Small Web September Check-In 2: Recs and Resources

[enchantedsleeper]

Our second Small Web September check-in point is here!

How is everyone getting on so far with their SWS-ing (hat tip to lovesgaze for making SWS into a verb 😂). Is the code (or blogging, modding, documentation, etc.) behaving as it should? Have you discovered any cool new tricks or come across any great sites you’d like to share?

The theme of this check-in is recs and resources! There are lots of great guides, tutorials and examples out there to help with our small webbing. So, I thought we could share some of our favourites in the comments - along with what you’ve been up to since our last check-in, if you feel like sharing it!

Here’s some examples of things you could share:

• ‘How to code X feature/design element’ tutorials
• Cool templates or layouts
• Gif, blinkie, button or banner-maker tools or websites
• Directories, webrings or blogrolls for anything small web-related
• Communities (like this one! – but they can be anywhere, not just on Dreamwidth) for small web support, resources or discussion
• Inspiring examples of sites, blogs, or other small web projects that you’ve come across
• Any round-ups of links like these or anything else you’ve found helpful!

A bonus discussion-starter (optional, so no pressure to answer this!): What has been the most useful small web resource you’ve found so far? Or, is there a resource that you really wish existed, but doesn’t?

As a reminder, this is the second of five ‘check-in’/comment points that will be published during the event – you can check out the schedule and dates for these posts in the event intro post. There’s no cut-off point for leaving comments on these, so you can add something at any time – you also don’t need to comment on every one or do them in order! The themes are a loose guide, but all discussion is welcome.

For the previous check-in/goals post, check out: Small Web September Kick-Off/Check-In 1: Goals

Comments

[picori]

SWS-ing progress...Well, I may have made my goals too short (or got a little bit too focused on them) because I already...finished them ^^; Granted, they're nothing fancy, but it's still nice to have accomplished something! So, I'll share some resources I've got stored away instead:

• For responsive layouts that are free to use, check out Kalechips' Layout Thrift Store! These will look nice on both mobile and desktop. EGGRAMEN also has some nice CSS layouts, both responsive and not.


• If you're looking for some 88x31 buttons, hellnet.work has a collection of over 30,000 of them, and The Largest 88x31 Collection On The Internet is exactly what it says it is! And here is a simple button maker if you want to make your own!


• For more small web community, check out MelonLand Forum, which is both very active and full of very kind people! They have sections dedicated to sharing code snippets and a bunch of other resources, too!


• Solaria on Neocities has both CSS and JS guides for things like theme switching (light/dark modes), gif pausing, and more! There are also some guides on accessibility!


• If you plan to have a lot of images on your site and need a compressor to make the file size smaller, here's one!

I will say that, personally, I find the Mozilla Developer Web Docs to be a really good resource to have on hand if you're trying to code something and your mind goes totally blank on you (can you guess how many times it's happened to me? xD).

[toaster_hacker]

WOW, congratulations and amazing job with the progress on your SWS project and completing all your goals; that's incredible!

Also, thank you so much for these resources, especially the simple button creator and the image compressor links, these are fabulously useful. All these links are super cool!

[picori]

Thank you so much! <3 And I'm glad you found them useful!! I keep...a lot of links hoarded and bookmarked and whatnot, so it's nice to be able to share them around, haha! :D

[rionaleonhart]

Congratulations on completing your goals; that's great! I like the feel and tone of your website a lot; I actually subscribed after seeing your comment in the first check-in post.

[picori]

Thank you so much!! I checked your website out as well; I absolutely love the "choose-your-adventure"-esque sort of navigation you've got going on, it adds such a wonderful touch of personality to your site and made it super fun to look through, even for someone who doesn't know anything about FFVIII! \(^^)/

[rionaleonhart]

This made me smile; thank you so much! It's been such a blast to work on.

[linky]

Congrats on accomplishing your SWS goals!! :D I really like your site! I've bookmarked it since the last check in post. I really love all the LoZ pages.

This is a great list of links too!

[picori]

Thank you!!! <333 I like your site as well!! The colors on it are so nice and easy on the eyes, which I love, and I loved reading through your Zelda fics that you have on there—your wording paints such evocative pictures of the scenes themselves! And I'm glad you found the links helpful! :D

[linky]

Thank you so much for such kind words about both my site and my fics!! <3 <3 That means a lot to me to hear. :D

[muttthecowcat]

Thanks for the resources and congrats on finishing already!!

[picori]

Thank you!!!! :D