cassius66.com

Personal website and blog powered by Jekyll and GitHub Pages.

Site Structure

This site uses Jekyll, a static site generator that's built into GitHub Pages. The structure follows Jekyll conventions:

Adding Content

Adding a New Blog Post

1. Create a new Markdown file in the _posts directory
2. Name it following the format: YYYY-MM-DD-post-title.md
3. Add front matter at the top of the file:

---
layout: default
title: Your Post Title
date: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: [tag1, tag2, tag3]
---

Your post content here...

Adding a New Project

1. Create a new Markdown file in the _projects directory
2. Name it something descriptive like project-name.md
3. Add front matter at the top of the file:

---
layout: default
title: Project Title
external_url: https://github.com/username/project
description: A short description of the project
technologies: [tech1, tech2, tech3]
---

Optional additional content about the project...

Customization

Site Configuration

Edit _config.yml to change:

• Site title and description
• URL settings
• Permalink structure for posts
• Collection settings

Layout and Design

• Main Layout: Edit _layouts/default.html to change the site structure
• CSS Styles:
  • css/styles.css contains all styling for the site, including the main layout, blog posts, and project listings

Adding New Pages

1. Create a new Markdown file in the root directory (e.g., contact.md)
2. Add front matter at the top:

---
layout: default
title: Page Title
---

Page content here...

3. Add a link to the page in the navigation menu in _layouts/default.html