Overview

Alkaison’s Blog is a platform where the author shares their knowledge on a variety of topics and concepts. The blog covers a range of subjects and aims to provide valuable content for both experienced developers and beginners. The blog is open to contributors, and the author encourages readers to join in and create amazing content together. The blog is built with Jekyll ecosystem, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and other tools.

Features

• Dark Theme Mode: Allows users to switch to a dark theme for better readability in low-light environments.
• Localized UI language: Provides the option to display the user interface in different languages based on user preferences.
• Pinned Posts: Enables the author to highlight important or popular posts at the top of the blog.
• Hierarchical Categories: Organizes blog posts into hierarchical categories for better navigation and organization.
• Trending Tags: Displays trending tags based on the popularity of certain topics to help users discover relevant content.
• Table of Contents: Automatically generates a table of contents for long blog posts, allowing users to navigate easily.
• Syntax Highlighting: Highlights code snippets in different programming languages for better readability.
• Mathematical Expressions: Supports rendering of mathematical expressions within blog posts.
• Mermaid Diagram & Flowchart: Allows authors to create diagrams and flowcharts using the Mermaid syntax.
• Dark Mode Images: Optimizes images for better visibility in dark mode.
• Embed Videos: Allows authors to embed videos from platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo within blog posts.
• Search: Provides a search functionality to help users find specific content within the blog.
• Utterances Comments: Integrates with Utterances for adding comment functionality to blog posts.
• SEO & Performance Optimization: Optimizes the blog for search engines and performance.

Installation

To install the Alkaison’s Blog theme, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have Ruby, RubyGems, Jekyll, Bundler, and Git installed on your system.
2. Fork the repository from the provided link.
3. Clone the forked repository to your local system using the following command:

git clone [repository URL]

4. Install the dependencies by navigating to the root directory of the site and running the following command:

bundle install

5. Run the local server using the following command:

bundle exec jekyll serve

Alternatively, you can use Docker for running the server:

docker run -p 4000:4000 -v $(pwd):/srv/jekyll jekyll/jekyll jekyll serve

6. After a while, access the site at http://localhost:4000.

For more detailed usage instructions, please refer to the tutorial on the demo website or wiki.

Summary

Alkaison’s Blog is a knowledge-sharing platform built with Jekyll ecosystem and other tools. It offers a range of features like dark theme mode, localized UI language, pinned posts, hierarchical categories, trending tags, and more. The blog is open to contributors and aims to create a hub of knowledge and inspiration for the community. Installation instructions are provided to set up the blog locally for development.