#is it just the html tags? like ?

[mitraki]

i have a love hate relationship with spam reblogs (of one post)

on one hand, its cute to see the enthusiasm

on the other had, if you are following mutuals who all do this, there is a non-negligible amount of time spent scrolling, particularly if its a long post

on the OTHER other hand, it does make me go to sleep and stop doom scrolling

[cepheusgalaxy]

ayup! for the fantasy worldbuilding ask game, 🗡️ for any work of your choosing?

Ty for the ask! ^^

🗡️Is killing monsters or magical creatures a viable profession in your WIP? Is it lauded work or scorned?

Hmmm, in the Ein wip there is something similar. Sometimes, magic gets tangled into itself and forms anhanguera, little devilish things, and the Patrol (sort of a magic police in Onemia? Their main job is to fix magical problems before they reach the population) takes care of them. So I'd say it technically is! They also accept apprentices, and Arielle is one of them.

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-> ask game

[hazyaltcare]

Typing Quirk Suggestions for a Robot kin

I hope it gives you a wonderful uptime! :3

Mod Vintage (⭐)

Letter replacements:

Replace "O" with zeroes "0"

Replace "i" or "L" with ones "1"

Replace "one" with "1", including "one" sounds like "any1", or "we 1 = we won" (the past tense of "win")

Replace "zero" with "0"

Frankly, you can just replace all sorts of letters with numbers, such as

R = 12

N = 17

B = 8

A = 4

E = 3

etc.

or maybe make all "A"s and "i"s capitalized, cause "A.I." (artificial intelligence

Prefixes and Suffixes:

Get inspired by programming languages!

Begin your text with "//" like a comment on C++

If you prefer other languages comment tags, you can use "< !--your text-- >"

Or maybe begin it with " int main () { std::cout << "your text"" and end with "return 0; }" like C++ too

Greet people with the classic "Hello world!"

Or greet people with "beep boop!" honestly, I have no idea where this comes from, but it's cute.

Or write down html stuff, like sandwiching your italicized text with "< em> "

The possibilities are endless!

Robot Lingo:

(under the cut because there's a LOT! maybe terabytes! ...just kidding >;3c)

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some of these are from the machinesoul.net robot server! (not sponsored) (we're not in there anymore, but we saw the robot lingo shared there when we were)

Fronting = logged in, connected

Not fronting = logged out, disconnected

Conscious = activated

Dormant = deactivated

Blurry = no signal

Upset, angry = hacked

Small = bits, bytes

Bite = byte

Huge = gigabytes, terabytes, etc.

Your intake of food, medicine, etc. = input

Your artwork, cooking, handiwork, handwriting, etc. = output

Body = chassis, unit

Brain = CPU, processor

Mind = program, code

Imagination = simulation

Purpose = directive

Nerves = wires

Skin = plating

Organs = (function) units

Limbs = actuators

Eyes = ocular sensors

Glasses = HUD (head's up display)

Hair = wires

Ears = antennae, audio sensors

Nose = olfactory sensors

Heart = core

Liver = detoxification unit

Circulatory system = circuits

Voice = speaker, voice module, voice box

Mouth = face port

Name = designation

Sleep = sleep mode, low power mode, charging

Eat = fuel, batteries

Energy = batteries

Tired = low on batteries

Translate = compile

Memory = data, database

Bed = recharge pod/charger

Dreaming = simulation

Birthday = day of manufacture

Talking = communicating

Thinking = processing

Transitioning = modifying your chassis

Depression = downtime

Joy = uptime

Trash = scrap metal

Fresh/Clean = polished

Keysmashing = random 1s and 0s

Self-care = system maintenance

Going to the doctor = trip to the mechanic

Group = network

Anyone = anybot

[minimalsizeconspiracy]

No-Google (fan)fic writing, Part 5: Obsidian

Storytime

In terms of how long I’ve been using Obsidian, well. Currently, a little more than a week ^^ And I’ll be honest, I’ll probably only use it for writing fic sporadically, because it’s proprietary software and I prefer Open Source (and I also love LaTeX too much, but that’s a different question).

The reason why I decided to give it a try in terms of writing fic was that I’ve been talking with others about moving to Markdown, Obsidian is Markdown-based and I’d been playing around with it in a different context for a while already. So, out of curiosity, I decided I’d try to write a story in Obsidian and see if it could live up to my demands.

Word/Google docs versus Obsidian

Again, Word and Obsidian do not work in the same way. If anything else I have described here so far can be compared to the way Obsidian works, it’s Zettelkasten. The same principle of “one note for one idea/scene/thought” also applies to Obsidian. Also like Zettelkasten, Obsidian relies heavily on connecting these notes by way of links, using tags to categorise/find specific notes and it also has the same feature of using folders for collecting “sub-notes”, which can be used for structuring in the same way the virtual desk is used in Zettelkasten. Actually, I would say that the main difference between those two is that Obsidian uses Markdown and a folder-with-subfolders structure, whereas Zettelkasten has its own file format and relies on XML behind the scenes.

Cost

The personal use version of Obsidian is free, so technically +1 for that. However, Obsidian is not Open Source. It is not free in the same way Writer, LaTeX, Zettelkasten and Markdown (= many MD editors) are free, the code behind it is proprietary. This does not have any impact on the cost, at least not at present, but there is a chance that at some point, the developers might choose to charge for private use of it. I think it’s unlikely, but. Just so you know.

File formats

Unlike Word, however, Obsidian relies on Markdown as its file format and stores every “note” as a separate .md-file in a folder. The “notebook” where all notes are collected is called a “vault” and it’s just one big folder with lots of subfolders. In other words, even if the software is proprietary, the files can be read and used without needing Obsidian itself. Which is really great, because again, it means you have plain text .md-files with your ideas, scenes and stories, and they wil be readable even if Obsidian as an app disappears.

+1 for that!

Features

What you need Obsidian for is the features. And of those, there are many. I’ll save words and say, read about Markdown features like bold, italics etc. here, but I really do want to talk about other features Obsidian offers that plain Markdown with an editor does not.

Firstly, an important feature that I talk about a lot is the export function. AO3 needs either HTML or RTF, fanfiction.net ODT or DOC(X). Obsidian can export to all of these, provided you install the Pandoc plugin. This is not the same as installing Pandoc on your computer; you need to install the plugin in Obsidian itself to use it. But as long as you do, you can export to whatever you like.

+1

Another feature very important for me when I tried Obsidian was whether outcommenting would work (again, I’ve talked about this here). Basically, what that means is that parts of the text are not exported when you export the rest of the note – such as comments to yourself, notes on what you still need to write in a scene or simply – as I use it frequently – stuff you wrote and don’t want to delete, even it doesn’t fit anymore. Much to my delight, it works in Obsidian as well, again because it’s Markdown and it works in Markdown. [text you want outcommented]: # will do the trick.

+1

Lastly, another plugin I would recommend is Smart Typography. It “[c]onverts quotes to curly quotes, dashes to em dashes and periods to ellipses”, as the description says, and that’s really useful if you use a regular keyboard layout to write, where you get the standard ' and ".

+1

Installing both the Pandoc and Smart Typography plugins is easy. Open the Obsidian vault settings (the little wheel you can see in the left lower corner, to the right of “example”, which is the name of the vault), Third-party plugins (which you need to enable) and then browse Community plugins by name and install and enable them. Done.

Now for the most important part: putting together a story.

If you want one big vault containing all of your stories, you need to create “folders” for every story and then store the single notes for that story in that folder. Personally, I prefer to have one vault per story, because I find it a lot easier to focus on working on one story at a time if I don’t have several other stories in the same vault. This, I want to note, is different to how I used Zettelkasten, where I generally had one big Zettelkasten containing all of my stories for a specific fandom. I don’t know why that’s different with Obsidian, it’s just that way.

In any case, the following examples are for when you have one story per vault. In this case, I’ve decided that I’m going to write a story involving the POVs of three different characters. I’m going to keep their respective pieces sorted by character, so I always know who’s talking right now. Every scene where that character is the main narrator gets its own note within the respective character folder.

This, in theory, is no different than what I do with regular Markdown. What is very useful in Obsidian, however, is that Obsidian offers the possibility to “embed” notes in other notes.

And that, in turn, means that just like with Zettelkasten, you can use one note to put together the whole story and move around scenes without ever having to worry that you’ll accidentally delete and lose texts while copypasting.

It works like this: [[name of note]] establishes a link from one note to another (useful if you want to connect different ideas). If you add ! before the brackets, like so: ![[name of note]], it means that the whole text of the linked note will now be embedded in the note with the link. Which will give you this:

And, because you’ve installed the Pandoc plugin, this will now allow you to export the note named “complete story” to HTML, ODT or whatever, and all of the linked notes will be exported into that file. You need to change the order of scenes or move one scene from chapter 1 to chapter 2? Just delete ![[name of note]] in chapter 1 and put it in chapter 2. You can also insert horizontal rules, by the way, which I have done here. These will also be exported.

If you need your story structured in chapters rather than as a whole, the process is analogue: one note per chapter, where you !-link all the scenes that belong to the chapter in question. Then, if you want it as a whole, create a note where you !-link the notes for the single chapters, done. Export at your leisure.

Embeds are hands down in my opinion the best feature Obsidian has. They offer a distinct benefit over other Markdown editors like Ghostwriter, KATE or Notepad++, because Markdown, other than LaTeX, does not come with a feature that would make it easy to include “child files” in a “parent Markdown” file that only includes the header and the child files in the order in which they should appear in the final output document. Thus, none of the three editors I like to use for Markdown can show me the whole story if I decide to create a separate file for each of the scenes, and that is really annoying, because it means that I’m back to cutting and pasting pieces of text from one part of my Markdown document to another. Which in turn increases the probability that I will lose something, and well. See Zettelkasten as to how I feel about that.

So that is definitely an extremely useful feature deserving a big +1 because like with Zettelkasten, it means you can move the order of your chapters and scenes around without running the risk of losing the actual text.

Interface

Something I find quite enjoyable is that there are a lot of “skins” made by the community that can be applied to Obsidian. This is important to me because, as the previous instalments have probably shown, I’m a big fan of simple, clean, customisable interfaces. I’ve tried several of the community-made skins already, and my current favourite is Cyber Glow – but there are also others I’ve found quite nice.

Again, skins can be installed via the wheel/settings button, and just to show it, the below is the vault from above with Cyber Glow enabled.

Syncing

One of the big benefits of Obsidian is that it comes with a syncing service. Yes, you don’t need anything else, you can just create an Obsidian account and your notes will be synced across your devices, even on mobile devices. And file versioning is an option (I’ll get to that in due time). And that is really great, because it’s a one-in-all solution.

If you don’t need or want that, you don’t have to sign up for it. You can also continue syncing your Obsidian vaults with your preferred service (Dropbox, OneDrive, GIT, USB etc.). But you can and it’s at least nice to have the option. Downside: sync is a paid-for service, starting at 4$/month for 1GB of storage. Which isn’t a lot generally, except you’re writing plain-text/Markdown, so your files are Kb-tiny in most cases, and it takes a lot of Kb-sized files to fill up 1GB.

Personally, I will say that I’d much rather pay 4$ a month and know that my stories are not going to be scraped for AI, but it’s really a decision everyone has to make for themselves. Just remember – if you aren’t paying for the product, you are the product.

Ease of use for Word/Google doc-users

It’s not intuitive in the same way as moving from Word to LibreOffice Writer is. At least having a look at some Markdown guides (linked over there) is important if you are going to use Obsidian. But as I wrote there already, Markdown takes you about half an hour to learn, if you don’t know it already. And yes, you’ll have to wrap your brain around the concept of “one note = one thought/scene/idea” as well, but honestly? In terms of cost-benefit ratio, Obsidian is probably one of the most rewarding transitions you could make if you’re looking to get away from Word/Google docs. My only gripe with it is really that it’s proprietary software, but otherwise? Definitely recommended.

Read No-Google (fan)fic writing, Part 1: LibreOffice Writer

Read No-Google (fan)fic writing, Part 2: Zettelkasten

Read No-Google (fan)fic writing, Part 3: LaTeχ

Read No-Google (fan)fic writing, Part 4: Markdown

[wildbolt]

˖ ⚡️   ＃ 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐭   is   a   highly   selective   &   private   writing   blog   feat.   𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢   𝐚𝐬𝐡   𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦   of   the   (   1997 - 2023   )   pokeani   series.   inspiration   taken   from   the   indigo   league,   gotta   catch   'em   live,   many   to   all   films,   &   personal   headcanons. playlist.

a   majestic   tale   within   THE   WONDERFUL   WORLD   of   pokemon.   one   young   boy   dreams   to   be   the   VERY   BEST   &.   to   become   pokemon   master.   through   hard  trials   of   fate   &.   brave   determination,   crowns   him   as   a   TRUE   hero   &.   BORN   champion.

★☆   searching   far   &   wide   with:     spookymulti   ☆   mfingoak   ☆   hightouch   ☆   hiswrlds   ☆   talkaboutpathetic   ☆   royalgardensnake

☆★   team:     pikachu   ★   victini   ★   rowlet   ★   oshawott   ★   lucario   ★   charizard

001. hello fellow trainer! welcome to my blog where i write my beloved little ashy boy. i have enjoyed pokemon since the tender age of five & to this very day, yellow & gale of darkness being my personal favorite games! i have been rping for 15+ years and have yet to get out of this chair. my blog is strictly selective & private, so i will only interact with my mutuals. i will not be responding back to the following messages: want to rp? can we be mutuals? etc. i'm sure you are an amazing writer with wonderful muse(s) but this is my decision to follow, please do not take it personally if i don't follow back, as this is due to comfort & to keep a tidy dashboard. i will end up soft blocking when i deem it necessary: if i find your muse makes me feel uncomfortable all of a sudden, i never found our muses could connect, or if the dash is clogged as i do ghost a lot. i don't have high standards, but there are somethings i do take on direct level when it comes to rping. i won't be following hub blogs as well. if you have sides, i will look through them but they must be pinned in order for me to browse them.

002. i am crossover & original character friendly. however i must have some info of your oc & any verses they have before we can write together. i also need to know what series your muse(s) originate from for better understanding & writing perspective, as this makes my life a whole lot easier to know what we can do during interactions. i would love to partake in any kind of plotting, though i am a very lax role player & it isn't necessary. this goes without saying, but godmodding, metagaming & powerplay is forbidden. there can be some exceptions, but this does not allow you to have full control while we write.

003. please do not pressure me for replies, i work a 40+ hour job in a stressful environment. i also have add/adhd, so i get distracted very easily. i also forget a lot & feel swamped most times. i only write when i am motivated & have enough energy. with all that being said, my inbox & dms are always open for any new interactions. just be patient when & if i am sporadic with them.

004. i won't be writing any nsfw as my muse is plot locked at the age of 10 in canon. there may be dark scenes that may contain death however, as my muse does indeed die a few times during the series. this will be on the most rarest occasions, or may not be present at all. i don't tag triggers, but if need be i can & will. just give me a holler if anything needs to be tagged correctly.

005. length varies to what i can come up with & what my writing partners bring to the table. this doesn't mean you ever have to match up with mine. i enjoy making stories at times & this all ties down to reply speed. format is small text with html color coding. you can format our threads however you like, so long as it is readable. also, please trim your posts for my poor ocd brain.

006. this blog contains multishipping in different timelines and verses. good chemistry & enough interactions are required for any dynamic questions, but never be afraid to ask if you want something planned as i am open for romantic/familial/platonic ships. i don't practice exclusives but i do with mains.

007. no drama. no hate. no name drops. if i see anything of sort in the inbox or dms, it will be deleted upon arrival. role play is a hobby & for fun, let's keep it that way. so please, do not harass any of my writing partners. if you are wary of someone i interact with however, you may politely inform me. but i absolutely will not tolerate for personal disliking towards another. anonymous asks are forever closed simply for me to focus on threads & in my opinion, i had never found anons enjoyable to answer.

008. my open starters & prompts are available always! you may also continue an answered ask without question. if sending an inbox message for one of his partners, please please specify who you want or i will pick at random. this goes for my starter calls as well. i will be sticking to english dub pokemon names, as this is easiest for me. if you want to know/read about ash, his pokemon and verses you must click on the floating links on my theme. do note: i did not play scarlet & violet very much (the game was just too unplayable for me my b) so like ash, i am unknowing of the paldea region. in a way, that's a win-win tbh. i am not at all associated with the pokemon rpc nor will i write battles. i'm just here to chill & vibe with my favorite son shine. best wishes!

[boinin]

sorry i couldn't find out how to ask on your other blog.

that book binding you posted is gorgeous btw !!

I noticed that in one of the photos you included the disclaimer that you also edited it. I just had a question about how you formatted the text.

one of my biggest gripes with AO3 is text formatting (i often feel like i'm reading a legal document vs a novel/story) . Did you change how it is formatted on AO3 compared to printed?

I feel like i'm in the 0.5% that hate AO3 formatting but i thought i might as well ask in case you have any tips for that. >,>

(also how do you decide on the page size, do you just choose a standard size for all your projects? or do you vary it depending on what you are binding?)

thanks so much for taking the time to answer and for sharing your projects :) !!!!!!!!!!!

hey anon! I have asks turned off for the sideblog, but happy to answer here. Thanks very much!

I'm taking this opportunity to info-dump and link a lot of resources. I think they're useful for people new to either typesetting or bookbinding, but not all are directly related to your queries. That said, hope this is of use!

one of my biggest gripes with AO3 is text formatting (i often feel like i'm reading a legal document vs a novel/story) . Did you change how it is formatted on AO3 compared to printed?

I do a fair bit of editing when I'm binding a fic; typesetting is often the longest part of the process. Your mileage will vary depending on your experience with using word processor software, particularly the paragraph style and page style settings. Another factor is how simple/complicated you want your typeset to look. Replicating a published novel in format is difficult but learnable for a complete beginner.

I'm not equipped to give a full tutorial on how to typeset, but I'll point you towards some useful resources for ficbinding then talk about my own process.

ArmouredSuperHeavy has a tutorial on how to make Ao3's HTML downloads into a printable book in Microsoft Word. I use LibreOffice Writer myself, so this adaptation of the same tutorial is what I follow. Both are very helpful to reference as you're learning the typesetting ropes.

Personally, I don't mess around with HTML. I find it easiest to start by doing a Ctrl+A copy of the Entire Work fic view on Ao3 then pasting that into my word processor. This video tutorial by Beautifully Bound runs through how to do this in Microsoft Word using an AO3 fic as an example, including the associated steps needed to make the fic look novel-like. This is probably the best tutorial to address your gripe with AO3 formatting. Other than that, I'd recommend looking into videos or tutorials about typesetting novels for print. Same idea, and you may get more hits than searching for fanbind/ficbind typesetting tutorials.

More under the cut! Once I start yapping, it's hard to shut me up 🤷‍♀️

As a point of comparison, here's one of my fics on Ao3 and the corresponding typeset side by side:

Beautifully Bound explains this in far better detail than I will, but off the top of my head, the steps involved:

making a new document and setting the default page size to whatever size I want the book's pages to be (A5 or A6 usually). You can also set the margins at this point, taking account of your printer settings.

CTRL+A and copying the entire work's text on AO3 then pasting it into the document.

removing all hyperlinks and AO3 frontmatter, things like the author tags, summary, notes, etc as well as any website text that got copied over alongside the fic.

(optional) running a spell check and ensuring grammar usage is consistent. For me that's substituting em dashes for hyphens between clauses, enforcing curly double quotation marks for dialogue, etc. LibreOffice Writer automates a lot of this with customisable settings, via Tools -> Auto-Correct. Here's also where to make sure character names are all spelled right, convert the text to or from US to UK English, etc.

picking out fonts for the body text, headers, page numbers, etc. This is where you'll want to use paragraph style settings. Page style settings also comes in clutch if, for example, you'd like different headers on alternating pages. I like having the author on the right, the fic title on the left.

setting the body text first line indent to whatever makes sense visually). This in particular helps make the fic feel more like a novel. You can also play around with line spacing and space between paragraphs at this stage. For this A6 typeset, I had a 0.75cm first line indent, 1.15 line spacing, and 0.15 spacing between paragraphs.

(optional) formatting the first line of the work to use small capitals and to add a drop caps to the first letter of the first word. Again, this is a convention in publishing which add a novel-like feeling to a printed fanwork.

Inserting page numbers, adding images, coming up with how I wanted the "copyright" page to look—optional for the most part, but these are details that make a fic appear more like a novel.

For multi-chapter works, there's extra work in formatting chapter titles as headings so that they're referenced correctly in the automatic table of contents word processors can generate.

Once you have a typeset you're happy with, and if you're considering printing and binding it as a book, then you'll need to look into how to create and print signatures. Personally, this is something I had to actually try (and mess up a bunch of times) before I got to grips with it. Understanding how both your printer and your PDF reader work, particularly printer margins and booklet print settings, is key.

I won't go into as much detail on this, but if it's something you have an interest in, I'd recommend starting with DAS Bookbinding's tutorial. DAS has tutorials for everything bookbinding related so when in doubt, check his channel! Plenty of other YouTubers also have good videos on making signatures.

This resource is extremely useful once you've got your head around how to print signatures manually, so here's a link for anyone in that space: GitHub Bookbinding Imposer. Essentially, this does the signature creation for you, removing the need for booklet print settings in your PDF reader.

also how do you decide on the page size, do you just choose a standard size for all your projects? or do you vary it depending on what you are binding?

I have access to both A4 and A5 sized paper and my printer can handle printing on either size. In bookbinding, normally two pages are printed per side of the paper (which are then folded in half as part of a signature). That is, when I print on A4 paper, it's to make an A5 sized book. Printing on A5 paper will yield an A6 sized book.

Before I begin typesetting, I'll usually know what paper I plan to use, so the typeset will be one size down from the paper. So far, I've made softcover pamphlets at A6 size and casebound books in A5. No real method of choice for me, it's whatever I feel most suits the project.

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If you made it this far anon, thanks for reading! Here's links to a few general resources if bookbinding is something you'd like to explore more:

DAS Bookbinding (YouTube, bookbinding in all forms)

Sea Lemon DIY (YouTube, bookbinding and other crafts)

bitter melon bindery (YouTube, bookbinding, particularly beginner friendly!)

Jess Less (YouTube, demonstrations of fanbinding and re-binding existing novels)

Papercraft Panda (blog, lots of detailed tutorial on bookbinding)

Renegade Bookbinding Guild (collective and website, loads of fanbinding-specific resources from their members and they have a helpful Discord).

[rwrbficrecs]

Readers' Choice Rec List Part 7 of 7

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 (ft. sentimental thank you note from me at the end ❤️)

History in the Making by watchmecope

anon: It is an adorable piece that has made me laugh more than once. It's a fantastic palette cleanser if I read something a bit too angsty!

All our Sweetest Hours Fly Fastest by AHistoricDistraction (WIP)

anon: This fic is so good and so suspenseful! It is so thoroughly researched with so much feeling

And All The Tears On Her Guitar by @saywhatjessie

anon: This is so good for a number of reasons, but my favorite part was finally finding someone who didn't make me feel bad for not liking Taylor Swift.

(don't be alarmed if i fall) head over feet by weather_stained

anon: This fic is so damn funny. It is 100% crack, and I love it!

Give 'em hell by th0ughts

anon: Great look into Alex and Martha's potential relationship.

Gemma's husband by floatingaway4

anon: Lovely and original take on firstprince through an outside perspective

Nova, Baby by @cha-melodius

@leaves-of-laurelin: Amazing spy au. Reading it feels like watching an sexy, action-packed, heart-wrenching movie.

I trace your constellations by viciouslyqueer

anon: A well written taste of representation that doesn't once feel like pandering. A feel good falling in love tale.

A Whole Problem by @thenburntheashes

@daisymae-12: A fic I come back to often, especially when I'm in need of some roommates + college au goodness ❤️

Just a sappy lil thank you note from me (@daisymae-12) A huge THANK YOU once again for following and supporting this blog. When we hosted this celebration for 500 followers, I didn't think we'd currently be at 1k but here we are 🥺 It's been so nice to spread joy through this blog for both authors and readers 🥰 I've also ended up with such a lovely discord community with the Volunteer team, so a big thank you to them as well for helping out and for contributing so much. I wouldn't be able to do this without them, it really takes a village ❤️ Last but not least: shoutout to my husband who has listened to all of my blog ideas and ramblings. For the amazing IT support, writing me code to not only generate index spreadsheets and html formatting, but a code to download every single fic in the rwrb ao3 tag so I can search within fics as well 😭 We're continuing to workshop ways to improve the admin side of the blog with his codes, so this blog is his passion project as much as it is mine ❤️ He always goes above & beyond in his support of my hobbies and I am so grateful ❤️

[dr9com9ge-ix]

Hello! :D

So I got a couple questions

First: How do you get text to be a different color? (besides the colors provided by tumblr) I think it looks super cool :3

Second: Are you okay with people drawing their ocs to fit the Sunshine Suburbia au? Not to force you to insert them or anything, but just for funsies? If not that's okay /gen

I also want to say that I love your art, I wish I could transfer it into physical food and eat it /vpos

Anyways that's all, have a nice day :D

Howdy!

1: (ALOT OF JARGON WARNING!)

So I mainly edit my Sunshine Suburbia posts using Tumblr on the computer (Aka On my browser, This stuff is impossible on mobile as far as I know…) which allows you to swap from rich text editor (The default, and only option on the mobile app) to HTML (Alot more flexible on what you can do- BUT a headache to look at because it’ll be a GIANT wall of format along with your post’s text)

So once you’ve managed to get the HTML editor up you’ll need a hex code which represents the color you want your text to be- (ex: the code I use for Jevin is #0a01fe). The easiest way to get these is using your art program of choice (In my case, Procreate fw!) and color picking said color and checking the Hexidecimal section on where you pick colors!

You could manually input the HTML coding for colors but I really don’t like looking at HTML code for very long (Augh headache) so I use this text editor https://spacegen.carrd.co/ by another user called luna ! I copy paste the generated code to the Tumblr HTML editor (Usually replacing the text I had put in there, You can also italicize, bolden, etc using the spacegen editor ) and go to preview at the top of the editor and wow volia! More specifically colored text!!

Notes:

- Line breaks / Read mores break when you swap over from Rich Text to HTML but colored text does not break when you switch from HTML to Rich Text.

- Please be aware of what background your text will be seen on… It’s kind of why Wenda’s text isn’t colored on the Sunshine suburbia blog… Can’t guarantee people can read it as not everyone uses a dark bg- Same goes for Black / Tenebrae and some characters having texts slightly off from their actual colors. (Too light on white bgs, Too dark on black bgs…)

2: I’m absolutely fine with people drawing and writing their ocs to fit the Sunshine Suburbia au! Excited even! It’s even how I’d likely handle people interacting with the askblog (NOT THIS BLOG, DO NOT RP WITH THIS BLOG, THIS IS MY PERSONAL ART BLOG!!!! MY THERAPIST WILL HEAR ABOUT YOU IF YOU DO THAT!) as I sort of want to avoid crossovers mostly to keep the setting from getting messy! (I’ll likely detail this in the Visitor guide post on the Sunshine suburbia blog itself)

I’m just not cool with like— Trying to squirm in relationships (Mostly romantic and familial… But knowing someone before/ being friends with them is fine- It doesn’t have as many implications as the latter…) on the characters as they have their own things going on unless they’ve extensively discussed it with me WHICH I highly doubt would happen and alot of the times it doesn’t fit with the AU… But art and writing to fit them into the AU without those previous elements is COOL AND I’D LOVE TO SEE EM- PLEASE TAG ME IF YOU DO THAT!

I’d also try to provide more info about the world in there as the blog goes on to help with that- (Don’t be scared to prod for world building questions in this case… Most are not spoilery but most of the asks on this personal blog are bound to be a bit looser than what I’d give on the actual blog itself)

And also thank you! I’ve been told by a friend my art tastes like tv static (in a cool way!) Thanks for the ask! ^^

[kitkatt0430]

Instead of doing a Six Sentence Sunday today, I think I'll do a short tutorial on copying over fanfic from FFnet to Ao3.

So you've got some old fics on FFnet and you'd like to back them up to Ao3, given the instability of FFnet. And for whatever reason you don't have the original files for the fics, or maybe you have edits to the FFnet versions that you don't want to lose that the OG files don't have. Whatever the reason, you're looking to directly copy over your fic from FFnet to Ao3. And you're looking for a relatively easy way to do so, but Ao3's import functionality doesn't work with FFnet web pages.

Never fear! It's actually a fairly easy process to get your fic copied over from FFnet.

First, head over to FFnet and open up the fic you want to port over to Ao3. You don't need to log in if you don't want to, just so long as the fic in question is yours and you can access the page, then you're good.

In a separate tab, open Ao3 and login, then choose the option for posting a new work.

Now back on the FFnet tab, you should be able to directly copy over the title, summary, fandom, and what little tagging was available on that site onto the relevant Ao3 fields in the tab you have for a new fic. You'll also want to take note of the published date on FFnet and back date the new work in the Ao3 tab.

FFnet may not have a lot of useful tag data, but it's pretty easy to replicate and build off that in Ao3.

Now for the hard part. Which is still pretty easy. Getting the fic body, plus any notes in the fic itself, copied over to FFnet.

While getting around FFnet's lockdown on the text of the fics they host is fairly simple - I'm pretty sure it's entirely css based - you don't really need to do that in order to get the body of your fic copied. And, honestly, even if you do have a work around in place to allow copying of the fic's text... you will probably find the following method a lot easier still.

In the body of the fic, right click the first line of the fic, which should bring up a menu with a bunch of options. On Firefox or Chrome you want the inspect option.

This'll bring up the dev tools with the html inspection tab open and, if you give it a few seconds to load, the specific line you right clicked to inspect should become the visibly selected section of the html.

The selected section of the html should be a paragraph (or <p>) element. You're going to want to right click the div (<div>) element that encapsulates that paragraph and the rest of the paragraphs in the fic body. This'll bring up another browser menu with the option to copy, which will bring up a flyout menu when you select it. From that flyout menu, you want the select the option for Inner HTML.

You have officially copied the html for the fic body. And you can dump that entirely in html format straight into Ao3's html work text editor. Then switch it to rich text for easier editing if you want to fix any spelling, grammar, formatting, or aesthetic issues. I typically try to fix at least the line breaks since it took a long while before FFnet adopted real line breaks and so there are a lot of fics where I have various combinations of dashes, em-dashes, equals signs, and other characters as line breaks. I figure, if I'm bringing the fic to Ao3 then I can try to make it more screen reader friendly in the process.

You can also move fic notes around in order to move pre/post fic notes out of the fic body or basically whatever you want to the fic. Maybe re-read it to determine any additional tagging you want to add now that your fic has access to Ao3's much more robust tagging system.

But that's it. You can hit post and have your fic with all it's original notes, and a back dated post date to reflect when it was actually written, all available on Ao3 now.

It's a pretty quick process, all told, and the only real bottleneck you might encounter is any time spent in re-editing the fic between migrating and posting. Even chaptered fics are fairly easy to migrate with this process, since the bulk of the work in publishing a new chapter is just copying the inner html and then moving any notes to the appropriate location before hitting post.

Anyway, for my fellow fic writers looking to move your old FFnet fics to a more stable archive, I hope this process helps a lot.

[tashacee]

any tips on how to write stuff for archive of our own?

we remember trying to start one once and it really confused us

Okay, so i'm going to write out my process for writing here to make sure I cover my bases <3

First thing's first, I never write it on AO3. I use google docs, but you can use any text editor you want

So for me the most important thing is to just write what makes you happy. If you find it hard to get started or find yourself getting hung up on details then my advice is to allow yourself to write a first draft that isn't perfect, that has flaws and goofs, and don't worry too much about finer points or details.

Seriously. I once read a post by a writer who says they always labelled their first drafts 'worst version' and that gave them the permission they needed to just get it all on the page.

Chances are, it's not as bad as you think. It's probably actually pretty good. And you got it all written down! Hardest part over!

You can always read through it and tweak and fix it as much as you want after.

Now, I suspect you're probably asking me about AO3's formatting. It uses limited HTML, so you need to do special codes before and after certain things if you want their appearence to change. Itallics, for example, before the word you want to emphasise you put <em> (it's short for emphasis), and after you put </em> in order to stop the effect.

I use this guide to tell me what different codes i need. It's like a cool cheat sheet and makes me feel like a spy.

Once I've done that I copy the text and paste it into the AO3 textbox. you can use the 'preview' button to check how your formatting has worked out, and if you need to fix anything you can.

Several times i forgot to close off my emphasis and ended up with half my document in italics. It was... a lot.

The rest of it is really just tagging. Make sure you tag the right fandom, if you're writing LU make sure you tag it as Linked Universe in the additional tags section. Any additional tags, genre, triggers, characters, throw them in.

Put in a quick description, and you're done! Ready to publish!

But more important than any of this is to have fun, and write what makes you happy.

Good luck with your writing, I hope this helps!

[flirtmcgirtfics]

Smoke Em if You've Got Her (OLD, one shot)

Putting this back together was hell! If anyone knows how to easily take out html tags, please let me know. But I’m hoping once I get approved for ao3 again, that will make it easier. Let me know if you like this and if you prefer a03 or tumblr so I know what is best for the others.

Summary: Rae finds smoking annoying. Finn finds Rae annoying. Will they ever find common ground?

“Why do ya roll those rubbish things anyway? Isn’t it easier just to buy a packet?”

“Dunno,” Finn mumbled. “Just like em. Why? Want one?“ 

Rae wrinkled her nose. as she returned to her seat from the jukebox. "You’re the second person to try to get me smoking this week. What is it about me?" 

Great question, Finn thought sourly. He saw a loud gob full of opinions, that’s about all he could see. Except that piercing stare she had, like she was analyzing him. He didn’t know what the hell she wanted to find. Pints, music, footy, the pub. No mystery there. He didn’t suppose Rae Earl knew much about just wanting to be left alone to get on with things.

She did everything so…at top volume. He could hear her laughing clear across the pub when he went to get drinks, guzzled that snakebite the other day like no one he’d ever seen before, and she had absolutely zero poker face skills. He thought that was pretty funny, actually, the way her eyes widened and even her shoulders got in on the act. Sometimes he wound her up just to watch the outrage cascade across her features.

He, on the other hand, knew how to keep his cool. Finn barely registered her yammering away about how his lungs were being poisoned, and yellow nails, and Christ knew what else. Fine. She was getting to him a bit. Who wanted a lecture on holiday? He had to put a stop to this. 

Taking a long drag of his cigarette, Finn got a firm hold of Rae’s shoulders. Taking advantage of the (mercifully) silent O of astonishment those flapping lips arranged themselves into, Finn let a lungful of smoke rip right into her mouth. "Don’t knock it until you try it,” he mocked, eagerly awaiting whatever nugget of derision was about to come his way. Catching Rae Earl off guard was quite exhilarating, he had to admit. 

Rae sat stone-faced, then brought her hand up to her lips, tracing a thumbnail across them, before jerking away as if she’d been burned. She rose abruptly, sending Archie’s pint sloshing across the table.

“Fucking hell, Rae! You’ve ruined my Rizlas!“ Finn protested. Rae merely fixed him with a stony gaze. "Maybe there’s a hair dryer in the ladies?” he begged. “Dry them out? I can’t have a smoke if they’re wet!" 

"Moron,” Rae huffed. “You absolute moron.” And off she stormed, with a haughty Finn trailing her. “It were just a joke, Rae, damn. Relax. I just wanted to shut you up a bit, is all. So uptight and I hardly know ya.”

“Exactly,“ Rae replied. "You don’t know me. So stop. I don’t like….surprises is all.”

“Cause you think you’re last word on everything,” Finn crabbed. Should’ve known better. Rae had no sense of humor – that was clear. 

“Right. I know it all. Totally in control. That’s me, all right,” Rae sneered. Finn didn’t feel like wasting a perfectly good retort. She wasn’t worth his time. 

“Look, Mae, just buy me a new pack from the bar and that’s the end of it.“ 

Rae shrugged, and he was suddenly struck by how weary she looked. It was true, all he knew about her was she could pick a good song. One good song, anyway. Maybe he should back off.

“Truce?” Rae asked as she tossed a new pack of Rizlas on the table. “Yeah, alright.“ But Finn chuckled as he saw the little cartoon skeleton symbol she’d sketched on the cardboard packaging. It was true. Rae definitely had to have the last word. 

——————————————

So he’d been wrong about Rae. Whatever. He wasn’t too proud to admit it. She could be pretty cool. She just had a, what d'ya call it? Facade. After that time he met her mum, Finn understood. You had to hold your own with a lady like that. 

But he’d seen a whole different girl at the party. Didn’t even judge him when he cried. No, Rae wasn’t like other girls. She liked records and swearing and didn’t get manicures. God, Stacey used to make him sit and wait for ages while she got those French things. Rae’s nails were a proper mess. She was currently gnawing at them while Chop went on and on about the vault and the rave.

Who cared about some rave? Chop was just trying to impress Izzy anyway. Terrible idea. Izzy was sweet, but the kind of girl who shouted out the word during a game of Catchphrase. She couldn’t keep a secret.

“Hey,” he whispered to Rae. “Don’t let Chop annoy you. "He’s more random than duck shite sometimes."

"Oh, dear God,” Rae said, with a horrified gaze.

“What? Finn really didn’t understand her sometimes. Come to think of it, Chloe had been acting pretty bonkers herself. Maybe they were fighting or something. Girl stuff - like he needed to know.

Rae shook her head, reached over, grabbed one of his Rizlas, and began shredding it. Once the first was torn to bits, she snagged another. SORRY Rae sketched in wispy letters, the curve of the Y trailing off into a smoke-like curlicue.

"S'alright, I have more.” Finn tried to reassure her, tracing her denim-clad leg, but the tension never lessened. Trying to figure out Rae was one step forward, 3 steps back for sure. But he couldn’t stop trying lately. He’d always liked a good puzzle.

-—————————————-

“If my mum catches me drunk, she’ll freak! Wedding or no wedding!”

“That’s why I brought you to mine, you numpty. My dad won’t be home for hours.”

Uhoh. Was that too forward? Finn didn’t mean it like that. Rae was his,.his something. They weren’t just friends anymore, but they weren’t in love or anything. He was, but she didn’t say it back, so? But she didn’t run away screaming either. What was next? He really did suck at words.

Do you wanna put that down?” Finn asked with a nod towards the book clutched in her hand. 

Wrong thing. You’re an idiot. Don’t ever bring that book up. It did seem pretty important, though. He was in it, which made him a little giddy, if he was being honest. 

Rae placed her diary on the end table as they sat on the couch, but kept a wary eye on the book in the way one would a poisonous snake. “Ah, fuck!”she exclaimed suddenly. "I messed up."

Finn raised his eyebrows questioningly as she explained "Nobody knew that was my diary before. I could bring to the pub, no one cared. Now everyone knows why I have it. “Oh, what’s happened? Rae’s got her mental book.”

Well, we’ll just have to think of something else.” Finn didn’t know what made ‘we’ come out, but he liked it. His insides felt like they were glowing a bit. He thought for a minute, then grabbed a pen and a rolling paper. “Tell me something you hate,”Finn ordered. 

"Smoking!" “Besides that,” Finn encouraged. 

“Black licorice,” Rae said with a giggle.

“Retch. Who doesn’t?” Finn agreed. He scrawled the words on the paper, sprinkled in the tobacco, rolled and lit it. “The problems of Rae Earl, turned to ash.” Finn pronounced. “I’ll smoke em if you got them." 

“You’re ridiculous,” Rae said, but Finn could see the corners of her mouth twitching.

——————————-

“You’re sure they’re staying the night at the hospital?”

“I promise,“ Rae said. "Now pass the spliff, God. You worry too much." 

“Bad enough if she catches me stoned off my head, but if she finds out I deflowered her only child?” Finn shook his head in mock fear. “Please never use the word 'deflowered’ around me again,” Rae joked, but the smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. She snuggled closer to Finn. 

“Hey,” she whispered, lips grazing his ear. “Finn.” No response. Sex was pretty tiring, especially for a whole seven minutes. Even sex wizards had to rest sometimes. Grabbing a Rizla, Rae scrawled what Finn had been too tuckered out to hear, before laying back with the joint. 

Shielding her eyes from the sun, Rae groaned. “Now is that any way to greet someone you say you love?” an entirely too chipper Finn remarked. So mean.“ She didn’t even mind the little specks of tobacco clinging to his tongue. The morning breath? That was another story. 

——————-

I can’t do this, Finn argued to himself. I’m not ready. Butt clenched between his teeth, he paced the same carpet path he’d been going over for 45 minutes now. What if I fail her? I’m not very handy. We hardly have anything saved! He flicked his cigarette into the nearby sink, immediately reaching for another paper. Not going to be able to pace myself today. Then his features softened. Of course. She really did know everything. 

 No fear.

We’re a team. 

Your ass is mine. Forever. And what an ass it is. 

I love you.

She’d left a message on every one. Finn marveled as he sparked his lighter, but a hand came swooping in. “No time, mate. They’ve finished seating. Wait til you see Rae’s dress-Chloe let me take a peek." Finn let Archie straighten his tie one last time before they headed through the church doors. 

———————– 

“I’m not doing it! Shouldn’t you be?”

“I I can’t believe you, Finn! I never took you for sexist.“ 

“You know I’m not!” Finn said. “It’s not a mother-daughter thing, it’s a hypocrite thing." 

“What, because we used to smoke pot?” Rae asked. “Mmmm, yeah, I don’t care about that shit. I care about raising a kid with some smarts. At least enough smarts not to get caught."

“Oh, right. Like that time Karim definitely didn’t catch you at anything,” Finn teased. 

“Well, at least I didn’t leave my papers tucked into the pillowcase my mum still changes, even though I’m 14 bloody years old! And the stash under the bed. So unoriginal.“ 

Finn snickered. "Does she know you know?

 "Well, I wrote BUSTED on every last paper and sprinkled them on the blanket.“ 

“Thank god you’re not my mum, is all I can say. She’ll be out of school in 20 minutes, so I suppose we wait. Think there’s anything in there to take the edge off?”

“You’re a dickhead, Finn Nelson.“

“Thank you, Mrs. Dickhead. God, I hate being old." 

“It’s literally the worst,” Rae agreed. “Now let’s go have a cuddle before Cheech gets here.”

[darrylhudson86]

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[syn4k]

Haii I checked out ur website for ashes and was bored so i modified like 3 things (in my browser) so if u want u can use the code!

<html><head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>The Ashes Homepage</title> <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light"> <style> body { font-family: Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans, cursive; display: flex; flex-direction: row; } body > * { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 5px; } </style> </head>

<body> <section id="about"> <h1>Ashes, The Website</h1> <h2>(because i needed to organize the links or else shit would get out of hand real fast)</h2> <p> Welcome to this extremely barebones Neocities that my friend Quincy gave me the idea to make! I know there's a really low chance that anyone would ever try and make a duplicate of it but just in case, hello this is the official thing, the person typing this is tumblr user/ao3 author extraordinaire darubyprincxx, but you can just call me/us Keys or Six.</p> <h3>So, what is this for and why does it even exist?</h3> <p>About eight months ago at the time of writing this, I started writing a fanfiction titled "(i'll tend to the flames, you can worship the) ashes" <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/42601899">over on ao3</a>, named after the chorus of <a href="https://youtu.be/crq-qc_r6Jk">this The Longest Johns song</a>. The fic is set in the aftermath of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIh39HoDzao&list=PLehe4fdjKD0-jvHil8N_5hpLDnA-u85mW">Empires SMP Season One</a> apocalypse and features characters played by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GeminiTayMC">GeminiTay</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@fWhip">fWhip</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Pixlriffs">Pixlriffs</a>. The reason why I am up at 11:30 PM eight months later teaching myself HTML for this is because since then, I've talked about it a lot over on our Tumblr and done some things in other places as well. There's a whole ass playlist that can be found on two platforms, a dedicated tag for it on our blog, and even an unlisted YouTube video of us reading the first chapter of the fic.</p>

<p>Basically, the project has sprawled over quite a large portion of the Internet since we've started it, and I wanted to have a centralized place for all that external stuff for ease of access and also because the opening notes on the fic itself are getting really, <em>really</em> long.</p> <p>For now, this page will probably stay extremely bare-bones- just a couple of paragraphs of important shit, hyperlinks, and dark mode. I finally defeated dark mode. It is 12:45 AM and the site colors are successfully not flashbangy.</p> <div></div></section>

<section id="meta"> <h2>Links for Things About and Related To the Fic</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/42601899">Direct link to the fic on ao3</a> </li> <li><a href="https://darubyprincx.tumblr.com/search/ashes+au">Tag for the fic on our Tumblr blog</a> </li> <li><p>Fic Playlist </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOPTPqrotfhU6ln39eg1pG_qCzegoM0Ub">(YouTube)</a> </li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HzC6x58YiSxyCr9Na0d6N?si=9486aaa1cf9048e5">(Spotify)</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/amnh3xAr_vw">Chapter One Narration (Unlisted)</a> </li> <li><p>Masterdoc (where we explain the nuances and symbolism and shit in the fic) [Coming Soon]</p> </li> </ul> <h2>Use Cases</h2> <p>I, the author of this work, give permission for those who wish to do so to download this fic for noncommercial uses such as sharing between friends or backing up physically for archival purposes, to make art (whether visual or musical) of scenes depicted in the fic, and to share snippets of the fic via screenshot or use in a video or article with credit to me via link to the work itself and naming me as the author. I ask that no extensions or fic of this fic (theories do not count) be written, for personal preference reasons.</p> <p>I do not give permission for people to repost my work without my explicit permission, pass it off as their own, use the fic in A.I datasets or submit its content in any way, shape, or form to A.I machines, or use it for commercial use in any way, shape, or form. Any of the actions mentioned in this paragraph go against the author's word for how this fic may be used and some of these cases can have actions taken against the perpetrator.</p> <p>If you have any questions about the points mentioned above, please email me at <a href="mailto:darubyprincess@gmail.com">darubyprincess@gmail.com</a> or send an ask to <a href="https://darubyprincx.tumblr.com/">my Tumblr blog</a>. </p> </section> </body></html>

This one has a two column layout and automaticaly switches to light or dark mode based on the users preference!

If u wanna add the auto style switch (which is importiant for accesability) then you can just paste

<meta name="color-scheme" value="dark light">

into the head element if you want!! (dont forget to remove the background-color and color properties from the css or theyll override it)

this is all /nf so feel free to delete or ignore the ask :3

this just deleted the original colors. thanks though i guess

[codingnectar]

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3. Fix Crawlability Issues

Search engines rely on crawlers to index your site. If they hit roadblocks, your content won’t rank.

What to check:

robots.txt: Ensure you’re not accidentally blocking critical pages.

XML Sitemap: Generate and submit a sitemap via Google Search Console.

HTTP Status Codes: Fix 404s (broken links) and 301-redirect old URLs.

Example: A client at Coding Nectar saw a 40% traffic boost after we fixed crawl errors caused by misconfigured rel=canonical tags.

4. Structure Data with Schema Markup

Schema markup helps search engines understand your content, increasing chances of earning rich snippets (e.g., star ratings, FAQs).

What to add:

JSON-LD: Embed structured data for articles, products, or events.

Breadcrumbs: Improve navigation and SEO with BreadcrumbList schema.

Tool Recommendation: Use Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool to validate your markup.

5. Optimize for Core Web Vitals

Google’s Core Web Vitals measure user experience through metrics like:

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint): Load time for the main content.

FID (First Input Delay): Time until the site becomes interactive.

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift): Visual stability during loading.

What to do:

Prioritize above-the-fold content.

Defer non-critical JavaScript.

Use font-display: swap to prevent layout shifts from fonts.

Case Study: After optimizing Core Web Vitals for a SaaS platform, Coding Nectar reduced their CLS score by 75%, boosting organic traffic by 28% in 3 months.

6. Secure Your Site with HTTPS

HTTPS is a non-negotiable ranking signal. It encrypts data and builds user trust.

Steps:

Buy an SSL certificate (many hosts offer free Let’s Encrypt integration).

Force HTTPS by redirecting HTTP traffic via .htaccess or NGINX configs.

Update internal links to use https://.

7. Audit Regularly with SEO Tools

SEO isn’t a one-time task. Use tools like:

Google Search Console: Track performance and errors.

Ahrefs/Screaming Frog: Analyze backlinks and technical issues.

Lighthouse: Audit performance, accessibility, and SEO.

Pro Tip: Coding Nectar offers custom SEO audits (codingnectar.com/seo-audit) to identify hidden issues like duplicate meta tags or slow API calls.

Final Thoughts

Technical SEO isn’t about chasing algorithms—it’s about building websites that are fast, accessible, and easy for search engines to love. By focusing on speed, mobile optimization, structured data, and regular audits, you’ll create a foundation that drives organic growth.

At Coding Nectar (codingnectar.com), we blend cutting-edge development with SEO best practices to help businesses rank higher and convert better. Ready to optimize your site? Let’s turn your code into a traffic magnet.

[natshaownsme]

I think ppl like ao3 more cus of the filtration system. Tumblr only shows the most popular fics so you have to scroll 50x a day tryna get to the bottom to find a god fic and if the page refreshes you have to scroll all over again and ao3 has one of the best feature that tumble doesn’t have BOOKMARKS 🙏and with ao3 you can read finish worked only, works in progress and if you don’t want to read about crossovers u can filter it out. And the tags r much more accurate on there. And yeah it does go down sometimes but most times it’s maintenance that’s y I just download my favorite fics and read em on drive and they let you download fics easier with html! Also ao3 is just a little more inclusive when it comes to minority’s and self inserts.

Why is almost no one posting on Wattpad anymore or even here, like I want something to read after a hard day but most people have shifted to AO3 that has a problem almost every week.

[ofmagiick]

pinned post and docs tba, but for now here's the html of the rules on my theme until i can get other admin stuff done:

laws

I.

SELECTIVITY / FOLLOWING - this is a selective blog for my sake, but honestly, if i can see us writing, i will follow back. i am mutuals only, though, and will have anxiety about sending you things if we aren’t, even if you’re cool. i'm iffy on doubles, just because i myself am very self-conscious. it’s a personal thing, chances are i thing your writing is fucking dope.

II.

CROSSOVERS / OC MUSES - two words: fuck. yeah. star wars lends itself to crossovers hella well, we can figure this shit out in a hot second. plus, the galaxy is so vast and diverse, i want to explore more of this universe, as much as i can. as for ocs, y’all brave as fuck, and i love them. just have a rules/about page, and then we’re golden

III.

RP ETIQUETTE - you know, don’t god mod, don’t randomly kill my muse (not saying you can’t, hell, please do, just im me first), don’t reblog threads you’re not a part of, don’t relog my hc posts. and have fun.

IV.

FORMATTING / ICONS - match me, don’t, dance the macarena before posting, i don’t give a fuck. i format how i want, when i want. my icons use citrus, by apocalypseresources

V.

WRITING - kind of a slow writer, and easily distracted. poke me over ims after about two weeks, if i haven’t replied before then. not super here for rape/torture, but i have an odd like for eldritch and body horror...

VI.

GRAPHICS - all graphics on my blog are made by me/for me. give credit where credit is due. be nice. making shit is a lot harder than just throwing an image into photoshop and clicking buttons. people work hard on shit, and i will come for your knees if you don’t credit people, creators, artists, etc… i have baseball bats.

VII.

SHIPPING - fuck yeah fuck yeah fuck yeah !! you come to me with a ship, and by the time i’ve finished processing the words, i’m already hella emotionally invested. crackships are my shit, so please don’t be scared. honestly, i’ll ship pretty much anything. probably even some sketchy shit by other’s standards. if that’s a problem, hasta la vista, and sorry i don’t cut it for you.

VIII.

NSFW - i and my muse are 18+, my nsfw tag is literally ‘a girl’s got needs,’ let’s fuckin’ do this. i’ll write it, but not with minors. other, general nsfw topics might come up, due to the nature of AUs and canon events. i do try and tag as cw // or cw ment //, so please feel free to tell me things you need tagged.

IX.

PLOTTING - do it. done. if i don’t write down whatever idea i have quick enough, it will get yeeted from my head like a brick out the window fuckin adhd, so (with express permission from you) i’ll message at bizarre hours, probably. on the flip side, this is your express permission: i, lily, mun of ofmagiick, give you, [name], mun of [blog], permission to send me ims/ask with plot proposals. it’s signed and sealed as soon as you read this. no take-backsies. you gotta, now. :3c

X.

MEMES - headcanon/ask my muse questions/etc, open to all. interaction-oriented, mutuals only. no reblog karma, but if you aren’t sending me something, reblog from the source, please

XI.

ACTIVITY - it can be spotty. i’m a full-time student, adhd mess. hit me up in ims with reminders or ping me on disco/in a server, its all cool.

XII.

MAINS / EXCLUSIVES - i'm okay with mains, you'll be my go-to version of a character, and the one i'm thinking of if mine mentions yours to someone else, but that's gonna be discussed beforehand. exclusives will have to be heavily, HEAVILY discussed, and likely will be way down the line if ever.

XIII.

CALLOUTS - bitch, no. get that shit away from me. won’t post ‘em, won’t reblog ‘em. call me out if you want, i’ll screenshot it, print it out, and put it up on my wall to laugh at, and remember people are still wasting brainpower to be mad at me. if you have an issue with me, hit me up in ims/off anon, and we can talk like adults.

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ABOUT THE MUN - what up it’s ya nerd lily with newest brainrot, this time sci-fi. pronouns are she/her or “hey you ditz”, i am legal to drink in the us and far beyond legal adult there, and i id as a goddamned fucking mess mutuals feel free to hmu for discord if you want it