While working on a blog post, I discovered a way to proofread my drafts in an easy way. This might not be very revolutionary, but it was so convenient that I wanted to share it with the world. I use Hugo for my static website. On my local computer I can preview it in the browser under localhost:1313. Copilot Sidebar in Edge does the same! This means I can ask it to proofread it.

I haven’t had comments on my blog since I moved from wordpress. Until now. I just added comments back to my blog and here is how I did it. The most convinient way is integrating my blog with Github Discussions using giscus. The giscuss.app page walks you through the setup and authorization process. I created a new public repository on Github, then I enabled Discussions feature on the repository (Settings -> Features).

Hello World Now I have moved my blog. chuvash.eu is a static site. I’ll share more details and insights later. Update 2022-02-10 It has passed a few months since the move from Wordpress to a static site. Now it is time to summarize the insights. Why I moved Here are the reasons why I switched from Wordpress.com to a static site To be honest, the main reason was that I was curious about static sites.

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 54,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 12 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report. Comments from Wordpress.com Justin Cooney - Jan 3, 2013 Congratulations on a great 2012 for your blog. All the best for 2013!