9 posts by Rob O'Leary
Eleventy - Add CSV data file support
It would be cool to be able to drop a CSV file into a project and use it in a page. My motivation was to show bookshelves from my library database
Jun 13, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: ConfigurationData CascadeHow to...
Eleventy - Convert a RSS Feed to a collection
I want to create an archive of all my writing. One source is the author RSS feeds of blogs I wrote for. How about I turn it into an eleventy collection?
Jun 5, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: CollectionsHow to...Remote DataRSS
Eleventy - Merge external data with an existing collection
I wanted to create an archive of all of my tech writing, merge content I wrote for other websites and my blog into a single collection. Here is how I did it.
May 26, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: CollectionsConfigurationGlobal DataHow to...
Eleventy - Group posts by year
Let's create a blog with posts grouped by year in descending order. This is actually tricky to pull off!
Mar 1, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: BloggingCollectionsConfigurationDatesHow to...
Eleventy - Differentiate between dev and production builds with unique favicons
It is easy to mix up the dev and production versions of a website in the browser. Let's make them look unique by using different favicons.
Feb 15, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: ConfigurationData CascadeDeploymentImages
Eleventy - Fetch data from the Github REST API to populate a projects page
We will populate a page with data from GitHub. We will use the eleventy-fetch plugin to do this with minimal code and refresh the data every 2 days.
Feb 7, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: FiltersGlobal DataLayoutsRemote Data
Eleventy - Get autocompletion and doc info in your eleventy config in VS Code
In VS Code, you don't get autocompletion in your eleventy config. You don't get info about functions when you hover over them. Here is how you add it.
Jan 27, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: ConfigurationHow to...
Eleventy - Create a global production flag
A production flag enables you to run activites in production only e.g. minifying assets. There isn't a built-in flag in eleventy. How can we add one?
Jan 24, 2024
by Rob O'Leary (9 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: ConfigurationGlobal DataHow to...Layouts
Should I upgrade to Eleventy 2.0?
Eleventy 2.0 was released at the beginning of February. It has some major new features. Is it worthwhile to upgrade? Is it painful to upgrade?
Mar 13, 2023