Personal Website Reference

Running Locally

docker compose up

Visit: http://localhost:4000

Full rebuild (when changes aren’t showing up):

docker compose down && rm -rf _site .jekyll-cache && docker compose up

Common Tasks

_config.yml → line ~28: bio field

Update homepage text

_pages/about.md

Add/remove nav links

_data/navigation.yml

Update resume PDF

Replace files/ecelik.pdf with new file (keep same filename, or update the path in _pages/cv.md)
The resume page (/resume/) only shows a download button — no content to sync

Portfolio

Add a new project

Create _portfolio/your_project_name.md — copy an existing one as template
Add a teaser image to images/ and reference it in the front matter:
```
header:
  teaser: your_image.jpg
```

Portfolio front matter fields

---
title: "Project Title"
excerpt: "Short description shown on the card"
header:
  teaser: image_filename.jpg   # stored in /images/
tags: [Python, FPGA, Embedded C]  # shown as pills on the card
---

Key Files

File	Purpose
`_config.yml`	Site-wide settings, sidebar name/bio/avatar
`_data/navigation.yml`	Header nav links
`_pages/about.md`	Homepage content
`_pages/cv.md`	Resume page (just a download button)
`_pages/portfolio.html`	Portfolio grid page
`_portfolio/*.md`	Individual portfolio entries
`_includes/head/custom.html`	Custom CSS and JS (grid layout, theme, hover effects)
`images/`	All images including avatar and project teasers
`files/ecelik.pdf`	Resume PDF

Theme

Default is light mode
User can toggle dark; preference persists across page navigation via localStorage
Toggle logic is in _includes/head/custom.html at the top

Deploying

git add .
git commit -m "your message"
git push

GitHub Actions builds and deploys automatically. Changes are live in ~1-2 minutes.