Sep 9, 2017Creating an tag cloud for Jekyll
There are several plugin available for working with tags in Jekyll. I’m using jekyll-tagging by Arne Eilermann. Although this plugin already contains a tag_cloud function, I choose to create a bit of liquid template so I could style tag entries based on how often they are used.
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jekyllSep 9, 2017Creating an archive page for Jekyll
For my Jekyll-based blog I wanted to add an archive page with an overview of all posts. Looking at some of the available archive plugins, it should not be that difficult to create something myself.
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jekyllSep 4, 2017Pagination on a Jekyll site
On a Jekyll site, pagination can easily be added using a plugin.
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jekyllSep 4, 2017New blog with Jekyll, BitBucket pipelines and Google Firebase
Often I want to quickly write a small blogpost about something, usually involving bits of code.
But with Blogger, where I previously hosted my blog, adding code with proper styling was always so cumbersome. For a long time I wanted something different, something simpler. No more dependencies on hosted services or other peoples database models, since it’s always a hassle to move from service to another.
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