Jumbo Jekyll Theme

Jumbo Jekyll Theme is an archived, enterprise-oriented Jekyll theme that originally powered Linaro's static websites and has since been superseded by the linaro-jekyll-theme repository.

What is Jumbo Jekyll Theme?

Jumbo Jekyll Theme is a theme for the Jekyll static site generator, which takes content written in Markdown and renders it into static HTML pages. The theme is publicly available on GitHub and was described in the repository metadata as 'Enterprise ready and feature-packed'. It was predominantly used across Linaro's static websites, indicating it was built to support the production web properties of a large technology organization. The project is currently archived, meaning the original repository is read-only, and all future development has moved to the linaro-marketing/linaro-jekyll-theme repository.

What makes Jumbo Jekyll Theme stand out?

Because the original repository is now archived, the standout facts are its enterprise pedigree and its clear succession path. The known characteristics are:

• Enterprise ready — The theme is positioned for enterprise use, rather than as a personal blogging theme.
• Production track record — It was used across multiple Linaro static websites, giving it a real-world testing history.
• Clear migration path — The README directs users to the new linaro-jekyll-theme repository, so anyone adopting the theme knows exactly where to find the active codebase.
• Open source — The project is on GitHub with 36 stars, and the code is available for inspection and reuse.

Who is it for?

Jumbo Jekyll Theme was built for organizations that need an enterprise-grade Jekyll theme, and for the developers who maintain those sites.

• Corporate web teams — Can use the theme (or its successor) as the foundation for a static corporate website, benefitting from a theme that has operated on Linaro's own domains.
• Linaro's internal web team — The primary user was Linaro itself, which deployed this theme across several static properties.
• Jekyll developers — Can study the repository as an example of an enterprise theme configuration, though new projects should use the successor theme for continued updates.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Open source; proven on Linaro's static websites; simple Jekyll-based workflow.
• Cons: Archived, so it receives no further updates; users should adopt linaro-jekyll-theme instead.