Practical Hexo : a hands-on introduction to building blogs using the Hexo framework /: a hands-on introduction to building blogs using the Hexo framework. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alex Libby.
• Authors: Libby, Alex
• Contents: Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Getting Started -- So, what's new...? -- Introducing Hexo -- Some housekeeping tasks -- Getting the dependencies installed -- Installing Hexo -- Creating our first example blog -- Exploring the changes in detail -- Understanding how Hexo operates -- Breaking apart the folder structure -- The _config.yml file -- Using an alternative configuration file -- Overriding a theme configuration -- The package.json file -- Changing our configuration Changing the URL of our blog -- Exploring our code changes in detail -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Manipulating Content and Media -- Understanding how content is stored -- Creating written content -- Breaking apart our changes -- Setting the front matter content -- Adding text to posts -- Dissecting the changes made -- Adding excerpts -- Adding media content -- Improving image coverage -- Breaking apart the changes -- Linking to external content -- Breaking apart the code -- Managing content -- Breaking apart our code -- Tagging content -- Processing and previewing content -- Making assumptions Breaking apart the changes -- "But there's more..." -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Creating Themes -- Changing themes -- Exploring theme file structure -- Creating our first theme -- Breaking apart the changes -- Constructing theme files -- Understanding what happened -- Using variables in Hexo -- Adding navigation -- Understanding the changes -- Using permalinks -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Developing Themes -- Adding comments -- Understanding what happened -- Adding widgets -- Understanding the code in detail -- Adding a sitemap -- Breaking apart the changes -- Applying styles -- Testing our theme Publishing themes online -- Where next? -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Working with the API -- But...when is a plugin not a plugin? -- Exploring what is available in Hexo -- Making use of Hexo helpers -- Creating a custom helper -- Breaking apart the code -- Creating tag snippets -- Understanding the code in detail -- Taking into account tag plugins -- Adding content through generators -- Breaking apart the code -- Taking things further -- Digging deeper into the API -- The pitfalls of using these API methods -- Putting a task runner to use -- Watching for changes -- Compiling Sass code with Hexo Understanding how our code works -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Building Plugins -- When is a plugin not a plugin: Revisited -- Understanding the architecture of a plugin -- Using existing tools to accelerate development -- Writing our first plugin -- Dissecting the code -- Implementing the WebP format as a plugin -- Building our plugin -- Understanding the code -- Publishing our plugins online -- Taking it further: Setting up a website -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Deployment and Publishing -- Understanding the deployment process -- Tidying up our content -- Choosing a host -- Uploading content
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 006.7; Web site development -- Computer programs; Blogs; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484260890; 1484260899
• Related ISBNs: 9781484260883
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