Automating Advent Calendar with Github Actions and Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
Using Eleventy, Node and GitHub actions to automate content deployment.
Eleventy Links
You can be friends with my blog (opens in a new window or tab)
When reading about the standard that Mastodon is built on, ActivityPub, I had an idea: why not try and implement some of it with Netlify functions.
Salvaging linkrot with the Wayback Machine (opens in a new window or tab)
While making some updates to the site, I did a 404 scan of my link blog and the results were… less than awesome. So I decided to work some Eleventy magic to recover from them.
Nested navigation in Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
I wanted to be able to handle the nav menu without needing to update it manually each time I add a new page.
Photoblogging with Sanity and Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
In this post, I will show how I built a personal photo blog.
How To Use Contentful With Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
Contentful is an immensely well-featured headless content management system, but the density of its featureset can be daunting to integrate with static site generators. The great news is, Eleventy is so well-designed and modular — it doesn’t have to be nearly so challenging.
Includes and Macros (opens in a new window or tab)
It’s not always obvious why you should choose one over another.
Configuring Web Fonts in 11ty with Global Data (opens in a new window or tab)
I wanted to have a single source of truth for our fonts that I could expose as global data and reuse in my templates, front matter, inline CSS, and wherever else they're needed.
One repo, many sites (opens in a new window or tab)
Who would have thought; software.gay was still available.
Lazily Loading Images with the 11ty Image Plugin (opens in a new window or tab)
Images are a core part of the web, but they don't come for free.
How to use 11ty with Headless WordPress and deploy to Netlify (opens in a new window or tab)
A straightforward how-to.
Fix dates on Eleventy RSS feeds (opens in a new window or tab)
Using Git commit time as a reliable time to use as modified or last updated time.
Client side data in 11ty (opens in a new window or tab)
The permalink field in our file's front matter allows us to change the output file type of an exported template.
Listing posts in Eleventy when you publish offsite (opens in a new window or tab)
I write a lot, and a lot of my writing is published on other sites. One of the functions of my site is to serve as an archive, so I can keep track of what I’ve done where.
Eleventy and Cloudinary images (opens in a new window or tab)
Setting up responsive images in Eleventy using Cloudinary.
.eleventy.js Config Samples (opens in a new window or tab)
Collection of filters, shortcodes and other tips for extending Eleventy.
Selecting Random Posts in Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
Multiple ways to select a random post.
Architecting data in Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
In-depth data explainer for Eleventy.
Add a Static Directory to an Eleventy Project (opens in a new window or tab)
Nifty trick that could come in handy.
Hiding Future Content with Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
An approach to handle drafts in Eleventy.
Scheduled and draft 11ty posts (opens in a new window or tab)
How to add scheduled publishing to 11ty site with a bonus for drafts.
Using Nunjucks 'If Expressions' in 11ty to create a simple active navigation state (opens in a new window or tab)
Title says it all.
Easily Use Design Tokens In Eleventy (opens in a new window or tab)
Quick how-to for setting up design tokens in Eleventy.
How to use Eleventy filters (opens in a new window or tab)
Video overview of how to create filters in Eleventy.