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Tag: 11ty

  • Refactoring and (A)I

    Refactoring and (A)I

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor two days I have been migrating my blog from Hugo to Eleventy via the markdown pages, and the photos via Ghost Export for WordPress. In the process I achieved a goal, and then AI broke things, so I achieved them again, and then AI broke them again. The favourite thing for…

  • Sliding to 11ty from Hugo With Gemini Help

    Sliding to 11ty from Hugo With Gemini Help

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesI currently use Hugo as a static blog. Before using Hugo I had tried with 11ty and failed because I couldn’t find documentation that suited my contextual understanding. It’s after a lot of trial and error that I eventually chose to experiment with, and then stick with Hugo since 2024 or earlier.…

  • Static Web Generators and CMSes

    Static Web Generators and CMSes

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor weeks, or even months, by now I have been playing/experimenting with Hugo, 11ty and other solutions. I really like that with Hugo I can use FrontMatter as a CMS to create new posts, add the appropriate meta data, and keep track of what is published and what is in draft form.…

  • Learning by Trial And Error

    Learning by Trial And Error

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery day or two I see people post about how the Fediverse should be simplified to welcome new people. It’s a shame. Signing up for a fediverse server is easy. It’s the same process as for every site. The biggest difference is that you’re signing up for a privately owned, crowd sourced…