data-viz-template

A template for including data visualizations in a Jekyll-powered blog with Github Pages.

Steps

• Fork this repository
• Rename your forked repository and set the master branch Go to Settings and:
  • Rename the repository to anything you'd like: the website name will be username.github.io/repositoryName
  • select the "Master" as the branch to be used for GitHub pages. This will automatically build the website.
• Customize your site
  • Enter your site name, description, etc by editing the _config.yml file.
  • There are 3 different ways that you can make changes to your blog's files:
    • Edit files within your in the browser at GitHub.com
    • Use a third party GitHub content editor, like Prose by Development Seed.
    • Clone down your repository and make updates locally, then push them to your GitHub repository.
• Publish a post
  • Posts are written in Markdown and any files added to the _posts directory will be automatically uploaded and published
  • Useful resource: Markdown Cheatsheet