# barryclark/jekyll-now

Build a Jekyll blog in minutes, without touching the command line.

Repository: https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jekyll-now
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-08-19T16:05:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4591, "days_push": 744, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8415, forks 34819 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:21.056905+00:00)

## What it is
Jekyll Now is a preconfigured Jekyll blog template that lets users launch a static blog on GitHub Pages by forking a repository, with no command line or Ruby setup required. It provides a minimal responsive theme, sample posts, and a config file for customization.

## Use cases
- set up a personal blog on github pages without installing anything
- create a jekyll blog in minutes without the command line
- start writing markdown blog posts with minimal setup
- host a free static blog using github pages
- avoid configuring ruby and jekyll dependencies locally
- get a simple responsive blog theme for github.io

## When to choose
- you want a zero-setup blog hosted free on GitHub Pages
- you're a beginner uncomfortable with command line or Ruby tooling
- you want a minimal, responsive blog you can customize via a config file

## When to avoid
- you need a dynamic site with server-side features or a database
- you want a modern JavaScript-based static site generator like Next.js or Astro
- you need heavy customization beyond what the theme offers
- you require actively developed features - the project is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: static-site-generator, templating, markdown
- domain: web-development, frontend, documentation, cms
- platform: browser
- tags: jekyll, github-pages, blog-theme, no-command-line, static-blog, beginner-friendly, boilerplate, web-server

## Member repositories
- barryclark/jekyll-now (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:21.056905+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:31:18.454832+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:21.056905+00:00, sha d1f12b54b1ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.