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Jekyll theme by GitHub Pages

Minimal

A plain, two-column GitHub Pages theme with a logo spot and download buttons on the left and content on the right. A GitHub Pages theme you can switch on with one line in your settings, made for project pages and simple sites.

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CC0-1.0 Free for commercial and client use. Keep the license file; no visible credit needed.

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CC0-1.0

The license in plain words

The authors gave up their rights as far as the law allows, so you can use, change and share it for any purpose without asking and without giving credit.

  • Commercial and client sitesYes
  • Change the code and designYes
  • Visible credit requiredNo
  • Keep the license text in the filesNo

Checked on October 27, 2026 from the LICENSE file in the source repository. Full text: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). The license file that comes with the template is what counts. This is not legal advice.

Who it suits

Documentation and help centerPersonal site

Good to know: CC0: free to use with no conditions.

How to use it

This is a Jekyll theme, so it is not a single HTML file: you write pages in Markdown and Jekyll builds the site. It needs Ruby and Jekyll, or GitHub Pages on your computer, or a host that builds it for you.

  1. Start from the theme's guide. Open the GitHub repository and follow its install steps; most themes offer a starter you can copy in one click.
  2. Write your pages in Markdown. Each post or page is a simple text file.
  3. Publish. Free hosts like GitHub Pages, Netlify and Cloudflare Pages can build Jekyll sites automatically when you push changes.
  4. Keep the license. No conditions at all.

Prefer plain HTML with no build step? Try our originals or a plain HTML template.

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