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Site Personalization & Configuration

By Zer0-Mistakes Development Team

Customize your Jekyll site with interactive forms. Configure site identity, branding, analytics, social links, and generate your complete _config.yml.

Estimated reading time: 17 minutes

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🎨 Site Personalization & Configuration

After completing the Quick Start installation, use this guide to personalize your Jekyll site. Fill out the interactive forms below to generate your custom _config.yml settings.

📋 Configuration Sections

Site Identity

Title, description, URL
Owner Info

Name, bio, contact
Social Links

GitHub, Twitter, more
Appearance

Theme, colors, logo
Analytics

Google, PostHog tracking
Advanced

Plugins, collections

Site Identity

Configure the basic information that identifies your site across the web.

Basic Site Information
The main title shown in browser tabs and headers
Short tagline displayed below the title
SEO description (150-160 characters recommended)
0/160 characters
https://
Your custom domain (leave blank for GitHub Pages default)
/
Subpath for project sites (e.g., "blog" for /blog/)
Primary language for your site
Separator shown in browser tab (Page Title | Site Name)

Owner Information

Configure your personal or organization identity.

Author & Owner Details
Display name for author credits
Contact email (optional, shown in footer)
Short biography displayed on author profile
City, State/Country (displayed on profile)
Path to profile image (local or URL)

Connect your social profiles and external accounts.

Social Media & Profiles

Appearance & Branding

Customize the look and feel of your site.

Theme & Visual Settings
Color scheme for your site
Main accent color for buttons and links
Path to logo image (88x88px recommended)
Default image for social sharing (1200x630px)
Fallback image for posts without previews
Reading speed for "X min read" estimates

Analytics & Tracking

Set up privacy-friendly analytics to understand your audience.

Analytics Configuration
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4 measurement ID
PostHog Analytics (Privacy-Friendly)
Your PostHog project API key
PostHog instance URL

PostHog Privacy Options:

Site Verification
Google Search Console verification
Bing Webmaster Tools verification

Advanced Settings

Configure advanced features like comments, plugins, and build settings.

Advanced Configuration
Comments (Giscus)
Requires Giscus setup on your repository
Jekyll Build Settings
Pagination for post listings
Local development port
Feature Toggles
Copyright

📝 Generated Configuration

Your _config.yml 
# Loading configuration...

🎉 You’re All Set!

Congratulations on completing the Quick Start guide! Your site is now:

  • ✅ Running locally with Docker
  • ✅ Connected to GitHub for version control
  • ✅ Personalized with your branding
  • ✅ Ready for deployment to GitHub Pages

What’s Next?

  • Create content - Add blog posts in pages/_posts/
  • Customize layouts - Modify templates in _layouts/ and _includes/
  • Deploy to production - Push to GitHub and enable GitHub Pages
  • Explore the docs - Check out the full documentation

📚 Quick Start Guide Summary

Step Guide Description
1 Machine Setup Install Docker, Git, and development tools
2 Jekyll Setup Start development server and create content
3 GitHub Setup Version control and GitHub Pages deployment
4 Personalization Customize site identity and configuration
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