Simon Cox 17 posts

I wanted a way to display a h1 tag that was different from my title tag

I wanted a modular and automated way to add json schema to my personal website so built a set of templates and some simple logic to populate the schema.

Notes on optimal ways to pull together a redirects file suitable for a Cloudflare hosted website.

How I built a page with a list of the toots I have bookmarked in Mastodon.

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.

Simon Cox fixes a failed 11ty build on Netlify by identifying a mismatch in Node versions, updating config settings and documenting the troubleshooting process.

Simon Cox experiments with a newspaper-style layout using CSS columns, grayscale filters, and a custom design to replicate the feel of vintage newsprint.

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.

How I set up Fathom Analytics to track 404 broken URLs so that I could redirect those links to the correct page.

Learn how to organize your 11ty config file by creating separate plugin files. Improve maintainability and readability of your Eleventy project structure.

Setting a post to draft in 11ty while writing

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.

Fixed a date display issue in 11ty templates by applying the toDateString to format update dates properly to comply with Google’s sitemap requirements.

Google now want an accurate lastmod date in the xml sitemap. Here is how I set it up in my 11ty site.

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.

Troubleshoot Cloudflare Pages errors with 11ty. Set Node version in Environment Variables to resolve build failures and deploy successfully now today.

Website rebuild using Eleventy for a faster, flat-file setup. Improved SEO, performance, and design while optimizing hosting with Netlify and Cloudflare Pages.