Posts Tagged "Meta"

Adding a Random Post Button to Kirby

I've added a feature where you can click a button and visit a random post. I wasn't able to find this documented with Kirby, so thought I'd share how I did it in case is helps others.

πŸ“… 15 Jan 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

Building a PenPal System

Since deciding to start the whole PenPal thing, I wanted a way of managing those posts from within my CMS. This is how I did it.

πŸ“… 30 Nov 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Friends from Blogging

I've been lucky enough to make a number of friends off the back of this blog (and also their blogs). This is a bit of a feel good post about how social media isn't the only way to meet new people.

πŸ“… 13 Oct 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Having a Microblog on a Traditional Blog

I was recently talking to Jatan Mehta about microblogging vs traditional blogging, and what should go where. I thought it was an interesting conversation, so decided to share my opinions here too.

πŸ“… 11 Oct 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Migrating This Blog to Kirby

Yes, that's right dear reader, this site has gone through yet another change - it's now based on Kirby and I think I've finally found my blogging utopia.

πŸ“… 30 Sep 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

How It All Connects

There's some automation on this site that posts to various places, all via RSS. Here's how it works.

πŸ“… 10 Jul 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

The Blank Box

I've been staring at a blank box for a little bit now, trying to work out what to write. This has never happened to me before. I think I know why...

πŸ“… 12 Jun 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Moving from Jekyll to Blot

I've been exploring Blot lately. It's great, so I've decided to move this site over to it from Jekyll.

πŸ“… 19 Apr 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Is Good Enough...Good Enough?

I'm going down a platform rabbit hole (again!) and I don't know what to do...

πŸ“… 10 Apr 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Building a Self-Hosted Microblog

I've been struggling with Micro.blog's offering for a little while, so I decided to build my own microblog.

πŸ“… 06 Apr 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Thoughts on Editing Posts

Should content on a personal site be edited, or should it be a snapshot in time? Here's my thoughts...

πŸ“… 20 Mar 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Adding Email Subscriptions

I have added a way for you to subscribe to this blog via email.

πŸ“… 28 Feb 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Ten Years of Blogging

Ten years ago today, I started this blog. I can't believe it's been a decade already! Here's some stats from the last 10 years, as well as some lessons I've learned along the way...

πŸ“… 19 Jan 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Does a Blog Need to Integrate?

I'm often asked about integrating a blog with X service, does it really need to though?

πŸ“… 03 Jan 2023 | πŸ“ Blog post

Can I Use Data Files?

One of the things I really miss from my days using Jekyll, is the use of data files. Can this be done in WordPress?

πŸ“… 16 Dec 2022 | πŸ“ Blog post

It's all Gone Quiet Over Here

Just a quick post to say that I’m still alive, but *very* busy. I haven’t posted in a little bit because I’ve been so busy.

πŸ“… 16 Oct 2022 | πŸ“ Blog post

My Blogging Utopia

I’ve flip-flopped between a number of blogging platforms over the years, because none are perfect. Here’s my blogging utopia…

πŸ“… 24 Sep 2022 | πŸ“ Blog post

How to Create a Simple HTML/CSS Notice Box

A few people have asked how I created my notice boxes, so I thought I’d write about how I did it. Hint – it’s just a bit of CSS, folks.

πŸ“… 21 Sep 2022 | πŸ“ Blog post

Updating My Contact Email Automatically

Cast your mind all the back to yesterday, dear reader, where I published the Ban the Spam post. In that post I talk about combatting spam, yet having my contact email plastered across this site.

πŸ“… 01 Sep 2022 | πŸ“ Blog post

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