diff --git a/_includes/archive-single.html b/_includes/archive-single.html
index 141704df..93755e38 100644
--- a/_includes/archive-single.html
+++ b/_includes/archive-single.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           {% if teaser contains "://" %}
             "{{ teaser }}"
           {% else %}
-            "{{ teaser | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}"
+            "{{ teaser | absolute_url }}"
           {% endif %}
           alt="">
       </div>
diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index db9d4fe4..97261f32 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       {% if author.avatar contains "://" %}
       	<img src="{{ author.avatar }}" alt="{{ author.name }}">
       {% else %}
-      	<img src="{{ author.avatar | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}" class="author__avatar" alt="{{ author.name }}">
+      	<img src="{{ author.avatar | absolute_url }}" class="author__avatar" alt="{{ author.name }}">
       {% endif %}
     </div>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/_includes/feature_row b/_includes/feature_row
index 75b6cb85..d5b7e23d 100644
--- a/_includes/feature_row
+++ b/_includes/feature_row
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     {% if f.url contains "://" %}
       {% capture f_url %}{{ f.url }}{% endcapture %}
     {% else %}
-      {% capture f_url %}{{ f.url | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endcapture %}
+      {% capture f_url %}{{ f.url | absolute_url }}{% endcapture %}
     {% endif %}
 
     <div class="feature__item{% if include.type %}--{{ include.type }}{% endif %}">
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
               {% if f.image_path contains "://" %}
                 "{{ f.image_path }}"
               {% else %}
-                "{{ f.image_path | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}"
+                "{{ f.image_path | absolute_url }}"
               {% endif %}
             alt="{% if f.alt %}{{ f.alt }}{% endif %}">
           </div>
diff --git a/_includes/gallery b/_includes/gallery
index cb5c7781..5983239c 100644
--- a/_includes/gallery
+++ b/_includes/gallery
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         {% if img.url contains "://" %}
           "{{ img.url }}"
         {% else %}
-          "{{ img.url | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}"
+          "{{ img.url | absolute_url }}"
         {% endif %}
         {% if img.title %}title="{{ img.title }}"{% endif %}
       >
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
           {% if img.image_path contains "://" %}
             "{{ img.image_path }}"
           {% else %}
-            "{{ img.image_path | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}"
+            "{{ img.image_path | absolute_url }}"
           {% endif %}
           alt="{% if img.alt %}{{ img.alt }}{% endif %}">
       </a>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         {% if img.image_path contains "://" %}
           "{{ img.image_path }}"
         {% else %}
-          "{{ img.image_path | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}"
+          "{{ img.image_path | absolute_url }}"
         {% endif %}
         alt="{% if img.alt %}{{ img.alt }}{% endif %}">
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/_includes/page__hero.html b/_includes/page__hero.html
index 32f0b792..ecc8d805 100644
--- a/_includes/page__hero.html
+++ b/_includes/page__hero.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% if page.header.image contains "://" %}
   {% capture img_path %}{{ page.header.image }}{% endcapture %}
 {% else %}
-  {% capture img_path %}{{ page.header.image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endcapture %}
+  {% capture img_path %}{{ page.header.image | absolute_url }}{% endcapture %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if page.header.cta_url contains "://" %}
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 {% if page.header.overlay_image contains "://" %}
   {% capture overlay_img_path %}{{ page.header.overlay_image }}{% endcapture %}
 {% elsif page.header.overlay_image %}
-  {% capture overlay_img_path %}{{ page.header.overlay_image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endcapture %}
+  {% capture overlay_img_path %}{{ page.header.overlay_image | absolute_url }}{% endcapture %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if page.header.overlay_filter contains "rgba" %}
diff --git a/_includes/seo.html b/_includes/seo.html
index a2a293c1..9279e1a0 100644
--- a/_includes/seo.html
+++ b/_includes/seo.html
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
 
   {% if page.header.image %}
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
-    <meta name="twitter:image" content="{% if page.header.image contains "://" %}{{ page.header.image }}{% else %}{{ page.header.image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
+    <meta name="twitter:image" content="{% if page.header.image contains "://" %}{{ page.header.image }}{% else %}{{ page.header.image | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
   {% else %}
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
     {% if page.header.teaser %}
-      <meta name="twitter:image" content="{% if page.header.teaser contains "://" %}{{ page.header.teaser }}{% else %}{{ page.header.teaser | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
+      <meta name="twitter:image" content="{% if page.header.teaser contains "://" %}{{ page.header.teaser }}{% else %}{{ page.header.teaser | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
     {% elsif site.og_image %}
-      <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ site.og_image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}">
+      <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ site.og_image | absolute_url }}">
     {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
 
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if page.header.image %}
-  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if page.header.image contains "://" %}{{ page.header.image }}{% else %}{{ page.header.image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
+  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if page.header.image contains "://" %}{{ page.header.image }}{% else %}{{ page.header.image | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
 {% elsif page.header.overlay_image %}
-  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if page.header.overlay_image contains "://" %}{{ page.header.overlay_image }}{% else %}{{ page.header.overlay_image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
+  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if page.header.overlay_image contains "://" %}{{ page.header.overlay_image }}{% else %}{{ page.header.overlay_image | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
 {% elsif page.header.teaser %}
-  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if page.header.teaser contains "://" %}{{ page.header.teaser }}{% else %}{{ page.header.teaser | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
+  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if page.header.teaser contains "://" %}{{ page.header.teaser }}{% else %}{{ page.header.teaser | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
 {% elsif site.og_image %}
-  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if site.og_image contains "://" %}{{ site.og_image }}{% else %}{{ site.og_image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
+  <meta property="og:image" content="{% if site.og_image contains "://" %}{{ site.og_image }}{% else %}{{ site.og_image | absolute_url }}{% endif %}">
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if page.date %}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
       "@context": "http://schema.org",
       "@type": "Organization",
       "url": {{ seo_url | jsonify }},
-      "logo": {{ site.og_image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url | jsonify }}
+      "logo": {{ site.og_image | absolute_url | jsonify }}
     }
   </script>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/_includes/sidebar.html b/_includes/sidebar.html
index 37bb4396..d2661c38 100644
--- a/_includes/sidebar.html
+++ b/_includes/sidebar.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         {% if s.image contains "://" %}
           "{{ s.image }}"
         {% else %}
-          "{{ s.image | prepend: "/" | absolute_url }}"
+          "{{ s.image | absolute_url }}"
         {% endif %}
         alt="{% if s.image_alt %}{{ s.image_alt }}{% endif %}">
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/example/_config.yml b/example/_config.yml
index 868abf8f..4bd8a91f 100644
--- a/example/_config.yml
+++ b/example/_config.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ description              : "An amazing website."
 url                      : # the base hostname & protocol for your site e.g. "https://mmistakes.github.io"
 baseurl                  : # the subpath of your site, e.g. "/blog"
 repository               : # GitHub username/repo-name e.g. "mmistakes/minimal-mistakes"
-teaser                   : # filename of teaser fallback teaser image placed in /images/, .e.g. "500x300.png"
+teaser                   : # path of fallback teaser image, e.g. "/assets/images/500x300.png"
 # breadcrumbs            : false # true, false (default)
 words_per_minute         : 200
 comments:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ analytics:
 # Site Author
 author:
   name             : "Your Name"
-  avatar           : "assets/images/bio-photo.jpg"
+  avatar           : "/assets/images/bio-photo.jpg"
   bio              : "I am an amazing person."
   location         : "Somewhere"
   email            :
diff --git a/example/_data/authors.yml b/example/_data/authors.yml
index 0ea8a64a..d1ba8c62 100755
--- a/example/_data/authors.yml
+++ b/example/_data/authors.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Billy Rick:
   uri         : "http://thewhip.com"
   email       : "billy@rick.com"
   bio         : "What do you want, jewels? I am a very extravagant man."
-  avatar      : "bio-photo-2.jpg"
+  avatar      : "/assets/images/bio-photo-2.jpg"
   twitter     : "extravagantman"
   google_plus : "BillyRick"
 
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ Cornelius Fiddlebone:
   name        : "Cornelius Fiddlebone"
   email       : "cornelius@thewhip.com"
   bio         : "I ordered what?"
-  avatar      : "bio-photo.jpg"
+  avatar      : "/assets/images/bio-photo.jpg"
   twitter     : "rhymeswithsackit"
   google_plus : "CorneliusFiddlebone"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/_pages/splash-page.md b/example/_pages/splash-page.md
index 388ce4ac..59933679 100755
--- a/example/_pages/splash-page.md
+++ b/example/_pages/splash-page.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ date: 2016-03-23T11:48:41-04:00
 header:
   overlay_color: "#000"
   overlay_filter: "0.5"
-  overlay_image: assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
+  overlay_image: /assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
   cta_label: "Download"
   cta_url: "https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/"
   caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ feature_row:
     alt: "placeholder image 1"
     title: "Placeholder 1"
     excerpt: "This is some sample content that goes here with **Markdown** formatting."
-  - image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
     title: "Placeholder 2"
     excerpt: "This is some sample content that goes here with **Markdown** formatting."
     url: "#test-link"
     btn_label: "Read More"
     btn_class: "btn--inverse"
-  - image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
+  - image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
     title: "Placeholder 3"
     excerpt: "This is some sample content that goes here with **Markdown** formatting."
 feature_row2:
-  - image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
     title: "Placeholder Image Left Aligned"
     excerpt: 'This is some sample content that goes here with **Markdown** formatting. Left aligned with `type="left"`'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ feature_row2:
     btn_label: "Read More"
     btn_class: "btn--inverse"
 feature_row3:
-  - image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
     title: "Placeholder Image Right Aligned"
     excerpt: 'This is some sample content that goes here with **Markdown** formatting. Right aligned with `type="right"`'
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ feature_row3:
     btn_label: "Read More"
     btn_class: "btn--inverse"
 feature_row4:
-  - image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
     title: "Placeholder Image Center Aligned"
     excerpt: 'This is some sample content that goes here with **Markdown** formatting. Centered with `type="center"`'
diff --git a/example/_portfolio/foo-bar-website.md b/example/_portfolio/foo-bar-website.md
index ea815c4a..2002bd5b 100755
--- a/example/_portfolio/foo-bar-website.md
+++ b/example/_portfolio/foo-bar-website.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 title: "Foo Bar Identity"
 excerpt: "Foo Bar design system including logo mark, website design, and branding applications."
 header:
-  image: assets/images/foo-bar-identity.jpg
-  teaser: assets/images/foo-bar-identity-th.jpg
+  image: /assets/images/foo-bar-identity.jpg
+  teaser: /assets/images/foo-bar-identity-th.jpg
 sidebar:
   - title: "Role"
     image: http://placehold.it/350x250
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ sidebar:
   - title: "Responsibilities"
     text: "Reuters try PR stupid commenters should isn't a business model"
 gallery:
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
     image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 1"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
     image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
     image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 3"
 ---
diff --git a/example/_posts/2010-08-05-post-image-standard.md b/example/_posts/2010-08-05-post-image-standard.md
index 5696b9c7..097e235b 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2010-08-05-post-image-standard.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2010-08-05-post-image-standard.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags:
   - Post Formats
 ---
 
-The preferred way of using images is placing them in the `assets/images/` directory and referencing them with an absolute path. Prepending the filename with `{% raw %}{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/{% endraw %}` will make sure your images display properly in feeds and such.
+The preferred way of using images is placing them in the `/assets/images/` directory and referencing them with an absolute path. Prepending the filename with `{% raw %}{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/{% endraw %}` will make sure your images display properly in feeds and such.
 
 Standard image with no width modifier classes applied.
 
diff --git a/example/_posts/2010-09-09-post-gallery.md b/example/_posts/2010-09-09-post-gallery.md
index 7e285be6..f7a9e91c 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2010-09-09-post-gallery.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2010-09-09-post-gallery.md
@@ -7,52 +7,52 @@ tags:
   - Post Formats
   - tiled
 gallery:
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 1"
     title: "Image 1 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
     title: "Image 2 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 3"
     title: "Image 3 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 4"
     title: "Image 4 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 5"
     title: "Image 5 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 6"
     title: "Image 6 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 7"
     title: "Image 7 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 8"
     title: "Image 8 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 9"
     title: "Image 9 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 10"
     title: "Image 10 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 11"
     title: "Image 11 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 12"
     title: "Image 12 title caption"
 gallery2:
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ gallery2:
     image_path: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4046/4697502929_72c612c636_q.jpg
     alt: "Fog in the trees"
 gallery3:
-  - image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
-  - image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-4-th.jpg
+  - image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-4-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 4"
 ---
 
@@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ To place a gallery add the necessary YAML Front Matter:
 
 ```yaml
 gallery:
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-1-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 1"
     title: "Image 1 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-2-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 2"
     title: "Image 2 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-3-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 3"
     title: "Image 3 title caption"
-  - url: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-4.jpg
-    image_path: assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-4-th.jpg
+  - url: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-4.jpg
+    image_path: /assets/images/unsplash-gallery-image-4-th.jpg
     alt: "placeholder image 4"
     title: "Image 4 title caption"
 ```
diff --git a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-author-override.md b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-author-override.md
index 6d41b5c6..50635b9d 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-author-override.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-author-override.md
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ Billy Rick:
   uri: "http://thewhip.com"
   email: "billy@rick.com"
   bio: "What do you want, jewels? I am a very extravagant man."
-  avatar: "assets/images/bio-photo-2.jpg"
+  avatar: "/assets/images/bio-photo-2.jpg"
   twitter: "extravagantman"
 
 Cornelius Fiddlebone:
   name: "Cornelius Fiddlebone"
   email: "cornelius@thewhip.com"
   bio: "I ordered what?"
-  avatar: "assets/images/bio-photo.jpg"
+  avatar: "/assets/images/bio-photo.jpg"
   twitter: "rhymeswithsackit"
 ```
 
diff --git a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-horizontal.md b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-horizontal.md
index 665163de..5a177aa7 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-horizontal.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-horizontal.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Layout: Header Image (Horizontal)"
 header:
-  image: assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
+  image: /assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
   caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
 categories:
   - Layout
diff --git a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-text-readability.md b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-text-readability.md
index 10897ce0..56df3473 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-text-readability.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-text-readability.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Layout: Header Image and Text Readability"
 header:
-  image: assets/images/unsplash-image-4.jpg
+  image: /assets/images/unsplash-image-4.jpg
   caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
 tags: 
   - sample post
diff --git a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-vertical.md b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-vertical.md
index 1a8fc71b..97154fe0 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-vertical.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-image-vertical.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Layout: Header Image (Vertical)"
 header:
-  image: assets/images/unsplash-image-6.jpg
+  image: /assets/images/unsplash-image-6.jpg
   caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
 categories:
   - Layout
diff --git a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-overlay-image.md b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-overlay-image.md
index 01e8581a..155423da 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-overlay-image.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2012-03-15-layout-header-overlay-image.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Layout: Header Image Overlay"
 header:
-  overlay_image: assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
+  overlay_image: /assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
   caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
   cta_url: "https://unsplash.com"
 categories:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ You can use it by specifying the opacity (between 0 and 1) of a black overlay li
 ```yaml
 excerpt: "This post should [...]"
 header:
-  overlay_image: assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
+  overlay_image: /assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
   overlay_filter: 0.5 # same as adding an opacity of 0.5 to a black background
   caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
   cta_label: "More Info"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Or if you want to do more fancy things, go full rgba:
 ```yaml
 excerpt: "This post should [...]"
 header:
-  overlay_image: assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
+  overlay_image: /assets/images/unsplash-image-1.jpg
   overlay_filter: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5)
   caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
   cta_label: "More Info"
diff --git a/example/_posts/2013-05-22-markup-more-images.md b/example/_posts/2013-05-22-markup-more-images.md
index 6507cd35..c6a85554 100755
--- a/example/_posts/2013-05-22-markup-more-images.md
+++ b/example/_posts/2013-05-22-markup-more-images.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Apply the `half` class like so to display two images side by side that share the
 
 ```html
 <figure class="half">
-    <a href="assets/images/image-filename-1-large.jpg"><img src="assets/images/image-filename-1.jpg"></a>
-    <a href="assets/images/image-filename-2-large.jpg"><img src="assets/images/image-filename-2.jpg"></a>
+    <a href="/assets/images/image-filename-1-large.jpg"><img src="/assets/images/image-filename-1.jpg"></a>
+    <a href="/assets/images/image-filename-2-large.jpg"><img src="/assets/images/image-filename-2.jpg"></a>
     <figcaption>Caption describing these two images.</figcaption>
 </figure>
 ```