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Is there a size limit for Blot's git repos?

Just wondering if there's a maximum total size or a maximum filesize. Now that Blot supports wikilinking I'm thinking about making my site quite a bit bigger...

Optional teaser on the index page

From what I have seen, you have the option of either using {{{html}}} or {{{teaser}}} and {{more}}in the entries.html page. Is there a way of integrating both, meaning the post is displayed in its entirety unless a {{more}} tag is included somewhere to turn it into a teaser?

Adding Commento on the main page

I'm using Commento, but the problem is that it is lacking visibility. How could I add a "Comments" link under the post date on the left, on each post, on the main page? Thanks.

{{#unless page}} not working?

Hi, I am trying to render some elements in an entry.html template only if it is a post but not a page. To do so, I have: {{#unless page}} <div id="TOC"> {{> toc}} </div> {{/unless}} so that I can only load a table of contents on appropriate pages. However, this seems to not work. On all views, whether page or post, this seems to still load the toc. What is happening? What might I be doing wrong?

Webloc file post

I love that we can just drop a URL into the dropbox folder to make a link post. But is there a way to add just a sentence or two to go along with that link? Thanks!

Issues with Dropbox

Hi. I have definitely saved certain documents to the correct Dropbox folder but it's not showing. Any thoughts appreciated

Create an ‘On This Day’ page

Is there a way to create an On This Day feature on the Archives page or a separate page of a Blot blog? I would like to see the posts made today in the past years. Jonathan Lacour has coded something similar for Micro.Blog blogs

How to sort tags alphabetically?

I'm using the Magazine template and would like to sort the tags in the sidebar alphabetically. Is that possible?

Add Utterances comments?

Hi, I put utterances script for the comments on each post below, whilst both Disqus and the other are not working well. But soon I realised the reader cannot add one's comment because it's IN the post, not the outside part of it. Can I customise this? If so, could you give me a hint?

Show a random post?

Along with {{#previous}}{{/previous}} and {{#next}}{{/next}}, is there a way to show a random post / entry from the blog?

Hide tags on the header of the Diary template

I use the Diary theme and between the blog title on the left and the header menu on the right, it shows tags from my posts. How can I turn this off? I don't want the tags to be there. If they are under the post, that's perfectly fine with me.

How do I access new features?

I noticed that there was a new video for the new redesigned blot, but visiting /apps doesn't lead anywhere. Are the new features limited to new subscribers? Also, the link to embedded in posts doesn't work on the "How" page.

Redirect to external URL

Is it possible to set up a redirect to an external URL? E.g. from domain.com/twitter that redirects to a Twitter profile?

Can Blot use a shared Dropbox folder?

I have been having trouble with this – my Blot folder does not seem to have sharing options (but maybe that's a free Dropbox limitation? It's hard to tell.)

Word count

Hi! Is there a property on an entry that can be used to display word count / reading time? Or is that something best done with JavaScript?

Metadata placement

Is there a way to put metadata elsewhere in an entry, potentially at the bottom? Editors like Ulysses treat the first line of the file as the name which causes some issues when the first line is something like tags: example that might not be unique. Or alternatively, if you have any best practices on how to work around that it'd be very helpful!

Arbitrary folder structures?

If I create some folder structures in my blog's folder for additional pages, will those pages be functional on the blog? For example, will the .md file in Evil-Plan/schemes/phase-1.md be published at /Evil-Plan/schemes/phase-1? Addendum: if so, is this an accurate list of reserved top-level folders? Drafts Pages Posts Files Media

Any cookies?

It seems that Blot does not set any cookies, is that correct? I'm asking because of GDPR. I would need to ask for cookie-consent if it is the case.

How to insert an image?

I am learning Markdown and today I tried to add an image but it went pear shaped. I looked up the basic code for adding image but I cannot get it to work. It will be a local image on my drive.

Update article ‘slug’ but keep location otherwise?

Is there a way to update just the slug of a post without interrupting the other parts of the URL formatting? E.g. if my post has the URL domain.tld/2021/02/17/really-really-long-slug and I want to change it to domain.tld/2021/02/17/short-slug, is there a way to do that without just changing the post title? From the looks of it, using the Link: metadata replaces all of the URL structure, which makes sense but isn’t what I’m after.