new features I want to add to this blog

While I’m slowly setting up this blog, I’m keeping track of the features that I want to add to it.

TODO

  • improve Lightbox layout
  • post activity grid, similar to GitHub activity
  • add a way to automatically share posts on LinkedIn
  • Improve adding links in the Block editor
  • automatically check “open in new tab” when it’s an external link
  • Add the target’s site favicon as an icon to the link
  • add word count/read duration to post intro, improve post intro
  • add branding to login page
  • create a pagination based on month/year for the photos page
  • Mastodon: import replies as post_meta, not as a comment
  • add a reply link that allows you to post with mastodon (not sure this is possible)
  • import Mastodon likes
  • Mastodon: import re-posted (re-tooted?) posts to my main feed

DOING

  • create a better og:image

DONE

  • redirect the old domain log.bramesposito.com to the new domain
  • image gallery with lightbox
    Great, simple solution by Ben Dunkle: https://wordpress.org/plugins/gg-lightbox/
  • Mark draft posts with a different background color in the posts list
  • Add a “Drafts” menu item under Posts in the wp-admin-bar, with a counter
  • redirect the old domain log.bramesposito.com to the new domain
  • image gallery with lightbox
    Great, simple solution by Ben Dunkle: https://wordpress.org/plugins/gg-lightbox/
  • add a decent og:description to the homepage
  • Press “e” on the keyboard to edit the current post
  • activityPub integration: post new posts to Mastodon
  • Mark draft posts with a different background color in the posts list
  • make an instagram-like page with all posts in the category photography
  • make lightbox appear on individual images, outside of a gallery
  • import all my old instagram posts
  • make an instagram-like page with posts with format: Image
  • Add XSLT to the RSS feed: https://natclark.com/tutorials/xslt-style-rss-feed/ and increase feed length from the current 10 items