Building a Personal Website Navigation Site Using GitHub Open Source Projects#
type: article
status: published
date: 2024/10/19
slug: 1
summary: Pintree is an open-source project designed to export browser bookmarks into a navigation website. With just a few simple steps, you can convert bookmarks into a beautiful and user-friendly navigation page.
tags: GitHub, tools, website building
category: tutorial
Project Address https://github.com/Pintree-io/pintree#
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Pintree#
Pintree is an open-source project designed to export browser bookmarks into a navigation website. With just a few simple steps, you can convert bookmarks into a beautiful and user-friendly navigation page.

Project Features and Goals#
- Export browser bookmarks
- Convert bookmark files to JSON format
- Generate a static navigation website
Installation and Running#
Step 1: Download Browser Bookmarks#
- Install Pintree Bookmarks Exporter extension.
- Use the extension to export browser bookmarks and save the JSON file locally.

Step 2: Fork the Project#
- Visit Pintree GitHub Repository.
- Click the
Forkbutton in the upper right corner of the page to fork the project to your GitHub account.

Step 3: Replace the JSON File#
- Open the
pintreerepository in your GitHub account (the project you just forked). - Click on the
jsonfolder in the repository. - Click the
Upload filesbutton, select the JSON file you just downloaded, and upload it. - Ensure the uploaded file is named
pintree.json, and selectCommit changes.

Step 4: Enable GitHub Pages#
- On your
pintreerepository page, clickSettings. - Find the
Pagesoption. - In the
Sourcedropdown menu, select thegh-pagesbranch, then clickSave. - After a few minutes, your static website will be available at
https://yourusername.github.io/pintree. Remember to replaceyourusername.
