Overview:

The Leap day theme is a Jekyll theme designed specifically for GitHub Pages. It aims to provide users with a quick and easy way to create and customize their website. The theme offers a simple and clean design that can be previewed before implementation.

Features:

• Customizable configuration variables through the site’s _config.yml file.
• Option to add custom CSS styles by creating a style.scss file in the site’s assets folder.
• Ability to customize the theme’s HTML layout by creating a default.html file in the site’s _layouts folder.
• Easy integration with Google Analytics by pasting the code into the head-custom-google-analytics.html file.
• Capability to override default GitHub-generated URLs for repository links or project downloads.

Installation:

To use the Leap day theme, follow these steps:

1. Add the following code to your site’s _config.yml file:

# Leap day theme configuration
theme: jekyll-theme-leap-day

2. (Optional) If you want to preview your site on your computer, add the following code to your site’s Gemfile:

gem "github-pages", group: :jekyll_plugins

3. Save the changes and rebuild your site. The Leap day theme should now be applied.

Summary:

The Leap day theme is a user-friendly Jekyll theme designed for GitHub Pages. It offers several features for customization, including configuration variables, custom CSS styles, HTML layout modifications, Google Analytics integration, and overriding default GitHub-generated URLs. With its simplicity and flexibility, the Leap day theme makes it easy for GitHub Pages users to create and customize their websites.