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diff --git a/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org b/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org index 6988da8..7a9b309 100644 --- a/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org +++ b/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org @@ -1,82 +1,93 @@ -+++ -date = 2023-01-03 -title = "Recent Website Changes" -description = "A quick review on this website's recent changes." -+++ - -## The State of This Website - -Over the years, this website has changed URLs, styles, content focus, and much -more. However, it seems that I am never done, as I am yet again changing this -page to fit my current needs and wants. - -While this site was already minimal (~12kb), it contained a lot of disorganized -content and some poorly chosen color schemes. - -The recent updates attempt to fix these items while focusing on what I truly -care about here: the content within each page. - -## Recent Changes - -I've made quite a few changes to the style of this website today, both in the -CSS and in the HTML. +#+title: Recent Website Changes +#+date: 2023-01-03 + +** The State of This Website +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: the-state-of-this-website +:END: +Over the years, this website has changed URLs, styles, content focus, +and much more. However, it seems that I am never done, as I am yet again +changing this page to fit my current needs and wants. + +While this site was already minimal (~12kb), it contained a lot of +disorganized content and some poorly chosen color schemes. + +The recent updates attempt to fix these items while focusing on what I +truly care about here: the content within each page. + +** Recent Changes +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: recent-changes +:END: +I've made quite a few changes to the style of this website today, both +in the CSS and in the HTML. Here are some of the key takeaways from today's changes: -1. Reduce the width of the website from `60em` to `40em`. -2. Remove breadcrumb navigation and replaced with a simple "Return Home" link -when visiting anything other than the homepage. -3. Remove syntax highlighting from code blocks. CSS now loads from a single -file. -4. Move blog posts on the homepage to the top, pushing tertiary content down. -5. Update font-family from `monospace` to `sans-serif` for readability. - -## Future Focus - -### Accessibility - -My main focus amidst all the changes this past year was accessibility. -I tried to improve the accessibility of all pages on this site as well as I -know how. -For example, I added aria labels to identify different navigation menus in -November. - -I want to continue this in 2023 and learn more about the accessibility features -I can utilize to help those who may need them. - -### Content First - -Beyond accessibility, I am making a concerted effort to bring the content of -this site to the forefront and push the tertiary information (e.g., About Me, -Services, etc.) down below the content. - -Further, I want to review and edit previous blog posts for grammar, accuracy, -dead links, and more. Where necessary, I may even add a blurb at the top of old -posts that are no longer accurate or helpful. - -### Style - -As always, I will be searching for ways to reduce distractions and bring a -minimalistic approach to this site. While there are certainly more drastic -measures I could take, such as making this a [Shinobi -Website](https://shinobi.bt.ht) or a [No CSS Website](https://nocss.club), I -prefer to keep some modern features here. - -Two ideas have been floating around in my head, but I am not sure how I feel -about these approaches yet: - -1. Going all-in with Emacs org-mode and creating a script to auto-publish all my -blog posts from org-mode to plain HTML files and then letting my CSS style it -after the fact. -2. Focus on publishing for Gemini or Gopher and then utilize a conversion -program to translate the pages to HTML. - -## Looking Back - -As I sit here and finalize the changes, as well as this post, I am happy with -the current state of this website. It's certainly a long way from my first -attempts (parallax background images, anyone?) and it's good to see the -progress. - -I can only hope and work hard to ensure that I make more meaningful progress by -this time next year. +1. Reduce the width of the website from =60em= to =40em=. +2. Remove breadcrumb navigation and replaced with a simple "Return Home" + link when visiting anything other than the homepage. +3. Remove syntax highlighting from code blocks. CSS now loads from a + single file. +4. Move blog posts on the homepage to the top, pushing tertiary content + down. +5. Update font-family from =monospace= to =sans-serif= for readability. + +** Future Focus +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: future-focus +:END: +*** Accessibility +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: accessibility +:END: +My main focus amidst all the changes this past year was accessibility. I +tried to improve the accessibility of all pages on this site as well as +I know how. For example, I added aria labels to identify different +navigation menus in November. + +I want to continue this in 2023 and learn more about the accessibility +features I can utilize to help those who may need them. + +*** Content First +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: content-first +:END: +Beyond accessibility, I am making a concerted effort to bring the +content of this site to the forefront and push the tertiary information +(e.g., About Me, Services, etc.) down below the content. + +Further, I want to review and edit previous blog posts for grammar, +accuracy, dead links, and more. Where necessary, I may even add a blurb +at the top of old posts that are no longer accurate or helpful. + +*** Style +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: style +:END: +As always, I will be searching for ways to reduce distractions and bring +a minimalistic approach to this site. While there are certainly more +drastic measures I could take, such as making this a +[[https://shinobi.bt.ht][Shinobi Website]] or a [[https://nocss.club][No +CSS Website]], I prefer to keep some modern features here. + +Two ideas have been floating around in my head, but I am not sure how I +feel about these approaches yet: + +1. Going all-in with Emacs org-mode and creating a script to + auto-publish all my blog posts from org-mode to plain HTML files and + then letting my CSS style it after the fact. +2. Focus on publishing for Gemini or Gopher and then utilize a + conversion program to translate the pages to HTML. + +** Looking Back +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: looking-back +:END: +As I sit here and finalize the changes, as well as this post, I am happy +with the current state of this website. It's certainly a long way from +my first attempts (parallax background images, anyone?) and it's good to +see the progress. + +I can only hope and work hard to ensure that I make more meaningful +progress by this time next year. |