Jekyll static blog theme with a single-column list layout
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minimal-days-theme — Jekyll Blog Template
By zenje
minimal-days-theme is a minimalist single-column blog theme based on Jekyll that displays full article content in a list format; the repository description marks it as work in progress (wip).
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Homepage displays full article content directly instead of excerpts
Distributed as a Ruby gem, enabled via Gemfile and _config.yml
_config.yml allows setting the site title, header image, and posts per page
Provides an image.html include for inserting images with captions
Repository description marks it as work in progress (wip); code is under the MIT license
Template Details
minimal-days-theme is a Jekyll static blog theme, marked as work in progress (wip) in the repository description. Its layout is characterized by a single-column list that displays full article content directly on the homepage, rather than an excerpt with a "read more" link, making it suitable for short-form, diary-style writing with a frequent update cadence.
The theme is distributed as a Ruby gem. Installation involves adding gem "minimal-days-theme" to the Gemfile of a Jekyll site, setting theme: minimal-days-theme in _config.yml, and then running bundle; it can also be installed separately with gem install minimal-days-theme.
Configurable options are centralized in _config.yml: title for the site title, title_img for the header image, and paginate to control the number of posts per page. To insert an image with a caption in a post, use the image.html include with the parameters img and description, which outputs a structure containing figure and figcaption.
The repository provides a GitHub Pages demo site and includes desktop and mobile homepage screenshots. The code is under the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification; the theme itself does not involve external services such as databases, payments, or AI.
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Use Cases
- Building a text-focused Jekyll personal blog with short articles
- A writing site that wants the homepage to present full articles without excerpt-based navigation
- Inserting captioned image content into a Jekyll site
Suitable For
- Users who use Jekyll and are familiar with Gemfile and _config.yml configuration
- Writers who prefer a minimalist single-column layout and short articles
- Developers who need theme code that can be freely modified and distributed under the MIT license
Getting started & customization
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Add gem "minimal-days-theme" to the Gemfile of a Jekyll site
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Set theme: minimal-days-theme in _config.yml, then run bundle
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Alternatively, install separately with gem install minimal-days-theme
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Configure title, title_img, and paginate as needed in _config.yml
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The repository is marked as work in progress (wip); check the repository's current status before use
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Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
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- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 65 / 100
- Technologies
- Jekyll
- Website type
- Blog
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Source file / repository# minimal-days-theme
A minimalistic static [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) blog theme! Displays full posts in single-column list. [**Demo**](https://zenje.github.io/minimal-days-theme/)
## Installation
Add this line to your Jekyll site's `Gemfile`:
```ruby
gem "minimal-days-theme"
```
And add this line to your Jekyll site's `_config.yml`:
```yaml
theme: minimal-days-theme
```
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install minimal-days-theme
## Usage
### _config.yml options
General settings:
```
title: here & there # update title
title_img: assets/images/theme/cloud.gif # update header image
```
Pagination:
```
paginate: 3 # change posts per page
```
### Images in posts
To insert an image with caption:
```
{% include image.html img="image.gif" description="nice image bro" %}
```
Will generate an image in a `<figure>` with `<figurecaption>` block.
## License
The theme is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
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