Download
Amplify for Jekyll is a static site theme or template built with the static-site generator Jekyll, designed in the vague style of Medium, and leveraging the Google AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) framework for ultra-fast performance on mobile. The idea is to give authors a blogging theme that loads extremely quickly on mobile devices, with AMP-compatible markup and Jekyll integration. The README highlights performance numbers: on slow connections, pages built with this theme render in a fraction of the time compared to standard pages. It supports the usual Jekyll workflow (clone the repo, configure _config.yml, build/serve) but enforces AMP constraints (inline CSS, specific tags like <amp-img>, etc). It is ideal for bloggers, personal sites or small static-site deployments who want to publish quickly, benefit from AMP caching/CDNs and focus on readability.
Features
- Jekyll theme styled after Medium with blog-first typography and layout
- Built-in support for Google AMP markup (so pages qualify for AMP caches/CDNs)
- Fast load performance on mobile and low-bandwidth connections via AMP rules
- Easy setup: clone theme, configure _config.yml, run Jekyll build/serve
- Inline CSS and AMP-compliant components (e.g., <amp-img>, <amp-youtube>)
- Open-source template, customisable for authors wanting minimal blogging overhead
Project Samples
