Katherine E. Atkins - Personal Website

This is a Jekyll-based academic website deployed via GitHub Pages.

Live site: https://katiito.com

Quick Start: Publishing Changes

To publish updates to your website:

git add .
git commit -m "Description of your changes"
git push

GitHub Pages will automatically build and deploy your site. Changes typically appear within 1-2 minutes.

Site Structure

.
├── index.md          # Homepage content (bio text)
├── cv.md             # CV/Resume page
├── papers.md         # Publications list
├── teaching.md       # Teaching & Supervision page
├── people.md         # Lab group members
├── blog.md           # Blog page
├── _data/
│   └── news.yml      # News items displayed on homepage
├── _layouts/
│   ├── homepage.html # Custom homepage layout
│   └── page.html     # Standard page layout
├── _includes/
│   └── footer.html   # Custom footer
├── assets/
│   └── main.scss     # Custom styles
├── _config.yml       # Jekyll configuration
├── CNAME             # Custom domain (katiito.com)
└── profile_pic.jpg   # Profile photo

Editing Content

Updating pages

Edit the .md files directly. They use Markdown format with YAML front matter at the top.

Adding news items

Edit _data/news.yml. Add new entries at the top of the file:

- date: 2024-01-15
  descrip: Your news item text here

Updating profile photo

Replace profile_pic.jpg with a new image (keep the same filename and dimensions ~300x270px).

Configuration

Site settings are in _config.yml:

• title: Site title
• email: Contact email
• twitter_username: Twitter handle
• github_username: GitHub handle

Technical Details

• Theme: Minima (GitHub Pages default)
• Jekyll version: Managed by GitHub Pages
• Branch: master (deployed automatically)
• Custom domain: katiito.com (configured via CNAME file)

Troubleshooting

Build failures

Check the GitHub Actions tab in your repository for build logs if the site doesn't update.

Changes not appearing

1. Wait 1-2 minutes for GitHub Pages to rebuild
2. Hard refresh your browser (Cmd+Shift+R on Mac)
3. Check the repository's Actions tab for build status

Local development (optional)

If you want to preview changes locally before pushing:

bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve

Then visit http://localhost:4000