Bryce Wray 26 posts
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2023
Good news about CloudCannon and Eleventy
Not long after receiving a short-sighted shafting, my favorite JavaScript-based SSG and its creator wind up in good and friendly hands.
Time to move on from Nunjucks?
Here are some points to consider about how you should build and maintain Eleventy sites going forward.
Which SSGs I recommend
Here’s a recap of my thoughts about the best tools for building and maintaining personal websites.
Static Mastodon toots in Eleventy: the Tailwind CSS edition
For users of my favorite JS-based SSG, here’s an Eleventy version of the Tailwind-based toots-embedding shortcode I offered yesterday.
2022
Shorter shortcuts through Nunjucks macros in Eleventy
While seeking a way to cut a three-line call down to one line, I found some great advice on using a sometimes-overlooked aspect of a popular templating language.
Word count and reading time in Eleventy
Want to give your readers an idea of what’s ahead? Here’s some code to make that no biggie.
Cache-busting in Eleventy, take two
This time, a solution that really (?) works.
Get good Git info from Eleventy, too
While per-page Git data is built into Hugo, a little code can bring it to Eleventy, as well.
A truly fetching utility for Eleventy
While trying to make things work equally well in multiple repos, I discover the value of an Eleventy plugin I’d previously ignored.
Static embeds in Eleventy
In what could and perhaps should be the end of this saga, here’s code to provide static tweets and static Mastodon toots in Eleventy.
Fetching remote images with Eleventy
Following up on last month’s article about doing this in Hugo, we explain how to get there in a JavaScript-based SSG.
2020
Eleventy and Hugo: comparing and contrasting
Trying to choose between the two best static site generators? See if these points address your personal hot buttons.
Hashing out a cache-busting fix for Eleventy
Some of the code behind my previous post.
Chasing 100: tips for optimizing your website
It takes work, but making your website better is worth it.
Going solo with Eleventy
Losing webpack, regaining Tailwind CSS.
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 1
The intro to a five-part series about incorporating webmentions into three different static site generators (SSGs).
The full .11ty.js monty
Going all-JavaScript with my Eleventy site.
Back to Nunjucks for my Eleventy site
Why I’ve decided for now to backtrack from JavaScript-only templating in Eleventy.
2019
Code comfort: Eleventy and webpack
Some words about my Eleventy/webpack configuration.
Why I left Hugo for Eleventy
Only weeks after telling you I was sticking with Hugo, I switch to Eleventy: the whys and wherefores.