How do I create more than a hello world with GitHub Pages?

Question

The instructions at Git Hub Pages show me how to create a Hello World website that just says "Hello World"

The instructions also say that the website can be hosted directly from my Git Hub repository.

I have created a HelloWorld.md file

How do I get it to display on my website?

I note that if I delete index.html then GitHub generates a page based on readme.md

Answer 1

Try adding YAML front matter to your Markdown file. Your HelloWorld.md file should look something like this:

---
layout: default
---

Hello, world!

After this, GitHub Pages should generate a page for your Markdown file.