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
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
definitions
other
- the alterhuman archive — zotero library of alterhuman writings, resources, & history
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