Overview

Jekyll Academic is a streamlined theme tailored specifically for academic use cases, ideal for creating portfolio websites, blogs, or academic repositories. This theme is designed for those who value simplicity and efficiency, offering a range of impressive features that enhance both the user experience and the site’s performance.

Crafted for fast loading times and easy customization, Jekyll Academic stands out with its commitment to SEO optimization, making it perfect for academics looking to maximize their online presence. With just a few lines of code and configurations, you can transform your website into a professional, visually appealing platform.

Features

• Ultra-Fast Performance: With a tiny footprint of only ~2.6kb of CSS, this theme offers remarkable loading speeds.

• Exceptional Lighthouse Scores: Achieve a 99/100 performance score and 100/100 SEO score on Lighthouse for top-tier optimization.

• Enhanced Markdown Support: Enjoy advanced Markdown features including Highlight.js for syntax highlighting, MathJax for mathematical notation, and Chart.js for visual data representation.

• Optional Comments with Disqus: Engage your audience with the ability to add Disqus comments for interactive discussions.

• Search Functionality: Easily navigate content with a built-in search bar, allowing users to categorize blogs by tags.

• Custom 404 Page: Ensure a smooth user experience with a thoughtfully designed custom 404 page.

• SEO Optimized: Benefit from essential features like robots.txt, sitemap.xml, and jekyll-seo-tag for improved visibility in search engines.

• Simple Installation: Set up quickly with easy-to-follow instructions for adding to your Jekyll site’s Gemfile and _config.yml.

Jekyll Academic is truly a powerful yet simple choice for anyone in academia looking to create a professional online presence.