# mmistakes/so-simple-theme

A simple Jekyll theme for words and pictures.

Repository: https://github.com/mmistakes/so-simple-theme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/so-simple-theme
Homepage: https://mmistakes.github.io/so-simple-theme/
Language: SCSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: jekyll, jekyll-theme, github-pages, ruby-gem, search, lunr
Last push: 2024-08-13T15:43:43+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": 4817, "days_push": 750, "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 2125, forks 2444 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:16.802322+00:00)

## What it is
So Simple is a minimal Jekyll theme for blogs and personal sites, distributed as a Ruby gem and compatible with GitHub Pages. It provides clean typography, multiple post/archive layouts, Lunr-based client-side search, SEO tags, and Disqus/Google Analytics integration.

## Use cases
- set up a personal blog with Jekyll
- find a clean minimal Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages
- add client-side search to a static blog
- create a photo-friendly blog theme
- start a writing site with SEO best practices

## When to choose
- you want a simple, readable Jekyll blog theme that works on GitHub Pages
- you need built-in Lunr search, SEO tags, and comment support without extra setup
- you prefer a theme customizable via config and SCSS

## When to avoid
- you use a static site generator other than Jekyll
- you need a highly dynamic web app or server-side rendering
- you want a feature-rich magazine-style theme with heavy customization

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: static-site-generator, templating, search-engine, ui-components
- domain: web-development, web-design, frontend, documentation
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: jekyll-theme, github-pages, blogging, scss, microformats, seo, disqus, lunr-search, web-server

## Member repositories
- mmistakes/so-simple-theme (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.802322+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 2026-08-30T02:52:41.464964+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mmistakes/so-simple-theme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.802322+00:00, sha c753f3851f00)
  - homepage: https://mmistakes.github.io/so-simple-theme/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:32:34.760514+00:00, sha b86864ce88ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.