# nrandecker/particle

A simple portfolio Jekyll theme:

Repository: https://github.com/nrandecker/particle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nrandecker-particle
Homepage: https://nrandecker.github.io/particle/
Language: SCSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: sass, jekyll, jekyll-themes, particles
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-09-20T22:26:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3515, "days_push": 1808, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1097, forks 1113 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:34.506746+00:00)

## What it is
Particle is a minimalist Jekyll theme for developers to build a personal portfolio site. It bundles SASS, Gulp, particles.js animations, Font Awesome/Devicon icons, and Google Analytics, configured via _config.yml.

## Use cases
- create a developer portfolio website
- set up a personal site with Jekyll
- build a minimalist resume/portfolio page
- host a static portfolio on GitHub Pages
- customize a Jekyll theme with particle background effects

## When to choose
- you want a quick, ready-made Jekyll portfolio theme
- you prefer static-site hosting like GitHub Pages
- you like a minimalist design with animated particle backgrounds

## When to avoid
- you need a blog-heavy or multi-page CMS-style site
- you don't want a Node/Gulp build toolchain
- you need a non-Jekyll static site generator like Hugo or Next.js

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: static-site-generator, templating, css-framework, animation
- domain: web-development, web-design, frontend
- platform: ruby
- tags: jekyll-theme, portfolio, particles-js, sass, gulp, personal-website, jekyll, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- nrandecker/particle (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.506746+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 2026-08-30T06:46:36.680888+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nrandecker/particle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.506746+00:00, sha 7b08f1b060c6)
  - homepage: https://nrandecker.github.io/particle/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:49:45.295491+00:00, sha 04857acc083f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.