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I love the purity and beauty of static sites, but a couple of things always stop me.

First, I write a lot: 2,000-word essays a couple of times a month. Therefore, I need a system that surfaces my posts via categories and other means.I frankly hate WordPress's Query Loop block, but at least it works.

The other thing holding me back is network effects. I'm currently on WordPress.com, and it plugs into ActivityPub, which in turn connects to Mastodon and allows interactions between Mastodon and my blog. I love that (though I know static websites can replicate ActivityPub in some way).

Besides that, my blog is plugged into WordPress.com's network, called The Reader. Not only can I find other WordPress.com blogs, but they can also find me, and it has been really nice to see several people stumble onto my blog that way. On top of that, I was lucky enough to be picked by WordPress to be highlighted in their Reader platform, which brought a flood of new subscribers and readers.

So while I love static websites, the network effects an ability to organize hundreds to thousands of posts
just aren't great.

But perhaps I'm wrong. Maybe people who are more familiar with static websites or services like Bear and PageCord can enlighten me.

Just remember that I'm not very fond of building static websites from the ground up or maintaining the backend. That's the reason why I still turn to platforms, as long as the format it uses is easily exportable and replicated on another platform. How do you guys plug into networks via your static websites?

#indieweb #wordpress #websites #blogging

I love the purity and beauty of static sites, but a couple of things always stop me.

First, I write a lot: 2,000-word essays a couple of times a month. Therefore, I need a system that surfaces my posts via categories and other means.I frankly hate WordPress's Query Loop block, but at least it works.

The other thing holding me back is network effects. I'm currently on WordPress.com, and it plugs into ActivityPub, which in turn connects to Mastodon and allows interactions between Mastodon and my blog. I love that (though I know static websites can replicate ActivityPub in some way).

Besides that, my blog is plugged into WordPress.com's network, called The Reader. Not only can I find other WordPress.com blogs, but they can also find me, and it has been really nice to see several people stumble onto my blog that way. On top of that, I was lucky enough to be picked by WordPress to be highlighted in their Reader platform, which brought a flood of new subscribers and readers.

So while I love static websites, the network effects an ability to organize hundreds to thousands of posts
just aren't great.

But perhaps I'm wrong. Maybe people who are more familiar with static websites or services like Bear and PageCord can enlighten me.

Just remember that I'm not very fond of building static websites from the ground up or maintaining the backend. That's the reason why I still turn to platforms, as long as the format it uses is easily exportable and replicated on another platform. How do you guys plug into networks via your static websites?

#indieweb #wordpress #websites #blogging

I love the purity and beauty of static sites, but a couple of things always stop me.

First, I write a lot: 2,000-word essays a couple of times a month. Therefore, I need a system that surfaces my posts via categories and other means.I frankly hate WordPress's Query Loop block, but at least it works.

The other thing holding me back is network effects. I'm currently on WordPress.com, and it plugs into ActivityPub, which in turn connects to Mastodon and allows interactions between Mastodon and my blog. I love that (though I know static websites can replicate ActivityPub in some way).

Besides that, my blog is plugged into WordPress.com's network, called The Reader. Not only can I find other WordPress.com blogs, but they can also find me, and it has been really nice to see several people stumble onto my blog that way. On top of that, I was lucky enough to be picked by WordPress to be highlighted in their Reader platform, which brought a flood of new subscribers and readers.

So while I love static websites, the network effects an ability to organize hundreds to thousands of posts
just aren't great.

But perhaps I'm wrong. Maybe people who are more familiar with static websites or services like Bear and PageCord can enlighten me.

Just remember that I'm not very fond of building static websites from the ground up or maintaining the backend. That's the reason why I still turn to platforms, as long as the format it uses is easily exportable and replicated on another platform. How do you guys plug into networks via your static websites?

#indieweb #wordpress #websites #blogging

I love the purity and beauty of static sites, but a couple of things always stop me.

First, I write a lot: 2,000-word essays a couple of times a month. Therefore, I need a system that surfaces my posts via categories and other means.I frankly hate WordPress's Query Loop block, but at least it works.

The other thing holding me back is network effects. I'm currently on WordPress.com, and it plugs into ActivityPub, which in turn connects to Mastodon and allows interactions between Mastodon and my blog. I love that (though I know static websites can replicate ActivityPub in some way).

Besides that, my blog is plugged into WordPress.com's network, called The Reader. Not only can I find other WordPress.com blogs, but they can also find me, and it has been really nice to see several people stumble onto my blog that way. On top of that, I was lucky enough to be picked by WordPress to be highlighted in their Reader platform, which brought a flood of new subscribers and readers.

So while I love static websites, the network effects an ability to organize hundreds to thousands of posts
just aren't great.

But perhaps I'm wrong. Maybe people who are more familiar with static websites or services like Bear and PageCord can enlighten me.

Just remember that I'm not very fond of building static websites from the ground up or maintaining the backend. That's the reason why I still turn to platforms, as long as the format it uses is easily exportable and replicated on another platform. How do you guys plug into networks via your static websites?

#indieweb #wordpress #websites #blogging

I love the purity and beauty of static sites, but a couple of things always stop me.

First, I write a lot: 2,000-word essays a couple of times a month. Therefore, I need a system that surfaces my posts via categories and other means.I frankly hate WordPress's Query Loop block, but at least it works.

The other thing holding me back is network effects. I'm currently on WordPress.com, and it plugs into ActivityPub, which in turn connects to Mastodon and allows interactions between Mastodon and my blog. I love that (though I know static websites can replicate ActivityPub in some way).

Besides that, my blog is plugged into WordPress.com's network, called The Reader. Not only can I find other WordPress.com blogs, but they can also find me, and it has been really nice to see several people stumble onto my blog that way. On top of that, I was lucky enough to be picked by WordPress to be highlighted in their Reader platform, which brought a flood of new subscribers and readers.

So while I love static websites, the network effects an ability to organize hundreds to thousands of posts
just aren't great.

But perhaps I'm wrong. Maybe people who are more familiar with static websites or services like Bear and PageCord can enlighten me.

Just remember that I'm not very fond of building static websites from the ground up or maintaining the backend. That's the reason why I still turn to platforms, as long as the format it uses is easily exportable and replicated on another platform. How do you guys plug into networks via your static websites?

#indieweb #wordpress #websites #blogging

#Alibaba’s #AliExpress leverages user audio systems for fingerprinting
A developer found AliExpress using silent browser audio signals to fingerprint devices after the site disrupted their Bluetooth headphones.
The scripts also collect graphics, hardware, network, and interaction data, then send fingerprints to Alibaba telemetry servers.
Fingerprinting is a way for #websites to identify users without cookies – it’s widely used. But in this case, the technique is unique.
https://cybernews.com/security/aliexpress-alibaba-audio-systems-tracking/

#Alibaba’s #AliExpress leverages user audio systems for fingerprinting
A developer found AliExpress using silent browser audio signals to fingerprint devices after the site disrupted their Bluetooth headphones.
The scripts also collect graphics, hardware, network, and interaction data, then send fingerprints to Alibaba telemetry servers.
Fingerprinting is a way for #websites to identify users without cookies – it’s widely used. But in this case, the technique is unique.
https://cybernews.com/security/aliexpress-alibaba-audio-systems-tracking/

#Alibaba’s #AliExpress leverages user audio systems for fingerprinting
A developer found AliExpress using silent browser audio signals to fingerprint devices after the site disrupted their Bluetooth headphones.
The scripts also collect graphics, hardware, network, and interaction data, then send fingerprints to Alibaba telemetry servers.
Fingerprinting is a way for #websites to identify users without cookies – it’s widely used. But in this case, the technique is unique.
https://cybernews.com/security/aliexpress-alibaba-audio-systems-tracking/

#Alibaba’s #AliExpress leverages user audio systems for fingerprinting
A developer found AliExpress using silent browser audio signals to fingerprint devices after the site disrupted their Bluetooth headphones.
The scripts also collect graphics, hardware, network, and interaction data, then send fingerprints to Alibaba telemetry servers.
Fingerprinting is a way for #websites to identify users without cookies – it’s widely used. But in this case, the technique is unique.
https://cybernews.com/security/aliexpress-alibaba-audio-systems-tracking/

#Alibaba’s #AliExpress leverages user audio systems for fingerprinting
A developer found AliExpress using silent browser audio signals to fingerprint devices after the site disrupted their Bluetooth headphones.
The scripts also collect graphics, hardware, network, and interaction data, then send fingerprints to Alibaba telemetry servers.
Fingerprinting is a way for #websites to identify users without cookies – it’s widely used. But in this case, the technique is unique.
https://cybernews.com/security/aliexpress-alibaba-audio-systems-tracking/

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The asteroid hitting frontend development · Can frontend education adapt to a hostile future? https://ilo.im/16fkcw

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#Development #Outlooks
The asteroid hitting frontend development · Can frontend education adapt to a hostile future? https://ilo.im/16fkcw

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#Development #Outlooks
The asteroid hitting frontend development · Can frontend education adapt to a hostile future? https://ilo.im/16fkcw

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#Skills #Education #WebStandards #AI #AiAgents #Websites #SPAs #React #WebDev #Frontend

#Development #Outlooks
The asteroid hitting frontend development · Can frontend education adapt to a hostile future? https://ilo.im/16fkcw

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Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/photographer-builds-place-your-best-photo-finally-gets-the-audience-it-deserves/ #Interviews #Features #Software #Websites

"But how can you develop a website without a framework?"

My brother in binary, I was developing websites before CSS or JavaScript even existed.

Now go play with your shiny baubles.

#GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtCloud #web #development #WebDeveloper #CSS #JavaScript #framework #website #websites

"But how can you develop a website without a framework?"

My brother in binary, I was developing websites before CSS or JavaScript even existed.

Now go play with your shiny baubles.

#GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtCloud #web #development #WebDeveloper #CSS #JavaScript #framework #website #websites

"But how can you develop a website without a framework?"

My brother in binary, I was developing websites before CSS or JavaScript even existed.

Now go play with your shiny baubles.

#GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtCloud #web #development #WebDeveloper #CSS #JavaScript #framework #website #websites

"But how can you develop a website without a framework?"

My brother in binary, I was developing websites before CSS or JavaScript even existed.

Now go play with your shiny baubles.

#GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtCloud #web #development #WebDeveloper #CSS #JavaScript #framework #website #websites

"But how can you develop a website without a framework?"

My brother in binary, I was developing websites before CSS or JavaScript even existed.

Now go play with your shiny baubles.

#GetOffMyLawn #OldManYellsAtCloud #web #development #WebDeveloper #CSS #JavaScript #framework #website #websites

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Newsletter CTA in your website footer · Make your website footer a solid driver of sign-ups. https://ilo.im/16fevz

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Newsletter CTA in your website footer · Make your website footer a solid driver of sign-ups. https://ilo.im/16fevz

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Newsletter CTA in your website footer · Make your website footer a solid driver of sign-ups. https://ilo.im/16fevz

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Newsletter CTA in your website header/navigation · Make your newsletter sign-up impossible to miss https://ilo.im/16fdxy

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Newsletter CTA in your website header/navigation · Make your newsletter sign-up impossible to miss https://ilo.im/16fdxy

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Michelle Barker: Little Websites Everywhere.. “Building a website feels old-fashioned these days. How many more websites do I have left in me before the old fire flickers and dies? Is snuffed out. Before making websites is no longer a viable way to earn a living? The web will change drastically within my lifetime, maybe someday soon, indeed it already has. Maybe it really will fizzle out, a […]

Michelle Barker: Little Websites Everywhere.. “Building a website feels old-fashioned these days. How many more websites do I have left in me before the old fire flickers and dies? Is snuffed out. Before making websites is no longer a viable way to earn a living? The web will change drastically within my lifetime, maybe someday soon, indeed it already has. Maybe it really will fizzle out, a […]

Michelle Barker: Little Websites Everywhere.. “Building a website feels old-fashioned these days. How many more websites do I have left in me before the old fire flickers and dies? Is snuffed out. Before making websites is no longer a viable way to earn a living? The web will change drastically within my lifetime, maybe someday soon, indeed it already has. Maybe it really will fizzle out, a […]

Michelle Barker: Little Websites Everywhere.. “Building a website feels old-fashioned these days. How many more websites do I have left in me before the old fire flickers and dies? Is snuffed out. Before making websites is no longer a viable way to earn a living? The web will change drastically within my lifetime, maybe someday soon, indeed it already has. Maybe it really will fizzle out, a […]

Michelle Barker: Little Websites Everywhere.. “Building a website feels old-fashioned these days. How many more websites do I have left in me before the old fire flickers and dies? Is snuffed out. Before making websites is no longer a viable way to earn a living? The web will change drastically within my lifetime, maybe someday soon, indeed it already has. Maybe it really will fizzle out, a […]

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How much of the web is written with AI? · Since ChatGPT, a third of published pages show AI signs https://ilo.im/16fho9

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How much of the web is written with AI? · Since ChatGPT, a third of published pages show AI signs https://ilo.im/16fho9

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How much of the web is written with AI? · Since ChatGPT, a third of published pages show AI signs https://ilo.im/16fho9

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#Web #AI #Authorship #Content #WebPages #Blog #Websites #Design #ProductDesign #WebDesign

#Business #Findings
How much of the web is written with AI? · Since ChatGPT, a third of published pages show AI signs https://ilo.im/16fho9

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HTML/CSS Error Statistics 2026 · Most of the top 5,000 websites violate standards https://ilo.im/16fi6c

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HTML/CSS Error Statistics 2026 · Most of the top 5,000 websites violate standards https://ilo.im/16fi6c

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#Development #Findings
HTML/CSS Error Statistics 2026 · Most of the top 5,000 websites violate standards https://ilo.im/16fi6c

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#Development #Findings
HTML/CSS Error Statistics 2026 · Most of the top 5,000 websites violate standards https://ilo.im/16fi6c

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WordPress: The WordPress.com Student Plan Is Here: Give Your Students a Website They Can Keep. “This isn’t a stripped-down classroom version of WordPress.com. The Student Plan includes plugin support, 6 GB of storage, backups, staging sites, SFTP/SSH, phpMyAdmin, and Studio Sync. Students learn and build with many of the same tools they’ll encounter working with WordPress professionally.”

WordPress: The WordPress.com Student Plan Is Here: Give Your Students a Website They Can Keep. “This isn’t a stripped-down classroom version of WordPress.com. The Student Plan includes plugin support, 6 GB of storage, backups, staging sites, SFTP/SSH, phpMyAdmin, and Studio Sync. Students learn and build with many of the same tools they’ll encounter working with WordPress professionally.”

WordPress: The WordPress.com Student Plan Is Here: Give Your Students a Website They Can Keep. “This isn’t a stripped-down classroom version of WordPress.com. The Student Plan includes plugin support, 6 GB of storage, backups, staging sites, SFTP/SSH, phpMyAdmin, and Studio Sync. Students learn and build with many of the same tools they’ll encounter working with WordPress professionally.”

WordPress: The WordPress.com Student Plan Is Here: Give Your Students a Website They Can Keep. “This isn’t a stripped-down classroom version of WordPress.com. The Student Plan includes plugin support, 6 GB of storage, backups, staging sites, SFTP/SSH, phpMyAdmin, and Studio Sync. Students learn and build with many of the same tools they’ll encounter working with WordPress professionally.”

WordPress: The WordPress.com Student Plan Is Here: Give Your Students a Website They Can Keep. “This isn’t a stripped-down classroom version of WordPress.com. The Student Plan includes plugin support, 6 GB of storage, backups, staging sites, SFTP/SSH, phpMyAdmin, and Studio Sync. Students learn and build with many of the same tools they’ll encounter working with WordPress professionally.”

Agent Behavior, by @abhiprasad.bsky.social:

https://www.agentbehavior.dev/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#websites #aiagents #ai #conventions