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diff --git a/build/hello-jekyll/index.html b/build/hello-jekyll/index.html index 93c5035..15ecda0 100644 --- a/build/hello-jekyll/index.html +++ b/build/hello-jekyll/index.html @@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light"> <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> <title>Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again)</title> <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> -<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}blockquote{background:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:4px solid;padding-left:5px;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> </head> <nav> @@ -16,55 +17,40 @@ <main> <h1 id="goodbye-wordpress-hello-jekyll-again">Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again)</h1> - <p>2020-08-13</p> - <p>For the past four months this blog has been running on WordPress - but that ended today. I’ve officially switched back over to Jekyll. I’m not going to spend too much time delving into <em>why</em> I made the transition back, but I’ll leave some cliff-notes for any interested parties.</p> - <h2 id="the-big-issues-with-my-wordpress-setup">The big issues with <em>my</em> WordPress setup</h2> - <p>I have to state that these problems existed based on <em>my own</em> setup / hosting choices with WordPress - this is not a direct reflection of WP itself.</p> - <ol> <li><strong>No theme editor access</strong> - <ul> <li>I was using EasyWP (Namecheap etc.) for my web hosting. It only cost me $3.88/month, which was very cheap for the quality of service provided. Unfortunately, this low price came with some setbacks. EasyWP doesn’t allow users to edit <code>header.php</code> or <code>functions.php</code> files directly in the theme editor. Having to resort to FTP for simple one-line change was annoying.</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Super cache</strong> - <ul> <li>Caching web pages is wonderful for users on subsequent visits, but EasyWP took this to the extreme. Making minor styling updates sometimes required code changes in the <code>header.php</code> file directly in order to persist (see problem with editing these files in point #1).</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Monthly cost</strong> - <ul> <li>As I stated above, spending $3.88 on a monthly basis was peanuts in the grand scheme of things. Still, an extra monthly subscription for a side hobby seemed overkill for my use case.</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Future proofing</strong> - <ul> <li>In the end, having the core website generate itself into static files means it will stand the test of time on the interwebs. HTML & CSS FTW.</li> </ul></li> </ol> - <h2 id="what-i-lost-in-the-switch">What I lost in the switch</h2> - <ol> <li><strong>Comments</strong> - <ul> <li>I loved the concept of owing / hosting comments directly on each post but this seemed like a fair trade-off when compared to the positives listed above. I might circle back around and use something like <a href="https://commento.io/">Commento</a> or <a href="https://github.com/imsun/gitment">Gitment</a></li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Blog anywhere</strong> - <ul> <li>Having the ability to hop on any machine, log in to my site and blog was awesome. Over time though, I found myself not doing this very often. Most times when composing an article I found I would write it out, edit and publish all in one sitting. Cool concept - just not as useful.</li> </ul></li> </ol> - <h2 id="moving-forward">Moving forward</h2> - <p>I’ve learned to stick with what keeps me productive (and in this case, keeps me writing consistently). I still love WordPress and won’t hesitate to reach for it when the need arrives. Unfortunately, it seems my personal website isn’t one of those instances.</p> <footer role="contentinfo"> <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> |