From 2be43cc479dfd4cfb621f14381330c708291e324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:46:20 -0500 Subject: conversion from Zola to Weblorg --- content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org (limited to 'content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org') diff --git a/content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org b/content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a8af8d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.org @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +#+date: <2023-01-03> +#+title: Recent Website Changes +#+description: + + +* 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. + +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 +[[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 + +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. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2