Minimal Mistakes Choiiis Customized

Overview

The Minimal Mistakes theme has been customized by choiiis and is used for a personal blog. This theme has been modified and uploaded for easier use. It offers various features and allows for customization.

Features

• Customizable favicon
• Navigation management for the header
• Ability to add and modify categories
• Post creation with support for images
• Comment functionality using utterances
• Integration with Google Analytics
• Integration with Google Search Console
• Registration on Naver search advisor
• Customizable fonts
• About page creation

Installation

To install the customized Minimal Mistakes theme, follow the steps below:

1. Set up default blog information in the _config.yml file.
2. Change the favicon by generating the desired image using Favicon Generator. Save the generated file in the assets/images/favicon/ directory.
   • Note: Changes may not reflect when running locally, so pushing the changes is necessary.
3. Enter your own blog URL in the github-account.github.io part of the _layouts/default.html file.
4. Manage the navigation on the right side of the header by editing the _data/navigation.yml file.
5. Modify the categories by adding new items and creating markdown files in the _pages/categories/ directory. Example: _pages/categories/category-categories1.md
   • Add the category name and URL to the _data/navigation.yml file.
6. For version 2.0, which includes subcategories, refer to the ‘Development History’ section on the bottom of the page for the required changes.
   • Alternatively, you can modify only the _data/navigation.yml file as instructed.
7. Create a new post by generating a file in the format YYYY-MM-DD-post-name-here.md in the _posts/ directory.
   • Save any images related to the post in the assets/images/posts_img/post-name-here/ directory.
   • Add the necessary front matter and content to the post file. Refer to the default settings in the _config.yml file to customize parameters like comments and author profile.
8. Install the utterances plugin for comment functionality. Further instructions can be found by searching for utterances.
   • Create an utterances repository on your GitHub account.
   • Update the install_config.yml file in the _includes/comments-providers/utterances.html directory when changing themes.
9. Connect Google Analytics by accessing the Google Analytics website.
10. Connect Google Search Console to ensure your posts are visible on Google search. Access the Google Search Console website and register your domain. Upload the google~~.html file provided by Google to the root directory.
11. Install the jekyll-sitemap plugin by adding it under the plugins section in the _config.yml file (if not already present).
12. Create a robots.txt file in the root directory.
13. Register the blog on Naver search advisor by accessing the Naver Search Advisor website and adding your site.

• Additionally, add the naver~~~~.html file to the root directory.
• For more information, refer to the linked blog providing instructions in Korean.

14. Customize the font by adding it through import or font-face in the assets/css/main.scss file. Set the font in the _sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss file.
15. Create the About page and link it to the About tab in the navigation bar. Use the _pages/about.md file to enter the content.

Summary

The customized Minimal Mistakes theme by choiiis provides various features for a personalized and easily customizable blog. Installation requires changes to configuration files, creating posts, managing navigation, integrating with analytics and search console, and customizing fonts and layout.