Issue 13 - Self-inflicted debugging, a boatload of Raymond Camden, and a couple of sites
Jul 17, 2023
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Welcome to Issue 13 of the 11ty Bundle. 11ty, aka Eleventy, is a "simpler static site generator" that is designed to be simple, flexible, and highly customizable. It is built on Node.js and allows developers to create websites by transforming templates and data into static HTML files. It supports multiple template languages, giving developers the freedom to choose the languages that best suit the needs of their project.
After a major episode of cockpit error, today I bring you Issue 13. Note to self, do NOT add a filter the views of the Airtable database that is used as the view from which you fetch your content. The filtered content will be incomplete. Instead, create a different view. This avoids needless Nunjucks and Javascript debugging of code that has worked for months. A good night's sleep is the best debugging tool.
We've got 7 new posts since the last issue...and apparently, I've managed to miss the vast majority of Eleventy-related posts by Raymond Camden. His blog now boasts 97 posts tagged Eleventy (you can feast on them at that link). Of those, I have only captured a mere 30. I have some work to do, but I'll be adding most, if not all, of the rest of them over the coming weeks.
Note that even without Ray's treasure trove, we've crossed the 600 post milestone.
Recent releases
No new releases since the last issue.
Posts from around the web since the last Bundle issue
Added Content Stats to Eleventy Plugin Post Statistics
This post describes some new enhancements to my Eleventy Plugin Post Statistics plugin.
Jul 15, 2023
by John M. Wargo (43 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: Plugins
From Nunjucks to Liquid
Changing the template language from nunjucks to Liquid in my eleventy project
Jul 14, 2023
by Morten Birch (1 post) · Website
Categories: Nunjucks/Macros
Building a popular posts widget in Eleventy using Plausible analytics
I took some time last week to build out a popular posts widget after seeing Zach's implementation using Google Analytics.
Jul 12, 2023
by Cory Dransfeldt (43 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: Remote DataHow to...
Using PDFs with Algolia and Adobe PDF Extract API
A look at using Adobe's PDF Extract API to integrate with Algolia's Search APIs
Jul 12, 2023
Batching YAML Front Matter Updates
This article describes a command-line utility I created to do batch add/update to YAML front matter of all of the markdown files in a folder. This is especially helpful when working with static site generators (SSG).
Jul 10, 2023
by John M. Wargo (43 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: Front MatterHow to...
Updated Eleventy Post Stats Plugin
I published an update to my Eleventy Plugin Post Statistics plugin this morning and this article explains what changed.
Jul 7, 2023
Solving a date display issue in 11ty templates
I was getting the full UTC code and only needed the short date without time
Jul 7, 2023
by Simon Cox (11 posts) · Website & RSS feed
Categories: Dates
Built with Eleventy
Two new sites this week. If you want to see more, check out the Eleventy Leaderboards.
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