Tips, guides, and roundups to help you build a better Jekyll site.
Before you commit to a Jekyll theme, run through this checklist. Covers responsiveness, GitHub Pages compatibility, accessibility, SEO, performance, documentation, and more.
Confused about when to use Jekyll includes vs layouts? This guide explains both clearly, shows how they work together, and gives practical patterns for clean template architecture.
A complete guide to Jekyll layouts — how they work, layout inheritance, passing data, and building a clean layout hierarchy for any Jekyll site.
Everything you need to know about Jekyll front matter — YAML syntax, built-in variables, custom fields, defaults, and real-world examples for posts, pages, and collections.
Deploy Jekyll to Firebase Hosting — complete setup with the Firebase CLI, firebase.json config, custom domains, URL rewrites, and GitHub Actions automation.
Host your Jekyll site on AWS S3 with CloudFront CDN — a complete guide covering S3 bucket setup, CloudFront distribution, custom domains with Route 53, SSL, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions.