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https://github.com/davbree/elite-mango

Jamstack site created with Stackbit
https://github.com/davbree/elite-mango

git headless jamstack jekyll ssg stackbit static

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![preview Long Haul](/preview.jpg)

Long Haul is a minimal jekyll theme built with SASS / GULP / BROWSERSYNC / AUTOPREFIXER and focuses on long form blog posts. It is meant to be used as a starting point for a jekyll blog/website.

If you really enjoy Long Haul and want to give me credit somewhere on the internet send or tweet out your experience with Long Haul and tag me [@brianmaierjr](https://twitter.com/brianmaierjr).

#### [View Demo](http://brianmaierjr.com/long-haul)

## Features

- Minimal, Type Focused Design
- Built with GULP + SASS + BROWSERSYNC + AUTOPREFIXER
- SVG Social Icons
- Responsive Nav Menu
- XML Feed for RSS Readers
- Contact Form via Formspree
- 5 Post Loop with excerpt on Home Page
- Previous / Next Post Navigation
- Estimated Reading Time for posts
- Stylish Drop Cap on posts
- A Better Type Scale for all devices
- Comments powered by Disqus
- [Dark Mode support](https://github.com/brianmaierjr/long-haul/blob/master/preview-dark.png) via [prefers-color-scheme](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-color-scheme)

## Setup

1. [Install Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com)
2. Fork the [Long Haul repo](http://github.com/brianmaierjr/long-haul)
3. Clone it
4. [Install Bundler](http://bundler.io/)
5. Run `bundle install`
6. Install gulp dependencies by running `npm install`
7. Run Jekyll and watch files by running `bundle exec gulp`
8. Customize and watch the magic happen!

## Site Settings

The main settings can be found inside the `_config.yml` file:

- **title:** title of your site
- **description:** description of your site
- **url:** your url
- **paginate:** the amount of posts displayed on homepage
- **navigation:** these are the links in the main site navigation
- **social** diverse social media usernames (optional)
- **google_analytics** Google Analytics key (optional)

### Header Option

If you'd like your header to be larger then you can use the option below in you `config.yml` to make it take up half of the vertical space on screens 800px wide and up. *Preview image below.*

- **header:** large

![preview Long Haul](/preview-large.png)

## License

This is [MIT](LICENSE) with no added caveats, so feel free to use this Jekyll theme on your site without linking back to me or using a disclaimer.