nikola

Nikola is a static site generator written in Python 3.

Our Indigenous langtech site uses Nikola for generating the content of that site.

How to install Nikola

Installing Nikola makes it convenient to make new pages and posts and to have a look at the content of the site.

pip3 install --user Nikola
pip3 install --user "Nikola[extras]"

If pip3 does not exist, write

pip3

then press tab to get the minor version.

Help! I don't have pip3

If you don't have any pip3.x version, run

port search pip|grep py3

Install the newest possible one (mine is py36-pip)

sudo port install py36-pip

Then do

port select --list python3

Again, use the highest version (mine is python36)

sudo port select --set python3 python36

You should now be ready to install nikola.

How to use

Getting access to the site content

To make Nikola work as forrest run, do

cd $GTHOME/xtdoc/indigenous-langtech
nikola auto

Open http: //localhost: 8000 and see the front page reveal itself in all it's glory.

Edit the frontpage

open pages/index.rst

Making new site pages

Make sure you are in $GTHOME/xtdoc/indigenous-langtech

Run

nikola new_page

nikola tells you to fill in some basic information, then quits and tells where the page is found.

Open and edit the new page by running

open <path-to-new-file>

When done editing, remember to check it in.

Making new blog page

Make sure you are in $GTHOME/xtdoc/indigenous-langtech

Run

nikola new_post

nikola tells you to fill in some basic information, then quits and tells where the page is found.

Open and edit the new page by running

open <path-to-new-file>

When done editing, remember to check it in.

The blog posting appears under the blog link.

More info in Nikola

• The Nikola handbook
• The Nikola-as-site documentation This info was used to make the indigenous-langtech site.
• Nikolas official site