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I’m Simone Silvestroni 👋

I design and code accessible websites since 1998, now using Jekyll and WordPress.

Jekyll

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SMALL WEB

Indieweb and webmentions for my static site

By Simone Silvestroni

My method to implement Indieweb principles and add webmentions support to my Jekyll site is probably the laziest of all. It enabled a decentralized reply system, as well as allowing reposts and likes.

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SMALL WEB

Automation for my static blog publishing workflow

By Simone Silvestroni

How I’m currently managing writing new content in my Jekyll-based static blog, using Shortcuts on macOS.

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WEB DESIGN

A human-readable RSS feed with Jekyll

By Simone Silvestroni

I love RSS. However, by using a third-party plugin to automatically generate the feed, I wasn’t paying attention to how it could be improved. An occasional discussion on Mastodon prompted me to a change.

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WEB DESIGN

Implementing WebP images in Jekyll

By Simone Silvestroni

Adding WebP images to my Jekyll-based static site, brings it to new levels of optimization and performance.

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WEB DESIGN

Loops, transitions, identity

By Simone Silvestroni

Following a process to recalibrate my self-identity after leaving social media, I’m going back to the roots, leaving WordPress for Jekyll and joining the IndieWeb.

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