Middleman-Blog extension

middleman-blog is an extension for the Middleman static site generator that adds blog-specific functionality. This includes:

Handling blog articles
Helpers for listing articles
Tagging support

Installation

If you're just getting started, install the middleman gem and generate a new project:

gem install middleman
middleman init MY_PROJECT --template=blog

If you already have a Middleman project, add the gem "middleman-blog" line to your Gemfile and then run bundle install.

Configuration

Within the config.rb of the middleman project, include the line

activate :blog

A more extensive guide can be found in the Middleman blogging guide.

Additionally, up-to-date generated code documentation is available on RubyDoc.

Community

Please also visit the the official Middleman community forum

Bug Reports

Github Issues are used for managing bug reports and feature requests.

If you run into issues or have an idea; please search and then submit the ticket here

The best way to get quick responses to your issues and swift fixes to your bugs is to submit detailed bug reports, include test cases and respond to developer questions in a timely manner. Even better, if you know Ruby, you can submit Pull Requests containing Cucumber Features which describe how your feature should work or exploit the bug you are submitting.

Testing

You can run all the tests by:

Checkout Repository: git clone https://github.com/middleman/middleman-blog.git
Install Bundler: gem install bundler
Run bundle install inside the project root to install the gem dependencies.
Run test cases: bundle exec rake test

To run an individual test use:

bundle exec cucumber features/blog_sources.feature

If you have suggestions for testing practices please submit a request.

Creating documentation

bundle exec rake doc

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