Resources for Developers Creating an Exaltation Blog
>> Damn it Jim, I'm a software developer not a graphic designer!
Creating a captivating blog is more than just writing great content, it is also organizing and presenting that content in a way that is accessible and pleasant.
I have been blogging for years, and I find the most efficient way to author and edit articles is using MarkDown. This is far better than HTML or so-called WYSIWYG editors which seem to invariably mess up your formatting.
Key Resources for Using Exaltation
For basic usage of the Exaltation blog generator, a basic knowledge of the following technology is required:
For more advanced customization, basic knowlege of the following would be required:
Alternative Blog Generators
There are many alternatives to Exaltation. Go check them out. They usually have more features but I have found most to be more complicated than I needed to blog about the open-source project I am working on.
Frameworks and Libraries
Exaltation leverages the following awesome frameworks to generate responsive web-sites with at least a tiny bit of flair.
Themes
When trying to create a blog with a bit of a style, I have found many of the theme sites developed for different website generation systems to be a great source of ideas:
- https://github.com/mixu/markdown-styles
- https://themes.gohugo.io/
- https://jekyllthemes.org
- https://en-ca.wordpress.org/themes/
- https://colorlib.com/wp/free-wordpress-themes/
- https://hexo.io/themes/