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Vuepress Theme Twipress

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Updated: 22 Jul 2021
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A VuePress theme modeled after parts of Twitter interface design

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Overview:

Twipress is a VuePress theme designed to mimic the interface of Twitter. It is primarily used for migrating Hexo blogs to VuePress, although full compatibility with Hexo blogs is not guaranteed due to potential incompatible custom content or plugin dependencies. It is recommended for blogs with minimal custom content. Please note that this is the first VuePress theme developed and used by the author, so its compatibility with other VuePress blogs is uncertain. The theme can be found at the following link: Twipress.

Features:

  • Twitter-inspired Design: Twipress features a design that closely resembles the interface of Twitter.
  • Hexo Blog Migration: The theme can be used to migrate Hexo blogs to VuePress, although complete compatibility is not guaranteed.
  • Minimal Custom Content: Twipress is recommended for blogs with minimal custom content.

Installation:

To use Twipress, follow the steps below:

  1. Initialize a VuePress project according to the official VuePress documentation: VuePress Getting Started Guide.
  2. Once the development server is successfully running, proceed with the following steps.
  3. Make sure there is a README.md file under the “docs” directory to ensure the proper functioning of the main page. If you have followed the official initialization tutorial, this file would have been created for you.
  4. Clone the theme into the “.vuepress” directory under the “docs” directory. Use the following command to complete this step: git clone https://github.com/korilin/vuepress-theme-twipress.git .vuepress
  5. Create an “about” directory under the “docs” directory. Inside the directory, create a README.md file to support the About page.
  6. If you want to add articles, it is recommended to create a directory for each article using relative paths to reference static resources within the articles. Please refer to the VuePress documentation for more information on using relative paths for static assets: VuePress Assets Guide
  7. Organize articles into different folders based on categories. Example directory structure:
.
├── docs
│   ├── .vuepress
│   ├── about
│   ├── category1
│   │   ├── article1.md
│   │   ├── article2.md
│   ├── category2
│   │   ├── article3.md
│   │   ├── article4.md
  1. Each article’s Markdown file should be written in the following format:
---
title: Article Title
date: YYYY-MM-DD
category: Category Name
tags:
  - Tag1
  - Tag2
---

Article content goes here.
  1. Customize the theme according to your needs. The theme’s configuration file can be found at “docs/.vuepress/config.js”. Refer to the following content for an overview of all the configuration options.

Summary:

Twipress is a VuePress theme that mimics the design of Twitter. It is primarily used for migrating Hexo blogs to VuePress, although full compatibility is not guaranteed. The theme is recommended for blogs with minimal custom content. To install Twipress, initialize a VuePress project and follow the provided installation instructions. Customize the theme according to your specific needs using the configuration file.