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Simplicity

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Updated: 1 Jan 2025
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A free, flexible, superfast and easily customizable Jekyll Theme with no Javascript but beautiful typography.

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Overview

Simplicity is a Jekyll Theme designed for minimalists who want to focus on the essentials and avoid unnecessary clutter. It offers all the necessary features to build beautiful pages for your content. Simplicity is compatible with GitHub Pages, delivers fast loading times without the need for JavaScript or jQuery, and provides flexible content styling. It is highly customizable, offering Tumblr-like postings and a minimalistic design.

Features

  • Compatible with GitHub Pages
  • Fast loading times without JavaScript/jQuery
  • Flexible styling of content
  • Well-documented
  • Highly customizable with Tumblr-like postings
  • Minimalistic design without clutter

Installation

To install Simplicity, follow these steps:

  1. Download the Simplicity theme.
  2. Unzip the downloaded archive.
  3. Open the Simplicity folder in your Terminal.
  4. Type bundle install to install all the required Gems.
  5. Type bundle exec jekyll serve --config _config.yml,_config_dev.yml to start Jekyll with bundler and use the provided development configuration file.
  6. Visit http://localhost:4000/ in your browser to view your locally hosted site.
  7. Start customizing Simplicity to suit your preferences.

Summary

Simplicity is a minimalistic Jekyll Theme designed for users who want to focus on the essentials and avoid clutter. It offers compatibility with GitHub Pages, fast loading times without the need for JavaScript or jQuery, flexible content styling, and extensive customization options. By following the installation guide, users can quickly set up and start customizing Simplicity to create beautiful and minimalistic websites.