Mediumish
A Medium-style Jekyll blog theme with a clean card layout, featured post hero, author profiles, and tag support. One of the most starred blog themes on GitHub.
About this Theme
Mediumish is one of the most popular free Jekyll blog themes, and it’s easy to see why. It captures what makes Medium’s reading experience so good — clean typography, generous whitespace, large featured images, and author attribution — and packages it as a fully self-hosted Jekyll site.
The homepage opens with a large featured post hero, followed by a three-column card grid of recent posts. Each card shows the post image, title, author avatar, date, and read time — the kind of scannable layout that encourages browsing. Single post pages are equally well considered: full-width cover image, comfortable line length, author box at the bottom, and a related posts section to keep readers on site.
Author support is a standout feature — multiple authors each have their own profile with avatar and bio, which makes Mediumish the go-to choice for team blogs and publications rather than solo sites.
Who is it for? Bloggers, publications, and content teams who want a polished, Medium-quality reading experience without being locked into any platform.
Installation
git clone https://github.com/wowthemesnet/mediumish-theme-jekyll.git
cd mediumish-theme-jekyll
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve
Features
- Featured post hero section
- Card-based post grid layout
- Author profile with avatar and bio
- Tag and category pages
- Disqus comments
- MailChimp newsletter integration
- Google Analytics support
- Social sharing buttons
- Search functionality
- Reading time estimate
- Related posts
- GitHub Pages compatible
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