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I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose Datenstrom Yellow for its a...
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#4: Post edited
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Monica Cellio
·
2021-07-05T21:12:46Z (almost 3 years ago)
added the markdown (and a link to one page since this is all on GitHub)
- I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose [Datenstrom Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/edit/yellow/) for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload to my server when ready). I'm stuck at page layout.
- I'm using the [blog extension](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/tree/master/source/blog) and can run the example just fine. The documentation on that page shows example Markdown for (a) a list of latest posts and (b) a list of tags. What I can't figure out from the documentation, or experimentation, is where to *insert* that Markdown to produce the desired effects.
- There is also a `layouts` directory, which contains a likely target, [blogpages.html](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/blob/master/source/blog/blogpages.html), which the description says is the layout for the main page. Two problems: first, that's HTML not Markdown, and second, it's actually full of PHP (which is Greek to me).
- What do I edit to cause the lists of tags and recent posts to show up on the blog page? A search took me to [this example site](http://www.martin-ist.net/blog/tag:example/), built with this tool, that has these lists (in the right column), but I can't find source to look at. That site looks to be the work of a beginner who's a little ahead of me on the learning curve; it's not a production site.
- I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose [Datenstrom Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/edit/yellow/) for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload to my server when ready). I'm stuck at page layout.
- I'm using the [blog extension](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/tree/master/source/blog) and can run the example just fine. The documentation on that page shows example Markdown for (a) a list of latest posts and (b) a list of tags. What I can't figure out from the documentation, or experimentation, is where to *insert* that Markdown to produce the desired effects.
- From their readme:
- > Showing list of tags:
- >
- > [blogtags /blog/]
- > [blogtags /blog/ 3]
- > [blogtags /blog/ 10]
- >
- > Showing list of pages:
- >
- > [blogpages /blog/]
- > [blogpages /blog/ 10 Datenstrom]
- > [blogpages /blog/ 10 - example]
- There is also a `layouts` directory, which contains a likely target, [blogpages.html](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/blob/master/source/blog/blogpages.html), which the description says is the layout for the main page. Two problems: first, that's HTML not Markdown, and second, it's actually full of PHP (which is Greek to me).
- What do I edit to cause the lists of tags and recent posts to show up on the blog page? A search took me to [this example site](http://www.martin-ist.net/blog/tag:example/), built with this tool, that has these lists (in the right column), but I can't find source to look at. That site looks to be the work of a beginner who's a little ahead of me on the learning curve; it's not a production site.
#3: Post edited
by
Monica Cellio
·
2021-07-05T21:10:42Z (almost 3 years ago)
- I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose [Datenstrom Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/edit/yellow/) for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload to my server when ready). I'm stuck at page layout.
- I'm using the [blog extension](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/tree/master/source/blog) and can run the example just fine. The documentation on that page shows example Markdown for (a) a list of latest posts and (b) a list of tags. What I can't figure out from the documentation, or experimentation, is where to *insert* that Markdown to produce the desired effects.
There is also a `layouts` directory, which contains a likely target, `blogpages.html`, which the description says is the layout for the main page. Two problems: first, that's HTML not Markdown, and second, it's actually full of PHP (which is Greek to me).- What do I edit to cause the lists of tags and recent posts to show up on the blog page? A search took me to [this example site](http://www.martin-ist.net/blog/tag:example/), built with this tool, that has these lists (in the right column), but I can't find source to look at. That site looks to be the work of a beginner who's a little ahead of me on the learning curve; it's not a production site.
- I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose [Datenstrom Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/edit/yellow/) for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload to my server when ready). I'm stuck at page layout.
- I'm using the [blog extension](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/tree/master/source/blog) and can run the example just fine. The documentation on that page shows example Markdown for (a) a list of latest posts and (b) a list of tags. What I can't figure out from the documentation, or experimentation, is where to *insert* that Markdown to produce the desired effects.
- There is also a `layouts` directory, which contains a likely target, [blogpages.html](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/blob/master/source/blog/blogpages.html), which the description says is the layout for the main page. Two problems: first, that's HTML not Markdown, and second, it's actually full of PHP (which is Greek to me).
- What do I edit to cause the lists of tags and recent posts to show up on the blog page? A search took me to [this example site](http://www.martin-ist.net/blog/tag:example/), built with this tool, that has these lists (in the right column), but I can't find source to look at. That site looks to be the work of a beginner who's a little ahead of me on the learning curve; it's not a production site.
#2: Post edited
by
Monica Cellio
·
2021-07-05T21:08:04Z (almost 3 years ago)
With Datestrom Yellow SSG, how do I generate lists of tags and recent posts for my blog?
- With Datenstrom Yellow SSG, how do I generate lists of tags and recent posts for my blog?
I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose [Datestrom Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/edit/yellow/) for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload to my server when ready). I'm stuck at page layout.- I'm using the [blog extension](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/tree/master/source/blog) and can run the example just fine. The documentation on that page shows example Markdown for (a) a list of latest posts and (b) a list of tags. What I can't figure out from the documentation, or experimentation, is where to *insert* that Markdown to produce the desired effects.
- There is also a `layouts` directory, which contains a likely target, `blogpages.html`, which the description says is the layout for the main page. Two problems: first, that's HTML not Markdown, and second, it's actually full of PHP (which is Greek to me).
- What do I edit to cause the lists of tags and recent posts to show up on the blog page? A search took me to [this example site](http://www.martin-ist.net/blog/tag:example/), built with this tool, that has these lists (in the right column), but I can't find source to look at. That site looks to be the work of a beginner who's a little ahead of me on the learning curve; it's not a production site.
- I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose [Datenstrom Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/edit/yellow/) for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload to my server when ready). I'm stuck at page layout.
- I'm using the [blog extension](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/tree/master/source/blog) and can run the example just fine. The documentation on that page shows example Markdown for (a) a list of latest posts and (b) a list of tags. What I can't figure out from the documentation, or experimentation, is where to *insert* that Markdown to produce the desired effects.
- There is also a `layouts` directory, which contains a likely target, `blogpages.html`, which the description says is the layout for the main page. Two problems: first, that's HTML not Markdown, and second, it's actually full of PHP (which is Greek to me).
- What do I edit to cause the lists of tags and recent posts to show up on the blog page? A search took me to [this example site](http://www.martin-ist.net/blog/tag:example/), built with this tool, that has these lists (in the right column), but I can't find source to look at. That site looks to be the work of a beginner who's a little ahead of me on the learning curve; it's not a production site.
#1: Initial revision
by
Monica Cellio
·
2021-07-05T21:06:58Z (almost 3 years ago)
With Datestrom Yellow SSG, how do I generate lists of tags and recent posts for my blog?
I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose [Datestrom Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/edit/yellow/) for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload to my server when ready). I'm stuck at page layout. I'm using the [blog extension](https://github.com/datenstrom/yellow-extensions/tree/master/source/blog) and can run the example just fine. The documentation on that page shows example Markdown for (a) a list of latest posts and (b) a list of tags. What I can't figure out from the documentation, or experimentation, is where to *insert* that Markdown to produce the desired effects. There is also a `layouts` directory, which contains a likely target, `blogpages.html`, which the description says is the layout for the main page. Two problems: first, that's HTML not Markdown, and second, it's actually full of PHP (which is Greek to me). What do I edit to cause the lists of tags and recent posts to show up on the blog page? A search took me to [this example site](http://www.martin-ist.net/blog/tag:example/), built with this tool, that has these lists (in the right column), but I can't find source to look at. That site looks to be the work of a beginner who's a little ahead of me on the learning curve; it's not a production site.