Colorie is a single-column blog and portfolio theme for Jekyll that produces a static, colorful, minimal personal website with built-in SEO optimizations and perfect performance scores.
What is Colorie?
Colorie is a Jekyll theme designed for building one-column blogs and portfolios. It takes content written for Jekyll (typically Markdown files with front matter) and renders it into a static HTML site that can be hosted on any web server or GitHub Pages. The theme runs on the Jekyll static site generator, so no server-side database or runtime is required. The repository has 104 stars, indicating a small but engaged user base.
Key Features
- Performance scores — Earns 100/100 scores on Lighthouse, GTmetrix, and WebPageTest, with an AAA rating for accessibility.
- Portfolio, blog, and tag pages — Includes ready-made page types for blog posts, portfolio items, and tag-based content organization.
- SEO optimization — The theme bakes in search engine optimization elements so pages are structured for better discoverability.
- Responsive layout — The single-column design adapts to different screen sizes.
- Inline CSS — Styles are delivered as inline CSS, reducing external requests and improving load times.
- Disqus comments — Embedded Disqus integration allows readers to leave comments on posts.
- Compressed CSS and HTML — Output files are minified to reduce page weight.
- Feeds and metadata — Ships with an Atom feed, a JSON feed, a sitemap, and a robots.txt file for search engines and feed readers.
- HTTP security headers — Includes security headers to harden responses served to browsers.
Who is it for?
- Freelance designers and developers — Showcase portfolio pieces alongside blog posts in a single, compact page layout.
- Personal bloggers — Publish posts with a clean, colorful theme that loads quickly and is accessible.
- Minimalist webmasters — People who want a simple one-column site without complex navigation or sidebars.
What can you do with Colorie?
- Build a personal brand site — Combine portfolio items and blog posts in one static site that scores perfectly on performance audits.
- Launch a blog quickly — Create Jekyll Markdown posts and have them render through provided templates, feeds, and SEO setup.
- Publish a portfolio — Use the portfolio page type to present visual work in a single-column format.
FAQ
Colorie claims perfect 100/100 scores on Lighthouse, GTmetrix, and WebPageTest, along with an AAA accessibility rating.
Does Colorie include a portfolio page?
Yes, the theme includes portfolio, blog, and tag pages, so you can organize both articles and project showcases.
It integrates Disqus for comments on blog posts, allowing interactive discussion without a custom backend.
Colorie ships with both Atom feed and JSON feed support, plus a sitemap and robots.txt for search engines.
