{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.lol/@brennan/117015448128088721",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>You Don't Have to Blog | \ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https://brennan.day/you-dont-have-to-blog/\"><span>https://</span><span>brennan.day/you-dont-have-to-b</span><span>log/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/PersonalEssay\">#<span>PersonalEssay</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/Community\">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/SocialCommentary\">#<span>SocialCommentary</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/WebCulture\">#<span>WebCulture</span></a></p>",
        "text": "You Don't Have to Blog | \ud83d\udd17 https://brennan.day/you-dont-have-to-blog/\n\n#PersonalEssay #IndieWeb #Blogging #Community #SocialCommentary #WebCulture"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T16:07:20+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49091792",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-31T14:47:56.492Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bnlr2j4womjtjolzcox25eu/post/3mrx754qcb22p",
    "content": {
        "text": "12 posts in the last 24 hours. I\u2019m interested in ATProto as like an alternative to IndieWeb infrastructure but I am not sure enough people (not sure what makes things \u201cenough\u201d tbc) are craving any of this"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "sameoldstory.co",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/sameoldstory.co",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49090813",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-31T13:39:38.952Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/post/3mrx3cyzm4k26",
    "content": {
        "text": "I realized something missing with most ATmosphere blog platforms: #IndieWeb #Webmention support, the successor to pingback.\n\nThe old pingback was a big factor that helped explode blogging in the late 90s and 00s.\n\nTagging @offprint.app @pckt.blog @leaflet.pub @lemma.pub @skypress.blog #Mochott. \ud83d\udd96\ud83c\udffd"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "youronly.one",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/youronly.one",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49090162",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/post/3mrx3cyzm4k26",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I realized something missing with most ATmosphere blog platforms: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IndieWeb\">#IndieWeb</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Webmention\">#Webmention</a> support, the successor to pingback.<br /><br />The old pingback was a big factor that helped explode blogging in the late 90s and 00s.<br /><br />Tagging <a class=\"h-card\" href=\"https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:pgjkomf37an4czloay5zeth6\">@offprint.app@bsky.brid.gy</a> <a class=\"h-card\" href=\"https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:revjuqmkvrw6fnkxppqtszpv\">@pckt.blog@bsky.brid.gy</a> <a class=\"h-card\" href=\"https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:btxrwcaeyodrap5mnjw2fvmz\">@leaflet.pub@bsky.brid.gy</a> <a class=\"h-card\" href=\"https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:bhdsqspk6a3qtp6baxbyumxb\">@lemma.pub@bsky.brid.gy</a> <a class=\"h-card\" href=\"https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:sov5kv5byjmdksdjacjiysg3\">@skypress.blog@bsky.brid.gy</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Mochott\">#Mochott</a>. \ud83d\udd96\ud83c\udffd</p>",
        "text": "I realized something missing with most ATmosphere blog platforms: #IndieWeb #Webmention support, the successor to pingback.\n\nThe old pingback was a big factor that helped explode blogging in the late 90s and 00s.\n\nTagging @offprint.app@bsky.brid.gy @pckt.blog@bsky.brid.gy @leaflet.pub@bsky.brid.gy @lemma.pub@bsky.brid.gy @skypress.blog@bsky.brid.gy #Mochott. \ud83d\udd96\ud83c\udffd"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T13:39:38+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49090020",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@blogsh/117014737456814342",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Tomorrow. \ud83d\ude80</p><p>./blog.sh hits v1.0 \u2014 and a brand new site goes live with it.</p><p>A blog engine that's just a folder and a shell script. No database. No gems. No admin. Just ./blog.sh</p><p>We'd love to see you here tomorrow. Come poke around.</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blogsh\">#<span>blogsh</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfHosted\">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/StaticSite\">#<span>StaticSite</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Ruby\">#<span>Ruby</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS\">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Tomorrow. \ud83d\ude80\n\n./blog.sh hits v1.0 \u2014 and a brand new site goes live with it.\n\nA blog engine that's just a folder and a shell script. No database. No gems. No admin. Just ./blog.sh\n\nWe'd love to see you here tomorrow. Come poke around.\n\n#blogsh #IndieWeb #SelfHosted #StaticSite #Ruby #FOSS #SmallWeb #Blogging"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T13:06:36+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49089699",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-31T08:52:25.673Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zlu6xgqw6epn3lybxcls3u5z/post/3mrwlbg3fck2l",
    "content": {
        "text": "I think on the whole i agree with most of this stuff. I have found indieweb ideas to be neat, but very clunky to use in practise\u2026 there are a bunch f ways things could be improved, but I have neither the energy nor the brainwidth to do so \ud83d\ude15 \n\nazhdarchid.com/indieweb-thi..."
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "etchachan.bsky.social",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/etchachan.bsky.social",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49087757",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mas.to/@lylo/117013467227328282",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>A big change for Pagecord Classic customers. You now get loads more features for free! </p><p>There's never been a better time to try Pagecord and get back to blogging again :) </p><p><a href=\"https://blog.pagecord.com/classic-just-got-a-lot-better\"><span>https://</span><span>blog.pagecord.com/classic-just</span><span>-got-a-lot-better</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/buildinpublic\">#<span>buildinpublic</span></a></p>",
        "text": "A big change for Pagecord Classic customers. You now get loads more features for free! \n\nThere's never been a better time to try Pagecord and get back to blogging again :) \n\nhttps://blog.pagecord.com/classic-just-got-a-lot-better\n\n#blogging #indieweb #buildinpublic"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T07:43:33+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49087251",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.coop/@stephane_klein/117013449423585293",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Je viens de d\u00e9couvrir le projet <a href=\"https://iheartrss.com\"><span>https://</span><span>iheartrss.com</span><span></span></a>, j'aime l'id\u00e9e. Je compte y participer !</p><p><a href=\"https://social.coop/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.coop/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Je viens de d\u00e9couvrir le projet https://iheartrss.com, j'aime l'id\u00e9e. Je compte y participer !\n\n#RSS #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T07:39:02+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49087252",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-31T07:43:46.694Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dcscyyx2ffgkbpyfnp6vapa4/post/3mrwhgnw3vk2u",
    "content": {
        "text": "A big change for Pagecord Classic customers. You now get loads more features for free! \n\nThere's never been a better time to try Pagecord and get back to blogging again :) \n\nblog.pagecord.com/classic-just...\n\n#blogging #indieweb #buildinpublic"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "olly.world",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/olly.world",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49087145",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-31T06:31:36.367Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wgs7q4u4cifplpfpefir6nay/post/3mrwdfm6yws2a",
    "content": {
        "text": "What a terrific #IndieWeb FrESH session today. Is the web fragile by design? How do we share links? Are QR codes good? Do we owe something to readers before we go 410 Gone?  Should URLs live forever? indieweb.org/events/2026-..."
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "artlung.com",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/artlung.com",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49086649",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://xoxo.zone/@artlung/117013185731113741",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>What a terrific <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> FrESH session today. Is the web fragile by design? How do we share links? Are QR codes good? Do we owe something to readers before we go 410 Gone?  Should URLs live forever? <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/events/2026-07-30-front-end-study-hall\"><span>https://</span><span>indieweb.org/events/2026-07-30</span><span>-front-end-study-hall</span></a></p>",
        "text": "What a terrific #IndieWeb FrESH session today. Is the web fragile by design? How do we share links? Are QR codes good? Do we owe something to readers before we go 410 Gone?  Should URLs live forever? https://indieweb.org/events/2026-07-30-front-end-study-hall"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T06:31:58+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49086602",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/117012910645059849",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>The Kiss <a href=\"https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-kiss/\"><span>https://</span><span>sightlessscribbles.com/posts/t</span><span>he-kiss/</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Blogs\">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/NoPaywall\">#<span>NoPaywall</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The Kiss https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-kiss/ #Blog #Blogs #Blogging #IndieWeb #NoPaywall"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T05:22:01+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49086284",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://bark.wolp.chat/fediverse/post/e9d3e7f9-5a19-452c-816d-65bb90fc231c",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>what are some great art, science, and politics related blogs? asking for a friend who i converted to the holy faith of rss.</p><br /><a href=\"https://bark.wolp.chat/dashboard/search/RSS\">#RSS</a> <a href=\"https://bark.wolp.chat/dashboard/search/Blogs\">#Blogs</a> <a href=\"https://bark.wolp.chat/dashboard/search/IndieWeb\">#IndieWeb</a>",
        "text": "what are some great art, science, and politics related blogs? asking for a friend who i converted to the holy faith of rss.\n#RSS #Blogs #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T02:51:57+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49085546",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@readbeanicecream/117012064179647220",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I Only Work at My Desk</p><p>In both my professional life and my personal projects, I only work at my desk. When I create a work solution, I create with the idea that it will be used from my work computer and nowhere else. And honestly, I am happy to have that inconvenience.</p><p><a href=\"https://readbeanicecream.codeberg.page/posts/2026-07-30.html\"><span>https://</span><span>readbeanicecream.codeberg.page</span><span>/posts/2026-07-30.html</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Productivity\">#<span>Productivity</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Philosophy\">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/PlainText\">#<span>PlainText</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogPost\">#<span>BlogPost</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I Only Work at My Desk\n\nIn both my professional life and my personal projects, I only work at my desk. When I create a work solution, I create with the idea that it will be used from my work computer and nowhere else. And honestly, I am happy to have that inconvenience.\n\nhttps://readbeanicecream.codeberg.page/posts/2026-07-30.html\n\n#Productivity #Philosophy #PlainText #IndieWeb #BlogPost #Blog"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-31T01:46:45+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49085276",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-30T23:50:59.356Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bfe5nsivwgpkp4ctsmbd7dur/post/3mrvmzapmfs2r",
    "content": {
        "text": "but if you don't know where to start, following hashtags like #oldweb and #indieweb, and looking up people\u2019s #neocities or #cowsites is a great start!! getting involved with the old web is an AMAZING way to say #fuckai as well <33",
        "html": "but if you don't know where to start, following hashtags like #oldweb and #indieweb, and looking up people\u2019s #neocities or #cowsites is a great start!! getting involved with the old web is an AMAZING way to say #fuckai as well &lt;33"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "cowsites.net",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/cowsites.net",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49084658",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://notes.kvibber.com/@kelson/statuses/01KYTGG1T45YXAZDHBE99N7D7A",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I don't need another <a href=\"https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/bloggingchallenge\">#<span>bloggingchallenge</span></a> - I'm already doing <a href=\"https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/100daystooffload\">#<span>100daysToOffload</span></a> (publish 100 posts over a year, currently on track at <a href=\"https://kvibber.com/tag/100daystooffload\">23 over the past 2 months</a> assuming any new or substantially rewritten page on my site counts, not just the ones on the reverse chronological feed). But I appreciate the wordplay in the name <a href=\"https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/blaugust\">#<span>Blaugust</span></a> (publish daily and/or 31 posts during August).</p><p><a href=\"https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/\">https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/</a></p><p>There doesn't seem to be a daily theme or anything, though, so anything I write next month would count for both...</p><p><a href=\"https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I don't need another #bloggingchallenge - I'm already doing #100daysToOffload (publish 100 posts over a year, currently on track at 23 over the past 2 months assuming any new or substantially rewritten page on my site counts, not just the ones on the reverse chronological feed). But I appreciate the wordplay in the name #Blaugust (publish daily and/or 31 posts during August).\n\nhttps://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/\n\nThere doesn't seem to be a daily theme or anything, though, so anything I write next month would count for both...\n\n#blogging #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2026-07-30T21:57:10+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49084044",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://hachyderm.io/@iw/117011049674678925",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I really like the idea of a /gratitude/ page as seen by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@raiderrobert\">@<span>raiderrobert</span></a></span> here: </p><p><a href=\"https://robertroskam.com/gratitude/\"><span>https://</span><span>robertroskam.com/gratitude/</span><span></span></a></p><p>For mine - I'd put family, friends, bosses, employees, and coworkers on it. </p><p>But is it cringy? Would anyone be embarrassed by it? What if I left someone out by accident - would they be silently hurt? Would anyone ever see it?!</p><p>I haven't decided the answer to those questions yet, but this year as I get notifications of people's birthdays, I fire off a text message telling them that I'm grateful for them in my life and why - rather than the rote and phatic 'Happy Birthday!'</p><p><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/gratitude\">#<span>gratitude</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I really like the idea of a /gratitude/ page as seen by @raiderrobert here: \n\nhttps://robertroskam.com/gratitude/\n\nFor mine - I'd put family, friends, bosses, employees, and coworkers on it. \n\nBut is it cringy? Would anyone be embarrassed by it? What if I left someone out by accident - would they be silently hurt? Would anyone ever see it?!\n\nI haven't decided the answer to those questions yet, but this year as I get notifications of people's birthdays, I fire off a text message telling them that I'm grateful for them in my life and why - rather than the rote and phatic 'Happy Birthday!'\n\n#gratitude #indieweb"
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    "published": "2026-07-30T21:28:44+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49083769",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@WencesByte/117011038329595650",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>My first post here on Mastodon and also kind of like \"advertisement\" of my website.</p><p>I added smileys to my site <img alt=\":awesome:\" height=\"16\" src=\"https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/001/412/290/original/d6e6bdcff2a90244.png\" title=\":awesome:\" width=\"16\" /></p><p><a href=\"https://wencesbyte.net/\"><span>https://</span><span>wencesbyte.net/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/webdevelopment\">#<span>webdevelopment</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/FrutigerAero\">#<span>FrutigerAero</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/y2k\">#<span>y2k</span></a></p>",
        "text": "My first post here on Mastodon and also kind of like \"advertisement\" of my website.\n\nI added smileys to my site \n\nhttps://wencesbyte.net/\n\n#blog #indieweb #webdev #webdevelopment #FrutigerAero #y2k"
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    "published": "2026-07-30T21:25:51+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
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    "url": "https://mementomori.social/@david_bardos/117010992727033355",
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/Blaugust2026\">#<span>Blaugust2026</span></a> is here! Come, join and let's write together and read each other!</p><p>\ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https://blog.gridranger.dev/blaugust-2026/\"><span>https://</span><span>blog.gridranger.dev/blaugust-2</span><span>026/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/post\">#<span>post</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/blaugust\">#<span>blaugust</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#Blaugust2026 is here! Come, join and let's write together and read each other!\n\n\ud83c\udf10 https://blog.gridranger.dev/blaugust-2026/\n\n#blog #post #indieweb #blaugust"
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    "published": "2026-07-30T21:14:16+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-30 09:36-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2026/07/i-took-a-second/",
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        "dev",
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        "text": "I took a second pass at the indiebookclub UI I was working on. I kept getting stuck because I wanted to let people update the title/author/ISBN in case they were incorrect in Open Library, but I also thought that made the form feel too busy.\n\nEventually I realized that most of the time people will not need/want to update that information, so I can keep them read-only. This keeps the form minimal for the most common scenario. I can still include an edit link that will open the full form for people that want that level of control.\n\nSince we already have the title from the search results, Read Status is the only other required field. I decided a minimal form would show that and the Tags field. The other fields can be tucked away under Advanced Options. I also tried shortening the Read Status field. I think that helps the visual flow. All of the dropdowns on this form have relatively short text anyway.\n\nScreenshot 1: The default form is much more minimal\nNext I updated the Published field. Previously, the field was always displayed and had an instruction to leave it blank if you wanted to publish the post right away. A better UX is if the default says \u201cNow\u201d and the datetime field only appears if you choose to change it.\n\nScreenshot 2: Advanced Options expanded with the default Publish set to \u201cNow\u201d\nScreenshot 3: Advanced Options expanded and the \u201cSelect Date and Time\u201d option selected\nThe next thing I am working on is lining up the left side of the title/author/ISBN text with the form inputs below them.\n\nI am quite pleased with how this is turning out. Let me know what you think!",
        "html": "<p>I took a second pass at the indiebookclub UI I was <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2026/05/im-working-on/\">working on</a>. I kept getting stuck because I wanted to let people update the title/author/ISBN in case they were incorrect in Open Library, but I also thought that made the form feel too busy.</p>\n\n<p>Eventually I realized that <em>most of the time</em> people will not need/want to update that information, so I can keep them read-only. This keeps the form minimal for the most common scenario. I can still include an edit link that will open the full form for people that want that level of control.</p>\n\n<p>Since we already have the title from the search results, Read Status is the only other required field. I decided a minimal form would show that and the Tags field. The other fields can be tucked away under Advanced Options. I also tried shortening the Read Status field. I think that helps the visual flow. All of the dropdowns on this form have relatively short text anyway.</p>\n\n<img alt=\"screenshot of new posting UI that has the book cover top left, beside it are three lines for title, author, and ISBN. Underneath that block are form fields: read status and tags tags; all displayed in a horizontal layout on a larger screen. Underneath those fields is a collapsed Advanced Options section\" src=\"https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/7308/screen_shot_2026-07-30_at_00_19_48.png\" /><p>Screenshot 1: The default form is much more minimal</p>\n<p>Next I updated the Published field. Previously, the field was always displayed and had an instruction to leave it blank if you wanted to publish the post right away. A better UX is if the default says \u201cNow\u201d and the datetime field only appears if you choose to change it.</p>\n\n<img alt=\"screenshot of the same posting UI with the Advanced Options expanded. Additional fields shown: post status, visibility, and publish. Publish option has two pill-shaped buttons 'Now' and 'Select Date and Time'. 'Now' is selected by default and highlighted green.\" src=\"https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/7308/screen_shot_2026-07-30_at_00_39_56.png\" /><p>Screenshot 2: Advanced Options expanded with the default Publish set to \u201cNow\u201d</p>\n<img alt=\"screenshot of the same posting UI with the Advanced Options expanded. 'Select Date and Time' is selected and highlighted green. Underneath, a datetime field appears and a field with your timezone offset from UTC.\" src=\"https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/7308/screen_shot_2026-07-30_at_00_40_10.png\" /><p>Screenshot 3: Advanced Options expanded and the \u201cSelect Date and Time\u201d option selected</p>\n<p>The next thing I am working on is lining up the left side of the title/author/ISBN text with the form inputs below them.</p>\n\n<p>I am quite pleased with how this is turning out. Let me know what you think!</p>"
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        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
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