Beginners: start here

You can create a research website without learning to program. Start with one useful page, then add more as your project develops. These guides explain the unfamiliar words as they arise; you can edit your files in GitHub’s browser editor without installing development tools.

Your first website

1. What this theme does — Understand websites, themes, and the files you will edit.
2. How your website gets online — Meet GitHub, repositories, commits, and GitHub Pages.
3. Create your first website — Set up a project site and publish a small homepage.
4. Write your first page — Copy a simple page, write your text, and add it to the menu.

What to learn next

You only need a little Markdown and YAML to begin. A page can remain a straightforward document. When you want to group related information into panels, columns, or cards, continue to Build your pages.

Before sharing your site, use Check and maintain.