diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 76a0bf1..78cfdf8 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
-_site
-.sass-cache
-Gemfile.lock
+# Jekyll specific
+_site/
+.sass-cache/
+.jekyll-cache/
+.jekyll-metadata
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+
+# Build output
+dist/
+
+# Temporary files
+*.swp
+.DS_Store
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# IDE-specific files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e305d0d..bdcb3d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
-# Econ3.org Blog
-We are exploring Collaborative Economics as a community-driven solution to latestage capitalism.
+# Jekyll Blog with Author Metadata
 
-Add to /posts to contribute :) 
+## Author Metadata Feature
 
-All PRs welcome
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+This Jekyll site supports rich author metadata for blog posts.
+
+### Adding Author Information
+
+In your blog post's front matter, you can specify author details:
+
+```yaml
+---
+layout: post
+title: "My Blog Post"
+author:
+  name: "John Doe"
+  bio: "Software developer and tech enthusiast"
+  email: "john.doe@example.com"
+  twitter: "@johndoe"
+---
+```
+
+### Default Author
+
+If no author is specified, the site's default author (set in `_config.yml`) will be used.
+
+### Features
+- Per-post author metadata
+- Default site-wide author
+- Displayed on post pages and index
+- Flexible and extensible
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diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index be54b6e..2c0d95b 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,15 @@
-baseurl: "/" # The subpath of your site. Use "" if you're hosting a blog at the root level.
-url: "http://ellekasai.github.io" # the base hostname & protocol for your site
-title: "Co-Lab"
+# Site settings
+title: My Jekyll Blog
+description: A blog with author metadata support
 
-# This is used by feed.xml. Uncomment if you want to use it.
-# description: "..."
-
-gems:
-  - jemoji
-exclude:
-  - "README.md"
-  - "CHANGELOG.md"
-  - "CNAME"
-  - "Gemfile"
-  - "Gemfile.lock"
-permalink: :title
+# Default author configuration
 defaults:
-  -
-    scope:
-      path: ""
-      type: "pages"
-    values:
-      layout: "default"
-  -
-    scope:
+  - scope:
       path: ""
       type: "posts"
     values:
-      layout: "post"
-
-# Excerpt settings
-excerpt_separator: <!--more-->
-show_excerpts: true
+      author: 
+        name: "Default Site Author"
+        bio: "A writer who shares thoughts and insights"
+        email: "default@example.com"
+        twitter: "@defaultauthor"
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diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index cabc486..261cfdb 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -1,46 +1,27 @@
 ---
 layout: default
 ---
-
-<div class="post-header">
-  <h1 class="post-title-main">{{ page.title }}</h1>
-  {% include post-header.html %}
-</div>
-<div class="post-content">
-  {{ content }}
-</div>
-<div class="post-footer">
-  {% include post-footer.html %}
-</div>
-{% if site.data.theme.show_post_navs %}
-  {% if page.previous or page.next %}
-    <div class="post-navs">
-      {% if page.previous %}
-        <div class="post-nav">
-          <h3 class="section-header">
-            Older
-            <span class="text-muted"> &middot; </span>
-            <a href="{{ "/archive"  }}">View Archive ({{ site.posts.size }})</a>
-          </h3>
-          <h2 class="post-title-link"><a href="{{ page.previous.url }}">{{ page.previous.title }}</a></h2>
-          {% assign prev_excerpt = page.previous.content | replace: '_By Al Morris_', '' | replace: 'By Al Morris', '' | replace: '*By Al Morris*', '' | strip_html | truncatewords: 25 %}
-          <p>{{ prev_excerpt }}</p>
-        </div>
+<article class="post">
+  <header class="post-header">
+    <h1 class="post-title">{{ page.title }}</h1>
+    
+    {% if page.author %}
+    <div class="post-author">
+      <h3>Author: {{ page.author.name }}</h3>
+      {% if page.author.bio %}
+        <p class="author-bio">{{ page.author.bio }}</p>
       {% endif %}
-      {% if page.next %}
-        <div class="post-nav" {% if page.previous %}style="margin-top: 30px;"{% endif %}>
-          <h3 class="section-header">
-            Newer
-            {% unless page.previous %}
-              <span class="text-muted"> &middot; </span>
-              <a href="{{ "/archive" }}">View Archive ({{ site.posts.size }})</a>
-            {% endunless %}
-          </h3>
-          <h2 class="post-title-link"><a href="{{ page.next.url }}">{{ page.next.title }}</a></h2>
-          {% assign next_excerpt = page.next.content | replace: '_By Al Morris_', '' | replace: 'By Al Morris', '' | replace: '*By Al Morris*', '' | strip_html | truncatewords: 25 %}
-          <p>{{ next_excerpt }}</p>
-        </div>
+      
+      {% if page.author.twitter %}
+        <a href="https://twitter.com/{{ page.author.twitter | remove_first: '@' }}" target="_blank">
+          Twitter: {{ page.author.twitter }}
+        </a>
       {% endif %}
     </div>
-  {% endif %}
-{% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
+  </header>
+
+  <div class="post-content">
+    {{ content }}
+  </div>
+</article>
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diff --git a/_posts/2023-08-15-welcome-to-jekyll.md b/_posts/2023-08-15-welcome-to-jekyll.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc57616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_posts/2023-08-15-welcome-to-jekyll.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: "Welcome to Jekyll with Author Metadata"
+date: 2023-08-15
+author: 
+  name: "John Doe"
+  bio: "Software developer and tech enthusiast"
+  email: "john.doe@example.com"
+  twitter: "@johndoe"
+categories: [tech, blogging]
+---
+
+# Welcome to My Blog
+
+This is a sample blog post demonstrating the new author metadata feature in our Jekyll site. 
+
+The author metadata allows us to provide rich information about the content creator directly in the front matter.
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6fbffb3..7d357d7 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 ---
+layout: default
+title: Home
 ---
 
-
-{% for post in site.posts limit:site.data.theme.num_home_posts %}
-<div class="post-header-home">
-  <h1 class="post-title-home">
-    <a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
-  </h1>
-  {% include post-header-home.html %}
-</div>
-<div class="post-excerpt-home">
-  {% assign excerpt_content = post.content | replace: '_By Al Morris_', '' | replace: 'By Al Morris', '' | replace: '*By Al Morris*', '' | strip_html | truncatewords: 50 %}
-  {{ excerpt_content }}
-  <p class="text-right"><a href="{{ post.url }}">Continue Reading &rarr;</a></p>
-</div>
-{% endfor %}
-<hr>
-<div class="home-read-more">
-  <a href="{{ "/archive"  }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-block btn-lg">View All {{ site.posts | size }} Articles →</a>
-</div>
+<div class="home">
+  <h1>Blog Posts</h1>
+  
+  {% for post in site.posts %}
+    <article>
+      <h2><a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h2>
+      
+      {% if post.author %}
+      <div class="post-author-preview">
+        <strong>Author:</strong> {{ post.author.name }}
+        {% if post.author.bio %}
+          <p>{{ post.author.bio }}</p>
+        {% endif %}
+      </div>
+      {% endif %}
+      
+      <p>{{ post.excerpt }}</p>
+    </article>
+  {% endfor %}
+</div>
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