Small Web September: Kick-Off & Goals!

[enchantedsleeper]

Our kick-off for Small Web September is already upon us, and that means it’s time to set some goals! What would you like to work on during the month?

These can be as vague or as granular as you like; a lot can change as you’re working on a project, so it’s completely fine to change them up as needed (or do away with them entirely xD), but it can still be nice to set some ~aspirations!

There’s no set format for this post (anything goes!), but for anyone who’d like to use it, here’s a little pre-formatted set of prompts you can fill in – just overwrite the placeholders with your own info:

<strong>Name:</strong> (Username, nickname, whatever you like to go by)
<strong>Project(s):</strong> (Share a link to your project(s) if you’d like to, and/or describe what you’re making or would like to make!)
<strong>What are you hoping to work on for SWS?</strong> (This can be as general as “add to my site”, or as specific as “archive X fanworks” or “implement a responsive layout”. You could even include ‘bonus’ or extra goals you’d like to get to if you have time!)

I normally include a ‘discussion starter’ or two at the end of each post as well for anyone who’d like to answer it, so here are a couple of questions you can answer if you fancy: What inspired you to make (or start making) your small web project(s), and what is it that appeals to you about the small web?

I look forward to learning about everyone’s goals and projects! 💜 Our next check-in point for the challenge will be Sunday, 7th September (you can check the full schedule and list of themes here!), but if you want to share something to the comm before then, feel free to make a post!

Reminder that we have these amazing banners for the challenge made by javert that you can save to use on your site, your blog or anywhere you'd like to show you're taking part!

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[sleepyquail]

Name: Quail
Project(s): CASTRUM LACUS LITORE, my personal site.
What are you hoping to work on for SWS?
- I want to figure out how I want my ffxiv gpose screenshots gallery to be laid out (figure out a lightbox style if I can) and then make a good start on uploading screenshots to it. There's A Lot, so I'm expecting this to take forever. If anyone has any favourite image gallery setups, please drop links!
- Continue adding new stylesheet onto my existing fics, then at a push start uploading more fics in other fandoms. Another long-term goal though, so any progress on this will work!
- Add some more stuff to my Sartauvoir shrine, including the FR translation of his field note my friend did, and maybe make a start on the ship manifesto for Sart/Basch. Add lore images and text and just generally start filling in the other tabs on the shrine.

[enchantedsleeper]

Good luck with the gallery - finding a nice layout for imagery (in my case, fanart) is one of my goals for SWS, as well! I've been eyeing up this page as a design I'd really like to emulate in part because of the section dividers - I want to split up my fanart by fandom, and that would be a nice-looking way to do it. The original gallery template is by Kaylee Rowena and that page has links to several other sites using the same base code, which might also be of interest?

Best of luck with this and with all your short and long-term goals! 🍀

[sleepyquail]

Oooh thank you so much for these links, these look just like what I was after!! Agreed on the section dividers, for me it might be a nice way to separate by theme or topic, or maybe even time 🤔 much to think about and best of luck to you too! :3

[enchantedsleeper]

Thank you very much!! <3 I'm glad that they are helpful! :D \o/