Thank you so much.  Now to keep at it!!

On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 11:49:10 PM UTC-4, Charlie Veniot wrote:
>
> That is a right beauty of a blog and a really wonderful TiddlyWiki use 
> case.  Bravo!
>
> On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 9:16:09 PM UTC-3 [email protected] 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I finally "finished" something I have wanted to do for a very long time - 
>> made a static site generator using tiddlywiki to generate my blog.
>>
>> All of this is obviously still very much a work in progress but I think 
>> it is done enough to be useful to myself and others.
>>
>> The code is on [github](
>> https://github.com/digitalap3/tiddlywikistaticsitegen). There is a 
>> static file tiddlywiki there as well so you can quickly download that and 
>> see what it looks like without running any code.
>>
>> Basically it makes use of TW's amazing templating powers so there is room 
>> for changing the structure whenever you desire. I run everything through 
>> Docker but obviously you can take the code and do what you like.
>>
>> The basic workflow is:
>>
>> # create a post with the tag 'draft'. This will be the displayed title of 
>> the post
>> # open the `Create New Post` tiddler.
>> # follow the instructions. The first field is the uri of the post. It is 
>> recommended to use all lower case and hyphens. NO SPACES. I would avoid 
>> special characters but apostrophes seemed to work fine. This will be the 
>> title of the final draft that is to be rendered.
>> # run build script. this moves images out of the tiddler directory and 
>> renders all files with appropriate fields and tags.
>> # run webserver and check changes in new tab
>> # repeat until you have desired outcomes.
>> # copy files to root directory of production site
>>
>> There are slightly more detailed instructions in the readme of the github 
>> repo. I will also write more detailed blog posts.
>>
>> The semi finished product is at https://blog.digitalap3.com
>>
>> I am sure there is lots that I have overlooked and far easier ways to do 
>> a lot of the things done in the tiddlers so I appreciate any suggestions.
>>
>> I really am enjoying this little project. Tiddlywiki is just mind-blowing.
>>
>

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