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Type On Strap

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Updated: 5 May 2025
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Simplistic, responsive jekyll based open source theme

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Overview:

Type on Strap is a free and open-source Jekyll theme based on the Rohan Chandra type-theme. It offers a responsive design, portfolio and gallery pages, multi-comment options, compatibility with tags, support for Bootstrap, a search feature, math and diagram rendering, nice fonts, SEO tags, syntax highlighting, and light and dark theme options.

Features:

  • Responsive design on all devices
  • Portfolio and gallery pages for projects
  • Multi-comment options
  • Compatibility with tags
  • Support for Bootstrap
  • Search feature
  • Math and diagram rendering
  • Nice fonts
  • SEO tags
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Light and dark theme options

Installation:

To install the Type on Strap theme, you can choose to use it as a Ruby gem or as a GitHub page.

Installing as a Ruby Gem:

  1. Check out the tutorial: Use as Ruby Gem
  2. Open in Gitpod and fork and clone the Type on Strap repo: git clone https://github.com/Sylhare/Type-on-Strap.git
  3. Install Jekyll: gem install jekyll (If you encounter any issues, refer to step 1)
  4. Install the theme’s dependencies: bundle install
  5. Customize the theme on GitHub Page by updating the _config.yml file
  6. Run the Jekyll server: bundle exec jekyll serve

Installing as a GitHub Page:

  1. Fork and clone the Type on Strap repo: git clone https://github.com/Sylhare/Type-on-Strap.git
  2. Install Jekyll: gem install jekyll (If you encounter any issues, refer to step 1)
  3. Install the theme’s dependencies: bundle install
  4. Customize the theme on GitHub Page by updating the _config.yml file
  5. Run the Jekyll server: bundle exec jekyll serve

Summary:

Type on Strap is a versatile and customizable Jekyll theme that offers a range of features for creating responsive websites. It is easy to install and offers options for customization, making it a suitable choice for creating blogs, portfolios, and other types of websites.