Does getting online seem overwhelmingly difficult? Are you paying too much for your hosting solution? Have you always wanted to have a blog but don’t know where to start? Do you settle for a Facebook page for your business website but know you need more? The solution to these problems is choosing the right tools. In this book we will guide you through the process of setting up a Publii based publishing platform and hosting your site for free on GitHub. Publii is a free, open source, desktop application that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux and makes building the website or blog you dream of is a simple process. Once complete we will show you how you can host the site on GitHub for free.
Designing Websites with Publii and GitHub Pages walks you through the process of installing and using Publii, setting up accounts on GitHub and hosting a static blog or website there. You will gain a lot of background insights on things like where to get no-cost imagery for website, how to leverage AI to generate ideas, outlines, and images as well as SEO best practices to ensure your site is searchable. The aim here is to demonstrate how you can get online as well as removing as many barriers as possible, explaining the processes and why they are important and of course leveraging GitHub Pages for that online real estate available for free.
You Will:
- Learn the process of creating a website
- Understand how the publishing workflow works.
- Understand to use text editors like WYSIWYG, Block and Markdown eith Publii
- Learn how to make a Page from a Post.
- Explore the importance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Understand how to push your site to GitHub
- Learn some more advanced processes like Installing Themes and Plugins
- See how to manage and back up your data
- Explore GDRP and Cooking Banner considerations
Who is it for:
This is for anyone who wants to learn how to set up a website with little prior experience beyond the usual day-to-day computer skills, but no programming experience is required.
Part I.- 1: Introduction.- 2: Getting Started.- 3: Getting Publii
Running.- 4: Getting Ready for Content.- 5: Adding Content.- 6: Page
Building in Publii.- 7: Creating a GitHub Page.- 8: Configure Publii for
Sync.- Part II.- 9: Backups and Sites.- 10: Themes.- 11: Single Page
Sites.- 12: Gallery & Contacts.- 13: Internet Real Estate.- Part III.- 14:
Plugins and Cookies.- 15: CSS Tricks.
Brad Moore is a technical writer and blogger based in Kentucky, USA. who has been involved in web development for 20 years. He has helped clients host sites with WordPress, Grav and Publii since 2023. Brad enjoys programming, electronics, microprocessors, and model trains. Brad is married and has three children.
