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Simon Cox 16 posts

Author: SIMON COX (16 posts)

Simon Cox is a UK-based freelance Technical SEO consultant and webmaster with over 30 years of experience in website management, planning, building and SEO.

2025

Creating a modular approach to json schema in an eleventy website

I wanted a modular and automated way to add json schema to my personal website so built a set of templates and some simple logic to populate the schema.

Creating Cloudflare redirects

Notes on optimal ways to pull together a redirects file suitable for a Cloudflare hosted website.

Creating a blogroll page from Mastodon bookmarks

How I built a page with a list of the toots I have bookmarked in Mastodon.

2024

11ty Git Commit Messages

Stealing Angie's Commit messages for my 11ty needs ensuring that I have a more robust method of tagging my commits so that they can be easily differentiated.

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11ty upgrading node in netlify

Simon Cox fixes a failed 11ty build on Netlify by identifying a mismatch in Node versions, updating config settings and documenting the troubleshooting process.

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Newspaper style layout for my content

Simon Cox experiments with a newspaper-style layout using CSS columns, grayscale filters, and a custom design to replicate the feel of vintage newsprint.

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11ty collections tag links

Adding tag links to Eleventy posts for better topic navigation and solving an issue with multiple tags by iterating through them to create proper links.

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Tracking 404 broken links with Fathom Analytics

How I set up Fathom Analytics to track 404 broken URLs so that I could redirect those links to the correct page.

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2023

Cleaning up the 11ty config

Learn how to organize your 11ty config file by creating separate plugin files. Improve maintainability and readability of your Eleventy project structure.

11ty draft posts - Set up a draft system in 11ty

Setting a post to draft in 11ty while writing

Build your own 11ty starter

If you want to build a website quickly then 11ty is a great tool. Here is how I set up my starter pack to get me up and running in a few minutes.

Solving a date display issue in 11ty templates

Fixed a date display issue in 11ty templates by applying the toDateString to format update dates properly to comply with Googleโ€™s sitemap requirements.

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How I set up lastmod date in my 11ty xml sitemap

Google now want an accurate lastmod date in the xml sitemap. Here is how I set it up in my 11ty site.

11ty image shortcode best practice

Simon Cox outlines how to properly set up and use the 11ty image shortcode, fixing issues with high-res sources, spacing in markdown, and rendering bugs.

Cloudflare Pages error with 11ty build

Troubleshoot Cloudflare Pages errors with 11ty. Set Node version in Environment Variables to resolve build failures and deploy successfully now today.

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Website re-platform and a light redesign for 2023

Website rebuild using Eleventy for a faster, flat-file setup. Improved SEO, performance, and design while optimizing hosting with Netlify and Cloudflare Pages.

Some content below may have been published before the release of Eleventy v3.0.0 (October 1, 2024). Information may have changed in newer versions. Current stable release: 3.12
Some content below may have been published before the release of Eleventy v2.0.0 (Feb 8, 2023). Information may have changed in newer versions. Current stable release: 3.12.
Some content below may have been published before the release of Eleventy v1.0.0 (Jan 8, 2022). Information may have changed in newer versions. Current stable release: 3.12.
All of the content below was published before the release of Eleventy v1.0.0 (Jan 8, 2022). Information may have changed in newer versions. Current stable release: 3.12.