Getting Started

Getting Started

A neutral starter article that walks through the first steps after forking this template.

Getting Started

This post gives new users a clean place to begin after forking the starter.

First Tasks

After cloning the repository, replace the following first:

  • site title and description in _config.yml
  • social links
  • avatar
  • about page
  • sample posts

Example Code

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bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

Then open http://127.0.0.1:4000/.

What This Starter Changes

This starter keeps the Chirpy layout model, but adds:

  • a refined editorial visual layer
  • local web-font hosting
  • SVG sidebar icons
  • a simplified archive presentation

Suggested Next Step

Before you write real content, publish one short post and verify your pages build correctly on GitHub Pages.

This post is licensed under CC BY 4.0 by the author.