Responsive Jekyll blog theme for tech or gaming blogs and developers
northendlab-jekyll — Jekyll Blog Template
By themefisher
Northendlab is a responsive Jekyll blog theme for tech or gaming blogs and developers, licensed under MIT, with navigation and footer menus configured via _data/parameters.yml and support for visual content editing through Sitepins.
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Main menu, footer menu, and dropdown menus are configured uniformly in _data/parameters.yml
Posts are placed in the _posts directory, named as year-month-date-post-name.md, and follow existing front matter
Author information is added by copying an existing author file and replacing its content and filename
Preconfigured Sitepins Git-based headless CMS entry point for visual editing of text, images, and configuration
Repository is licensed under MIT, with issues tracked via GitHub Issues
Template Details
Northendlab is a Jekyll blog theme published by Themefisher, with the repository licensed under MIT. The theme is positioned for tech or gaming related blogs and developers, offers a responsive layout, and includes actual screenshot previews of the desktop homepage, mobile homepage, and representative inner pages.
For content organization, blog posts are placed in the _posts directory, with filenames following the year-month-date-post-name.md structure and front matter matching existing posts; author information is added by copying an existing author file and replacing its content and filename. Pages such as About and Contact are located in the _pages directory and can be edited directly; if a page contains loop items, extend it following the existing loop structure.
Configuration is centralized in _data/parameters.yml, where the main menu, footer menu, and dropdown menus are all set; new menu items should follow the existing loop syntax. _config.yml usually requires no changes, except for adjusting baseURL when hosting. The theme also includes a preconfigured Sitepins (Git-based headless CMS) entry point, allowing users to clone the repository via a button and perform visual editing without directly modifying code.
Regarding usage restrictions, the README states that images are for demonstration only and their copyright is not covered by the theme's code license; the MIT license covers this version of the code, while third-party assets and external services require separate verification of their respective licenses. The repository uses GitHub Issues as its issue tracking channel, and integration-related issues must be addressed by contacting the author via email.
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal tech or gaming blog
- Providing a Jekyll theme foundation for developer-maintained article-based sites
- Updating site text, images, and configuration via Sitepins without directly modifying code
- Customizing static pages such as About and Contact in the _pages directory
Suitable For
- Developers building blogs with Jekyll
- Individual authors needing a tech or gaming oriented blog theme
- Editors who want to manage Jekyll content with a visual CMS
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
- 1
First install Jekyll locally; refer to the official Jekyll installation documentation
- 2
Download and extract the theme from the repository, then run bundle exec jekyll server to preview locally
- 3
When hosting, modify baseURL in _config.yml
- 4
Modify menu and footer configurations in _data/parameters.yml following the existing loop structure
- 5
Demo images are for display only; verify third-party asset licenses before use
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 limited to this version of the code 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 of the 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
- Images in the theme are for demonstration only; their copyright is not covered by the MIT code license, and the author has no right to share these images; users must obtain or replace images themselves and cannot directly reuse the demo images.
- Integration issues or technical support are paid services and must be addressed by contacting the author via email, not obtained for free through GitHub Issues.
- Visual editing relies on the third-party external service Sitepins, requiring registration and use of its online service; this is an external service dependency rather than a built-in theme feature.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be verified under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely based on the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domain, hosting, database, payment, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
**Image license:** The images are only for demonstration purposes. They have their license, we don't have permission to share those images.
Original README
### Technical Support or Questions (Paid)
Original README
https://github.com/themefisher/northendlab-jekyll/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/themefisher/northendlab-jekyll/blob/main/README.mdThis template comes pre-configured with [**Sitepins**](https://sitepins.com/?aff=tfgithub), a Git-based Headless CMS
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-02. 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
- More documented · 87 / 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
- 2026-04-12
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-02
A demo link is listed. Check it with your own content and viewport sizes; its presence does not confirm that forms, authentication or payments work.
The catalog identifies Jekyll as the primary stack. Check the actual dependency manifest and lockfile for versions and hosting requirements. These notes use recorded metadata, not a code audit or a deployment test.
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Source file / repository# Northendlab Jekyll

[live demo](https://demo.themefisher.com/northendlab-jekyll/)
### Jekyll Install
First of all, you need to install Jekyll on your PC. If you don't know how to install Jekyll on your PC, here is great [documentation](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/) for beginners.
### Theme Install
After installing Jekyll on your pc, [download](https://github.com/themefisher/northendlab-jekyll) the theme from this repository. Unzip it and run `bundle exec jekyll server` to run this template on your localhost.
### Main Configuration
You don't need to change anything in the main configuration (`_config.yml`), just you need to change the `baseURL` when you host this template.
You will find every parameter in `_data/parameters.yml`` this file.
#### Navigation Menu
You can set the main menu and footer menu also from `_data/parameters.yml`, just follow the existing loop for creating a new menu item. This theme also supports the dropdown menu.
### Creating New Post
For creating a new blog post, you need to go to the `_posts` folder and create a new file. Make sure you are creating this file name with the existing post name structure which is `year-month-date-post-name.md`. (i.e `2020-02-06-my-awesome-blog.md`). Then follow the existing post front-matter to configure it. Or you can simply copy an existing post and replace its content.
### Creating a New Author
This is the same process for the blog post. Copy an existing author file, and replace your content and file name.
### Customize Other Pages
Another page customization (like about, contact) is very easy. You can see the other page in the `_pages/` folder. Find the page that you want to customize, and change the content from it. If this page has any loop item, then follow the existing loop to create a new one.
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## 📝 Edit Content with CMS
This template comes pre-configured with [**Sitepins**](https://sitepins.com/?aff=tfgithub), a Git-based Headless CMS designed for seamless content management. You can update your website’s text, images, and configuration without touching a single line of code.
**How to get started:**
Click the Edit with Sitepins button below and follow the on-screen instructions to start editing your content visually.
<a target="_blank" href="https://app.sitepins.com/new/clone?name=Northendlab%20Jekyll&repository=https://github.com/themefisher/northendlab-jekyll/?aff=tfgithub">
<img src="https://sitepins.com/button.svg" alt="Edit with Sitepins">
</a>
### Reporting Issues
We use GitHub Issues as the official bug tracker for the **Northendlab Jekyll Theme**. Please Search [existing issues](https://github.com/themefisher/northendlab-jekyll/issues). It’s possible someone has already reported the same problem.
If your problem or idea is not addressed yet, [open a new issue](https://github.com/themefisher/northendlab-jekyll/issues/new)
### Technical Support or Questions (Paid)
If you have questions or need help integrating the product please [contact us](mailto:[email protected]) instead of opening an issue.
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## License
Copyright (c) 2016 - Present, Designed & Developed by [Themefisher](https://themefisher.com)
**Code License:** Released under the [MIT](https://github.com/themefisher/northendlab-jekyll/blob/main/LICENSE) license.
**Image license:** The images are only for demonstration purposes. They have their license, we don't have permission to share those images.
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