Site Rebuild - 2024
Hanging out on Mastodon has inspired me to put a bit more effort into my personal website. I generally work on iOS software so I don’t have that much experience making websites. That seems like something I should fix. I’m using this project to learn how to lay out a website and style it.
My first attempt at this is going to be all hand written HTML and CSS. I want to get much more familiar with the basics before I start using any tools to help me. Once I have figure out a decent design and the content I want, the next step will be to introduce a static site generator.
The plan
Write some HTMLWrite some CSSPublish my first iterationChoose a static site generatorUpdate layout for mobileRework project templateAdd a Thoughts sectionAdd SSL- Add a Pictures section
- Automate publishing
- Add RSS feeds
- Add POSSE
Progress
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2024-05-25
I finally figured out how to use Let’s Encrypt. My site now redirects to
https://spryprojects.co. That took a bit of screwing around on my part, mostly because I’m not very familiar with web servers. Well, I’m a bit more familiar now I guess. -
2024-05-20
I added a Thoughts section. It’s a blog. I’ll just throw whatever I want to write about that isn’t part of a project over there. I’ve also reworked the project templates a bit so that I can add entries easier.
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2024-04-23
I reworked the layout to use a CSS Grid. I got the idea from Go Make Things. The layout definitely needs more work but I have the basics of it sorted out now.
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2024-04-16
I’ve come up with a basic design for my site. I’ve implemented it with Hugo. I can now publish projects to the site with Markdown. This is a good start.