mochell.github.io — Jekyll site

Deployment (one-time setup)

1. Push these files to your GitHub repository

Copy all files from this folder into your mochell.github.io repository root, replacing any existing index.html or other files.

Your repository should look like this:

mochell.github.io/
├── _config.yml
├── _data/
│   └── navigation.yml
├── _pages/
│   ├── research.md
│   ├── publications.md
│   └── talks.md
├── assets/
│   └── css/
│       └── main.scss
├── index.md
├── Gemfile
└── README.md

The /pics/ folder must live in this branch. Image and CV links use {{ '/pics/...' | relative_url }}, which resolves against the deployed site — so the files have to be committed here, not merely present on some other branch. Do not use absolute https://mochell.github.io/pics/... URLs: they resolve to the live site even during local jekyll serve, which silently hides broken images until after deploy.

2. Enable GitHub Pages

In your repository on GitHub:

• Go to Settings → Pages
• Under Source, select Deploy from a branch
• Choose main (or master) branch, / (root) folder
• Click Save

GitHub Pages will build the Jekyll site automatically. It takes ~1 minute.

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Editing content

All content is plain Markdown. No HTML needed.

File	What it controls
_config.yml	Site title, your name, bio, sidebar links
index.md	Home/About page
_pages/research.md	Research projects page
_pages/publications.md	Publications list
_pages/talks.md	Talks & presentations
_data/navigation.yml	Top navigation links

Adding a new page

1. Create _pages/newpage.md
2. Add this front matter at the top:

   ---
   layout: single
   title: "My New Page"
   author_profile: true
   permalink: /newpage/
   ---

3. Add it to _data/navigation.yml:

   - title: "New Page"
     url: /newpage/

Changing your photo

Update the avatar line in _config.yml:

author:
  avatar: "/pics/YOUR_PHOTO.jpg"

Or place a photo in assets/images/ and reference it as /assets/images/photo.jpg.

Changing the skin color

Edit _config.yml:

minimal_mistakes_skin: "default"
# options: "default", "air", "aqua", "contrast", "dark", "dirt", "mint", "plum", "sunrise"

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Preview locally (optional)

gem install bundler
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve
# → open http://localhost:4000