A curated list of awesome resources, tools, templates, and tips for using GitHub Pages to host static websites and project documentation for free.
GitHub Pages is a popular option for developers, educators, and open-source contributors to quickly publish content online. This list highlights helpful tools and guides to supercharge your GitHub Pages experience.
- Getting Started
- Generators and Frameworks
- Themes and Templates
- Tools and Plugins
- Enhancements
- Learning Resources
- Showcases
- Alternatives and Extensions
- Related Awesome Lists
- GitHub Pages Documentation – Official documentation to set up and customize GitHub Pages.
- GitHub Pages Basics – Quick start guide.
- Jekyll Docs – Most GitHub Pages sites use Jekyll by default.
- Jekyll – Default SSG for GitHub Pages, ideal for blogs and documentation.
- Hugo – Fast, flexible static site generator with GitHub Pages support.
- Docusaurus – Optimized for documentation sites with versioning.
- MkDocs – Simple, YAML-configured static documentation generator.
- Zola – Static site engine written in Rust, easy to integrate with GitHub Pages.
- VitePress – Vue-powered static site generator, can be deployed to GitHub Pages.
- Jekyll Themes – Collection of ready-to-use themes.
- Minimal Mistakes – Popular Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages.
- Just the Docs – Jekyll theme for project documentation.
- Chirpy – Feature-rich theme focused on blogging.
- Beautiful Jekyll – Easy-to-use starter template.
- gh-pages – NPM package to publish directly to GitHub Pages from CI/CD.
- jekyll-seo-tag – Easy SEO meta tags plugin for Jekyll.
- Jekyll Admin – Visual admin interface for managing your Jekyll site.
- Jemoji – GitHub-style emoji support for Jekyll.
- html-proofer – Lint and validate your GitHub Pages output.
- Cloudflare – Add CDN, caching, and security features to your GitHub Pages site.
- Plausible Analytics – Lightweight, privacy-friendly web analytics.
- Giscus – Comment system powered by GitHub Discussions.
- Algolia DocSearch – Powerful search for documentation sites.
- GitHub Pages Crash Course – freeCodeCamp
- Creating a Personal Website on GitHub Pages – Codecademy
- Deploying a Hugo Site to GitHub Pages
- academicpages – Jekyll template for academic personal websites.
- GitHub’s own blog – Uses GitHub Pages and Jekyll.
- Jekyll Theme Catalog – Official themes by GitHub.
- Netlify – Advanced CI/CD, forms, functions, and redirects.
- Cloudflare Pages – Git-integrated, high-performance hosting.
- Vercel – Ideal for Next.js and frontend apps.
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