Forty Jekyll Theme

Overview:

The Forty Jekyll Theme is a Jekyll version of the “Forty” theme by HTML5 UP. It offers a sleek and modern design for websites built using Jekyll. This theme is customizable and comes with added features such as a contact form integration, homepage tiles that display pages or posts, social profile buttons, and the ability to set featured images.

Features:

• Formspree.io contact form integration: Easily integrate a contact form on your website by adding your email to the _config.yml file.
• Customizable homepage tiles: Use the _config.yml file to set whether the homepage tiles should pull pages or posts, and determine the number of tiles to display.
• Social profile buttons: Add your social profiles easily in the _config.yml file. Only the social profiles buttons entered in the config.yml file will show up on the site footer.
• Featured images: Set featured images for your posts or pages using the front matter.

Installation:

To install the Forty Jekyll Theme, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository to your GitHub account.
2. Start editing the _config.yml file to customize the theme settings according to your requirements.
3. Make sure to add your email to the _config.yml file for the contact form integration to work properly.
4. Set the desired options in the _config.yml file for homepage tiles and social profiles.
5. Set featured images for your posts or pages by adding the appropriate front matter.

Summary:

The Forty Jekyll Theme is a customizable Jekyll theme that brings the sleek and modern design of the “Forty” theme by HTML5 UP to Jekyll websites. With added features such as contact form integration, customizable homepage tiles, social profile buttons, and the ability to set featured images, this theme offers a great user experience and ease of customization.