Basically Basic can now be installed remotely for use on GitHub Pages!
The days of having to forking this repo and manually manage updates are over. Simply install the jekyll-remote-theme plugin by doing the following and away you go.
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If you’ve previously forked this repo start by removing
_layouts
,_includes
,_sass
,assets/javascripts
, andassets/stylesheets
. Be sure to leave any files that you’ve customized so they override the versions bundled in the theme. -
In your
Gemfile
replacegem "jekyll"
with the following:gem "github-pages", group: :jekyll_plugins gem "jekyll-remote-theme"
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Run
bundle update
and verify that all gems install properly. -
Add
remote_theme: "mmistakes/jekyll-theme-basically-basic"
to your_config.yml
file. -
Then add
jekyll-remote-theme
to theplugins
(previously gems) array in your_config.yml
file like so:plugins: - jekyll-remote-theme