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It's time for Small Web September Check-In 4!

The loose theme of this check-in is troubleshooting! Have you run into any unexpected problems accomplishing something that you'd like to do with your project? Maybe you have a feature that you want to implement, but have no idea what you'd need to look up in order to do that. Or are there any questions that you have about the small web (maybe terms you find confusing) that you'd like to ask?

Whatever it is, add it to the comments! There's no obligation to take part in the theme, of course - you can just add a progress update for your SWS project, or share anything you want to discuss. The sky's the limit \o/

A bonus discussion-starter (optional, so no pressure to include this!): What was something you didn't know how to do when you started out on your small web project(s) that you've since learned?

(This doesn't have to be during the challenge - it can be anything you've learned while doing small web stuff).

As a reminder, this is the fourth 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 any discussion is welcome.

Also, a heads up that the date of our next check-in will be the 30th September (the last day of the challenge) - so whereas these normally go up on a Sunday/later on Saturday depending on your timezone, the last check-in will go up on Monday or late Sunday. So don't be alarmed if it hasn't arrived at the normal time!

For our last check-in with 'halfway point' goals and discussions, go here: Small Web September Check-In 3: Halfway Point

Date: 2024-09-22 01:00 pm (UTC)
pebbleinalake: (mara jade)
From: [personal profile] pebbleinalake
Oddly, the biggest trouble I've hit this month is with the goal I thought would be the easiest to get done: updating my fanfic archive. As I kept adding more fics, I quickly came to the realization that the current setup for that page really only worked when there were a limited number of stories on there. Which means I'm probably going to have to start from scratch all over again and code a new archive section for the site. (This will make the third time I've had to start over with coding that part of the site, so it's admittedly a little discouraging lol.) Also can't find any way to add a sorting/filtering system on it without using php, and neocities only allows static pages, so I think I'll have to give up on the idea of creating a tag filtering option.

On the lighter side, though, I did make a ton of progress on my other goals for September. I'm actually really happy with a lot of the changes and updates I've gotten done so far.

What was something you didn't know how to do when you started out with on your small web project(s) that you've since learned? - Coding! 😅 Before launching my main site last June, I basically didn't know anything about coding. Back on Toyhouse I could sometimes manipulate bootstrap into making my profile pages look prettier, but that was about it. And even then, I didn't really understand any of what I was doing, I just messed around until things looked how I wanted. I'm kinda proud of how much I've managed to learn in just this past year, and hopefully I'll someday get to the point where I don't have to constantly check W3Schools for info.

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