Jekyll site - add comments, analytics, monetisation #222

24/12/2024
jekyll
  • Add comments with Giscus
  • Add Plausible Analytics, Github Actions, override theme defaults
  • Add BuyMeACoffee

Let's add some external tools to our Jekyll site:

  • Plausible analytics for tracking visits
  • Giscus (Disqus alternative) for comments via Github Discussions
  • Buy Me A Coffee for basic monetisation

Most importantly:
We will deploy Jekyll via our own CI.
We will learn to override layout defaults.

Episode source code: https://github.com/corsego/220-jekyll-blog

0:00 Add comments with Giscus
9:30 Add Plausible Analytics, Github Actions, override theme defaults
15:38 Add BuyMeACoffee

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