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CS++ Blog	2024-01-29 18:13:04 -0800	2024-06-30 09:05:10 -0700	true

CS++ Blog

This repository contains all of the blog posts from CS++. They are served here. The Blog system is based closely off Redbrick's blog.

Blog Posts are usually written in Obsidian, which provides an easy experience to write Markdown files! This repository contains the .obisidan file, which installs the relevant theme and plugins for writing blog posts easily.

How to Write a Blog Post

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/cs-soc-tudublin/blog.git

2. Open the newly cloned folder in Obsidian

• Go into settings and enable community plugins
• Make sure that all plugins and enabled

3. Create a new note
4. Open Obsidian's Command Pallette (CTRL + P, or CMD + P if you are on Mac) and type blog, and select the Clerk: Create a new blog post.
5. Fill in the dialogue that has opened and click Submit when you are done.
6. Begin writing the blog post.
7. Open Obsidian's Command Pallette (CTRL + P, or CMD + P if you are on Mac) and type Commit all changes, and select the Obsidian Git: Commit all changes option.
8. Then re-open the command pallette and type Git push and select the Obsidian Git: Push option.
9. Go to the Plume repository and update the src/_data/site.yml file's navigation.global.link to /blog/posts/[your-blog-post].html, replacing [your-blog-post] with the filename of your new post WITHOUT the .md ending.