#nekoweb

[baileylockheart]

I've lightly suggested some of my moots and friends to make websites but internally I am BEGGING 😭😭 very few of them want to and it makes me sad bc I know it's a lot of work at the beginning but it's SO worth it 😞💔

tbf a lot of them have their carrd/strawpage/renty stuff, and I love looking at those too!! a page to list out your interests and show off your aesthetic? that's a good thing no matter how you do it, as far as I care, but COME ON 😭

SO MANY PEOPLE don't want to make websites, but complain about wanting more color options on their social media sites? more customization than a pfp and a header?? less censorship??? a safe place to talk about your interests without getting bullied???? LIKE THERE IS ACTUALLY SUCH A SIMPLE ANSWER TO THAT

neocities guide - why you should build your own html website

do you miss the charm of the 90s/00s web where sites had actual personality instead of the same minimalistic theme? are you feeling drained by social media and the constant corporate monopoly of your data and time? do you want to be excited about the internet again? try neocities!!

what is neocities?

neocities is a free hosting website that lets you build your own html website from scratch, with total creative control. in their own words: "we are tired of living in an online world where people are isolated from each other on boring, generic social networks that don't let us truly express ourselves. it's time we took back our personalities from these sterilized, lifeless, monetized, data mined, monitored addiction machines and let our creativity flourish again."

why should I make my own website?

web3 has been overtaken by capitalism & conformity. websites that once were meant to be fun online social spaces now exist solely to steal your data and sell you things. it sucks!! building a personal site is a great way to express yourself and take control of your online experience.

what would I even put on a website?

the best part about making your own site is that you can do literally whatever the hell you want! focus on a specific subject or make it a wild collection of all your interests. share your art! make a shrine for one of your interests! post a picture of every bird you see when you step outside! make a collection of your favorite blinkies! the world is your oyster !! here are some cool example sites to inspire you: recently updated neocities sites | it can be fun to just look through these and browse people's content! space bar | local interstellar dive bar creature feature | halloween & monsters big gulp supreme peanutbuttaz | personal site dragodiluna linwood | personal site patho grove | personal site

getting started: neocities/html guide

sound interesting? here are some guides to help you get started, especially if you aren't familiar with html/css sadgrl.online webmastery | a fantastic resource for getting started with html & web revival. also has a layout builder that you can use to start with in case starting from scratch is too intimidating web design in 4 minutes | good for learning coding basics w3schools | html tutorials templaterr | demo & html for basic web elements eggramen test pages | css page templates to get started with sadgrl background tiles | bg tiles rivendell background tiles | more free bg tiles

fun stuff to add to your site

want your site to be cool? here's some fun stuff that i've found blinkies-cafe | fantastic blinkie maker! (run by @transbro & @graphics-cafe) gificities | internet archive of 90s/00s web gifs internet bumper stickers | web bumper stickers momg | gif gallery 99 gif shop | 3d gifs 123 guestbook | add a guestbook for people to leave messages cbox | add a live chat box moon phases | track the phases of the moon gifypet | a little clickable page pet adopt a shroom | mushroom page pet tamaNOTchi | virtual pet crossword puzzle | daily crossword imood | track your mood neko | cute cat that chases your mouse pollcode | custom poll maker website hit counter | track how many visitors you have

web revival manifestos & communities

also, there's actually a pretty cool community of people out there who want to bring joy back to the web! melonland project | web project/community celebrating individual & joyful online experiences. Also has an online forum melonland intro to web revival | what is web revival? melonking manifesto | status cafe | share your current status nightfall city | online community onio.cafe | leave a message and enjoy the ambiance sadgrl internet manifesto | yesterweb internet manifesto | sadly defunct, still a great resource reclaiming online social spaces | great manifesto on cultivating your online experience

in conclusion

i want everyone to make a neocities site because it's fun af and i love seeing everyone's weird personal sites that they made outside of the control of capitalism :) say hi to me on neocities

[stellophiliac]

you should make a website!

"my favorite social media site is shutting down!"

"the CEO of the site i use just committed another atrocity!"

"i want a webspace that's all my own!"

if any of these sound like you (and if you're on tumblr, i know at least one applies) you should make your own website!

why make a website?

incredibly customizable

you can put whatever you want on it

it's, well, your own! like a house you build with your own hands

things you'll need

a computer. you can maybe get away with doing this on a mobile device, but i have zero experience there

a code editor. i like VScodium, which is a de-microsoft-ed version of VScode.

a will to learn ;)

site hosting

neocities. everyone knows neocities. at this point i do feel like it's become a bit too centralized, but it's a good option nonetheless. do note that there are filetype restrictions for free users, but that shouldn't be a huge issue for most. what may be an issue, though, is that there's a content security policy that prevents sites made after jan 1st, 2024 to use outside scripts. also, you have to pay to use your own domain

nekoweb. similar to neocities, but there's no filetype restrictions or a content security policy. some differences are outlined in the FAQ (thinking about moving here... i am a traitor...) i'm not sure if domain support is free or paid.

github pages or codeberg pages. you'll need an understanding of git for this

pages.gay: run by besties.house, uses git

teacake: free hosting is currently closed, but paid hosting starts at 2 bucks a month.

leprd.space: i know next to nothing about this.

a web server. don't recommend this if you don't know computer stuff but it is an option (you'll likely have to provide your own domain though)

gripes & solutions (?)

i'm not comfortable maintaining pages in pure HTML / templating with JS sucks!

with a static site generator, you can write pages in markdown and they'll be converted into HTML and (if you'd like) be put into a template of your choosing. my personal choice is 11ty but there are tons of options!

static site generators can be a bit of a learning curve (and you will have to write some html for templating) but if you're making a lot of pages or blogging regularly it's something to consider

there are starters for 11ty online but i might make a more beginner-proofed starter and/or guide in the future? don't count on it

i don't want to write/maintain CSS

simpleCSS is a tiny CSS file you can use to make semantic HTML ("naked" HTML) look nice. it's got decent customization options too. it's not particularly fancy or opinionated, but it's a good starting point if you need something

i don't know what to put on my website!

small list of ideas:

weblog

art/writing/music gallery

movie/show/book tracker

place to store bookmarks/links

scary! i'm scared!

my askbox/messages/e-mail inbox/etc. are open to anyone who'd like to ask for help!

[ophanimkei]

mall - collab between me and @fizzsea for the @yumenikki-zine

[neetdogboy]

hey nerds I updated my website again

specifically I finally made my Paul Hill/John Pruitt shrine

190 images. I had to paste those links BY HAND man

In total it works out to be one image or gif every 2 minutes of this 8 hour show.

enjoy

Plus some pictures of him smiling and also that one where he’s soggy looking.

[raym-reimu]

[floralrevert]

hello everyone with a personal website on neocities, nekoweb, or anything else! here is a webring for religious folks - of any belief system - who are also queer! consider joining if you'd like, and rb to spread the word!

[epicfranb]

NEW UPDATE TO MY WEBSITE

oooooh you wanna go check it out so bad oooooooooh

Here you can also adopt the little fairies! Cute!!! I honestly made the page just for them. And I wanna make more adopts!!!

(If you don't know what adopts are, they're just images you save and put on your website, usually on sections called Toyboxes. There's one on my About page you can take a peek at!)

[jefpoo421]

[cinnamuff]

Thinking about how much my site has improved over 3-4 years... :') I've improved so much!!

[andromeda-vita]

so i got a bit silly :)

[polymwrrclay]

sum pixels I created and never used, plus some repeating backgrounds you can use on your websites!

credits are appreciated but not totally necessary! thx :-]

[gataritoons]

very late, but finally finished my autumn banner for my website featuring the youngest Knight kids! :>

I have moved to nekoweb, so here's the new link!

[thepersonever-site-updates]

hey!! just remade my index to use a flash intro!!! :DDD check out the new flash intro - remember 2 clear ur cache!!

[libragenders]

some libragender web graphics! Stamps and 88x31 buttons, free to use, if you want to credit me you can link my website https://onlywonder.net

[jasperxkuromi]

Been working on a website!

So one of my nonregression hobbies is coding static websites! I thought it would be fun to make a regression based website tho!

right now it is still a work in progress, but I have some of my longer posts, a post about Internet safety, and starting to add links to kiddo friendly websites and videos. :)

If you are interested it is here:

The website looks best if you view it on desktop, but it can be browsed on mobile as well. I am debating changing my theme to make it slightly more mobile friendly though

[graphic-dispensary]

Sexuality 88x31 Buttons

Free to use! Credit not required, but appreciated. When crediting, please credit my website!

Please be sure to submit/note with any identity I may have missed, and I'll make it!

(note: I am genuinely clueless on flag discourse and not trying to offend! 90% of these are requests, please don't get upset at me for flag discourse.)