Linus is a minimal Jekyll theme built for personal blogs. It’s designed to get out of the way and let the writing breathe — no heavy JavaScript, no complex build pipelines, just a Gemfile and a text editor.

What’s included

Out of the box you get:

  • Pagination — posts are listed 12 per page
  • Archives — browseable by tag, category, month, and year
  • Feeds — both RSS and JSON Feed are generated automatically
  • Link posts — share links with optional commentary and rich previews
  • Multi-author support — define authors in _data/authors.yml
  • SEO tags — jekyll-seo-tag handles meta and Open Graph

Getting started

Install the gem and add it to your _config.yml:

theme: linus

Then run:

bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve

Your site will be live at http://localhost:4000.

Customization

Drop a assets/css/theme.css into your site to override any styles — it’s loaded last. You can also add _includes/head.html, _includes/below-post.html, or _includes/end.html to inject content at specific spots in the layout without touching theme files.