yml` has been set to `https://<username>.github.io`(or the custom domain, if you have. e.g. `https://yourdomain.com`).
By deploying the site in this way, you're allowed to push the source code directly to the remote.
> **Note**: If you want to use any third-party Jekyll plugins that not in [this list](https://pages.github.com/versions/), stop reading the current approach and go to [*Option 2: Build locally*](#option-2-build-locally).
>**Note**: The *Recent Update* requires the posts' latest git-log date, so make sure the changes in `_posts` have been committed before running this command.
For security reasons, GitHub Pages runs on `safe` mode, which means the third-party Jekyll plugins or custom scripts won't work. If you want to use any another plugins that not in the [whitelist](https://pages.github.com/versions/), **you have to generate the site locally rather than on GitHub Pages**.
**1**. Browse to GitHub website, create a brand new repo named:
|Site Type | Repo's Name|
|:---|:---|
|User or Organization | `<username>.github.io`|
|Project| any one except `<username>.github.io`, let's say `project`|
If you prefer to the Project site, change `baseurl` of file `_config.yml` to your project name, starting with a slash. e.g. `/project`. Or, simply add argument `-b /project` behide the command above.
The generated static files will be placed in the root of `/path/to/local/project`. Commit and push the changes to the `master` branch on GitHub.
**3**. Go to GitHub website and enable Pages service for the new repository.
For more details and the better reading experience, please check out the [tutorial in demo site](https://chirpy.cotes.info/categories/tutorial/). In the meanwhile, a copy of the tutorial is also available on the [Wiki](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/wiki).
## Contributing
The old saying: "Tow heads are better than one. Five heads are better than two." So, welcome to report bugs, improve code quality or submit a new feature. For more information, see [contributing guidelines](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
This theme is mainly built with [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/) ecosystem, [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/), [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/) and some other wonderful tools(their copyright information can be found in the relevant files).
:tada:Thanks to all the volunteers who contributed to this project, their github ID is on [this list](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/graphs/contributors). Also, I won't forget the guys who submitted the issues(or unmerged PR), they reported bugs, shared ideas or inspired me to write more readable documentation.
If you enjoy this theme or find it helpful, please consider becoming my sponsor, I'd really appreciate it! Click the button <kbd>:heart:Sponsor</kbd> at the top of the [Home Page](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy) and choose a link that suits you to donate. This will encourage me and help me maintain this project.
