feat: github-pages goodies without using it

Gemfile

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 group :jekyll_plugins do
-  gem 'jekyll-sass-converter', '~> 2.2'
-  gem 'jekyll-loading-lazy'
-  gem 'jekyll-sitemap'
+  gem 'jekyll-default-layout'
   gem 'jekyll-feed'
+  gem 'jekyll-loading-lazy'
+  gem 'jekyll-optional-front-matter'
+  gem 'jekyll-readme-index'
+  gem 'jekyll-relative-links'
+  gem 'jekyll-sass-converter', '~> 2.2'
+  gem 'jekyll-sitemap'
+  gem 'jekyll-titles-from-headings'
   gem 'jekyll-toc'
 end
 

Gemfile.lock

@@ -30,15 +30,25 @@ GEM
       safe_yaml (~> 1.0)
       terminal-table (>= 1.8, < 4.0)
       webrick (~> 1.7)
+    jekyll-default-layout (0.1.5)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
     jekyll-feed (0.17.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
     jekyll-loading-lazy (0.1.1)
       jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.10, < 2.0)
+    jekyll-optional-front-matter (0.3.2)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-readme-index (0.3.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-relative-links (0.7.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.3, < 5.0)
     jekyll-sass-converter (2.2.0)
       sassc (> 2.0.1, < 3.0)
     jekyll-sitemap (1.4.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-titles-from-headings (0.5.3)
+      jekyll (>= 3.3, < 5.0)
     jekyll-toc (0.18.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.9)
       nokogiri (~> 1.12)
@@ -76,10 +86,15 @@ PLATFORMS
   x86_64-linux-musl
 
 DEPENDENCIES
+  jekyll-default-layout
   jekyll-feed
   jekyll-loading-lazy
+  jekyll-optional-front-matter
+  jekyll-readme-index
+  jekyll-relative-links
   jekyll-sass-converter (~> 2.2)
   jekyll-sitemap
+  jekyll-titles-from-headings
   jekyll-toc
   webrick
 

_config.yml

@@ -50,9 +50,14 @@ feed:
   tags:
     path: "feed/tags/"
 plugins:
-  - jekyll-loading-lazy
-  - jekyll-sitemap
+  - jekyll-default-layout
   - jekyll-feed
+  - jekyll-loading-lazy
+  - jekyll-optional-front-matter
+  - jekyll-readme-index
+  - jekyll-relative-links
+  - jekyll-sitemap
+  - jekyll-titles-from-headings
   - jekyll-toc
 defaults:
   - scope:

demo-page.md

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ title: "Cake Party!"
 
 Sadly, the cake is a _lie_
 
-[Go Crying](../demo){: .inline-button}
+[Go Crying](demo.md){: .inline-button}

demo.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ disclaimer: "
 
 Text can be **bold**, _italic_, or ~~strikethrough~~, it can also be _**thick**_.
 
-[Link to another page](../demo-page){:.page-link}
+[Link to another page](demo-page.md){:.page-link}
 
 There should be whitespace between paragraphs.
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Everything above can be applied to videos too.
 {:.page-link}
 ```
 
-[Link to page](../markdown-page){:.page-link}
+[Link to page](demo-page.md){:.page-link}
 
 ### Link to site (up-rightwards arrow)
 

index.md

@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Edit a bit of metadata and tweak some of the included graphics and have a blog u
 - Local copy of the amazing [Inter font](https://rsms.me/inter/). No slowdowns pulling from external hosting.
 - Mobile friendly, with proper dark variant included.
 - [jekyll-compress-html](https://github.com/penibelst/jekyll-compress-html) and [jekyll-loading-lazy](https://github.com/gildesmarais/jekyll-loading-lazy) are included for better experience on slow networks.
+- [github-pages](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/about-github-pages-and-jekyll#plugins)-like experience without actual `github-pages` plugin, since it has a lot of useless stuff like default Jekyll themes, plus some GitHub-specific stuff.
 - [Mastodon-powered comments](https://cassidyjames.com/blog/fediverse-blog-comments-mastodon). Comment using any ActivityPub service by replying to Mastodon post.
 
-> See [demo](demo) for showcase of all Duckquill possibilities. Oh and [comments demo](demo-comments) for showcase of Mastodon-powered comments.
+> See [demo](demo.md) for showcase of all Duckquill possibilities. Oh and [comments demo](demo-comments.md) for showcase of Mastodon-powered comments.
 
 Make yourself a cup of your <abbr title="Coffee, tea, or water">favorite drink</abbr> and let's start!