From 8375540d94f836b3e2a85e5d2b856c9fafc48ef9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Barry Clark Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:52:43 -0400 Subject: Updated README with new instructions on forcing your site live --- README.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ea100fb..ebc2886 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,17 +15,19 @@ In a few minutes you'll be set up with a minimal, responsive blog ([**Theme Demo ### Step 1) Fork Jekyll Now to your User Repository -Fork this repo, then rename the repository to yourgithubusername.github.io. +Fork this repo, then rename the repository to yourgithubusername.github.io. -Your Jekyll blog will then be live at that URL: (it's generally live immediately, but can occasionally take up to 10 minutes) +Your Jekyll blog will often be viewable immediately at (if it's not, you can force it to build by completing step 2) ![Step 1](/images/step1.gif "Step 1") -### Step 2) Customize your site +### Step 2) Customize and view your site Enter your site name, description, avatar and many other options by editing the _config.yml file. You can easily turn on Google Analytics tracking, Disqus commenting and social icons here too. -> There are 2 different ways that you can make changes to your blog's files from here onwards. Feel free to pick whichever suits you best: +Making a change to _config.yml (or any file in your repository) will force GitHub Pages to rebuild your site. After making a change your updates will be viewable a few seconds later at + +> There are 2 different ways that you can make changes to your blog's files: > 1. Edit files within your new username.github.io repository in the browser at GitHub.com (shown below) > 2. Clone down your repository and make updates locally, then push them to your GitHub repository -- cgit v1.2.3