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flexton — Jekyll Blog Template

By artemsheludko

Flexton is a minimalist, responsive blog theme built on Jekyll and released under the MIT license, with built-in site search, a contact page, post sharing, and integrations for third-party comments and subscription services.

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Minimalist, responsive Jekyll blog theme suited to mobile devices

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Built-in site search, contact page, and post sharing

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Supports Disqus comments and MailChimp subscription integration

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Contact form uses the Formspree service

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Uses an HTML5 structure, with icons and fonts from Evil Icons and Google Fonts respectively

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Code released under the MIT license, free to use, modify, and distribute

Template Details

Flexton is a Jekyll blog theme published by author artemsheludko, positioned as a minimalist, mobile-friendly responsive template. The README describes it as suited to users who prefer simplicity and functionality, and it can be used to build a personal blog. The theme uses an HTML5 structure and integrates site search (Simple-Jekyll-Search), a contact page, post sharing, and social profile display; comments and subscriptions rely on Disqus and MailChimp respectively, while the contact form relies on Formspree. Icons and fonts use Evil Icons and Google Fonts, responsive video uses FitVids.js, and jQuery is included. The repository provides a Netlify demo site and preview images. Regarding usage limitations: external services such as forms, comments, and subscriptions require you to configure your own accounts and endpoints, and their quotas and fees must be checked separately; demo images come from Unsplash and Pexels, and third-party assets such as fonts and icons must be confirmed under their respective licenses—the MIT license of the code alone is not sufficient to judge. To run locally, first run bundle install to install dependencies, then start the service via jekyll serve or bundle exec serve; for deployment, refer to the official Jekyll documentation.

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Is it right for your project?

Use Cases

  • Building a personal technical or lifestyle blog
  • Needing a static site with site search and a contact page
  • Wanting to provide post comments via Disqus
  • Wanting to collect email subscribers via MailChimp

Suitable For

  • Developers familiar with Jekyll and static site build workflows
  • Bloggers who prefer a minimalist visual style
  • Personal sites that need a responsive mobile reading experience
  • Users who accept using third-party comment, subscription, and form services

Getting started & customization

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    After entering the theme directory, run bundle install to install dependencies

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    Start the local service using jekyll serve or bundle exec serve

  3. 3

    The Formspree form requires you to configure a service endpoint; quotas and fees must be checked separately

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    Disqus and MailChimp require configuring the corresponding account information

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    Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked under their respective licenses

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License & source material

Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

Must comply with when using

  • You may freely use, modify, commercially use, and distribute the code of this version.
  • When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
  • The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

Additional costs & items to verify

  • The email subscription feature relies on the third-party MailChimp service; you must register an account and configure a subscription endpoint yourself, and its free quota and fees must be checked separately.
  • Post comments rely on the third-party Disqus service; you must register a Disqus account and configure the site identifier, and the terms of service and fees are determined by Disqus.
  • The contact form relies on the third-party Formspree service; you must configure the form endpoint yourself, and the free quota and paid plans must be checked separately.
  • Demo preview images come from Unsplash and Pexels and must be used under their respective platform licenses; the MIT license of the code alone is not sufficient to judge.
  • Fonts come from Google Fonts and must be used under the Google Fonts license terms.
  • Icons use Evil Icons and must be used under that project's own license.
  • The README mentions the Formspree form service; actual submissions require configuring a service endpoint, and its usage quota and fees must be checked separately.
  • Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses; the MIT license of the code alone is not sufficient to judge.
  • External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge

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Supports Mail Chimp Subscriber

Original README

Supports Disqus Comments

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Contact Form - FormsPree

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Preview Images form <a href="https://unsplash.com/">unsplash.com</a>, <a href="https://www.pexels.com/">pexels.com</a>

Original README

<li><a href="https://fonts.google.com/">Google Fonts</a> (Volkhov, Open Sans).</li>

Original README

<li><a href="http://evil-icons.io/">Evil Icons</a></li>

Original README
https://github.com/artemsheludko/flexton/blob/master/LICENSE.txthttps://github.com/artemsheludko/flexton/blob/master/README.md

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Source platforms
GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score
Partly documented · 60 / 100
Technologies
Jekyll
Website type
Blog
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Repository update recorded
2023-12-25
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<h1>Flexton is an ultra-minimalist and responsive theme for Jekyll</h1>

<p>Flexton created especially for those who appreciate minimalism and functionality.</p>
<p>Amazing flexibility with pleasant colors and custom design makes Flexton a simple theme, suitable for almost any blog.</p>

<h2>Demo</h2>

Check the theme in action [Demo](https://flexton.netlify.com/)

![Page preview](https://github.com/artemsheludko/flexton/blob/master/images/preview.png?raw=true)

<h2>Features</h2>

<ul>
	<li>100% responsive and clean theme</li>
 	<li>Optimized for mobile devices</li>
	<li>Valid HTML5 code</li>
	<li>Included site search</li>
	<li>Contact Page</li>
	<li>Post sharing</li>
	<li>Supports Mail Chimp Subscriber</li>
	<li>Supports Disqus Comments</li>
	<li>Social Media Profiles</li>
	<li>Contact Form - FormsPree</li>
	<li>Evil Icons</li>
	<li>Google Fonts</li>
</ul>

<h2>Credits</h2>

<p>I have used the following scripts, fonts or other files as listed.</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://fonts.google.com/">Google Fonts</a> (Volkhov, Open Sans).</li>
  <li><a href="http://evil-icons.io/">Evil Icons</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://fitvidsjs.com/">FitVids.js</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://jquery.com/">jQuery.com</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/christian-fei/Simple-Jekyll-Search">Simple-Jekyll-Search</a></li>
  <li>Preview Images form <a href="https://unsplash.com/">unsplash.com</a>, <a href="https://www.pexels.com/">pexels.com</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Deployment</h2>

To run the theme locally, navigate to the theme directory and run `bundle install` to install the dependencies, then run `jekyll serve` or `bundle exec serve` to start the Jekyll server.

I would recommend checking the [Deployment Methods](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/deployment-methods/) page on Jekyll website.

<h2>Buy me a coffee</h2>

<p>If you want to show your appreciation, buy me one <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/artemsheludko" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png" alt="Buy Me A Coffee" style="height: auto !important;width: auto !important;" ></a> ! Every five cups of coffee and a new theme for Jekyll is ready 😋</p>
<p>Either way, your support is a way to thank me ❤️</p>
<p align="center"><b>Thank you for your support!</b></p>
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