How to Update Your Personal Website

Your website is now set up to be completely manageable through YAML and Markdown files! No need to edit HTML directly.

🎯 Quick Start: Essential Files to Update

1. Personal Information (_data/personal.yml)

Update your basic information here:

name: "Alejandro Andres Juanes"  # Your full name
email: "Alejandro.AndresJuanes@ista.ac.at"  # Your email
title: "Researcher & Developer"  # Your professional title
subtitle: "PhD Student in Computer Science"  # Your current status
bio: |  # Main description for your homepage
  Welcome to my personal website! I'm a passionate researcher...

2. Professional Links (_data/links.yml)

Update your social media and professional profiles:

main_links:  # Links shown prominently on homepage
  - name: "LinkedIn"
    url: "https://linkedin.com/in/your-profile"  # ← Update this!
  - name: "GitHub"
    url: "https://github.com/your-username"  # ← Update this!

3. Research Information (_data/research.yml)

Add your publications, projects, and collaborators:

publications:
  - title: "Your Paper Title"
    authors: "**Your Name**, Co-author Name"
    venue: "Conference/Journal Name 2024"
    description: "Brief description of your work..."

4. Resume/CV (_data/resume.yml)

Add your education and work experience:

education:
  - degree: "Ph.D. in Computer Science"
    institution: "Your University"
    start_year: "2020"
    end_year: "2024"

📝 Blog Posts

Create new blog posts by adding files to _posts/ following this format:

• Filename: YYYY-MM-DD-title-of-post.md
• Example: 2024-03-18-my-first-post.md

---
layout: post
title: "My First Blog Post"
date: 2024-03-18
categories: [Research, Academia]
---

Your blog post content goes here in Markdown format!

🎨 Customization

Colors & Theme

The website uses your custom color palette:

• Turquoise Surf (#06aed5) - Primary accent
• Cerulean (#086788) - Text and headers
• Bright Amber (#f0c808) - Highlights
• Papaya Whip (#fff1d0) - Light backgrounds
• Primary Scarlet (#dd1c1a) - Alerts

Navigation

Update the menu in _config.yml:

navigation:
  - name: "Home"
    url: "/"
  - name: "Resume"
    url: "/resume/"

🚀 Publishing Changes

1. Edit any YAML/Markdown files using your preferred text editor
2. Commit and push to GitHub:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Update personal information"
   git push
   

3. GitHub Pages will automatically rebuild your site (takes 1-2 minutes)

📁 File Structure Summary

📁 _data/          # All your content (EDIT THESE!)
  ├── personal.yml  # Basic info, bio, research interests
  ├── links.yml     # Social media and professional links
  ├── research.yml  # Publications, projects, presentations
  └── resume.yml    # Education, experience, awards

📁 _posts/          # Blog posts (Markdown files)
  └── 2023-10-01-welcome.md

📁 images/          # Your photos
  └── profile.jpg   # Your profile photo (500x500px recommended)

📄 _config.yml     # Site settings and navigation

✅ Next Steps

1. Update _data/personal.yml with your information
2. Update _data/links.yml with your social profiles
3. Add your publications to _data/research.yml
4. Add your experience to _data/resume.yml
5. Replace images/profile.jpg with your photo
6. Write your first blog post in _posts/

🎯 Pro Tips

• Use **Your Name** in author lists to make your name bold
• Test locally by running bundle exec jekyll serve
• Dark mode automatically works - visitors can toggle with the moon/sun button
• All external links automatically open in new tabs
• The site is fully responsive and works great on mobile devices

That’s it! Your website will automatically update when you push changes to the main branch. 🎉