System Patterns: Jekyll Portfolio Website

System Architecture

  1. Static Site Generator
    • Jekyll as the core engine
    • Hydejack Pro theme for styling and functionality
    • Markdown for content creation
    • Liquid templating for dynamic content
  2. Directory Structure
    ├── _config.yml          # Site configuration
├── _posts/             # Blog posts
├── _projects/          # Project showcase
├── _includes/          # Reusable components
├── _layouts/           # Page templates
├── _sass/             # SCSS styles
├── assets/            # Static files
│   ├── img/          # Images
│   ├── js/           # JavaScript
│   └── css/          # Compiled CSS
├── _data/            # Data files
└── _site/            # Generated site

Key Technical Decisions

  1. Theme Selection
    • Hydejack Pro for modern design
    • Responsive layout
    • Built-in features for portfolio and blog
    • Customization capabilities
  2. Content Management
    • Markdown for content creation
    • YAML front matter for metadata
    • Liquid templating for dynamic content
    • Organized directory structure
  3. Asset Management
    • SCSS for styling
    • Modular JavaScript
    • Optimized image handling
    • Asset pipeline integration
  4. Deployment Strategy
    • GitHub Pages hosting
    • Automated builds
    • Version control integration
    • Continuous deployment

Design Patterns

  1. Component Architecture
    • Reusable includes
    • Modular layouts
    • Consistent styling
    • Responsive design patterns
  2. Content Organization
    • Category-based organization
    • Tag-based filtering
    • Search functionality
    • Related content linking
  3. Navigation Patterns
    • Sidebar navigation
    • Breadcrumb trails
    • Category navigation
    • Search integration
  4. Performance Patterns
    • Asset optimization
    • Lazy loading
    • Caching strategies
    • Mobile-first approach

Integration Points

  1. Social Media
    • Twitter integration
    • GitHub integration
    • LinkedIn integration
    • Share functionality
  2. Analytics
    • Google Analytics
    • Visitor tracking
    • Performance monitoring
    • User behavior analysis
  3. Comments
    • Disqus integration
    • Comment moderation
    • Social sharing
    • Engagement tracking
  4. Forms
    • Contact forms
    • Newsletter signup
    • Feedback collection
    • Spam protection