General layout:
assets directory: (root)
[js] misc, old
[css] standard.css
[media] fonts, [any general images needed for root pages E.G. Directory, copyright & licensing]
Each article within a Category Directory (Software, Writing, Music, Meta) is structured as follows:
/categoryName/articleName/index.html - the article content
/categoryName/articleName/assets/ - a directory of any assets the article references, good for keeping articles and their assets self-contained
Each Category Directory features its own index(.html) for indexing all articles:
/firstCategory/index.html
/secondCategory/index.html
Directory
[navbar] Search, About
[primary feature from any category]
[software feature(s)]
[writing feature(s)]
[music feature(s)]
[search box - linked to navbar Search button]
[footer] [Edit Date] copyright & licensing, Meta
META PAGES:
About
[navbar] Directory, More on Meta
[about info - intro, contact, etc]
[footer] [Creation & Edit Dates], "donations and things of that particular nature", copyright & licensing
Changelog
[navbar] Directory, See oldest, More on Meta
[changelog]
[footer] [Creation & Edit Dates], copyright & licensing
Contribute
[navbar] Directory, More on Meta
[contribute info - intro, donation options, etc.]
[footer] [Creation & Edit Dates], copyright & licensing
copyright & licensing (copyright at root of directory instead of /meta Category directory, for easy reference from other every page's footer)
[navbar] Directory, More on Meta]
CATEGORY PAGES: (index/Directory per Category)
Meta (More on Meta)
[navbar] Directory, Changelog, Contribute, About
[meta intro, bullet list of links to Changelog, Contribute, About, copyright & licensing - links are phrased in F.A.Q. format]
[footer] [Creation & Edit Dates], copyright & licensing
Software
[navbar] Directory, About
[Latest in Software]
[Featured Article or Featured External Content]
[Previous Articles/Article Archive (T.B.D.)]
[Original Software Archive/Timeline]
[footer] [Creation & Edit Dates], copyright & licensing
Writing / Music / Any other category - same as above
i want to talk about music somehow on my website. i have a music section set up, but no content on it yet. should i start with brief weekly features of songs i like? briefly interpreting their lyrics, how i discovered the song, how it makes me feel, etc.? eventually i'd like to do full artist catalogues talking about every song and album, maybe i could do weekly/bi-weekly album reviews in the future?
I have hundreds and hundreds of songs noted down on my computer, I'd love to revisit and talk about all of them eventually. I'm planning to start with weekly, brief 'Song of the Week' posts. Maybe I'll aim to have a 'Songs of The Week' completed for every Saturday. I've managed to write in this journal every day of the month except for two days so far. I've largely stuck to my word. Hopefully I can take that into this weekly song project.
This is still something for the future though, the website structure is still being finalized - although very, very nearly done.
How should I title weekly song posts?
Song of The Week #66: Rupert Holmes - For Beginner's Only (2024/07/03)
Song of The Week! #66: Rupert Holmes - For Beginner's Only (2024/07/03)
best: Song of The Week! #66: Rupert Holmes - For Beginner's Only (2024/07/03)
My navbar isn't necessarily the same on every page, since each page is uniquely created, that would mean a lot more maintenance if links/navbar button names were ever updated. Instead, I keep a consistent "Directory" button on the left hand side of every single page's navbar, and then I leave the right side for contextual buttons specific to that page. For example, the homepage (Directory) has the Search and About buttons, two things that you may want immediate access to on a homepage.
In the category pages (E.G. Software), I still have an About button but also link back to the Directory on the left side of the navbar. In article pages (E.G. Software/article-about-computers), I have a Directory button (left) and a "More on Software" button (right) that links back to the Software category page. The category pages act as sub-Directories of the main Directory page. This means that if a user enters the website via an article, they can quickly reach the Directory, or they can see "More on Software" and see the latest Software articles and the About page. It's not perfect, but it's a good balance between consistency and ease of maintenance for me, given that it's a static website.
I set up Pagefind, a client-side search index, so users can search from the homepage for content across all the website's pages. I also set the 404 page to display a search box that automatically searches for the URL path content. This means that if a user tries to mywebsite.com/page-that-does-not-exist, the 404 error page will search for "page-does-not-exist" in an attempt to display some relevant content. This is ideal for situations where outdated hyperlinks reference deleted or renamed pages (although they shouldn't). If somebody visits "mywebsite.com/articleAboutCheese" after it was renamed to "anArticleAboutCheese", it will display in the search results of the 404 page.
Hello, I made some progress on the website today. I'm fairly happy with the basic layout I've achieved. The focus now is getting content onto the site. I've stuck to my word, although it would be nice to pick up the pace. I copied 5 entries over to the Writing section, experimented with a randomized 'trivia' section, and worked on my article about my first coding project EpicOS - it's almost finished, I think, which means I can soon continue with the 'Top 5 Multiplayer Piano Websites' article. Once at least 5 articles are finished for the Software section, I'd like to only work on one article at a time instead of bouncing between them. Progress is slow and steady.
Okay, so the the ultimate question is:
am i making a big mistake by pushing articles as stand-alone html files on my website?
and my guess is: Absolutely
but wow, what a way to learn.
At least I can edit the CSS if I need to, the layout should stay largely the same anyway.
We'll see
I am making a website that will not be published soon
because the content is not polished
and has not been polished for the last five years
but might be within the next ten
(could be true)
because i am not comfortable with the content
because i am not comfortable
with the content
because there is not enough content
More content, less wait time
pending...
The phone lines in Winter
are stretching up by my window
The snow's falling down
I can't see a soul around
The phone lines in Winter
are silent and cold
There's no one to call
and no one to hold
This hotel is fancy
Every room's got a view
But even then
it's got nothing without you
The phone lines in Winter
a symbol of our love
Cold and apart
yet linked from above
Standing at the center of an overcrowded beach
Overlooking sunsets and memories I can't reach
Hearing vague echoes of my life in all directions
Your face contorts in my thoughts
I long to write to you each day
But I'd have nothing new to say
I'm sorry if I was abrupt
I'm wishing to be true
Hey, I remember you
And your poem too
Vaguely