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This is a list that I originally put together for the 2024 Snowflake Challenge (as the name shows :D), but I've decided to turn it into a rolling list of resources, guides and tutorials that I've found helpful in my small/indie web journey to create a personal fanworks archive.
I rely heavily on how-to guides for making my site (and I like to save cool/helpful things I find), so there'll always be plenty to add to this list! I've added each one with some notes about how I found or used it, which should hopefully be helpful for anyone consulting these sites.
I've added headings to break up the list and also make it easier to find a specific resource, though the categorisation may be a little idiosyncratic xD
This guide is specific to Neocities, so I didn't really use it for reference myself, but it's a nice step-by-step for anyone who might feel intimidated by the prospect of creating a site from scratch. You can't get simpler than this! Also, there are lots of site examples and interesting discussions in the comments.
IndieWeb 101 by fLaMEd
This post was made as part of 32-Bit Cafe's August Code Jam and is a cool primer on the IndieWeb (it also differentiates between the IndieWeb and Independent Web, something I haven't come across before).
It contains some suggestions for things that people can do to get started on the IndieWeb, focusing primarily on marking up content with microformats2 and making an h-card, which is a sort of integrated contact card for your website, and an h-entry, which marks up individual posts or articles. It also touches briefly on webmentions. This was my first brush with all of these concepts, and I haven't done any of these things myself, but I felt like it was a resource worth passing on.( Read more... )
I rely heavily on how-to guides for making my site (and I like to save cool/helpful things I find), so there'll always be plenty to add to this list! I've added each one with some notes about how I found or used it, which should hopefully be helpful for anyone consulting these sites.
I've added headings to break up the list and also make it easier to find a specific resource, though the categorisation may be a little idiosyncratic xD
General indie web
How To Make Your Own Fanfiction Archive, In Just 10 Easy Steps by melannenThis guide is specific to Neocities, so I didn't really use it for reference myself, but it's a nice step-by-step for anyone who might feel intimidated by the prospect of creating a site from scratch. You can't get simpler than this! Also, there are lots of site examples and interesting discussions in the comments.
IndieWeb 101 by fLaMEd
This post was made as part of 32-Bit Cafe's August Code Jam and is a cool primer on the IndieWeb (it also differentiates between the IndieWeb and Independent Web, something I haven't come across before).
It contains some suggestions for things that people can do to get started on the IndieWeb, focusing primarily on marking up content with microformats2 and making an h-card, which is a sort of integrated contact card for your website, and an h-entry, which marks up individual posts or articles. It also touches briefly on webmentions. This was my first brush with all of these concepts, and I haven't done any of these things myself, but I felt like it was a resource worth passing on.( Read more... )
