14 posts by Simon Cox
Creating a blogroll page from Mastodon bookmarks
How I built a page with a list of the toots I have bookmarked in Mastodon.
Apr 4, 2025
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: BloggingHow to...Remote DataSocial Media
11ty Git Commit Messages
Stealing Angie's Commit messages for my 11ty needs ensuring that I have a more robust method of tagging my commits so that they can be easily differentiated.
Dec 14, 2024
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: How to...
11ty upgrading node in netlify
Simon Cox fixes a failed 11ty build on Netlify by identifying a mismatch in Node versions, updating config settings and documenting the troubleshooting process.
Oct 15, 2024
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: DebuggingDeployment
Newspaper style layout for my content
Simon Cox experiments with a newspaper-style layout using CSS columns, grayscale filters, and a custom design to replicate the feel of vintage newsprint.
Sep 15, 2024
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
11ty collections tag links
Adding tag links to Eleventy posts for better topic navigation and solving an issue with multiple tags by iterating through them to create proper links.
Mar 17, 2024
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: CollectionsHow to...
Tracking 404 broken links with Fathom Analytics
How I set up Fathom Analytics to track 404 broken URLs so that I could redirect those links to the correct page.
Feb 11, 2024
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Cleaning up the 11ty config
Learn how to organize your 11ty config file by creating separate plugin files. Improve maintainability and readability of your Eleventy project structure.
Oct 29, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: ConfigurationHow to...
11ty draft posts - Set up a draft system in 11ty
Setting a post to draft in 11ty while writing
Sep 1, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: ConfigurationHow to...Drafts
Build your own 11ty starter
If you want to build a website quickly then 11ty is a great tool. Here is how I set up my starter pack to get me up and running in a few minutes.
Aug 5, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: How to...ConfigurationGetting Started
Solving a date display issue in 11ty templates
Fixed a date display issue in 11ty templates by applying the toDateString to format update dates properly to comply with Google’s sitemap requirements.
Jul 7, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: Dates
How I set up lastmod date in my 11ty xml sitemap
Google now want an accurate lastmod date in the xml sitemap. Here is how I set it up in my 11ty site.
Jul 6, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: How to...Configuration
11ty image shortcode best practice
Simon Cox outlines how to properly set up and use the 11ty image shortcode, fixing issues with high-res sources, spacing in markdown, and rendering bugs.
Jun 6, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: ImagesHow to...MarkdownShortcodes
Cloudflare Pages error with 11ty build
Troubleshoot Cloudflare Pages errors with 11ty. Set Node version in Environment Variables to resolve build failures and deploy successfully now today.
May 15, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: Deployment
CAUTION
The posts below were published before the release of Eleventy v2.0.0 (Feb 8, 2023). Information in these posts may be out of date. The current stable release is 3.01.
Website re-platform and a light redesign for 2023
Website rebuild using Eleventy for a faster, flat-file setup. Improved SEO, performance, and design while optimizing hosting with Netlify and Cloudflare Pages.
Feb 3, 2023
by Simon Cox (14 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: Migrating to Eleventy