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@meljoann I'm using Pelican for my blog:
https://github.com/getpelican/pelican
Write in markdown, generate to html using custom theme. Can also embed custom static html/js page if needed.
You can crawl my repos to have an example:
https://codeberg.org/KissYagni/KissYagni_blog/src/branch/master
@kissyagni that looks very cool! I do love an SSG, but just been burnt by breaking changes in Zola, JUST after making the switch from Hugo 😭 … I think I need to try something a lot simpler tbh
@meljoann the ysap guy's website is all bash https://github.com/bahamas10/ysap
@meljoann the ysap guy's website is all bash https://github.com/bahamas10/ysap
@meljoann The first part is pretty easy to do with pandoc.
Me and @n3wjack has posted some examples: https://n3wjack.net/2025/01/03/build-a-static-website-using-pandoc/ https://entropic.se/texts/meta/
(I also have an image gallery script on that page, but it's pretty customized for my site so I'm not sure how useful it'll be.)
I'll not be surprised if pandoc can generate RSS/Atom too, but haven't looked into it.
@desolationpark @n3wjack was definitely thinking pandoc! I use it for md to doc templates, it’s brilliant. Thanks a mill, am bookmarking those links!
@desolationpark @n3wjack super interesting posts, both! This is gonna be so helpful, thanks so much 💜
@desolationpark @meljoann @n3wjack
that's what i do as well. write .md use simple bash scripts to convert it to .html with pandoc and insert header and so on.
https://kristofferlislegaard.com/
ended up handwriting my rss though. maybe not the best idea, but it does give me ownership, i understand what is going on, and i can treat it almost like a newsletter.
so maybe i am handbuilding a bit more than you would like.
Edit: It has also been a great learning experience.
@lislegaard I love your site kris! hm yeah, not averse to a bit of handwriting in general, but deffo would like RSS automated cause I can see it being annoying if I’m in a rush…
@meljoann
Is it because you didn't find something that fits your needs or you just want to have fun writing your own?
@magnetic_tape a bit of both… 😆
@meljoann I usually start with 11ty for such projects
This seems like less work than updating my custom theme to the new Zola version 😭 And Hugo theme shenanigans mean I need to install a separate version for each site
@meljoann Earlier this year I wrote a small processing sketch to translate .md to .html. The code also bolts on a static header and footer to make a webpage. I went from a php website that I hadn't updated in over a decade to a static page I update every other week or so. Still struggling to find a good/easy way to include images and other media though.
https://dennismcnulty.com/