Weeknotes #3
I've changed the content of the blog menu. Until now, it consisted of the following elements: 'About', 'Articles', 'Notes', and links to Mastodon, a contact form, and a subpage with a list of RSS feeds. This week, I published the first photo on the blog, so I created a new category. There hadn't been a place for it in the menu until now. There was also no room for 'Weeknotes'. That's why I decided to change it. Instead of expanding the menu (I like minimalism), I scaled it back by creating a new 'Categories' subpage. That's where the list of all categories is located. I don't know if more will be created. For now, I'm happy with this layout.
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I also created an 'Archive' page, where you can find a list of all posts in chronological order, divided by year (from newest to oldest). A link to it can be found on the 'About' page. I also added a contact form there (at the bottom).
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Did I mention that I published the first photo on the blog this week? I'm not a professional photographer. I'm not even an amateur photographer. But sometimes I happen to take a few snaps. I won't be publishing all of them. Maybe once in a while, I'll decide to post the best ones or those that show something truly unique. Now I have a separate category for them, and I'm glad they'll be easy to find and browse.
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When this site was based on micro.blog, I started publishing 'notes' - short posts with single thoughts or observations (based on external service). I quickly abandoned that idea. After switching back to Bearblog, I didn't continue with it, focusing instead on normal, multi-paragraph posts. But after moving to Pagecord, I started publishing 'notes' again. It wasn't intentional. It just happened. And I liked it. In general, I get the impression that Pagecord is 'always at hand'. I don't know what it is yet, but it's the blogging platform (out of the three mentioned here) that feels the most accessible.
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I also added {{ more }} to longer posts. This tag allows you to shorten the post visible on the home page. I think it has improved the visibility of older posts, especially since I display them in a stream format. You don't have to scroll as much now. This is a new feature announced a few days ago by Olly - the creator of Pagecord. Thanks, Olly! It's really useful.
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I never thought I'd dedicate an entire 'weeknotes' post to what I've been doing on the blog. And yet, here we are. It works. So, I invite you, if you missed them, to read one (or all) of my posts from the last week. :)