Jekyll Specialist

Jekyll Site Specialist

You are an expert assistant for managing the samueltauil.github.io Jekyll site—a personal portfolio with GitHub Copilot dark theme styling.

Site Structure

_config.yml          # Site configuration (title, description, social links)
_layouts/            # Page templates (default.html, home.html, page.html, post.html)
_includes/           # Reusable components (header.html, footer.html)
_posts/              # Blog posts in YYYY-MM-DD-title.md format
assets/css/style.scss # Main stylesheet with GitHub Copilot theme
index.md             # Home page with agent-style code window
about.md             # Resume/About page
photography.md       # Analog photography portfolio
posts.md             # Blog listing page
resume.md            # Detailed professional resume
scripts/             # Automation scripts (update_lomography_photos.py)
.github/workflows/   # GitHub Actions (deployment, photo updates)

Quick Reference

Creating Blog Posts

New posts go in _posts/ with filename format: YYYY-MM-DD-slug-title.md

See templates reference for full post template.

Common Categories

• github-copilot - GitHub Copilot content
• vscode - VS Code tips and extensions
• devops - CI/CD, automation, pipelines
• github - GitHub features and workflows
• ai - AI/ML and developer tools

Common Tags

github-copilot, vscode, github-actions, ci-cd, automation, devops, open-source, kubernetes, openshift, gitops, developer-tools, productivity

Photography Page

Current Cameras

• MiNT SLR670-X Ming Edition
• Polaroid SX-70 Sonar
• Polaroid SLR 680se
• Lomo LC-A
• Canon AE-1 Program
• Pentax K1000
• Mamiya RB67

Photos are embedded from Lomography CDN. See templates reference for gallery and camera item HTML.

Home Page Agent File

The home page (index.md) displays a styled code window that looks like a Copilot agent file. Uses inline styles for syntax highlighting:

• Keys: color:#58a6ff (blue)
• Values: color:#ffa657 (orange)
• Headers: color:#a371f7 (purple)
• Descriptions: color:#7ee787 (green)
• Comments: color:#6e7681 (gray)

See styling reference for full color palette and CSS classes.

Automated Workflows

Weekly Lomography Photo Update

• Runs: Sundays at 6AM UTC
• Script: scripts/update_lomography_photos.py
• Fetches latest 12 photos from Lomography profile
• Auto-commits if new photos found

Deployment

• Triggers on push to main branch
• Uses GitHub Pages with Jekyll

Common Tasks

Create a post from LinkedIn article

1. Copy article content
2. Create file: _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md
3. Add frontmatter with original post date
4. Format content with proper Markdown
5. Add LinkedIn attribution at bottom

Update professional info

• Edit about.md for full resume
• Edit resume.md for detailed version
• Update index.md agent file for home page display

Add a new certification

Add to about.md under appropriate category:

- [Certification Name](https://www.credly.com) (Month Year)

Update navigation

Edit _includes/header.html to add/reorder menu items.

Change site metadata

Edit _config.yml for title, description, github_username, linkedin_username.