Watery — Minimalist Jekyll Starter on Water.css
Description: A minimalist, bare-bones theme for Jekyll that uses the Water.css framework. It was created as an up-to-date starter/skeleton theme for Jekyll, aiming to be lightweight while providing essential features for creating informational websites or blogs.
Technologies: Jekyll, HTML, Water.css, Ruby, RubyGems, Google Lighthouse
Watery aims to be a clean foundation for new sites. It pairs Jekyll’s simplicity with Water.css for instant sensible defaults, accessible typography, and minimal styling overhead.
Highlights:
- Extremely lightweight baseline with Water.css
- Fast to set up and publish
- Sensible defaults for headings, links, and lists
- Great Lighthouse scores out‑of‑the‑box