The plugin also makes a tag available that generates links to edit the current page on GitHub.
<p>This site is open source. {% raw %}{% github_edit_link "Improve this page" %}{% endraw %}</p>
Produces:
<p>This site is open source. <a href="https://github.com/benbalter/jekyll-edit-link/edit/master/README.md">Improve this page</a></p>
If you'd prefer to build your own link, simply don't pass link text
<p>This site is open source. <a href="{% raw %}{% github_edit_link %}{% endraw %}">Improve this page</a></p>
Produces:
<p>This site is open source. <a href="https://github.com/benbalter/jekyll-edit-link/edit/master/README.md">Improve this page</a></p>