Posts from Blogger to Github using Jekyll

Need help? 

See:

• https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now
• http://jekyllrb.com/docs/configuration/
• https://help.github.com/articles/using-jekyll-with-pages/
• http://jekyllbootstrap.com/
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/01/build-blog-jekyll-github-pages/
• http://octopress.org/

Install gem tools on MacOS

Install bundler:

sudo gem install bundler -n /usr/local/bin

On MacOS, see rubygems/bundler#4065 for the -n /usr/local/bin option.

Install jekyll:

gem install jekyll -n /usr/local/bin

Install github-pages, see https://github.com/github/pages-gem:

gem install github-pages -n /usr/local/bin

Install rouge (syntax highlighter):

gem install kramdown rouge -n /usr/local/bin

Run jekyll locally

Change directory:

cd peterkeller.github.io/

Run:

bundle exec jekyll serve

Note: jekyll serve does not work, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31417469/jekyll-ruby-kramdown-missing-dependency:

Access the blog locally with your browser:

• http://localhost:4000/

Generate site locally without serving a server and watch changing files (when using serve then you don't need this):

bundle exec jekyll build --watch

## Update GIT posts to Github

git add --all
git commit -m"My commit"
git push

See blog worldwide:

• http://peterkeller.github.io/

Install Theme

rake theme:install git="git://github.com/sodabrew/theme-dinky.git"

Import from Blogger

See http://import.jekyllrb.com/docs/blogger/

Export from Blogger

Export Blogger posts see https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41387?rd=1

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select the blog to export.
3. In the left menu, click Settings > Other.
4. In the "Blog tools" section, click Export blog > Download blog.

File export will be downloaded to /Users/peter/Downloads. File is named blog-MM-DD-YYYY.xml, e.g. blog-01-16-2016.xml.

### Read export and create/update posts and drafts

Install tool:

sudo gem install jekyll-import

Read the posts (adjust export file name).

Change directory:

cd peterkeller.github.io/

Copy all in one:

ruby -rubygems -e 'require "jekyll-import";   
JekyllImport::Importers::Blogger.run({
  "source"                => "/Users/peter/Downloads/blog-01-16-2016.xml",
  "no-blogger-info"       => false, # not to leave blogger-URL info (id and old URL) in the front matter
  "replace-internal-link" => false, # replace internal links using the post_url liquid tag.
})'

The contents of _drafts/ and _posts/ are now updated. Note, that you may now have duplicates *.html and *.md.

## Rouge highlighting

Create Rouge CSS style sheet:

rougify style > _rouge.css

Move to _scss directory and link it in styles.scss

Paging

See http://jekyllrb.com/docs/pagination/

For the pagination to work

• In _config.yml set paginate: 1 (
• Name the landing page to index.html. If it is index.md it will not work (as stated on the jekyll web site)