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{% include base_path %} {% include toc icon="columns" title="Included Layouts" %}

The bread and butter of any theme. Below you'll find the layouts included with Minimal Mistakes, what they look like and the type of content they've been built for.

Default Layout

The base layout all other layouts inherit from. There's not much to this layout apart from pulling in several _includes:

  • <head> elements
  • masthead navigation links
  • {% raw %}{{ content }}{% endraw %}
  • page footer
  • scripts

Note: You won't ever assign this layout directly to a post or page. Instead all other layouts will build off of it by setting layout: default in their YAML Front Matter. {: .notice--warning}

Compress Layout

A Jekyll layout that compresses HTML in pure Liquid.

Single Layout

The layout you'll likely use the most --- sidebar and main content combo.

Includes:

  • Optional header image with caption
  • Optional header overlay (solid color/image) + text and optional "call to action" button
  • Optional social sharing links module
  • Optional comments module
  • Optional related posts module

{% include gallery id="single_layout_gallery" caption="Image header and meta info examples for single layout" %}

Assign with layout: single, or better yet apply as a [Front Matter default]({{ base_path }}/docs/configuration/#front-matter-defaults) in _config.yml.

Archive Layout

Essentially the same as single with markup adjustments and some modules removed.

Includes:

  • Optional header image with caption
  • Optional header overlay (solid color/image) + text and optional "call to action" button
  • List and grid views
archive layout example
List view example.

Below are sample archive pages you can easily drop into your project, taking care to rename permalink, title, or the filename to fit your site. Each is 100% compatible with GitHub Pages.

  • [All Posts Grouped by Category -- List View][posts-categories]
  • [All Posts Grouped by Tags -- List View][posts-tags]
  • [All Posts Grouped by Year -- List View][posts-year]
  • [All Posts Grouped by Collection -- List View][posts-collection]
  • [Portfolio Collection -- Grid View][portfolio-collection]

[posts-categories]: {{ site.gh_repo }}/gh-pages/_pages/category-archive.html [posts-tags]: {{ site.gh_repo }}/gh-pages/_pages/tag-archive.html [posts-year]: {{ site.gh_repo }}/gh-pages/_pages/year-archive.html [posts-collection]: {{ site.gh_repo }}/gh-pages/_pages/collection-archive.html [portfolio-collection]: {{ site.gh_repo }}/gh-pages/_pages/portfolio-archive.html

Post and page excerpts are auto-generated by Jekyll which grabs the first paragraph of text. To override this text with something more specific use the following YAML Front Matter:

excerpt: "A unique line of text to describe this post that will display in an archive listing and meta description with SEO benefits."

Grid View

Adding type=grid to the archive-single helper will display archive posts in a 4 column grid. For example to create an archive displaying all documents in the portfolio collection:

Step 1: Create a portfolio archive page (eg. _pages/portfolio-archive.html) with the following YAML Front Matter:

---
layout: archive
title: "Portfolio"
permalink: /portfolio/
author_profile: false
---

Step 2: Loop over all documents in the portfolio collection and output in a grid:

{% raw %}{% include base_path %}

<div class="grid__wrapper">
  {% for post in site.portfolio %}
    {% include archive-single.html type="grid" %}
  {% endfor %}{% endraw %}
</div>

To produce something like this:

archive grid view example
Grid view example.

Note: More information on using this _include can be found under [Helpers and Shortcodes]({{ base_path }}/docs/helpers-and-shortcodes/). {: .notice--info}

Taxonomy Archive

If you have the luxury of using Jekyll plugins the creation of category and tag archives is greatly simplified. Enable support for the jekyll-archives plugin with a few _config.yml settings as noted in the [Configuration]({{ base_path }}/docs/configuration/#archive-settings) section.

![archive taxonomy layout example]({{ base_path }}/images/mm-layout-archive-taxonomy.png)

Home Page

Minimal Mistakes ships with an [index.html]({{ site.gh_repo }}/blob/master/index.html) in the root of the project for displaying recent posts.

Includes:

  • Optional header image with caption
  • Optional header overlay (solid color/image) + text and optional "call to action" button
  • Paginated posts

Post pagination is achieved by assigning layout: archive in the YAML Front Matter and including the following Liquid in the body:

{% raw %}<!-- start index.html body -->
{% include base_path %}

<h3 class="archive__subtitle">Recent Posts</h3>

{% for post in paginator.posts %}
  {% include archive-single.html %}
{% endfor %}

{% include paginator.html %}
<!-- end index.html body -->{% endraw %}
home page post pagination example
Home page post pagination example.

Note: For more pagination related settings check the [Configuration]({{ base_path }}/docs/configuration/#paginate) section. {: .notice--info}

Splash Page Layout

For full-width landing pages that need a little something extra add layout: splash to the YAML Front Matter.

Includes:

  • Optional header image with caption
  • Optional header overlay (solid color/image) + text and optional "call to action" button
  • Feature blocks (left, center, and right alignment options)

![splash page layout example]({{ base_path }}/images/mm-layout-splash.png)

Feature blocks can be assigned and aligned to the left, right, or center with a sprinkling of YAML. For full details on how to use the feature_row helper check the [Content]({{ base_path }}/docs/helpers-and-shortcodes/) section or review a [sample splash page]({{ site.gh_repo }}/gh-pages/_pages/splash-page.md).

Headers

To add some visual punch to a post or page, a large full-width header image can be included.

Note: Be sure to resize your header images. ~1280px is a good medium if you aren't responsively serving up images. Through the magic of CSS they will scale up or down to fill the container. If you go with something too small it will look like garbage when upscaled, and something too large will hurt performance. {: .notice--warning}

![single layout header image example]({{ base_path }}/images/mm-single-header-example.jpg)

Place your images in the /images/ folder and add the following YAML Front Matter:

header:
  image: image-filename.jpg

For externally hosted images include the full image path instead of just the filename:

header:
  image: http://some-site.com/image.jpg

To include a caption or attribution for the image:

header:
  image: unsplash-image-1.jpg
  caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"

ProTip: Captions written in Markdown are supported, so feel free to add links, or style text. Just be sure to wrap it in quotes. {: .notice--info}

Header Overlay

To overlay text on top of a header image you have a few more options:

Front Matter variable Description
overlay_image Header image you'd like to overlay. Same rules as header.image from above.
excerpt Auto-generated page excerpt is added to the overlay text or can be overridden.
cta_label Call to action button text label (default is more_label in UI Text data file).
cta_url Call to action button URL.

With this YAML Front Matter:

excerpt: "This post should display a **header with an overlay image**, if the theme supports it."
header:
  overlay_image: unsplash-image-1.jpg
  caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
  cta_label: "More Info"
  cta_url: "https://unsplash.com"

You should get an header image overlaid with text and a call to action button.

![single layout header overlay example]({{ base_path }}/images/mm-single-header-overlay-example.jpg)

You also have the option of specifying a solid background-color to use instead of an image.

![single layout header overlay with background fill]({{ base_path }}/images/mm-single-header-overlay-fill-example.jpg)

excerpt: "This post should display a **header with a solid background color**, if the theme supports it."
header:
  overlay_color: "#333"

Sidebars

The space to the left of a page's main content is blank by default, but has the option to show an author profile (name, short biography, social media links), custom content, or both.

Author Profile

Add author_profile: true to a post or page's YAML Front Matter.

![single layout example]({{ base_path }}/images/mm-layout-single.png)

Better yet, enable it with Front Matter Defaults set in _config.yml.

defaults:
  # _posts
  - scope:
      path: ""
      type: posts
    values:
      author_profile: true

Note: To disable the author sidebar profile for a specific post or page, add author_profile: false to the YAML Front Matter instead. {: .notice--warning}

Custom Sidebar Content

Blocks of content can be added by using the following under sidebar:

Front Matter variable Description
title Title or heading.
image Image path placed in /images/ folder or an external URL.
image_alt Alternate description for image.
text Markdown supported text.

Multiple blocks can also be added by following the example below:

sidebar:
  - title: "Title"
    image: http://placehold.it/350x250
    image_alt: "image"
    text: "Some text here."
  - title: "Another Title"
    text: "More text here."
custom sidebar content example
Example of custom sidebar content added as YAML Front Matter.

ProTip: Custom sidebar content added to a post or page's YAML Front Matter will appear above the author profile if enabled with author_profile: true. {: .notice--info}