Weblog updates: Bugfixes, Getting Started Video, and Documentation
First, a couple of quick bugfixes worth mentioning:
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There was a problem identified where deleting a post didn’t always delete its associated tag entries (resulting in “orphaned tags” which is not a phrase on my bingo card today). I believe I’ve cleaned these up, but if you come across any weirdness there you can pop open your Configuration and click Save (which will rebuild your weblog).
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An issue affecting timezone parsing (that’s been haunting me for weeks) has finally been addressed. If you were noticing any inconsistencies with the dates/times on your posts and other places where dates/times are shown (like your post URLs), the same weblog rebuild process mentioned above should clear that up.
Getting Started video
Long overdue, but finally here: I’ve made a video that shows the most basic bits and pieces of weblog.lol — taking you from a blank slate to a simple weblog. It’s a pretty awful video as videos go, but hopefully it can still be helpful to anyone who’s been looking for a bit more info (or even something like a tutorial) for jumping into the beta weblog service.
I have another video in the works that covers the Git-based weblog content management process—stay tuned!
Documentation update
Many of you have heard me lament the awful state of weblog.lol documentation (which is entirely my problem/fault), but there’s some good news to share—omg.lol community member and technical writer extraordinaire @mph has stepped forward to take on the task of helping to bring some order to the chaos!
This means two things:
- Soon, you’ll see vastly improved documentation over on https://weblog.lol.
- You can email docs@omg.lol with any requests, suggestions, etc. (or even just to say “hi”)!
That’s it for now. As always, thanks for being an awesome member of our community. ❤️ See you soon.
— Adam