How to Use My Blog
6/9/2023 8:08 am | : 4 mins. | Share to: 
My blog is meant to be user friendly, but I recognize there are some things which are not. Or, at least, are not obvious and I recognize what I consider obvious may not be.
Last updated: Nov. 5th, 2024
Headers
- If a link in a header is in quotation marks, it signifies my titling matches the article's own title at the time of publishing. All other link titles are editorialized by me.
- I also add a few icons to header links: The page icon signifies an internal post which has its own page rather than just being something embedded in the daily archive. There is also an icon flagging when I'm directly linking to a PDF.
Reviews
Review posts for media get a score out of a 5 added to the header, what that scored "item" is is purely done for entertainment purposes. I just find it more enjoyable than just saying "4/5 stars."
Archives
The Date archive page uses collapsible headers, clicking (or tapping) expands or collapses them. When you get down to the month view and it lists out days. Any posts which have their own actual page, rather than just existing within the date page, are also shown on that view.
Link suffixes
My blog automatically adds flags to links, most notably is it showing the domain. It also adds a flag when I am linking to a domain which is known for paywalling. Trying to save people clicks when they don't want to be surprised to face the paywall.
Those were the items I wanted to explain off the top of my head, I'll see what other tips come up and I'll come back to update this.
Behind the Scenes
The blog is written using my own homebrewed content management system named Glowbug. It is written in PHP and Mysql. I have no plans to ever make it public as it is far inferior to other options out there, and it has far too much me-centric stuff in its design.
Posts are largely written using a modified Markdown syntax. I've introduced a few tweaks of my own:
- Links enabling mouse-over text.
- Image URLs allowing me to assign classes to the generated image.
Change Log
June 9, 2023 - Initial posting
June 24, 2024 - Updated layout and added features
Nov. 5, 2024 - Added backend information
