Overview

JekyllBear is a minimal and text-focused Jekyll theme that aims to provide users with an easy-to-use blogging platform. It is a port of the Bear Blog theme, with some additional tweaks. The theme allows users to host their blog on GitHub Pages while maintaining the same awesome look and feel of the original Bear Blog. With JekyllBear, users can worry less about the style and focus more on their writing. The theme is designed to look great on any device and offers fast-loading pages that are optimized for performance.

Features

• Minimal and text-focused design
• Optimized for performance with a 100 on PageSpeed Insights
• No trackers, ads, or scripts for a minimal experience
• Auto light and dark themes for improved readability
• Tag support for easy filtering of blog pages
• Quick and easy setup process (15 minutes)
• Gallery view for showcasing images
• Code highlighting for better presentation of code snippets

Installation

To install JekyllBear theme, follow these steps:

1. Add the following line to your Jekyll site’s Gemfile:

   gem 'jekyllBear'
   

2. Add the following lines to your Jekyll site’s _config.yml file:

   theme: jekyllBear
   

3. Execute the following command in your terminal:

   bundle install
   

Alternatively, you can install the theme manually by:

1. Creating a new repository for your website (if necessary)
2. Copying over the necessary content from the theme’s repository as a base setup
3. Updating the _config.yml file by copying over the relevant lines from the theme’s repository
4. Adding any new links you want to include in the navigation bar
5. Defining the necessary configurations for tags and filtering

Summary

JekyllBear is a minimal Jekyll theme that offers a text-focused and easy-to-use blogging platform. It is a port of the Bear Blog theme, with some additional tweaks. With JekyllBear, users can easily set up their blog using GitHub Pages and focus on their writing without worrying about the style. The theme is optimized for performance, offers tag support for filtering, and includes features like auto light and dark themes, gallery view for images, and code highlighting. Installing the theme is a straightforward process, either through the Gemfile or by manually copying over the necessary content and configurations. JekyllBear is available as open source under the MIT License.