diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d583f36..b78bb06 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ gem 'kramdown'
gem 'coderay'
gem 'rake'
gem 'thor'
-gem 'activesupport'
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+gem 'activesupport'
+gem 'stringex'
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c2540d..fa6828a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,17 +25,15 @@ General notes and suggestions for customizing So Simple Theme.
## Basic Setup for new Jekyll site
-1. [Install Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) and read through the documentation if you haven't already.
-2. [Install Jekyll Extra - Kramdown](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/extras/#kramdown)
-3. Fork the [So Simple Theme repo](https://github.com/mmistakes/so-simple-theme/fork)
-4. Clone the repo you just forked.
-5. Edit `_config.yml` to personalize your site.
-6. Check out the sample posts in `_posts` to see examples for pulling in large feature images, assigning categories and tags, and other YAML data.
-7. Read the documentation below for further customization pointers and documentation.
+1. [Install Bundler](http://bundler.io) `gem install bundler` and then install [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) and all dependencies `bundle install`.
+2. Fork the [So Simple Theme repo](https://github.com/mmistakes/so-simple-theme/fork).
+3. Clone the repo you just forked and rename it.
+4. Edit `_config.yml` to personalize your site.
+5. Check out the sample posts in `_posts` to see examples for pulling in large feature images, assigning categories and tags, and other YAML data.
+6. Read the documentation below for further customization pointers and documentation.
+[Download the Theme](https://github.com/mmistakes/so-simple-theme/archive/master.zip)
-[Download the Theme](http://mmistakes.github.io/so-simple-theme)
-
-**Pro-tip:** Delete the `gh-pages` branch after cloning and start fresh by branching off `master`. There is a bunch of garbage in `gh-pages` used for the theme's demo site that I'm guessing you don't want on your site.
+**Pro-tip:** Remove the sample posts in `_posts` and the `gh-pages` branch after cloning. There is a bunch of garbage in the `gh-pages` branch used for the theme's demo site.
---
diff --git a/Rakefile.rb b/Rakefile.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9afbe53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rakefile.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+require "rubygems"
+require "bundler/setup"
+require "stringex"
+
+## -- Config -- ##
+
+posts_dir = "_posts" # directory for blog files
+new_post_ext = "md" # default new post file extension when using the new_post task
+new_page_ext = "md" # default new page file extension when using the new_page task
+
+
+#############################
+# Create a new Post or Page #
+#############################
+
+# usage rake new_post
+desc "Create a new post in #{posts_dir}"
+task :new_post, :title do |t, args|
+ if args.title
+ title = args.title
+ else
+ title = get_stdin("Enter a title for your post: ")
+ end
+ filename = "#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{title.to_url}.#{new_post_ext}"
+ if File.exist?(filename)
+ abort("rake aborted!") if ask("#{filename} already exists. Do you want to overwrite?", ['y', 'n']) == 'n'
+ end
+ tags = get_stdin("Enter tags to classify your post (comma separated): ")
+ puts "Creating new post: #{filename}"
+ open(filename, 'w') do |post|
+ post.puts "---"
+ post.puts "layout: post"
+ post.puts "title: \"#{title.gsub(/&/,'&')}\""
+ post.puts "modified: #{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z')}"
+ post.puts "tags: [#{tags}]"
+ post.puts "image:"
+ post.puts " feature: "
+ post.puts " credit: "
+ post.puts " creditlink: "
+ post.puts "comments: "
+ post.puts "share: "
+ post.puts "---"
+ end
+end
+
+# usage rake new_page
+desc "Create a new page"
+task :new_page, :title do |t, args|
+ if args.title
+ title = args.title
+ else
+ title = get_stdin("Enter a title for your page: ")
+ end
+ filename = "#{title.to_url}.#{new_page_ext}"
+ if File.exist?(filename)
+ abort("rake aborted!") if ask("#{filename} already exists. Do you want to overwrite?", ['y', 'n']) == 'n'
+ end
+ tags = get_stdin("Enter tags to classify your page (comma separated): ")
+ puts "Creating new page: #{filename}"
+ open(filename, 'w') do |page|
+ page.puts "---"
+ page.puts "layout: page"
+ page.puts "permalink: /#{title.to_url}/"
+ page.puts "title: \"#{title}\""
+ page.puts "modified: #{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}"
+ page.puts "tags: [#{tags}]"
+ page.puts "image:"
+ page.puts " feature: "
+ page.puts " credit: "
+ page.puts " creditlink: "
+ page.puts "share: "
+ page.puts "---"
+ end
+end
+
+def get_stdin(message)
+ print message
+ STDIN.gets.chomp
+end
+
+def ask(message, valid_options)
+ if valid_options
+ answer = get_stdin("#{message} #{valid_options.to_s.gsub(/"/, '').gsub(/, /,'/')} ") while !valid_options.include?(answer)
+ else
+ answer = get_stdin(message)
+ end
+ answer
+end
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diff --git a/theme-setup.md b/theme-setup.md
index 2561f65..f77869b 100644
--- a/theme-setup.md
+++ b/theme-setup.md
@@ -14,15 +14,14 @@ General notes and suggestions for customizing **So Simple Theme**.
## Basic Setup for a new Jekyll site
-1. [Install Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) and read through the documentation if you haven't already.
-2. [Install Jekyll Extra - Kramdown](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/extras/#kramdown)
-3. Fork the [So Simple Theme repo](https://github.com/mmistakes/so-simple-theme/fork)
-4. Clone the repo you just forked.
-5. Edit `_config.yml` to personalize your site.
-6. Check out the sample posts in `_posts` to see examples for pulling in large feature images, assigning categories and tags, and other YAML data.
-7. Read the documentation below for further customization pointers and documentation.
+1. [Install Bundler](http://bundler.io) `gem install bundler` and then install [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) and all dependencies `bundle install`.
+2. Fork the [So Simple Theme repo](https://github.com/mmistakes/so-simple-theme/fork).
+3. Clone the repo you just forked and rename it.
+4. Edit `_config.yml` to personalize your site.
+5. Check out the sample posts in `_posts` to see examples for pulling in large feature images, assigning categories and tags, and other YAML data.
+6. Read the documentation below for further customization pointers and documentation.
-
+
**Pro-tip:** Delete the `gh-pages` branch after cloning and start fresh by branching off `master`. There is a bunch of garbage in `gh-pages` used for the theme's demo site that I'm guessing you don't want on your site.
{: .notice}
@@ -186,7 +185,19 @@ For the most part you can leave these as is since the author/owner details are p
### Adding Posts and Pages
-There are two main content layouts: `post.html` (for posts) and `page.html` (for pages). Both have support for large **feature images** that span the full-width of the screen, and both are meant for text heavy blog posts (or articles).
+There are two main content layouts: `post.html` (for posts) and `page.html` (for pages). Both have support for large **feature images** that span the full-width of the screen, and both are meant for text heavy blog posts (or articles).
+
+There are two rake tasks that can be used to create a new post or page with all YAML Front Matter. Using either `rake new_post` or `rake new_page` will prompt you for a title and tags to classify them. Example below:
+
+{% highlight bash %}
+rake new_post
+
+Enter a title for your post: My Awesome Post
+Enter tags to classify your post (comma separated): web development, code
+Creating new post: _posts/2014-02-10-my-awesome-post.md
+{% endhighlight %}
+
+There are a few configuration variables that can be changed in `Rakefile.rb`. By default posts and pages will be created in MarkDown using the `.md` extension.
#### Feature Images