Jekyll-based static blog template with code derived from the accent theme
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whereTheLightGathers — Jekyll Blog Template
By chadgmoore
A personal blog template built on Jekyll and the accent theme, configured through _config.yml for site information and display options, with articles written in Markdown.
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Articles stored as Markdown in _posts, with filenames following the year-month-day-name format
Site information and display options configured through User Settings in _config.yml
intro controls the homepage introduction block, about_footer controls the about block at the bottom of articles
Accent color can be modified by changing the $accent-color hex value in _sass/_style.scss
Code highlighting uses Jekyll's default Rouge, and Google Analytics can be integrated via tracking_id
Template Details
This is a personal blog template built on Jekyll, with code derived from the accent theme. The repository README mainly restates accent's installation and customization instructions, so the template's available capabilities should be based on the accent theme's public documentation.
In terms of usage, articles are stored as Markdown files in the _posts directory, with filenames following the year-month-day-name-of-the-file.markdown format. Site configuration is centralized in the User Settings section of _config.yml, where variables such as intro and description can be set; setting intro to true displays a short personal introduction on the homepage, about_footer controls the about block at the bottom of each article, and description is used for social thumbnails, Twitter cards, and search result summaries. The theme accent color is modified via the $accent-color hex value in _sass/_style.scss. Code highlighting uses Rouge, the default for Jekyll 3 and above, and Google Analytics is set up through the tracking_id variable in _config.yml.
Regarding limitations, the README explicitly warns against modifying variables under Build Settings. The repository has not been updated since 2016, and the demo address points to the accent author's site rather than an independent deployment of this repository. The template itself does not include a content management backend; writing and publishing rely on a local Jekyll build process.
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Use Cases
- Building a personal technical or lifestyle blog written in Markdown
- Needing a simple, directly configurable Jekyll site as a starting point
- Blog scenarios that require code highlighting and social sharing summaries for articles
Suitable For
- Individual bloggers familiar with Jekyll and Markdown who are willing to maintain a static site themselves
- Developers who want to quickly set up a personal blog with minimal configuration
- Users who need blog theme code that can be freely modified and distributed under the MIT license
Getting started & customization
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Recommended to fork the accent repository and use an upstream strategy to stay updated, or clone it directly and run bundle exec jekyll serve in the root directory
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Only modify variables in the User Settings section of _config.yml; do not change variables under Build Settings
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When creating a new article, save the file in the _posts directory following the year-month-day-name-of-the-file.markdown format
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses; the MIT license covers only the code
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version of the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope is the code of this version and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- 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.
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- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
- The README explicitly requires not modifying any variables under the Build Settings section of _config.yml; when customizing, only variables under User Settings should be changed.
- To use Google Analytics, you must provide your own tracking_id and configure it in _config.yml; this is an optional setting that depends on an external third-party service.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
*Note:* Don't change any variable under *Build Settings*.
Original README
https://github.com/chadgmoore/whereTheLightGathers/blob/master/LICENSEhttps://github.com/chadgmoore/whereTheLightGathers/blob/master/README.mdTo set up Google Analytics tracking id, just set the `tracking_id` variable in `_config.yml`.
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-05. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 65 / 100
- Technologies
- Jekyll
- Website type
- Blog
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- Repository update recorded
- 2016-05-04
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-05
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2026-10-05T01:10:23.787Z
Source file / repository# accent #### [Demo & Documentation](http://ankitsultana.me/accent) ### Installation I'd strongly recommend you to fork [accent](http://github.com/bk2dcradle/accent) and use the "upstream" strategy described on [this page](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) to keep accent up to date. If you don't want to do that, just clone [accent](http://github.com/bk2dcradle/accent) and use ```bash bundle exec jekyll serve ``` in the root of the accent directory, or, simply [download](https://github.com/bk2dcradle/accent/archive/gh-pages.zip) accent. ### Customization You can edit the variables in `_config.yml` as per your needs. Edit only the variables under the section marked *User Settings*. Most of the variables are self explanatory. Notes about few of the non obvious ones: 1. You can change the **hex value** of the variable `$accent-color` in `_sass/_style.scss` to any color value that you want. This will change the accent of the theme. 2. Set `intro` to `true` to reveal a short bio section on the index page. 3. Setting `about_footer` to *true* or *false* will turn the `about` section at the bottom of every post to *on* or *off* respectively. 4. `description` is the summary that will show up in places like facebook thumbnails, twitter cards and google search results. *Note:* Don't change any variable under *Build Settings*. --- ### Usage * To create a new post, simply save the `.markdown` file in the `_posts` directory in the format. ``` year-month-day-name-of-the-file.markdown ``` * For Syntax highlighting, accent uses *Rouge* which is the default highlighter in Jekyll 3 and above. If you don't know how to highlight a code block, [refer](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/templates/). * To set up Google Analytics tracking id, just set the `tracking_id` variable in `_config.yml`. --- ### License [MIT](https://github.com/bk2dcradle/accent/blob/gh-pages/LICENSE). Copyright © [Ankit Sultana](http://twitter.com/AnkitSultana)
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