post.type in the post front matter instead of collections.
The main reason is to pump all the content into the _posts folder. The idea here is that by default everything will be loaded into the post loop - simplifying the code use for the homepage, which is effectively the archive, and simplifying the code for the main rss feed.
It is trivial to exclude any post type using liquid syntax, for example where the type is RSS where one could choose to publish secretly just to the feed. This enables the generation of the post html file, it is just excluded from the archives (for collections you can toggle output to false in the config to stop page generation). Taking onboard Dave Rupert’s note that content should have a url. I opted for the change. I had found even if a page url was not provided several RSS reader apps default to the site url, so on clicking it would confuse users with the homepage, or worse a 404 page. Also there is an accessibility angle here where the web version might be better than the rss reader (zoom, tabbing, text to speech etc).
So my blog now has post types for mixtapes, today I learned (TIL), ways (how to) as well as regular and linked quote posts and finally those secret posts.
I’ve also added a feed for each post type too as again the loop is trivial inside an xml file. I’ve also added a firehose which adds in the rss from YouTube, mastodon and Bluesky - although the latter two require a hashtag in my post to show up, just in case I don’t want it in my feed and on the socials page. Again several loops all being added to a single array ordered by date.
Updating data pages has become easier as site.posts | size works well to show the total count. Looping over the post.frontmatter = value allows me to do clever things not just post.type - quote posts for example can use the post.cited as the author and post.link as the direct link to the source. I manipulate the post title link on feed readers to link to my blog as the permalink. This is different to how John Gruber handles it at Daring Fireball whereby he includes an under star as the link back to his site in relevant posts.
I think my implementation is better as the author field shows ‘quoting x’ too to make it super clear it’s a linked quote post. The reader can choose to go directly to source by clicking the author or to my website by clicking the title. Check out the feeds to see it for yourself. This visually works well in NetNewsWire my goto RSS app, but also in a bunch of others I have tested.
Links to archive pages filtered by type are on the pages page and given the variety of my posts, readers can choose to view a filtered list and a dedicated RSS feed.
// Published 2026-04-12, with 536 words.
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site: — Limits results to a specific website or domain (e.g. site:gov vaccine)-site: — Excludes a specific site from results (e.g. electric vehicles -site:Kia.com)"exact phrase" — Forces Google to match those exact words in that exact order-word — Removes a word from results entirely (e.g. jaguar -car)X..Y (number range) — Filters by numerical range; works for prices, years, or any measurement (e.g. laptop £500..£800)* (wildcard) — Stands in for any missing word or phrase (e.g. "the * of artificial intelligence")AROUND(#) — Undocumented proximity operator; returns results where two terms appear within # words of each other (e.g. climate AROUND(3) policy)filetype: — Returns only a specific file type (e.g. filetype:pdf remote work productivity)intitle:"index of" — Surfaces open file directories on servers with directory listing enabled (e.g. intitle:"index of" /pdf "media literacy")before: / after: — Sets a date boundary on results (e.g. mental health research after:2023)intitle: — Filters to pages where a phrase appears in the page title (e.g. intitle:"media literacy")inurl: — Filters by text appearing in the URL (e.g. inurl:gov intitle:"AI policy")"can anyone recommend" — Surfaces forum threads and community posts asking for genuine recommendations, bypassing SEO content@reddit (or other platform) — Biases results toward social/community discussions from that platformfiletype:pdf "information literacy" site:edu before:2015)UA 2157) — Live gate, times, delay status, and real-time trackerrun speed test — Measures download/upload speed in-browser, no third-party site needed[thing] vs [thing] — Side-by-side comparison panel (works for food, software, medications, etc.)define: [word] — Full dictionary definition plus etymologyhow to pronounce [word] — Audio button and phonetic spelling[food] calories — Nutritional information inlinesunrise [city] / sunset [city] — Exact times for any locationtime in [city] — Current local time anywhere in the world[amount] [currency] to [currency] — Live exchange ratestock [ticker] — Live price chart with trading volumetip for $[amount] — Tip calculator with percentage and split optionstranslate [phrase] to [language] — Full translation widget with audiowhat is my IP — Returns your IP address immediatelyrandom number between X and Y — Instant random number generatorcolor picker — Interactive colour wheel with hex and RGB codestimer [X] minutes — Starts a countdown without leaving Googlemetronome — Working, adjustable metronomebubble level — Uses phone gyroscope as an actual levelbreathing exercise — Guided timed breath patternwhat sound does a [animal] make — Plays actual audioflip a coin / roll a die — Works as describedSource: https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has-a-secret-reference-desk Author: cardcatalogforlife Date: 2026-03-22
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_config.yml and a _ways folder to my repo and ensuring it’s included in the build. I have essentially added a different post type. Those familiar with WordPress will understand what this means. Effectively a new taxonomy for other content types.
It’s really easy in Jekyll as it’s just yaml config and files.
I now have 3 post types.
Ways are a how-to guide on various topics. They link to online manuals where they exist, and typically have numbered list of steps to follow such as fixing my Apple TV remote volume when it disconnects randomly, how to connect my Bluetooth mouse and my backup Bluetooth mouse, how to run my site locally and that sort of thing.
With my health and disability issues this is my go to place as my memory and cognitive function worsens.
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It made me smile, having been the creator of such on my site and getting it on to Slash Pages
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&udm=14 appended to remove the AI overview. That is all.
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League Cup winners 2026.
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The cost to the build time is enormous though, previously it was about 2 minutes, but having to move away from GitHub’s default simple pages deployment process to an actions based deploy action in order to control the copy of the markdown it actually reduced to about 45 seconds. The webmention functionality has added about 3 minutes despite some aggressive throttling… such that I only look for mentions for posts published more recently.
throttle_lookups:
last_week: daily
last_month: weekly
last_year: monthly
older: monthly
Thanks to the following resources for the documentation and inspiration.
// Published 2026-03-07, with 157 words.
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