denverfreelancing.com

It's a website for denverfreelancing.com

Getting started

We are using Jekyll to build a static site and hosting that site on github pages.

For local development you'll need to pull the repository, install Jekyll (docs) then push changes to a branch and make a pull request to master for those changes to show up live online.

Installing Jekyll

Install a full Ruby development environment
Install Jekyll and bundler gems

gem install jekyll bundler

Running this site

Perform a git clone of the repository.
navigate to the repository directory in terminal and run jekyll serve to start rendering the site.
In your browser navigate to the URL indicated by the program typically: Server address: http://127.0.0.1:4000/

Editing

Once the site is running on your local environment you're ready to edit. Please look to the Jekyll documentation to better understand how the file structure works

Editing CSS

Do not edit .css files directly

Sass files should be compiled into css before pushing changes.

To watch for sass changes and compile to css, try this from root project folder:

sass --watch src/scss/:css

This will watch the src/scss files for changes and update the css/ folder when changes are detected.

Only src/scss/style.scss will be compiled, so use @import in that file to pull in partials (denoted by a leading underscore). Create new partials in the src/scss folder by adding a leading underscore.

Create _resources.scss in src/scss/ then add @import "resources"; near the top of src/scss/style.scss.

Adding Events

Events are markdown files in the events collection folder /_events.

Creating a new event:

Duplicate existing event.
Change the name to reflect the event's date in the format YYYY-MM-DD-event.md
In the file make sure to adjust the "front header" between the --- at the top.

title: "Build Great Freelance Relationships: A Panel Discussion Among Freelancers and Clients"
date: 2019-05-29
time:
 start: 6:30 pm
 end: 8:30 pm
location: Galvanize Golden Triangle 1062 Delaware St. Denver CO 80204

this is the minimum data required to display an event

If the RSVP links have been created add them to between the --- lines

rsvp:
  facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/828718720825476/
  meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Co-ops-Study-Circle/events/260527810/

It is very important to use all lowercase platform name with no spaces or dashes

You can add the event description under as the body of the post in markdown format.

Updated a past event:

Once an event has passed simply add a link to the follow up email (or blog post) between the --- lines.

followup: https://mailchi.mp/3ed9571c9d86/better-together-jan-22nd-event-and-a-vision-for-362255

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