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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

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

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

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

Categories: CSS/SassHow to...

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

Categories: CollectionsHow to...

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

Categories: AnalyticsHow to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Categories: Migrating to Eleventy

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