Course Blog Template

This is the generic DACSS course blog hosted on GitHub pages. Students will create a templated repository, work in RStudio to create new posts, and then commit and push the changes prior to submitting a pull request to main repository.

Setup R Course blog (for Students)

If this is your first time setting up a DACSS course blog repository, or if you have forgotten how, please consult the youtube playlist on setting up your GitHub account, linking to R, and setting up a course blog.

Weekly Workflow (for Students)

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• Create a New Post
• Render the .qmd file
• Commit and Push Changes to Github
• Make a Pull Request - - be sure to add your name to the pull request message

Creating a New Post

You can create a new post by following the below steps

• Open the any .qmd file which is in the _templates folder that you want to work on.
• Click on File -> 'Save As -> open the posts folder in your Project repository
• Change the file name to "filedescription_FirstLast.qmd"
• Save it.
• Now Open the saved post which is in the posts folder
• Edit your Post