GitHub Metadata, a.k.a. `site.github`

Jekyll plugin to propagate the site.github namespace and set default values for use with GitHub Pages.

What it does

Propagates the site.github namespace with repository metadata
Sets site.title as the repository name, if none is set
Sets site.description as the repository tagline if none is set
Sets site.url as the GitHub Pages domain (cname or user domain), if none is set
Sets site.baseurl as the project name for project pages if none is set

Usage of this gem is pretty straight-forward. Add it to your Gemfile like this:

gem "jekyll-github-metadata"

Add it to your _config.yml:

plugins:
  - "jekyll-github-metadata"

⚠️ If you are using Jekyll < 3.5.0, use the gems key instead of plugins.

Then go ahead and run bundle install.

Now, whenever you build or serve with Jekyll, the jekyll-github-metadata plugin will run.