# Chirpy Jekyll Theme
A minimal, responsive, and powerful Jekyll theme for presenting professional writing.
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## Features
- Localized Layout
- Dark/Light Theme Mode
- Pinned Posts
- Hierarchical Categories
- Last Modified Date for Posts
- Table of Contents
- Auto-generated Related Posts
- Syntax Highlighting
- Mathematical Expressions
- Mermaid Diagram & Flowchart
- Disqus/Utterances/Giscus Comments
- Search
- Atom Feeds
- Google Analytics
- GA Pageviews Reporting
- SEO & Performance Optimization
## Quick Start
Before starting, please follow the instructions in the [Jekyll Docs](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/) to complete the installation of `Ruby`, `RubyGems`, `Jekyll`, and `Bundler`. In addition, [Git](https://git-scm.com/) is also required to be installed.
### Step 1. Creating a New Site
Create a new repository from the [**Chirpy Starter**](https://github.com/cotes2020/chirpy-starter/generate) and name it `.github.io`, where `GH_USERNAME` represents your GitHub username.
### Step 2. Installing Dependencies
Before running for the first time, go to the root directory of your site, and install dependencies as follows:
```console
$ bundle
```
### Step 3. Running Local Server
Run the following command in the root directory of the site:
```console
$ bundle exec jekyll s
```
Or run with Docker:
```console
$ docker run -it --rm \
--volume="$PWD:/srv/jekyll" \
-p 4000:4000 jekyll/jekyll \
jekyll serve
```
After a while, navigate to the site at .
## Documentation
For more details on usage, please refer to the tutorial on the [demo website](https://cotes2020.github.io/chirpy-demo/) / [wiki](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/wiki). Note that the tutorial is based on the [latest release](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/releases/latest), and the features of the default branch are usually ahead of the documentation.
## Contributing
Welcome to report bugs, improve code quality or submit a new feature. For more information, see [contributing guidelines](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Credits
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). The avatar and favicon design come from [Clipart Max](https://www.clipartmax.com/middle/m2i8b1m2K9Z5m2K9_ant-clipart-childrens-ant-cute/).
:tada: Thanks to all the volunteers who contributed to this project, their GitHub IDs are on [this list](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/graphs/contributors). Also, I won't forget those guys who submitted the issues or unmerged PR because they reported bugs, shared ideas, or inspired me to write more readable documentation.
Last but not least, thank [JetBrains][jb] for providing the OSS development license.
## Sponsoring
If you like this theme or find it helpful, please consider sponsoring me, because it will encourage and help me better maintain the project, I will be very grateful!
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## License
This work is published under [MIT](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/blob/master/LICENSE) License.
[jb]: https://www.jetbrains.com/?from=jekyll-theme-chirpy
[cn-donation]: https://sponsor.cotes.page/