Writing

Pages, articles, Markdown, pictures, sections, menus and more.

1. Pages and articles

   Every page is a Markdown file in content/. Its place decides its address, and a few lines at the top decide its title, date and summary.

2. Markdown

   Markdown is plain text with a few symbols for headings, lists, links and emphasis. Here's everything you need for most pages, side by side with how it looks.

3. Pictures

   Put pictures in static/, describe them for people who can't see them, and keep them light. The editor does the resizing for you.

4. Sections

   Some pages, like the home page, are built from blocks called sections instead of written as text. Here's how to stack them and fill them in.

5. Menus and links

   Change the links in your header and footer, link pages to each other, and keep old addresses working when a page moves.

6. Tags

   Give articles subjects, and HotDog makes a page for each subject listing everything about it.

7. Events

   Add a calendar to your site, with a page for each event and a feed people can subscribe to in their calendar app.

8. Forms

   The contact form, and how to make your own. Forms are a short file each; sending them needs a small program on your server.

9. Drafts and scheduling

   Keep a page off the site until it's ready, or have it appear on its own at a time you choose.