Joel Cano's Personal Website

Personal website and blog built with Jekyll and the Minimal Mistakes theme. A place to share thoughts on software development, technology, and continuous learning.

🚀 Features

• Modern Design: Clean, responsive layout using the Minimal Mistakes dark theme
• Blog Posts: Write and publish blog posts using Markdown
• Navigation: Easy-to-use navigation with post archives, categories, and tags
• Search: Built-in search functionality
• SEO Optimized: Meta tags, sitemap, and RSS feed
• Social Integration: Links to GitHub, email, and other social profiles
• Code Highlighting: Syntax highlighting for code blocks
• Table of Contents: Automatic TOC generation for long posts
• Responsive: Mobile-friendly design
• Custom Styling: Enhanced CSS for better user experience

🛠️ Local Development

Prerequisites

• Ruby (version 2.7 or higher)
• Bundler gem

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/canito0890/canito0890.github.io.git
cd canito0890.github.io

2. Install dependencies:

bundle install

3. Serve the site locally:

bundle exec jekyll serve

4. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:4000

Creating New Posts

Create a new file in the _posts directory following the naming convention:

YYYY-MM-DD-title.markdown

Example post structure:

---
title: "Your Post Title"
date: YYYY-MM-DD
categories: [category1, category2]
tags: [tag1, tag2, tag3]
toc: true
toc_label: "Contents"
---

Your content here...

📁 Project Structure

├── _config.yml          # Site configuration
├── _data/
│   └── navigation.yml   # Navigation menu
├── _pages/              # Static pages (About, Archives, etc.)
├── _posts/              # Blog posts
├── assets/
│   └── css/
│       └── main.scss    # Custom styles
├── index.markdown       # Homepage
└── README.md           # This file

🎨 Customization

Theme Settings

The site uses the dark skin of Minimal Mistakes. To change it, edit _config.yml:

minimal_mistakes_skin: dark # options: default, air, aqua, contrast, dark, dirt, neon, mint, plum, sunrise

Author Profile

Update your bio and social links in _config.yml under the author: section.

Custom CSS

Custom styles are in assets/css/main.scss. Add your own CSS at the bottom of this file.

📝 Writing Tips

• Use front matter to set post metadata (title, date, categories, tags)
• Enable TOC (toc: true) for longer posts
• Use code blocks with syntax highlighting
• Add images to assets/images/ directory
• Use categories for broad topics and tags for specific keywords

🚢 Deployment

The site automatically deploys to GitHub Pages when you push to the master branch.

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

🤝 Connect

• Website: canito0890.github.io
• GitHub: @canito0890

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