finally, a place to keep all the links I find useful for this site that isn't just sending them to myself in discord. I wrote this sentence and then didn't add anything for 4 days. eventually I will make this much prettier than a longass bulleted list, but first I've gotta get the rest of my site sorted
buttons
gonna put buttons to others' sites here soon. dial-up users beware
webdev resources
all of these are free unless specified otherwise. some offer paid upgrades, but function fine without.
site hosting
- neocities — this site's host! like geocities, but new. the most popular choice on the independent web
- nekoweb — similar to neocities, but with fewer file/bandwidth restrictions & a smaller community
- teacake — a hobbyist-focused host with limited sign-up slots
- pages.gay — a git forge that also offers self-hosting options
- w3schools spaces — integrates with their courses (unsure if ai features can be disabled)
file hosting & storage
- file garden — hosts any type of file indefinitely, up to 10gb total
- pillowcase — hosts audio files only; doesn't require an account
- mega — zero-knowledge encrypted drive with 20+ gb of storage
learning & tinkering
- codepen — lets you test your code in real time before adding it to your site & play with others' creations
- w3schools — coding tutorials and courses for every language under the sun
- stack overflow — decades of coding questions and answers by fellow users
- vscode — code editor & tester with fun color themes. instructions to disable ai here, here, & here
- sadgrl.online's webdev links list — see also general resources
- Malice's online survival guide — go check out my friend's dreamwidth!! lots of tips & resources
- Linky's webmastering site
templates
- zonelets — a simple blogging format
- sadgrl.online's layout generator — customize a layout with dropdown menus
- petrapixel's layout generator — customize a layout with dropdown menus
- sadgrl.online's layouts
- eggramen's layouts
- the lilac lynx's layouts
- almost sweet layouts
- Owl's website templates
fonts
- google webfonts helper — downloadable google fonts with instructions to self-host them
- dafont — free fonts repository
- aurek fonts — star wars fonts
- fonts in use — examples, history, and sources of thousands of fonts
graphics collections
- gifcities — searchable database of gifs from geocities via the internet archive
- sadgrl.online's tiled backgrounds
- backgrounds archive
- texture town — more than 3000 textures/backgrounds, many of them seamlessly tileable
- subtle patterns — fully-credited, user-submitted, seamlessly tileable backgrounds/textures
- spriter's resource — database of video game sprites
graphics creation
- photopea — photoshop but free and in your browser
- blinkies.cafe — custom blinkie generator
- aca button maker — 80x15 text badges
- hekate's button maker — 88x31 buttons
- dither me this — image dithering tool
- dithermark — image dithering tool
- dagrand39's glitter text generator — lets you import your own fonts and textures
webrings, fanlistings, & other directories
- onionring — popular webring creation script
- webringu — lightweight webring creation script
- linkcircle — webring creation script that doesn't require editing javascript
- webstring — one-file webring creation script
- Ray's webring list — highly comprehensive webring directory
- the fanlistings network — first & largest directory of fanlistings
- list-me — website directory
- link lane — website directory
- navlink ads — widget with 180x180 cycling ads for non-commercial sites (some risk of flashing images)
- ringlink (no, not that one) — webring directory with a similar ad widget (some risk of flashing images)
- neo-neighborhoods — similar to themed webrings, but formatted after physical locations
- tabby ads — site ad system similar to navlink, but 300x300 (some risk of flashing images)
alterhumanity
trying to re-find those links I wanted to put here hold on a sec
education
- the otherkin wiki — primarily about otherkin, but includes info about other alterhuman subgroups
- the alterhuman archive — zotero library of alterhuman writings, resources, & history
art
- alterhuman zines — an archive of zines about being alterhuman
- alterhuman alliance — deviantart group
- alterhuman art — tumblr blog
miscellaneous
throwing these here with no organization whatsoever because organizing only slows me down
- inside — I recommend listening to the main theme from We're All Going to the World's Fair as you watch
- anagram generator — good for character/place names & word games
- the free site — free items and services, both online and physical