I’ve been thinking a lot about how much of the modern web requires you to already know what you’re looking for.

Search is brilliant when you have a question. Feeds are brilliant at finding more things adjacent to what you already engage with.

But we’ve lost quite a lot of wandering.

I’ve been building an app called Serendipity around that problem: one page at a time from the open web, balancing relevance with enough discontinuity to surprise.

#SmallWeb #IndieWeb #OpenWeb #WebDiscovery

I've recently discovered porkbun.com and I'm fantasizing about making a personal website again... Especially learning a lot about digital gardens and carving out a space on the Internet for yourself (learn more here: harleyclaes.substack.com/p/create-you...). #indieweb #digitalgardens
A manifesto making the case that owning your own website instead of feeding a platform is basically punk (https://indiewebispunk.net). 🔗 https://myles.garden/2026/08/25/the-indieweb-is-punk-manifesto
https://myles.garden/2026/08/25/the-indieweb-is-punk-manifesto

@liztai You 'plug into networks' simply by listing seven blogs you read often. When everybody on the independent webs does that, that makes the network.

You use the network by noting all sites you might want to read often in an RSS reader. This defines a network which is personally yours.

#indieweb #smolweb #smallweb

Mobile responsiveness be like #wip #indieweb
🗺️ It is strange how the word "progress" brings combined feelings. ↗️ Why is the "scaling" in business important? 🚦Can we stop the scaling? 👩‍💻 "Distributed" is my favorite word these days. ✅ Migrating from the IT giants is in progress. 🔮 Maybe we will pay for AI only? #️⃣ #indieweb #vivaldibrowser #ddg

I love the purity and beauty of static sites, but a couple of things always stop me.

First, I write a lot: 2,000-word essays a couple of times a month. Therefore, I need a system that surfaces my posts via categories and other means.I frankly hate WordPress's Query Loop block, but at least it works.

The other thing holding me back is network effects. I'm currently on WordPress.com, and it plugs into ActivityPub, which in turn connects to Mastodon and allows interactions between Mastodon and my blog. I love that (though I know static websites can replicate ActivityPub in some way).

Besides that, my blog is plugged into WordPress.com's network, called The Reader. Not only can I find other WordPress.com blogs, but they can also find me, and it has been really nice to see several people stumble onto my blog that way. On top of that, I was lucky enough to be picked by WordPress to be highlighted in their Reader platform, which brought a flood of new subscribers and readers.

So while I love static websites, the network effects an ability to organize hundreds to thousands of posts
just aren't great.

But perhaps I'm wrong. Maybe people who are more familiar with static websites or services like Bear and PageCord can enlighten me.

Just remember that I'm not very fond of building static websites from the ground up or maintaining the backend. That's the reason why I still turn to platforms, as long as the format it uses is easily exportable and replicated on another platform. How do you guys plug into networks via your static websites?

#indieweb #wordpress #websites #blogging

What are some cool webdev groups that are on the fediverse?

Boosts and recs welcomed.

#indieweb #webdev

Hot take of the day: michaelkupietz.com/blog-post/ho... #hottakes #indieweb #technosociology

📝 Implementing webmentions #development #indieweb #activitypub #webdev #webmentions

I've been working on a number of connection points between my site and the broader web. Part of that effort has been webmentions (which are a fairly small spec). You advertise an endpoint and someone posts a source and target and, from there, you do with the information as you please.

https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/implementing-webmentions

📝 Implementing webmentions #development #indieweb #activitypub #webdev #webmentions I've been working on a number of connection points between my site and the broader web. Part of that effort has been webmentions (which are a fairly... https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/implementing-webmentions

Systemeio, par où commencer vraiment.
Pas besoin de tout paramétrer le premier jour.

Compte gratuit, sans carte bancaire
Inscription dans le navigateur : email + mot de passe
3 tunnels, 2 000 contacts, emails sans limite
Arrivée sur le tableau de bord

Le détail est ici :

https://mon-tunnel-de-vente.fr/tutoriel-systeme-io.html
#systemeio #tunneldevente #indieweb #entrepreneuriat #opensocial

Minor but satisfying tweak to the lyrics repo on our website. Releases are now ordered newest to oldest, with listed years and conditional formatting for if it's a single or multi-track release.

https://waxlimbs.com/pages/lyrics/

#webdev #indieweb

About a month or so after the major CSS overhaul on the site, I've made some more modifications to the stylesheet after the fact to hone the aesthetic in even more. I'm on the fence about the most prominent additions, and I'll remain on the fence until I'm able to better vet performance on low-spec setups. But as it is conceptually, I'm very happy with it.

https://hisvirusness.com/

#indieweb #smallweb #css #monospace #terminal #glitch #aesthetic

When a “good thing" becomes the friction to create a not good thing. Then reworking to get the good back and include the new good in a less problematic way.

Adjusting Daily Aggregation for Less Friction
https://www.vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=2186

#indieweb #blaugust

The follow-up, by way of being part of the precursor to posting the Four Cornerstones of Development that was the latest desire to point to something I could no longer find.

Vibe Markets Don’t Always Rhyme with Good Product
https://www.vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=2187

Thinking I found something to solve a friction making product gap I've long had was a rediscovery of continual poor patterns.

#indieweb #blaugust

This Thursday I'm most happy to say I'm taking part in the glorious NHAM FEST 26 with some new music and fresh versions, dubbed up live using a bunch of gismos.

Date 27/08/26 - Start time 13:00 UTC

Expect seagulls, drones, electronica, breaks, dubbing and funny noises organised in a manner my ear finds pleasing and, providing I can fit my TV in here, will have cool new visuals!

https://stream.mxtthxw.art

Also, be sure to check the schedule for other wicked Fedi noise botherers!

https://fest.nham.co.uk

#NHAMFest2026 #Music #Electronica #Dub #FunnyNoises #IndieWeb

People are now very upset about “IndieWeb is Punk”.