What is Nikola
Nikola is a static site generator written in Python 3.
Our Indigenous langtech site uses Nikola for generating the content of that site.
How to install Nikola
Installing Nikola makes it convenient to make new pages and posts and to have a look at the content of the site.
python3 -m pip install --user Nikola
python3 -m pip --user "Nikola[extras]"
How to use
Getting access to the site content
To make Nikola work as forrest run, do
cd $GTHOME/xtdoc/indigenous-langtech
nikola auto
Open http://localhost:8000 and see the front page reveal itself in all it’s glory.
Edit the frontpage
open pages/index.rst
Making new site pages
Make sure you are in $GTHOME/xtdoc/indigenous-langtech
Run
nikola new_page
nikola tells you to fill in some basic information, then quits and tells where the page is found.
Open and edit the new page by running
open <path-to-new-file>
When done editing, remember to check it in.
Making new blog page
Make sure you are in $GTHOME/xtdoc/indigenous-langtech
Run
nikola new_post
nikola tells you to fill in some basic information, then quits and tells where the page is found.
Open and edit the new page by running
open <path-to-new-file>
When done editing, remember to check it in.
The blog posting appears under the blog link.
More info in Nikola
- The Nikola handbook
- The Nikola-as-site documentation This info was used to make the indigenous-langtech site.
- Nikolas official site