Arnica - Stylish Jekyll Blog Theme

Built on the robust Jekyll static site generator, Arnica combines the simplicity of static sites with the dynamic feel of modern web applications. Whether you're a professional blogger, photographer, writer, or anyone looking to share their passion with the world, Arnica offers everything you need to create a stunning, fast-loading, and SEO-friendly blog.

Design & Aesthetics

• Modern & Clean Design: Contemporary layout with attention to detail and visual hierarchy
• Responsive Layout: Fully responsive design that looks stunning on all devices - desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Beautiful Typography: Carefully chosen fonts using Urbanist font family for excellent readability
• Visual Effects: Smooth animations and transitions powered by WOW.js and Animate.css
• Dark/Light Header: Configurable header style to match your brand identity

Blog & Content Management

• Pagination System: Built-in pagination for easy navigation through multiple pages of content
• Load More Functionality: AJAX-powered "Load More" button for seamless content loading
• Category Pages: Automatically generated category pages for organizing content
• Author Page: Dedicated author pages showcasing individual contributors
• Featured Images: Support for post thumbnails and cover images
• Social Sharing: Built-in social sharing buttons for posts

Search & Discovery

• Instant Search: Powerful search functionality with Simple Jekyll Search
• Search Modal: Beautiful modal interface for search queries
• Real-time Results: Live search results as users type
• Search Index: JSON-based search index for fast performance

Author Management

• Multiple Authors: Support for multiple authors/contributors
• Author Profiles: Detailed author pages with bio, social links, and avatar
• Author Designation: Display author roles and titles
• Author Social Links: Connect author profiles to social media accounts

Social Integration

• Social Media Links: Footer social links for Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, and Dribbble
• Social Sharing: Share buttons for individual posts
• Newsletter Integration: Mailchimp integration for email subscription

Technical Features

• Jekyll 4.4+: Built on the latest Jekyll version
• Static Site Generator: Fast, secure, and easy to deploy
• Gulp Build System: Automated build process with Gulp
• SASS/SCSS Support: Modular and maintainable CSS with SASS
• Minified Assets: Optimized CSS and JavaScript files for better performance
• Autoprefixer: Automatic CSS vendor prefixing
• Code Splitting: Optimized asset loading
• Lazy Loading: Image lazy loading for improved page speed
• Clean Code: Well-organized, commented, and maintainable codebase

SEO & Performance

• SEO Optimized: Built-in SEO best practices and meta tags
• Structured Data: Proper HTML5 semantic markup
• Fast Loading: Optimized for speed with minified assets
• Mobile-Friendly: Fully responsive and mobile-optimized
• XML Sitemap: Automatic sitemap generation with jekyll-feed
• RSS Feed: Built-in RSS feed for subscribers
• Meta Tags: Comprehensive meta tag configuration

Customization & Configuration

• Easy Configuration: Simple YAML-based configuration in _config.yml
• Custom Colors: Easily customizable color scheme
• Logo Upload: Custom logo support
• Cover Images: Default and per-post cover images
• Navigation Menu: Customizable navigation menu
• Footer Customization: Editable footer content and links
• Contact Form: Contact page with form and map integration

Layout Files

• default.html: Main layout wrapper with header and footer
• page.html: Static page layout
• post.html: Single blog post layout
• author.html: Author archive layout
• category.html: Category archive layout
• tag.html: Tag archive layout

Include Files (Partial Templates)

• header.html: Site header with navigation and search
• footer.html: Site footer with social links and newsletter
• navigation.html: Main navigation menu
• post_card.html: Post card component
• post_loop.html: Post listing loop
• pagination.html: Pagination controls
• post_pagination.html: Previous/next post navigation
• page_header.html: Page header with title
• social_share.html: Social sharing buttons
• disqus_comment.html: Disqus comment system
• contact_form.html: Contact form component

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Build Tools

• Gulp 4.0.2: Task runner
• Gulp SASS: SASS compilation
• Gulp Clean CSS: CSS minification
• Gulp Autoprefixer: CSS vendor prefixes
• Gulp Concat: File concatenation
• Gulp Uglify/Terser: JavaScript minification
• Gulp Zip: File compression
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime
• npm: Package manager