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Step 5: How to Write Blog Posts?

Jekyll automatically generates a blog from Markdown (.md) files stored in the _posts/ folder. You just need to follow a specific format.

1. Write a New Blog Post. Each post should be a Markdown file inside _posts/, and its filename must follow this format:

    _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-title.md
   

2. Structure of a Blog Post. Each post must start with front matter (YAML at the top), followed by content. Example: _posts/2025-03-24-my-first-post.md

    ---
    title: My First Blog Post
    date: 2025-03-24
    ---
       
    # My First Blog Post 📝  
    Welcome to my blog! This is my first post using Jekyll on GitHub Pages.
       
    ## 🚀 Why Jekyll?  
    Jekyll allows you to create static websites and blogs with just Markdown.
       
    ## 🎯 Features  
    - Easy to write in Markdown  
    - Automatically generates a blog  
    - Free hosting with GitHub Pages  
       
    Stay tuned for more posts!
   

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