How to use Blot
Blot turns a folder into a blog. When you put files inside your blog’s folder Blot turns them into blog posts. The point of Blot is to let you use your favorite tools to blog.
You can synchronize your blog’s folder to Blot using either Dropbox or Git. You can organize the files inside however you like.
Files which become blog posts
.txt .md
Use the full range of Markdown features to add formatting to your blog posts. Blot also renders mathematics and provides syntax highlighting for code snippets.
.png .jpeg .gif
Put images directly into your blog’s folder. Blot generates optimized versions to deliver to your readers. Use the path to add tags or change the publish date.
.docx .odt
Supports files created by Microsoft Word, Pages, Google Docs and OpenOffice. Much formatting is stripped so posts match the style of your blog.
.webloc .url
Drag URLs from your browser’s address bar to create blog posts from bookmark files. Use the file’s path to add tags or change the publish date.
.html
Published as-is. Metadata can be parsed from a comment at the start of a file.
Prevent a file becoming a blog post
Files and folders whose name starts with an underscore are ignored. Ignored files don’t become blog posts themselves but they can be embedded in other posts.
Drafts
Files in a folder called Drafts are not published. Instead, Blot creates a preview file which updates as you make changes to your draft. You can share the preview file with others. Preview files work on other computers that are connected to the internet.