2018-07-23 blogdown for what
- 1. ISABELLA VELÁSQUEZ R -LADIES SEAT TLE
- 2. Lil Isabella Data Analyst at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation LinkedIn: ivelasq Twitter: ivelasq3 Website: http://ivelasq.rbind.io/ (created in blogdown!)
- 3. blog for what? • Practice analyzing data and communicating about it • Create a portfolio of your work and skills • Get feedback and evaluation Source: Variance Explained
- 5. blogdown for what? • Speed, ease, and security vary widely based on what service you are using • Jekyll does not easily display R Markdown documents • R Markdown does not have great blogging capabilities by itself • Lots of themes and customization available
- 6. blogdown: Creating Websites with R Markdown • Canonical guide to blogdown • Step-by-step instructions • Frequently updated • Includes demo site
- 7. fire up that loud • Set up repository • Clone repository * Assumption is that you have Github and R Studio set up already. Create project in R Studio from Version Control GIF 1 GIF 2
- 8. • Install blogdown in R Studio
- 9. • Create project using blogdown add-in (GIF 3) • I used the same directory and name as my Version Control project so that all the files would exist in that folder. • The add-in gives you several options: to add sample posts, to choose your theme, to add example site of the theme. • You can also install Hugo from the add-in or do it beforehand:
- 10. • To preview site in R Studio, run blogdown::serve_site • Edit your config.toml file to customize your site • Create new posts using blogdown::new_post(title = "test") • Commit and push!
- 11. finishing up Hosting on Netlify • Connect with your Github account • Point to your site repository • Deploy! Getting an rbind.io address • Apply at https://support.rbind.io/about/
- 12. Quick Google Search ->
- 13. another round of shots! • blogdown: Creating Websites with R Markdown, Yihui Xie, Amber Thomas, Alison Presmanes Hill • Keeping Up with Blogdown, Mara Averick • List of Hugo Themes • R Markdown Guide • Blogdown on StackOverflow
- 14. blogdown for what! • Why you should have a site • Why you should use blogdown for your site • How to create a site using blogdown • How to get your site on the internet • Reassurance that there’s a lot of help out there Output!