Jekyll vs Standalone HTML Audit Report

Generated: October 12, 2025
Repository: sabrebluedobie.github.io

Summary

This audit identifies which pages are using Jekyll layouts (with front matter) versus standalone HTML files.

✅ JEKYLL PAGES (Using Layouts)

These pages have YAML front matter and use Jekyll layouts:

Core Site Pages

❌ STANDALONE HTML PAGES TO CONVERT

High Priority (Active/Visible Pages)

Convert these first as they’re actively linked from main navigation:

  1. meet-sabre.html - Most visible, linked from nav dropdown
  2. blog-home.html - Blog landing page (if still active)
  3. FAQ.html - Support page

Medium Priority (Secondary Pages)

  1. privacy.html - Legal page
  2. business-links.html - Resource page

Low Priority (Utility/Rarely Used)

🗑️ PAGES TO DELETE (Per user request)

Newsletter Pages (No longer needed)

📂 PAGES THAT NEED REVIEW

Product/Service Directories

Need to check individual files in these directories:

Blog Pages (Need to confirm if active)

Marketing/Landing Pages (Review for current use)

Form/Utility Pages (Review for current use)

Detail/Info Pages (Review for current use)

Other Pages to Review

🎯 RECOMMENDED ACTION PLAN

Phase 1: Convert High Priority Pages

  1. meet-sabre.html - Start here (most important)
  2. FAQ.html
  3. privacy.html

Phase 2: Clean Up & Delete

  1. Delete all newsletter pages
  2. Delete duplicate pages (contact-new, services-new, etc.)
  3. Archive or delete unused marketing pages

Phase 3: Product Pages

  1. Review and convert active product pages (captioncraft, dobiecore, etc.)
  2. Convert or delete blog pages based on usage

Phase 4: Utility Pages

  1. Convert error pages (404, 401)
  2. Convert form confirmation pages

📋 CONVERSION TEMPLATE

For each page to convert:

### [PAGE NAME]

**Current State:** Standalone HTML  
**Target Layout:** `default-shared`  
**Conversion Steps:**
1. [ ] Extract content between `<body>` tags
2. [ ] Remove `<!DOCTYPE>`, `<html>`, `<head>`, and `<body>` tags
3. [ ] Add Jekyll front matter:
   ```yaml
   ---
   layout: default-shared
   title: [Page Title]
   description: [Meta Description]
   permalink: /[filename].html
   extra_css:
     - /css/[page-specific].css
   ---
  1. Create page-specific CSS file if needed
  2. Test page rendering locally
  3. Commit changes
  4. Verify on live site ```

📝 NOTES