CloudCannon Academy

Getting started with Jekyll

If you're new to Jekyll this is the series for you. We'll learn about the world of static site generators, install Jekyll and understand fundamental Jekyll concepts.

• Why use a static site generator?

  Introduction to the world of static site generators

• Install Jekyll on Windows

  Set up Jekyll on a Windows environment

• Install Jekyll on Mac OS X

  Set up Jekyll on a OS X environment

• Install Jekyll on Linux

  Set up Jekyll on a Linux environment

• File structure

  Overview of Jekyll's file structure

• Running Jekyll

  How to have Jekyll build your site

• Introduction to Liquid

  Introduction to using Liquid in Jekyll static site generator

• Introduction to front matter

  Use front matter to set variables on your page.

• Introduction to layouts

  Use Jekyll layouts to reduce repetition on your site

• Introduction to includes

  Jekyll includes let you include page fragments on your site

• Control flow statements in Liquid

  Use Liquid to control which content is displayed on the page

• String filters in Liquid

  Modify string variables in Liquid

• Looping in Liquid

  Control how Liquid loops over your content

• Introduction to blogging

  Write articles in Markdown and publish them as a blog

• Introduction to collections

  Learn how to use collections to manage and organize related content

• Introduction to data files

  Read data from CSV, JSON or YAML files into your Liquid templates

• Permalinks

  A flexible way to build your site URLs

• Convert a static site to Jekyll

  Add a layout, collection and blog to a static site

• Simple navigation

  An easy way to manage navigation menus in Jekyll

• Client editable Jekyll sites

  Have non-technical people update Jekyll sites