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Git With It

This is a training page for building a blog uisng Jekyll and Github.

Smashing Magazine

Using this site we will explore:

  1. the quickest way to set up a Jekyll powered blog;
  2. how to avoid common problems with using Jekyll;
  3. how to import your content from WordPress, use your own domain name, and blog in your favorite editor;
  4. how to theme in Jekyll, with Liquid templating examples;
  5. a couple of Jekyll 2.0’s new features, including Sass and CoffeeScript support and collections.

Jekyll is fast, simple, minimal and does not require a database (along with uber convenient hosting)! This is a very useful tool to know.