@xandra@tilde.zone I think we can learn from some of the most successful "non-corporate" platforms like https://newgrounds.com and https://archiveofourown.org/ that indie sites succeed when there's a sustained interest in what's on them.

They're specific (NG's an animator haven and AO3 is great for fanfiction), vibrant (NG holds really frequent competitions and jams for a wide range of things) and built with great tools for feedback and interaction. All of these factors help to really draw people in who aren't just creators - audience, critics, fans, etc. I'd want more of that for the
#indieweb - more things for website readers and visitors to get excited about.

Maybe that's stuff like curated directories (webrings?), reporting about new sites (
@shellsharks@shellsharks.social has a newsletter that does some of this), or other good on-ramps for new people to find things they're excited about.

My weekly collection of cool stuff I've read on the web, Scraps, comes early today. We've got tic-tac-toe made with only CSS (as in, no html 🀯), some thoughts on LLMs, a way we can be better in the indieweb, an amazing in-progress technical reference manual and a whole bunch of other #indieweb #infosec #tech and more stuff to peruse. Some great stuff this week, #humanweb! Thanks for being awesome!

https://fyr.io/scrap/2025-07-18

#linklog #wrapup #weeklynotes

Does anyone know of any #indieweb #smallweb #humanweb oriented #podcasts, whether they're on hiatus, have ended or are still publishing now?

🚨 We've updated the indieweb.social Community Guidelines 🚨

Following consultation with the indeweb.social community we have updated the server Community Guidelines.

Thank you to everyone who offered feedback and helped us fine-tune, especially those who support the server Patreon.

Please become familiar with the new Community Guidelines and boost so your peers are aware of this change too.

#MastoAdmin #IndieWeb #CommunityGuidelines #FediAdmin #Mastodon #Fediverse #Governance

been wondering about this lately and wanted to ask if others have been thinking about this too (take two).

what does the indie web need the most right now? if that’s kinda hard to answer, to phrase it in another way: if you could snap your fingers and add one of these to the #indieweb, which do you think would have the biggest positive impact?

#internet #personalweb #web #neocities #blog #opensource #community

Easier ways to make websites
Cultural moments, shared experiences
Sharing information across communities, outreach
Web design tutorials, guides
More widgets to add to our websites

If you liked AI Audiobooks are not accessible, my feed URL is https://sightlessscribbles.com/feed.xml #RSS #IndieWeb

AI and a Return to Rhetoric

As many schools struggle with how to handle the emergence of "AI" (actually LLMs), it may be time to look to the past to ensure our educational future.

https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/2025/07/17/ai-and-a-return-to-rhetoric/

#technology #tech #artificialintelligence #ai #llm #chatbot #genai #education #teaching #teachers #students #indieweb #smallweb #personalsites

Two years ago, I enabled comments on selected blog posts by utilising Mastodon replies as the mechanic.

As time passed on, I noticed I didn't use it that often.

I wanted to see if it was a tooling issue so I built a new CLI tool for myself that makes connecting a Mastodon post and a blog post easier and so far it's been a joy to use.

https://hamatti.org/posts/custom-cli-tool-to-link-mastodon-posts-and-blog-posts/

#blogging #IndieWeb

My new "Federated Universe" micro-blogging instance, using GoToSocial software. Yeah, and I hope this server lasts at least 3 days; if not, then 7 days, or even 1 month lol. πŸ˜„β˜€οΈ Plus, it has a .my domain, and it can motivate me to stay πŸ˜„β˜€οΈ.

#Fediverse #GoToSocial #SelfHosting #IndieWeb #NewInstance #FediverseAdventure #DotMy #SmallFediverse #InstanceOwner #FediverseJourney #SelfHostLife #IndieWebDev #FediverseFresh #FediverseNewbie #GoToSocialSetup #MyDomainStory #FediverseExperiment

I’ve disabled ActivityPub federation for my blog posts again. Too much negativity on Mastodon. I have a lot going on and can’t deal with it. For the rest of the year, for external services just going to focus on Bluesky.

Building on lessons learned from my music collection project, I've created a digital bookshelf using Eleventy and the OpenLibrary API to organise my reading list. Many similar projects and write-ups already exist. This one just happens to be mine, and this article documents my personal approach.

https://damianwalsh.co.uk/posts/building-a-digital-bookshelf-with-eleventy/

#11ty #indieweb #books

Following multiple requests, we've made the decision to turn on Mastodon's latest discovery setting...

External sites will now be able to see referral traffic from indieweb.social πŸš€

This setting allows publishers to see where the traffic to their site is coming from. The more Fediverse they see, the more they'll start taking decentralised social media seriously.

It won't signal out individual users, only the server πŸ•΅οΈ

#IndieWeb #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #Discovery #Referral #Mastodon

@nmo Feel free to see mh site at https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh! Also, head on over to my community page for a list of great personal sites and indie authors. https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/community/

#indieweb #smallweb #personalsites

I just setup miniflux. Send me your awesome personal website.

#indieweb #rss

πŸ†• OpenCloud 3.1.0 just landed on InlineStyle!

Now you can edit HTML, CSS and JS directly in your Website folder from https://odocs.inlinestyle.it β€” and it updates your personal site at https://yourname.inli.me instantly.

Your own website, built with open tools. No lock-in, no bloat.

3.1.0 introduces better Collabora integration, improved text editor, and built-in code editing support.

#IndieWeb #FOSS #DeGoogle #BuyEU #OpenSource

πŸ‚πŸ„ Remember Bulls & Cows? I've brought this classic deduction game for mobile!

🎯 Guess my 4-digit secret number
🧠 Use logic and clues to crack the code
πŸ“± Mobile-friendly & no downloads needed
⏱️ Quick 5-minute brain workout

Think you can beat it in under 10 tries?

https://bulls.yosola.co

#LogicGames #WebDev #BrainTraining #ClassicGames #IndieWeb