Why is there no good options for a blog anymore? Indie options like micro.blog just feel half-baked.
Options like WordPress are more full-featured but I loathe the direction they are going with blocks.
I like Ghost but it is just not cohesive to a microblogging format.
I just want a platform that offers support for long posts (essays), short posts (link posts), and micro psots (tweets). Make it look nice on a site, and load well on an RSS reader. I am at a loss of what to use honestly.
So these past two weeks have been very busy for me. On February 20th my daughter, Sloane, was born. Lots of sleep lost, mistakes made, and learning being had. I wouldn't change any of it for the world.
@jeffperry I feel your pain. Micro.blog is the best platform I've seen that supports a mix of micro and full posts, but the theme customising is definitely a hurdle. And anything else I've tried has taken a lot of work to make it handle micro posts.
I have updated my Substack Nazi timeline website to follow the latest news and big name departures from the service. I’m very proud of this little project, and I hope you are too.
@robb what 11ty blog startup templates do you recommend? Also, what are you using for image hosting?
Ideally I’d like to use GitHub, Netlify, or Vercel to build the site and have it be totally free to host but I know images aren’t exactly easy to use.
I have a bunny.net account but I’m not sure if I need it for an 11ty blog.
Also, what about things like web mentions and stuff like activitypub? I LOVE how micro.blog shows all replies from Mastodon and Micro.blog on each post.
@robb@jeffperry yeah, that one’s a great choice — I used a different template for mine that leveraged Liquid and Tailwind (but have diverged pretty wildly from it).
I store raw images on bunny and let tailwind optimize them to webp so they don’t really get accessed by visitors directly.
To be clear, if you are already a subscriber, you DO NOT need to resubscribe. I have moved my email list over and you should be good to go. It won't hurt whitelisting jeff@clicked.cool to your email though.
I have officially deleted Clicked from Substack. I am now using Ghost for the website and will share more thoughts on this soon. In short, I refuse to be a part of a nazi bar on Substack and am going fully independent.
@andyn nope! I’ve imported all members. Paid members will have their subscription end next year without automatic renewal. If/when I start a paid membership plan again they will need to sign up for it.
Between Jezebel closing its doors, Vice News having layoffs, and Spotify changing course with podcasting I wanted to look at how advertising might no longer be the best option for news outlets and online creators.
I’m back with Clicked, and I wanted to address the elephant in the room about where I’ve been and what I have learned from taking time off. It’s one of the most personal things I have written to date and I would love for you to give it a read.