Re: [O] Minimal overhead Org-mode blogging system

[Puneeth Chaganti]

On 12/4/11, Karl Voit <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I got a nice idea on how a very easy to use Org-mode blog system
> should look like.
>
> Currently, I am using Serendipidy with web-based editor to write
> HTML. Org-mode enabled me to write blog entries and export it to
> HTML. Then I paste the HTML and have to modify minor things (images,
> ...) a bit. I guess the time from finishing the Org-mode entry to
> the final blog entry is approximately ten to twenty minutes.
>
> Overall, I do not want to do this process when I just want to
> quickly write a view paragraphs within a couple of minutes. I need
> a workflow with much less annoying overhead.
>
> Therefore I sat down and thought about a workflow that should be
> enough for writing simple weblog entries:
>
>   - create an Org-mode heading (anywhere!)
>   - make sure that there is an (uniq) :ID: property
>   - add the tag :blog: to heading
>   - <write content, subheadings, ...>
>   - change state of top-heading to DONE
>     - this enables blog entries «in the queue»
>   - (manually) invoke generation-script
>
> This enables me quick blogging with a list of advantages:
>
>   - a blog entry can be located anywhere in all of my Orgmode files
>   - no extra formatting steps
>   - very small (almost non-existent) overhead to create a blog entry
>   - no duplicate information
>     - updates only in Orgmode, not HTML or any in-between format
>   - static (fast) pages
>   - self-hosting without any fancy services behind like RDBS

I have a system, that does most of what you are looking for.

https://github.com/punchagan/blog-files

Though it seems to be a little more complicated than it needs to be,
it works for me and I haven't had the time and motivation to simplify
it.

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Puneeth