Hey there, Smallweb! Let's Chatter!

[kalloway]

Whaaat?! It's March already?!

What have you been working on and how are things going? Found any cool resources to share? Or just want to say hi?

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[le_gaosaure]

Just yesterday I found this page that generates the code you'll need to make a link to a webpage generate an embed on sites/softwares that have that function (social medias, instant messaging...): https://metatags.io/. I'm not sure the site uses every single property but it's a solid start if you never touched the topic (and at least you'll now know what to search for elsewhere!).

[le_gaosaure]

I'm realizing that my wording isn't super clear, so: pics! What I mean is that when you create a webpage and post the link somewhere, by default you just see the link. With the additional code, you get an embed, like this (first example is on Stoat, an instant messaging software; second example is on Mastodon and shows the alt text when you hover over the image):





It is possible to do stuff that looks a bit better than what I have, I just decided to test it like 30min before going to bed, but you get the idea ^^

[althea_valara]

Thanks for explaining more! I am bookmarking this - I don't *think* I'll use it now, but I might if I make another site.

[overmore]

T the beginning of the month I did some actual fic archiving for once. Got all my alvaluca fics besides the long fic on my fic archive. I've been very lazy with doing any archiving at all, but at least I got SOME of that work done. Still a lot left to work on though.

a few days ago I also secured myself a spot on hosting for my online TCG stuff, so soon I won't need to use my personal site for that! It's a lot better since now I kinda have to update my side on the daily wit hall the cards coming in and out, meaning there's not much actually going on (in general there wasn't much this month overall but still). Excited for that, even if I need to figure out how PHP works lol.

[gg8473]

Got help with 11ty via the smallweb chat on citrus con! Very happily moving my js/html old blog o 11ty ^^ i cant wait to transfer my main site over :3 a lot easier with the help. this tutorial was a god send!

[althea_valara]

Oh, yay! Well done! I'm using Jekyll, not 11ty, but it's the same principle, just works a little different with its templating. But it's really helpful using a Static Site Generator such as Jekyll or 11ty. Have fun with it!

[althea_valara]

I uploaded another chunk of my FFXIV: Shadowbringers "summary" (lol, try full fanscript now) on my Neocities site, but that was on February 1st. That push also implemented a dark mode. I haven't touched my fan site since because I've been too busy knitting.

I have another Neocities site, though, and had to do some tweaking to that. Not linking it for personal reasons... I'm just glad I remembered the password for it! It's very basic so didn't take long to update, but I'm pleased I have it because it comes in handy.

Now that you've posted, I kinda want to work on my site! But I need to finish knitting my FFXIV Fan Art contest piece first. Neocities will have to wait until the end of the week, then.