A simple way to build static pages with a Rails feel.
- In Terminal, move to Github username folder (or where you want to download the new repo)
cd ~/code/GITHUB_USERNAME
- Clone the repository like this
git clone git@github.com:dmbf29/middleman-template.git middleman-portfolio
- Move into the directory
cd middleman-portfolio
- Remove my git history
rm -rf .git
- Start a new git repo in that folder
git init
- Create your own repo
gh repo create middleman-portfolio --public --source=.
gem install middleman
bundle install
Warnings == 👌, but Fatal errors == ⛔️
If you get a fatal error, you can try fixing it with bundle update and hope for the best 🤞
middleman
or if that fails, trybundle exec middleman
- Sign into Netlify
- Add new site -> Import an existing project -> Github
- Choose repository and branch
- Make sure your deploy settings look like this:
You can copy and paste these meta tags inside your <head></head> and update the information.
<title><%= current_page.data.title || "NAME OF MY SITE | MY TITLE" %></title>
<meta name="description" content="Description of my portfolio site">
<!-- Facebook Open Graph data -->
<meta property="og:title" content="NAME OF MY SITE | MY TITLE" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:url" content="THE_URL_OF_MY_PORTFOLIO" />
<meta property="og:image" content="<%= image_path 'MY_OG_IMAGE_WITH_RIGHT_SIZE.png' %>" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Description of my portfolio site" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="NAME OF MY SITE | MY TITLE" />
<!-- Twitter Card data -->
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@twitter_handle">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="NAME OF MY SITE | MY TITLE">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Description of my portfolio site">
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@twitter_handle">
<meta name="twitter:image:src" content="<%= image_path 'MY_OG_IMAGE_WITH_RIGHT_SIZE.png' %>">
- Fork it
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create a new Pull Request