introducing hydejack


Hydejack is a pretentious two-column Jekyll theme, stolen by @qwtel from Hyde. You could say it was.. hydejacked.

Features

Unlike Hyde, it’s opinionated about how you are going to use it (as a blog!)
Features included are:

  • Touch-enabled sidebar / drawer for mobile, including fallback when JS is disabled.
  • Github Pages compatible tag support based on this post.
  • Customizable link color and sidebar image, per-site, per-tag and per-post.
  • Optional author section at the bottom of each post.
  • Posts grouped by year on front and tag page.
  • Social media icons (github, twitter) on sidebar.
  • Optional comment section powered by Disqus.
  • Math blocks via KaTeX.

Download

Hydejack is developed on and hosted with GitHub. Head to the GitHub repository for downloads, bug reports, and feature requests.

I love the original Hyde theme, but unfortunately the layout isn’t as great on small screens.
Since the sidebar moves to the top, the user has to scroll just to read the title of a blog post.

By using a drawer component I was able to retain the original two column layout. It’s possible to move the drawer via touch input (with the help of a little JavaScript).

Since the background image contributes to the feel of the page I’m letting it peek over the edge a bit. This also provides a hint to the user that an interaction is possible.

Preview