With the Bootstrap framework and tools like Bootstrapr, creating a professional-looking website has never been easier. With sites like GitHub, we can upload and host a website for free. In this workshop, you will see how to customize Bootstrap components to create a simple website. We’ll download and customize a free, full-featured Bootstrap template themed for a professional academic website. And also learn how to host simple websites online for free with GitHub’s GH-pages.

Prerequisites:

1. A basic working knowledge of HTML and CSS
2. A very basic working knowledge of the Apple Terminal or Windows command line interface (CLI)

Learning Goals:

1. Customize a pre-built template for an academic professional website.
2. Learn how to host a website on GitHub’s GH-pages.