Jekyll-based personal blog theme, repository described as personal blog layout built on jekyll
JekyllBlog
site_theme — Jekyll Blog Template
By cnorm35
A Jekyll-based personal blog theme, repository named site_theme, derived from the Thinny theme, MIT licensed, no longer maintained by the author.
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Recorded 2026-10-03View source
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README content corresponds to the Thinny theme, author states it is no longer maintained
Installation process: clone repository, bundle install, bundle exec jekyll serve
MIT licensed, allowing use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of the code
README provides the author's personal blog as an online demo, with a preview image of the article page header
Template Details
This is a Jekyll-based personal blog layout theme, with the repository described as personal blog layout built on jekyll. The README shows that its actual content is the Thinny theme, and the author states in the README that it is no longer maintained unless they later find time to resume work; pull requests are welcome, and the author will review and merge them, or issues can be reported at the specified repository. The README provides installation steps: clone the repository, enter the directory, run bundle install to install dependencies, then use bundle exec jekyll serve to build and preview the site locally. The README also mentions that a Ghost version of the theme was previously released, and provides the author's personal blog as an online demo; the preview image shows the styling of the article page header. The repository was last updated in 2014, making it an early Jekyll theme.
JekyllBlog
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal blog site
- As a starting point for learning or secondary development of Jekyll themes
- Referencing its article page header layout design
Suitable For
- Developers building personal blogs with Jekyll
- Users who need an MIT-licensed theme they can freely modify
- Users who can accept that the project is no longer maintained and handle issues themselves
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
- 1
Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/camporez/Thinny.git Thinny
- 2
After entering the directory, run bundle install to install dependencies
- 3
Run bundle exec jekyll serve to build and preview locally
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The project is no longer maintained; if you encounter issues, you can submit a pull request or report an issue at the specified repository
- 5
Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked against their respective licenses
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean 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.
Additional costs & items to verify
- The author has stopped maintaining the theme and no longer guarantees updates or fixes; users must handle defects themselves or submit a pull request and wait for the author to review and merge it when available.
- New features require a pull request and the author's review to decide whether to merge; reporting issues also does not guarantee they will be addressed, and the author's use of 'and pray' implies no guaranteed response.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against 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.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
I'm no longer maintaining Thinny, at least not until I've time to work on it again.
Original README
https://github.com/cnorm35/site_theme/blob/master/LICENSEhttps://github.com/cnorm35/site_theme/blob/master/README.mdIf you want to add something, feel free to send a pull request, which I'll see if it's okay and merge. Or you can [report an issue](http://github.com/camporez/camporez.github.io/issues) and pray.
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-03. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
Project checks & description sources
Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Less documented · 53 / 100
- Technologies
- Jekyll
- Website type
- Blog
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2014-11-27
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-03
No demo link is recorded. Use the repository instructions to evaluate the project locally; the screenshot alone cannot establish interactive behavior.
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Review declaration: [email protected] · 2026-10-04
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2026-10-03T14:20:44.331Z
Source file / repository#Thinny - The Infinite's Nymphet ---- ###Attention I'm no longer maintaining Thinny, at least not until I've time to work on it again. If you want to add something, feel free to send a pull request, which I'll see if it's okay and merge. Or you can [report an issue](http://github.com/camporez/camporez.github.io/issues) and pray. ---- ##Installation 1. Clone the repo: `git clone https://github.com/camporez/Thinny.git Thinny` 2. Open the folder: `cd Thinny` 3. Install the dependencies: `bundle install` 4. Build the website: `bundle exec jekyll serve` ##About Thinny is a beautiful theme for [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/). (if you're looking for the [Ghost](http://ghost.org) release of the theme, check [this page](https://github.com/camporez/Thinny/releases/tag/v0.3-alexandra)) ##Demo [](http://camporez.com/) The above image is a preview of how the post header looks on Thinny. A live demo is available [on my personal blog](http://camporez.com/). ##More information Read the blog post [here](http://camporez.com/blog/thinny-2/). ##Reporting issues You can report an issue or request a feature [here](http://github.com/camporez/camporez.github.io/issues) or on [twitter](http://twitter.com/iancamporez).
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