gxanesh.github.io

Personal academic portfolio website for Ganesh Sapkota.

Live site: https://gxanesh.github.io

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Structure

_pages/          # Site pages (About, Research, Publications, CV)
_config.yml      # Site-wide configuration (name, bio, links, theme)
_data/           # Navigation and UI text
_includes/       # HTML partials (header, footer, sidebar)
_layouts/        # Page layout templates
_sass/           # Stylesheets and themes
images/          # Profile photo, favicons
cv/              # CV PDF for download
assets/          # CSS, JS, fonts

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How to Use This Template

1. Fork or Clone

git clone https://github.com/gxanesh/gxanesh.github.io.git
cd gxanesh.github.io

2. Configure

Edit _config.yml to set your name, bio, email, social links, and theme:

title: "Your Name"
author:
  name: "Your Name"
  bio: "Your tagline"
  email: "you@example.com"
  github: "yourusername"
  linkedin: "yourusername"
  googlescholar: "your-scholar-url"
site_theme: "mint"  # Options: default, air, sunrise, mint, dirt, contrast

3. Edit Pages

All pages live in _pages/:

• about.md — Homepage (permalink: /)
• research.md — Research details
• publications.md — Publication list
• cv.md — Full CV with PDF download link

4. Update Navigation

Edit _data/navigation.yml to add or remove nav links:

main:
  - title: "About"
    url: /
  - title: "Research"
    url: /research/
  - title: "Publications"
    url: /publications/
  - title: "CV"
    url: /cv/

5. Add Profile Photo

Place your photo in images/ and update avatar in _config.yml:

author:
  avatar: "your-photo.jpg"

6. Add CV PDF

Place your CV PDF in cv/ (e.g., cv/Your_Name_CV.pdf) and link it in _pages/cv.md.

7. Run Locally (Optional)

gem install bundler
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve

Visit http://localhost:4000 to preview.

8. Deploy

Push to the main branch — GitHub Pages will build and deploy automatically.

git add .
git commit -m "Update site"
git push origin main

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Credits

Built on the Academic Pages template, a fork of Minimal Mistakes.