DarkGenesis Redesign In Progress

The DarkGenesis blog is undergoing a complete modern redesign. All existing URLs will be preserved for SEO continuity.

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This is a living redesign log; content and layout may change as features land.

2026 needed a refresh

One of the things I dread is revisiting the design, style, or even template I use for my blog. I spend far too long browsing lots of cool things, find something I like only to find it is either not deployable or has “hidden” issues. The end result is always a trade off between what I want/like and what the template is capable of.

So this time things are different, using tools available (I still refuse to use a site generator), I began the journey using all the tools at my disposal to generate the site fresh, give it a modern look and then use AI tools to help refine/change what I did not like.

Still very much a work-in-progress, but delivered far faster using the tools available to me. I hope you like it.

The rest of this post is my ongoing test to ensure styles work, features are as expected and nothing “breaks” :D

Feel free to skip the rest and move on :P

Example post image

This post uses a date-based image folder so it’s obvious which images belong to which post:

/assets/img/posts/20251215/redesign-in-progress/

The banner image is referenced via front matter (img:) and can also be embedded inline:

What’s Coming

• Modern responsive design
• Dark mode support
• Enhanced search
• Better accessibility
• Social media integration

Stay tuned!

Markdown support (quick validation)

Inline code looks like bundle exec jekyll serve.

Strikethrough works: old plan new plan.

Fenced code block

puts "Hello from Ruby"

Task list

• Jekyll build works on Windows
• Add more posts

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