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I've been playing a lot of HSR recently and I needed to stretch my legs a little bit on something new. I love the idea of a site vaguely themed off it's aesthetic so here we are: an HSR inspired header, with character groups based off of the "paths" for characters. As an added bonus, I put unspeakable horrors (re: the aeons) behind the header text :)

i call this one "project: star rail" as an obvious moniker for where i got the inspiration.

someone save me these gacha games got me in a chokehold

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Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

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the lazy coders guide...

okay, so from my various trolls through mammoth google searches to learn bits about coding, i’ve discovered a few wonderful resources out there which actually do some of ( and in some cases, a lot of ) the hard work for you… 

these are otherwise known as code generators… here are a few of my faves;;

( NB/ all of the generators are pure CSS - no javascript is needed… )

CSS3 generator - includes generators for; border radius, box shadow, text shadow, rgba, font face, multiple columns, box resize, box sizing, outline, transition, transform, flexbox and gradient

EnjoyCSS - is another multi option generator and will give great live previews with a ton of options - includes; blocks, buttons, text, gradients, backgrounds, shadows, border radius, transition, transformation

CSS3maker - is again, another multi option generator - includes; border radius, gradient, transform, animation, transition, rgba, text shadow, box shadow, text rotation, fontface

Layerstyles - for those of you who use photoshop, this is the editor for you!  it will generate CSS code from a PS like editor that should be very familiar - includes; drop shadow, inner shadow, background, border, border radius

Westciv - includes options to generate; gradients, text properties, box properties, transformations

here are some individual generators which give a little more detail and flexibility with the options;

scrollbar generator border radius generator gradient generator  gradient generator box shadow button generator button generator menu generator menu generator ( includes bootstrap option ) menu generator tooltip generator tooltip generator ribbon generator table generator table generator typeset generator ease animations full box styling full box styling pattern generator

enjoy :3 love from, octomoosey <3

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My Favourite VS Code Extensions

This actually started with a conversation about favourite VS Code themes which got me to thinking. But as always I had to be that little bit extra. So, here are a few of my favourite VS Code extensions that I think would be particularly helpful for new coders or folks just starting with VS Code.

These are in no particular order! I've tried to keep the list to extensions that help read your code and make thinsg pretty. There are hundreds of extensions for almost every type of code, but I wanted focus on ones for beginners. Ones that won't encourage you to become too lazy relying on shortcuts. So, with no further ado, here we go:

Colorize

This extension will highlight any colours (hex, rgb, hsl etc) in your code.

Auto Rename Tag

Okay, this one might make you a little bit lazy. Sometimes you need to switch things up, and that can start to get complicated if you're working on a lot of code. This extension will change the opening or closing tag name paired with the one you manually change. It prevents mispellings that will break your code and makes life easier.

Spellcheck

Ever typed heder instead of header? Or justfy-content instead of justify-content? Well, this extension will help pick up on those typos and keep your code clean (and working!).

Indent Rainbow

This is such a small thing, but possibly one of my favourites on the list. Indent rainbow does pretty much what it says on the tin, adding a coloured line down the lefthand side along the indent of your code. It looks pretty and helps easily keep track of where you are.

Color Picker

Who doesn't love beautiful colours? Colour Picker lets you choose all the beautiful colours you could want without having to leave VS Code.

HTML Checker

This extension helps prevent errors by checking your code against the W3C Markup Validation Service searching for errors. Great of avoiding issues further down the line. Useful for beginners and pros alike to be honest.

Rainbow Brackets

I tend to find this one more useful in javascript, but it's good for everything. I used to use another, also called Rainbow Brackets but that's been depricated, and I like the default colours in this one. There are a few, so shop around.

Prettier

This extension forces a set format on your code, keeping things neat and tidy. It can take a little getting used to but the documentation is pretty good. Helps build good habits, keeping things uniform and easy to read.

These are just a few of the ones I've personally got installed. As I mentioned, there are hundreds of different extensions. Many of which will do the same thing. So, make sure you have a look around and find what works best for you!

Which extension would you recommend for a beginner?

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black damask / devils night / america / burned at both ends / the divine infection / the rain / sinematic / if it’s dead, we’ll kill it / synthetic love / hatefuck / underdog / infamous

i do not take ownership of any of these fonts, so there’s no need to credit me — but please reblog this postif you found it helpful at all! :)

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Shining font designed by Pinisiart

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GIFMAKERRESOURCE/TORTUREDPOETS FONT PACK #12

I do not own these fonts, so there is no need to credit me, but please like or reblog if you found this helpful!

DOWNLOAD HERE

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@charlottesmatthews asked for font recs, so here they are! these are a few of my favorites

shrikhand | retro signature

red velvet | old london

nouvelle vague | lemon milk

indie inline | authentic

avenir next | billy ohio

chapaza | futura pt

*as always, when downloading from sites, be sure to use antivirus software to ensure safe and secure files!

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nostalgia post

So recently I've been going back through my collection of old (emphasis on old) templates - some of them as old as 2015 or older! - in an effort to actually organize these things, and create and archive for them.

Some of them aren't bad. They just needed a bit of polishing - fixing bad margins or colors - but honestly could still be used today.

Others were just suuuuper cringey and I had to wonder why I designed some of these the day I did. (They got deleted immediately, I'm not saving those lol.)

And a few of them hit right in the sweet spot between "Aw, I can definitely see the vision" and "Oh. I shouldn't show this to people as an example of my work" and I decided to completely revamp them just to see if I could. Like a smaller version of what I'm doing for my skins, but on a per template basis.

Found this gem, which I'm pretty sure was done for a coding challenge? And it's new form, for your perusal:

And I also found this one - which, if memory serves, was the FIRST ever template that I ever "posted" or released for others to use on a resource site. Bless.

(Also, if you recognize these, no you don't lmaoooo)

But yeah. I've found well over like 20? 30? templates sitting and gathering dust in the corners of a Jcink forum, untouched for years. Even found a few skins that, with the unfortunate death of NickPic, are in no state to ever be used again, but it's nice to see where I started and remember where I came from.

I hope you all enjoyed this trip down memory lane. <3

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Time to Say Goodbye

Hey guys! Hope everyone's doing good.

I'm posting this today as an official "goodbye" from Tumblr.

As much as I've loved creating themes, fonts and other goodies for you guys here, it's finally time to leave that for new creators.

All of my work will remain available, and you can get it all together in Suiomi's Everything Bundle, which includes all of my themes and the full Cappuccicons downloadable font:

Cappucicons PNG

Cappucicons SVG

Rihanna

Karina

Julissa

Nayeli

Nathalia

Kenya

Peyton

Clara

Mia

Get Suiomi's Everything Bundle [here].

I'd like to thank every single one of you who have supported me. It's been at least 10 years of creativity fueled by your love and support. I hope you guys have enjoyed my work throughout all these years.

Thank you so much again, and I hope my work will still make your projects and hobbies shine in years to come.

Stay safe, Suiomi

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Hi Lana, My co-admin and I were looking at your immortales, but before we make a final decision I wanted to ask if you have code in place to display badges, either on the mini-profile or full profile? Thanks, Dani

Hi Dani! There is not a spot currently on either profile for awards, but I do allow modifications to my skins - please! feel free to modify them, since premades can hardly be made perfect for *every* type of site when RP has such a vast collection of genres and preferences - so assuming that either of you knows how to code, it shouldn't be difficult to add one.

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Hi, I'm Lana!

(Figured it's about time to make one of these so I can pin it, lol.)

For anyone new to my blog, hi! I'm Lanayru (or Lana, if you prefer) and I make Jcink codes and skins for roleplay forums. This blog, @lanayrucodes, is my portfolio blog where I post my current skins that are available, WIPs of projects, answer questions, and occasionally take requests or commissions. I also reblog resources - some for writing, mostly for coding - that I think would be helpful for other people, or that I want to bookmark for later.

I also have a few pages on my blog that are helpful if you're interested in my stuff:

Information: My information page describes the state of my commission queue, as well as the process of beginning a request with me, and the process of completing a commission.

Packages: This page describes all my package tiers for commissions, their price estimates, and what is included. There are also individual pages for each tier of package with examples of my work. (Basic / Full / Premium)

Terms & Conditions: What it says on the tin. (The terms and conditions for using my coding!)

Other pages that aren't directly related to transactions with me that are helpful in navigating my blog:

Tags: A page categorizing all of my completed skins, with links to either the individual project itself (in the case of custom commissions or single-sale premades) or the /tagged page for multi-sale P2U/F2U skins.

Resources: A page I made for categorizing all the resources I reblog. (So that way I don't have to scroll through a dozen or so pages to find the one link I remember seeing!)

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hey! love your immortals skin, would there be any opportunity to commission you for other codes for that skin? like phone codes, social media codes, anything like that?

Hi there! I'm glad you love it <3

Right now I'm not open for any additional commissions or requests with my current queue, so I probably won't do any add-on's for the skin immediately.

I'm open to doing them in the future, but any templates or additional packages I *do* end up making will probably end up getting added to the skin's bundle on Ko-Fi, rather than a unique commission for one person or an additional purchase item. (I prefer doing all-in-one transactions, to make sure that everyone who purchases a copy of the skin has access to all of the templates I create for it without incurring additional charges.)

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Hi Lana! I'm a roleplayer living in Latin America, meaning that skins and templates cost about 4 or 5 times for me what they do in USD, and I really can't thank you enough for making Summer Fire available for free. I'd love to be able to buy skins and support creators but at the moment I just can't afford it, and it truly means a lot that I can make my site with such a beautiful skin. I'm tearing up writing this, ajshsjhs Thank you!! I wish you all the best in coding, RP and life.

Oh my gosh you're so sweet, thank you so much!

With the unfortunate "death" of a lot of the old resource sites, my goal with my coding has always been to provide easy, accessible coding and put more "modernized" skins within reach of people like yourself - who either may not be able to afford it, or where conversion rates from USD to another currency really bite them in the ass :(

Hopefully, I'll be able to release more skins like the Summer Fire one, or run sales on my other skins to make that coding more accessible for everyone <3

I wish you and your site all the best!

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Immortales: Skin Bundle ($20)

I've been wanting to branch out into a more minimalist style for a while, and found the opportunity to do so when I was struck by the coding bug over the weekend and began to experiment with a more semi-transparent style of index that eventually evolved into this. I tried to keep the skin as light as physically possible, with minimal Javascript or Jquery inclusions, and instead tried to optimize it to build off of HTML5 elements as best I could without needing to weigh it down with more external resources.

The Immortales skin is a dark themed, responsive skin for Jcink forums, and is optimized for Google Chrome. (Cross-tested in Opera GX and Mozilla Firefox.)

You can purchase the skin here: https://ko-fi[DOT]com/s/6f663cfe6e

Bundle Includes:

All custom HTML structures

a forum index a topic row for threads a post row with a sticky/hover mini profile a main profile custom board stats, with the five (5) recent topics appended a member list, sortable by filters

Full set of DOHTML templates

x1 general announcement/admin template x1 application template (tabbed, for threads) x4 thread templates x5 development templates x1 miscellaneous codes for TW/CW x1 tabbed webpage/guidebook

Custom Userlinks Menu

Easy to add/modify group variables for color coordination (five groups already included)

Responsive to smaller monitors

Upon purchase, buyers will receive an installation guide with editing and customization instructions, as well as any XML/HTML files.

Support & Refunds:

Refunds or returns are not offered on pre-made skins. Due to the nature of how they're distributed and the fact that they're digital files I cannot offer refunds for a purchase if you buy a skin from me.

If you encounter bugs or skin-breaking issues, please reach out to me and I will do my best to fix them and provide you with updated files.

I do not offer coding support beyond initial problems with my skins at install. (i.e. Finding a bug when you install a fresh copy of the skin onto your site, etc.) If the skin breaks during modifications you make on your own, I am willing to help restore the skin to it's original state. I do not provide support for third party coding that is not mine.

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I thought I'd chuck on a few of my own suggestions or recommendations up here, though these are mostly based in the experience of being an admin of a site and having my members tell me how they found us, rather than being a writer that's gone out to find them on my own. (I've been a one-site writer for a while now, since that's all I have the time and energy for nowadays.)

Hopefully this is helpful - not only to newbies entering the RP sphere for the first time, but also for returning writers who've been out of the game for a little while and might need pointers as to where to start their search in a different era of RP, or even other admins who may not have realized that there are other avenues beyond the "normalized" ones for where writers can find you!

Suggestions/recommendations are under the cut, since this ended up being much longer than I originally planned on.

First, advertising and affiliate sections:

I cannot stress to you how important these are. A lot of admins - myself included - may not like going through the rigmarole of advertising or linking back, or might feel like it's a tedious and obsolete method of networking, but I promise you people actually do look through these. I've had a lot of members that found and joined my site because they happened across another one that was in the same genre but wasn't really their cup of tea, and found us in their "First Links" or "Link Back" sub-forums. Even I will go through these: I'll be doing the ads and link backs that I need to, and when I'm finished, I'll impulsively go click through everyone in their affiliate's section just to take a jog around the RP sphere and see how everyone is doing. (Almost the virtual equivalent of taking my dog for a walk through the neighborhood and waving to everyone as I pass by; I might not stop for coffee, but I'm still happy to see if you're doing well, or sorry to see that some of my long-time neighbors might have moved out.) From what I've seen, it's grown a bit more popular to exclude having an advertising section on your forum, or to limit who can advertise with you - probably due to the growing popularity of private or semi-private sites - and I totally get why, re: the aforementioned tediousness of having to advertise, and that they can be a bit time-consuming to keep up with, etc. However, while I fully empathize with this from the perspective of someone who's worst enemy is the monotony of having to do advertising, it's worth it to have those forums and to get that foot traffic, if you have a public or public-facing site. If I were a person looking for somewhere to write, the first thing I would do is go to my old haunts and click through all of those advertisements and affiliates to see if there's something that strikes my fancy.

Reddit and subreddits are HUGE for us:

I'm also going to say "wait wait wait, don't click away-!" here because OP was spitting some facts when they included Reddit on their list. (Listen, I get it. Reddit hasn't always been great, and I'm sure a lot of us avoided it years and years ago, because the only times you hear about it on other platforms is when people are acting like damn fools, but OP right: it's better now, and it's much easier to curate a feed specifically to your interests, and there's some gold in them there hills waiting to be dug up!) That being said, I'm not personally big on Reddit myself, and my site doesn't typically advertise on Reddit to begin with. However, I have a surprisingly large amount of members who have used Reddit as a vehicle to eventually end up on my site. Some of them had been out of the game for a while (like 10+ years in some people's cases) and didn't know where to start when they wanted to come back. Those people went to r-slash-[fandom name] for whatever genre they were looking for (r/PJO or r/HarryPotter, for some examples off the top of my head) and looked around at the posts there. Even if they didn't find any advertisements or recommendations for sites, they were pointed to places and subreddits where they could. Some times they found us directly, and sometimes they were pointed to other sites that they found us through. At any rate, they found a link to us - either through being linked directly by recommendations, or by being recommended another site that we'd advertised with and/or were affiliated with, and in turn ended up on our site. And even if you can't find an actual site or forum using Reddit that suits what you're looking for, it's also a good place to start finding other people that can help you in your search. Word of mouth helps sites get around too, and if you're a new writer on your own searching for an RP site for the first time, it makes it that much harder. Reddit is a platform where you can find other people with the same interests as you, who may also be interested in writing, and they can help you out too! (Also, it's worth noting that one of the subreddits dedicated to roleplay/rp stories has a Google doc curated from suggestions that lists "RP hubs, forums, and subreddits." Many other subreddit communities, even if not directly related to helping organize communities or advertise, might have something similar!)

Facebook writing groups, of all places.

This one was really surprising for me to hear, personally, as I didn't think there was a space for this on Facebook. I'm very happy to be proved wrong! Facebook has a space for creating and hosting groups; some of you might be familiar with the more memey or shitposty aspect of these groups, but they exist for just about anything. (Hell, my mom, who doesn't actually have her own Facebook account, has one just for gardening.) Naturally, there are ones for writing too! Altogether, I've had upwards of 10+ people over the course of my site's 3 - going on 4 - year run tell me that they found my site or were able to get back into RP through resources that they found on Facebook. That might not sound like a lot of people in the scheme of things, but when you also take into consideration that my site is apart of a more niche genre, and therefore as a result is always on the smaller end of RP sites, that's actually a very significant portion of my member base!

OP's list is a very good one, and already includes most of the ones that I might make. (Or at least, a lot of the popular ones that I'm sure us established or long-time RPers might already know about.)

Here are also some suggestions, ideas, etc. off the top of my head that I didn't see included:

Amino: Amino is a platform that specifically gears itself towards helping users join communities and to curate a "feed" for your interests - and yes, that includes RP! My old roommate used to use this quite often, and it very much has an almost Chatango/Omegle vibe where you can also conduct RP over chat without leaving the site itself or needing a third-party method, like Discord.

RP Repository: Not a site that I've personally used, but I've heard of in passing for a long time, still seems to be active, and seems like a good place to find 1x1 partners for specific plots or settings?

Top RP Sites/Topsites: Topsites are almost like a "voting" directory, where forums and RPs can advertise on the topsites. In turn, they're given a button to place on their site that members can click through to "vote" for them - the more votes a site has, the more "endorsed" it's considered to be. There are sections for sponsored forums, forums that have won awards, and newly registered forums, as well as options to sort by ranks, views, different category types, etc.

Mudlet/MUDs: Again, not something I've ever used (I've always been a strictly forum-based RP writer, on Jcink for over 10 years, and ProBoards before that) but Mudlet/MUD games came highly recommended to me by one of my members. Mudlet is a platform for gaming in a "multi-user dungeon" (hence: MUD) that is a multiplayer, real-time, virtual world that is usually entirely text-based. If forums or Tumblr aren't your schtick, maybe look into these?

Lastly: Google. (Or any other site, really.) Do not underestimate the power of a good, old-fashioned "[fandom + genre + platform of choice] + rp" in your favorite search engine and see what it comes up with. Even just doing this now while I write this reply, I can see a lot of results for either booming, active sites at the top of the list, or they provide me with links to directories where those types of sites are being advertised.

Good luck everyone, and I hope you find sites, forums, partners, and/or plots that you enjoy!

Roleplay Is Not Dead Nor Doth It Sleep

There's a post going around about how text-based, freeform roleplay is dead, and I was typing up a huge response to this, with an accompanying guide on how to find roleplayer in 2024, when I realized it might have a bigger reach if I made it its own post. So here's that guide.

I hesitate to say that there isn't a problem with the new format of social media making roleplay more difficult to find, but in the desire to make that point, the OP of the original post has left people with the idea that there's no way for them to get into freeform text roleplay in 2024. Which just isn't true! Here, look at all the ways.

Forums

The link to RPG-Directory to find roleplaying forums is a good start. Once you've found a forum RPG, even if you don't join, there's usually an 'advertising' section on that forum where other forum RPGs post their ads - this may help you to find forums that don't advertise on RPG-D.

Another really good forum to find roleplay on is Barbermonger. Barbermonger is focused on connecting people for one-on-one roleplays.

This last one's going to be weird, but it turns out that there are still people seeking roleplay on the Gaia Online forums after all these years. I think this is delightfully retro and then crowd there seems a little older than average. No pre-existing knowledge of Gaia required.

Tumblr

You can also find forum roleplay groups (as well as tumblr and Discord groups) right here on Tumblr. Usually, the thing to do is to use the search function - search for "[genre] rp" or "[fandom] rp" and sort by "latest." (If you sort by Top, you are likely to find dead RPs.) For example, here's fantasy rp, historical rp, and marvel rp. You can also try jcink rp, as most roleplay forums are hosted on Jcink these days, or discord rp, depending on your favored platform.

There are also tumblr blogs specifically dedicated to advertising roleplays. I'm not super familiar with these nowadays, but just in the process of searching those tags above, I found these:

Jcink Tinder

RPG Adverts

RPings

There are more, I just don't know them off the top of my head.

Reddit

Listen, don't run away, I swear it's good now - I swear Reddit is good now -

Reddit is a good place to find Discord roleplays. It's a little heavier on smut-only roleplays than other platforms mentioned here, but it's not impossible to find sexless, plot-based roleplay here either. Most ads are for one on one RP, but you can find groups mixed in here too. The big subreddits for text-based freeform RP seem to be:

r/DiscordRP

r/RoleplayPartnerSearch

r/roleplaying

r/Roleplay

Some of these have weird rules about what you can put in your ad, and I don't remember which ones, so read carefully and don't get discouraged if your ad is initially removed.

Discord

In 2024, Discord is by far the biggest and most popular platform for roleplay, and it has its own native roleplay advertising hubs. Here are a bunch:

roleplay partner hub

Rockin Roleplay

The Roleplay Garden

roleplay help

the roleplay connection

RP Central

Roleplay Central

Roleplay Hub

Barbermonger also has a Discord server

Roleplay Meets: Reborn

RP Hub

The Scribes Guild

DM Rp Village

cherry blossom! roleplay hub

DM-RP

Roleplay Round Table (21+)

The Historical Syndicate (specifically for historical roleplay)

The Roleplayer's Directory

If you can't find the Discord roleplay you want on here, you can also try Discord hub websites, like Disboard. These work similar to tumblr tags - search for [genre] rp or [fandom] rp.

Other

The original post specifically mentions that 'all the old "omegle but for role play" type websites died out ages ago'. This is mostly true, but not quite! There's still Rolechat. It's a little janky, but what it needs more than anything is a bigger user base. Their Discord server is also a good place to find one on one discord roleplay. It is, of course, free, but if you want to support its development, they have a patreon.

Please reblog this post, and add your own tips on how to find roleplay!

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So this evening I've been working on a way to make it easier to add filters to blog pages without JS. This is mainly an alternative to isotope, commonly used in icon, media, downloads, and portfolio pages. CSS only solutions, especially like this, can be intimidating to look at even if you're not new to CSS.

I'm hoping this will take care of the bulk of the work/the more complicated parts so that you can make more complex custom pages without the user having to wait for permission to use JS.

Here's a simple example with just display: none added to the CSS

And on my preview page, I've used the same code and added multiple filter groups and some CSS animations.

If you are familiar enough with HTML and CSS, you can try out what I currently have, but keep in mind you will still need to write most of the HTML and CSS yourself. I want to make a more detailed guide so that it's easier to use soon!