Plain-Academic Template

A truly simple website template for academics. It was developed with simplicity in mind (both in terms of style and in code complexity).

Just download the two files (index.html and photo.gif) and start editing straightaway.

How To

Step 1: Fork the Repository

1. Open the Plain-Academic Template repository on GitHub.
2. Click the Fork button in the top-right corner to create your own copy.

Step 2: Edit Directly on GitHub

1. Open the index.html file in your forked repository.
2. Click the pencil icon (✏️) to edit the file.
3. Replace the placeholder text with your own details:
   • Update your name, contact information, and academic details.
   • Add your own links to papers, projects, or CV.

Step 3: Replace the Profile Picture

1. Upload your own profile picture:
   • Click Add file → Upload files in your repository.
   • Ensure your picture is named photo.gif (so it replaces the existing one).

Step 4: Enable GitHub Pages

1. Go to your repository’s Settings.
2. Scroll down to the Pages section.
3. In the "Source" dropdown, select the main branch and click Save.
4. Your website will be live at https://<your-username>.github.io/<repo-name>/.

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Editing Locally (Optional)

If you prefer to work locally instead of editing directly on GitHub:

1. Clone your forked repository:

     git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/<repo-name>.git

2. Open the files in a text editor like VS Code.

3. After making changes, push them back to GitHub:

git add .
git commit -m "Updated my website"
git push

Contribute

If you have suggestions for improvements feel free to make a pull request or open an issue.

If you are using it, I'd be happy to hear from you! You can drop me a line at (link)!

You can get more ideas from other nice people using this template:

• Jonathan Bootle
• Hossein Rezaei
• Gustavo Cevolani
• Isabel Papadimitriou
• Debjani Saha
• Dong Chen
• Sourav Chatterjee
• Chenfanfu Jiang
• Masum Hasan
• Tapajit Dey
• Jakob Brounstein

Please do not remove the attibution link of the template, so that other people can find it too.