This feature release adds new social media icons for 2024 and makes dark mode available to everyone.
Lots of things have changed in the world of social media since the last release. To bring Hydejack up to date, the default logo for Twitter has changed:
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Hydejack is back from the dead with a few long overdue bugfixes.
A full-time job and focus to my many other side projects meant that Hydejack has been effectively abandoned for the last couple of years.
Recently I’ve used Hydejack myself to blog on my personal site, and while it may sound silly, I came away impressed with my own product.
Version 9.1 provides minor design changes, new features, and closes multiple issues.
What’s New in Hydejack 9.1?
Version 9 is the most complete version of Hydejack yet. Modernized design, big headlines, and big new features.
Version 9 is the most complete version of Hydejack yet.
It’s time to post an update on upcoming versions of Hydejack, in part to get me back into the mood for writing, as missing documentation is what’s holding it up.
I think it’s time to post an update on upcoming versions of Hydejack, in part to get me back into the mood for writing. Missing documentation is, as always, what’s holding up the release. There are currently plenty of features that would be useful to many people that simply aren’t documented, including everything that is work in progress for v9. It’s both the least fun and most valuable part of the project.
Service release 8.5 includes a number of obvious improvements made possible by changes in the way the web works.
Service release 8.5 includes a number of obvious improvements made possible by changes in the way the web works.
Hydejack 8.3 introduces new options to bring Hydejack’s build time in line with other Jekyll themes.
Hydejack was designed with personal sites in mind, i.e. sites with around 100 pages. Because of this, build speed hasn’t been a major concern during its development. When attempting to use Hydejack with thousands of pages this becomes very apparent, as build times go from seconds, to minutes, to hours.
The PRO version of Hydejack now includes an optional Dark Mode, making it the first Jekyll theme to include this feature.
Like many people, I’m a sucker for dark UI themes, whether it’s Twitter, macOS, or code editors. I even built an addon for Atom that automatically switches between light and dark based on sunset and sunrise.
Hydejack 8 is the best version of Hydejack yet. It introduces Cover Pages, Offline Support, and soon… Dark Mode.
After a long wait, Hydejack 8 finally sees the day of its release. It makes Hydejack look more elegant (no more super bold headings) and introduces features that make your site more impressive to first time visitors, while loading faster for repeat visitors.
A page showing Hydejack-specific markdown content.
Hydejack offers a few additional features to markup your markdown. Don’t worry, these are merely CSS classes added with kramdown’s {:...} syntax, so that your content remains compatible with other Jekyll themes.
