Olly Headey
@olly.world
8-bit hippy. post-modern victorian. pagecord foundling. tweets auto delete. get ‘em while they’re hot 🔥 olly.world pagecord.com
I’ve been meaning to switch over to Pagecord (pagecord.com) for a while, and kept postponing. I’m happy to have finally done it because @olly.world is on fire these days. Pagecord keeps getting better and better!
Pagecord: A blog you'll actually keep updated
Pagecord is a personal blog you'll actually keep updated. Publish wherever you like, from email, Obsidian, the editor, API, CLI, or your own scripts.
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Nice shout out for Pagecord here, although not sure why they think it's more expensive than Bear or Write.as. Maybe they're using the Bear "lifetime" plan as a comparison 🤷♂️ unattributed.cc/2026/08/04/l...
I added a bunch of tutorial videos for Pagecord to YouTube. They're all generated by Claude Opus 5 and I think it's done a good job considering the tiny amount of input required from me. You can see the playlist here, see what you think. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Pagecord Tutorial - YouTube
Short, focused guides to Pagecord, the simple, privacy-first blogging platform. Set up your blog, publish posts and pages, and make it your own.
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Your cheese has moved AKA Pagecord appearance settings have been tweaked blog.pagecord.com/a-few-change...
A few changes to Appearance settings - Pagecord Updates
Head to your settings and you'll see a new panel called Custom Code. Custom CSS and Custom Footer have moved from Appearance into this new area: The...
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Pagecord customers will have been logged out this morning, sorry about that but it was unavoidable due to a cookie change.
So many great options exist for people who want to start blogging these days. Case in point: @olly.world’s Pagecord, a thoughtfully designed platform that strips away a lot of the cruft to create a pleasant blogging experience that’s good for both pros and newbies.
Pagecord Is a Thoughtfully Simple Blogging Platform - Opus
A fantastic option for people who just want to start blogging with minimal fuss or set-up.
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I've added full text search to Pagecord blogs with an easy way to add a search icon to your nav 🔎 It's reasonably basic, intentionally. Hopefully it's enough for 95% of customers. blog.pagecord.com/your-blog-i...
Your blog is now searchable 🔍 - Pagecord Updates
Your readers can now search your Pagecord blog. There's a new search page at /search. Your readers type in a few words and get back any matching posts and...
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Quick win to (hopefully?) address an annoying problem blog.pagecord.com/a-simpler-wa...
A simpler way to add a link to your posts in the navigation - Pagecord Updates
When you add a custom home page, you typically need to add a link somewhere to the blog posts page. The URL/path to use here is /posts. Previously if you...
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Hear me out. The problem with Mastodon and Bluesky imo is that they lack the random, outright funny or interesting posts you used to get on ye Twitter of olde. X, for all it's horrors, still has this to a large extent (if you can block out the noise - possible!)
@kevinmarks.com hi, i wondered if i could blag myself onto your indie web starter pack? i'm not sure people actually use these starter packs anymore (they seem to have disappeared off bluesky's radar) but you never know.. :)
💬 Pagecord now supports comments! I procrastinated on this for far too long, but I'm delighted with it! If you haven't tried Pagecord, please give it a whirl. And let me know what you think in the comments! blog.pagecord.com/pagecord-no...
Pagecord now supports comments! 💬 - Pagecord Updates
Blogs always used to have comments, but they went out of fashion for a while. Well, now they're hot again and fully supported in Pagecord Premium! 🔥 Readers...
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Churn is pretty bad, so I’m immensely grateful for everyone who continues to stick with Pagecord. I’m assuming churn is a common trait with all blogging platforms, but I often wonder what else I need to do to make people hang around longer. Help! blog.jsweeting.me/blogging-wit...
Blogging with Pagecord for 1 year - What's up with James?
It's now been over a year since I started blogging with Pagecord (and almost as long since I started paying too). Pagecord was not my first blogging platform...
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It was hard to see how Fastmail could be any better but they’ve managed to do it. Best service I pay for.
Fastmail@fastmail.com · 3d agoFastmail data can now live primarily in the EU, on servers our own engineers set up in Amsterdam. Current customers can switch in settings; new accounts pick a region at signup. Our CEO Bron's post walks through exactly what lives where. www.fastmail.com/blog/fastmai... #Fastmail #Email
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AuguStory, the story of your blog
A new blogging event for August. No template, no fixed questions, just write the story of your blog and how you got here.
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A few thoughts on how and why I use coding LLMs olly.world/on-using-llm... #ai #indieweb #indiedev
On using LLMs to write software - Olly
I asked the internet about which products are built without any AI, and a few have already been mentioned in the comments (go check out it – new Pagecord...
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If it wasn't obvious (probably not) then there's a new comments feature in Pagecord which I'm really stoked about. Happy to onboard beta testers (need to have an active paid account).
True, don't roll your own. Pagecord Premium customers get private analytics included. One blog has had over 100,000 page views already this year, all for a $39/yr subscription. Would have cost £290/year to track this in Plausible! (Note: I am a Plausible customer paying £90/yr for photo website)
Plausible Analytics@plausible.io · 5d ago"The cost of analytics is not the cost of your analytics subscription: it's the engineering time and cognitive overhead you put on yourself." People often compare analytics tools by monthly price. But that's rarely the expensive part. There is also an underrated cost: engineering time.
Do "AI-free" artisan software products exist? Comments on the blog only plz :) olly.world/ba68830c
Olly Headey - July 31, 2026 09:40
Is there an actively developed and maintained commercial software product that has a dev process (build, deploy, the lot) that is 100% AI free? Basically an...
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Some web wanderings in July... olly.world/web-wanderin... Leave a comment on the post if you like!
Web Wanderings (July 2026) - Olly
Intertapes is a collection of found cassette tapes from around the world. macOS icons are now constrained by the same boring ‘squircle‘ as iOS. Rogue Amoeba...
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The Family Stereo album is out and it's marvellous. Family Stereo is Blake Watt, son of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl) familystereo.bandcamp.com/album/the-th...
The Thread, by Family Stereo
11 track album
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A big change for Pagecord Classic customers. You now get loads more features for free! There's never been a better time to try Pagecord and get back to blogging again :) blog.pagecord.com/classic-just... #blogging #indieweb #buildinpublic
Classic just got a lot better - Pagecord Updates
Pagecord Classic is the free forever version of Pagecord. It's a great way to start blogging without too much commitment. You get unlimited posts and pages,...
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So much for new cycling lanes on George IV Bridge. Pavement expansion for selfies with Greyfriar’s Bobby?! @edi.bike
