From 88399f9cdab01e142f9b0690b6665da8a9b6d12d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brandon Mathis Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:49:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] updated initail post with a better description of what Octopress is --- .../2011-07-22-octopress-20-surfaces.markdown | 26 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_posts/2011-07-22-octopress-20-surfaces.markdown b/source/_posts/2011-07-22-octopress-20-surfaces.markdown index 402d210..471242a 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2011-07-22-octopress-20-surfaces.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2011-07-22-octopress-20-surfaces.markdown @@ -2,22 +2,36 @@ layout: post title: "Octopress 2.0 Surfaces" date: 2011-07-23 18:05 +updated: 2011-07-24 10:15 comments: true categories: release --- -Octopress is a framework designed by [Brandon Mathis](http://brandonmathis.com) for Jekyll, the static blogging engine powering Github Pages. +Octopress is a framework designed by [Brandon Mathis](http://brandonmathis.com) for [Jekyll](http://github.com/mojombo/jekyll), the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages. +To start blogging with with Jekyll, you have to write your own HTML templates, CSS, Javascripts and set up your configuration. But with Octopress +All of that is already taken care of. Simply [clone or fork Octopress](https://github.com/imathis/octopress), install dependencies and the theme, and you're set. ## What's new in 2.0? Short answer: Everything. Octopress is now based on [mojombo/jekyll](http://github.com/mojombo/jekyll) has been completely rewritten from the ground up with a mountain of goodies. + +Octopress comes with: + +- A semantic HTML5 template +- A Mobile friendly responsive ([320 and up](http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/320andup/)) layout (rotate, or resize your browser and see) +- Built in 3rd party support for Twitter, Google Plus One, Disqus Comments, Pinboard, Delicious, and Google Analytics +- An easy deployment strategy using Github pages or Rsync +- Built in support for POW and Rack servers +- Easy theming with Compass and Sass +- A Beautiful [Solarized](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized) syntax highlighting + Be sure to check out the [documentation](/docs) to get the full scoop. -### The highlights +### Plugins FTW -**Plugins FTW.** Here are some cool plugins included with Octopress. +Most of these plugins have been created just for Octopress, but a few come from the Jekyll community along with improvements and updates. -- [HTML5 Video Tag](/docs/plugins/video-tag) - *easily post images with class names and titles* +- [HTML5 Video Tag](/docs/plugins/video-tag) - *easily post mp4 HTML5 video with flash player fallback* - [Code Block](/docs/plugins/codeblock) - *for easy inline code sharing* - [Include Code](/docs/plugins/include-code) - *embed code from your filesystem* - [Gist Tag](/docs/plugins/gist-tag) - *automatically downloads and embeds Github gists* @@ -31,6 +45,8 @@ For more plugins check out the [plugin list](/docs/plugins) ## Ready to Get Started? -Octopress is really easy to set up and deploy, [start here](/docs/setup) +Octopress is really easy to set up and deploy, [start here](/docs/setup). For now that's it. Check out the [docs](/docs), [kick the tires](http://github.com/imathis/octopress), post [issues](http://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues) send me [support requests](http://convore.com/octopress/support) and tell all your friends. + +Oh, and if you like, follow [@octopress](http://twitter.com/octopress) and [@imathis](http://twitter.com/imathis) on Twitter.