Pimp your blog (10)

Learn how to make your blog more appealing and attractive to readers.

1. Make your RSS feed easy to find, autodiscoverable even

   If you have a web feed, be it RSS or Atom or JSON Feed, help others discover it! Here is how…

2. Add a table of contents (TOC) to your blog posts

   A table of contents (TOC) can enable readers to quickly navigate its contents. Lets go through it from top to bottom in a beginner-friendly way.

3. Add a smart back to top button to your website 👓🔝

   A back to top button helps users navigate to the top of long pages. I want to show you a smart version that stays out of the reader’s way!

4. How to include browser support data (caniuse) in your blog posts

   Wouldn’t it be great to have a simple way to include caniuse data in your posts? Your readers will appreciate it, I’m sure!

5. Add a ‘skip to main content’ navigation link to your website

   To improve the experience of your website for users with disabilities, we can provide a ‘skip to main content’ navigation link. Here’s how to add it.

6. Add bookmark links to your blog to make it easy to reference

   Bookmark links are links in the headings to make it possible to reference a section of your page with an URL. I will show you how to create them.

7. How to add a copy to clipboard button to code blocks

   A copy button enables quick copying of code to the clipboard. I will show how to use the Clipboard API, style the button, and provide user feedback.

8. Create eye-catching rich snippets for your posts

   Rich snippets are summaries of the content of a webpage. This article will teach you how to improve your website to create eye-catching rich snippets.

9. Calculate the estimated reading time for a blog post

   Can we add anything to a standard blog that would enhance the reading experience? How about the estimated reading time?

10. Make a reading progress bar for your blog

    Can we add anything to a standard blog that would enhance the reading experience? How about a reading progress bar?