Time for a three-column theme for Micro.blog?
The idea of a three-column theme for a Micro.blog is growing on me.
Bothy was a nice starter for learning about how themes work in Hugo and Micro.blog, but I would like to do more with a theme.
Here are just a few ideas I thought of for a new theme
- Show a header image - I like the idea of a header image for your website. I love the simplicity of text, but having a more visual theme is something that I think is missing from the current collection of Micro.blog themes.
- Show a micro update using emojis or just one word - A little bit of extra meta to let people know what you are up to.
- Show the latest image(s) from a category - Showing images from a particular category would add another visual element to the page.
- Show recent posts - A staple of many a WordPress blog back in the day. Time for this to make a comeback!
With such a larger number of elements for this theme, I might start off with a blank HTML page and start outlining what I need using Tailwind CSS to get a quick prototype up and running. I can then iterate on that for a while, working out the finer points. Once I am happy with it, I can then start building the theme using the finished prototype.