🌐 Make This Your Own GitHub Pages Website

This repository contains the source code for Michael Shoemaker's GitHub Pages site.

If you’d like to make your own website using this as a template, you can either use the "Use this template" button on the repo. The video below gives a brief walkthrough.

🎥 Video Walkthrough

OR follow the steps below — it’s simple and free!

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🚀 1. Fork This Repository

1. Go to the original repository:
   👉 https://github.com/MichaelShoemaker/michaelshoemaker.github.io

2. In the top-right corner, click ⭐ Fork.

3. You’ll now have your own copy at
   https://github.com/<your-username>/michaelshoemaker.github.io

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🧩 2. Rename the Repository

To make it your own personal website:

1. Go to your new repository’s Settings → General.
2. Scroll down to Repository name.
3. Rename it to: yourusername.github.io

Example: If your GitHub username is janedoe, rename it to
janedoe.github.io

This automatically tells GitHub Pages to host your site at
👉 https://yourusername.github.io

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⚙️ 3. Enable GitHub Pages

If it isn’t already active:

1. Go to your repo’s Settings → Pages (in the left sidebar).
2. Under Build and deployment, choose:

• Source: Deploy from a branch
• Branch: main
• Folder: / (root)

3. Click Save.

After a few moments, your site should appear at your new URL!

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🎨 4. Customize Your Site

You now have a working copy of this website!
To personalize it:

• Edit the _config.yml file — update:
• title, description, url, and social links
• Replace any content in .html or .md files with your own text and images
• Commit and push your changes — GitHub Pages will rebuild automatically

Example from the command line:

git add .
git commit -m "Personalize site"
git push origin main