The old website felt stale, so I did some dusting. I cleared some of the cobwebs from nooks and crannies. Applied a little bit of paint. I’m feeling good about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thought about doing a full redesign with a new theme. I looked at some of the more popular themes out there, and I wasn’t feeling anything. I got a few ideas from window shopping. Luckily, Mantra<\/a> is pretty flexible. It’s the same old theme I’ve been using for… eight years? No, wait! I’ve been using WordPress for nine years<\/a>. Time keeps on chugging, and Mantra continues to allow me to do what I want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I updated quite a few things. I changed from full posts to excerpts on the main, archive, and category pages. I added featured images to all of the posts that have images. I did not like the pages scrolling forever, even with only five posts per page. There are now ten posts per page, and I think it scrolls a lot nicer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I consolidated the main navigation for the blog; I wasn’t using the Tutorial and Shout Out pages. The WordPress part of the site is only hosting a blog, and a portal for other projects<\/a>. With that, I decided to jump on the category train. I have over fifty posts, so I figured I’d categorize all of them, and add a category section to my side bar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of the side bar I updated it. WordPress switched to a block editor long ago, while the side bar continued using the old style. There’s some minor spacing changes, but I think it looks nicer. I wanted to do my headings like this (except in blue)<\/a>, but I can’t figure out how to do it. I even tried to do a fresh install of WordPress and Mantra on a test system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While I had to the test system up I noticed Mantra defaulted to a little wider content space. I decided to change my website to the new default. Unfortunately, my banner isn’t big enough. I slapped a band aid on it by changing the background color of the header to match the image. I think it looks okay. I can always whip up a new banner if I want to go back to the old style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I updated Games of Remaster<\/a> and Appendix<\/a> pages. They match the blog, so hopefully it is less jarring for readers. Also, I think the blue is a little tough to read on. I will probably update my older archives to match, but I am going to wait on it a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Right now, I am working on Games of 2021. I am really excited about! I have been using a new database, plus lots of scripts for formatting the stats. It is fun to see my hard work pay off. I need to slow down, because I need to finish the game I am playing before finalizing my list. There is also a possibility that I can slip in another game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![this (except in blue)<\/a>, but I can’t figure out how to do it. I even tried to do a fresh install of WordPress and Mantra on a test system.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile I had to the test system up I noticed Mantra defaulted to a little wider content space. I decided to change my website to the new default. Unfortunately, my banner isn’t big enough. I slapped a band aid on it by changing the background color of the header to match the image. I think it looks okay. I can always whip up a new banner if I want to go back to the old style.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI updated Games of Remaster<\/a> and Appendix<\/a> pages. They match the blog, so hopefully it is less jarring for readers. Also, I think the blue is a little tough to read on. I will probably update my older archives to match, but I am going to wait on it a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRight now, I am working on Games of 2021. I am really excited about! I have been using a new database, plus lots of scripts for formatting the stats. 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