# Customization

**URL:** https://discuss.write.as/c/help/customization/13.md

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## [About the Customization category](https://discuss.write.as/t/about-the-customization-category/28)

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**Author:** [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Replies:** 0

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Get help customizing your blog. Feel free to share any customizations you’ve made, too, that others might find useful!

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## [Rendering Image Markdown on the Fediverse](https://discuss.write.as/t/rendering-image-markdown-on-the-fediverse/21087)

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**Author:** [@wotton](https://discuss.write.as/u/wotton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/rendering-image-markdown-on-the-fediverse/21087 "2026-09-26T16:00:50Z")

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Firstly, I’d like to thank the Write.as team for developing such an amazing platform. I’ve been a user of the free tier since 30 June 2020, where I’ve hosted a small blog for some volunteer work I do—a mere 44 pages. Tha…

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## [404 Error as I tried to save customized settings](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-error-as-i-tried-to-save-customized-settings/10136)

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**Author:** [@facb69](https://discuss.write.as/u/facb69)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-error-as-i-tried-to-save-customized-settings/10136 "2023-09-27T11:59:32Z")

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Hi there. I’ve just installed Writefreely on my own server. The installation went well, I can login, post and see my blog but I cannot save changes. When I hit the button Save, I’m redirected to a page with the URL htt…

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## [Change the picture for social image](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-the-picture-for-social-image/17751)

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**Author:** [@buggy-van-der-dinges](https://discuss.write.as/u/buggy-van-der-dinges)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-the-picture-for-social-image/17751 "2025-05-29T17:38:58Z")

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Hello, I can’t change the social image. I can select a new one, but the old remains. How can I solve this? Cheers Buggy3

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## [Noob questions that I can't find answers for in the forum](https://discuss.write.as/t/noob-questions-that-i-cant-find-answers-for-in-the-forum/12711)

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**Author:** [@markwyner](https://discuss.write.as/u/markwyner)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/noob-questions-that-i-cant-find-answers-for-in-the-forum/12711 "2024-10-22T16:56:41Z")

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Hi, friends. I’m working on my first Write.as articles. I can’t find answers to a few questions I have. I’m hoping y’all will be able to help me out. Will updates to the signature component show changes on published a…

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## [No JavaScript?](https://discuss.write.as/t/no-javascript/15122)

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**Author:** [@ItsGlor](https://discuss.write.as/u/ItsGlor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/no-javascript/15122 "2025-02-04T15:17:41Z")

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Is there a reason I can’t embed JavaScript? There’ve been many times when it would’ve been useful. I’m on rant.li, btw.

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## [Mastodon rel=me help](https://discuss.write.as/t/mastodon-rel-me-help/1516)

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**Author:** [@maique](https://discuss.write.as/u/maique)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/mastodon-rel-me-help/1516 "2025-01-28T19:56:41Z")

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Gone through all the posts mentioning this, tried the JavaScript solutions on those posts, and nothing works so far. I have a custom domain for my Write.as blog, and would love to get that verified on Mastodon. Somethin…

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## [Style a specific post to display no date](https://discuss.write.as/t/style-a-specific-post-to-display-no-date/15039)

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**Author:** [@ItsGlor](https://discuss.write.as/u/ItsGlor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/style-a-specific-post-to-display-no-date/15039 "2025-01-27T03:58:15Z")

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For posts I’m planning to use for navigation, I don’t want a date showing (Note: I’m on rant.li) I used the article id & sub-elements &, while it worked fine on the homepage, it didn’t work for the post page itself. Is t…

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## [How to download the export.json file for an instance (e.g., using curl or programmatically)?](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-download-the-export-json-file-for-an-instance-e-g-using-curl-or-programmatically/981)

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**Author:** [@bugbuster](https://discuss.write.as/u/bugbuster)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-download-the-export-json-file-for-an-instance-e-g-using-curl-or-programmatically/981 "2025-01-24T10:54:10Z")

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If logged in from a browser, I can download this file with https://write.as/me/export.json. That gives me a file of all my blogs and anonymous posts. It can also be done for writefreely instances. But I’d like to do th…

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## [How to edit meta description?](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-edit-meta-description/14783)

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**Author:** [@ninjx](https://discuss.write.as/u/ninjx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-edit-meta-description/14783 "2025-01-10T20:01:00Z")

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Is there any way currently to edit the meta description tag (that is displayed in search engine results). I see Google currently generates a description on it’s own due to lack of a proper description tag and body in the…

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## [Add a logo to your blog title](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-a-logo-to-your-blog-title/29)

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**Author:** [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-a-logo-to-your-blog-title/29 "2024-10-28T21:43:45Z")

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Pro users can add a logo to their blog header by uploading it to somewhere like Snap.as and adding a bit of CSS. Add a logo to your title This will add a logo to the left of the blog title, as seen on the Snap.as blog: …

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## [Newsletter Padding](https://discuss.write.as/t/newsletter-padding/14150)

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**Author:** [@looseposition](https://discuss.write.as/u/looseposition)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/newsletter-padding/14150 "2024-11-14T22:47:11Z")

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hi. I’m sending my posts as newsletter. But in the mail app on smaller iPhones the left and right padding of the texblock is huge. The textblock itself is very narrow. Is there a way to style this? It looks normal on de…

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## [Adding archive page to navigation](https://discuss.write.as/t/adding-archive-page-to-navigation/14229)

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**Author:** [@x0darkpadr3](https://discuss.write.as/u/x0darkpadr3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/adding-archive-page-to-navigation/14229 "2024-11-05T20:12:32Z")

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What’s the best way to add the archive page to your blog’s navigation menu?

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## [Font for low vision readers](https://discuss.write.as/t/font-for-low-vision-readers/7923)

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**Author:** [@mnml](https://discuss.write.as/u/mnml)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/font-for-low-vision-readers/7923 "2024-11-03T18:52:44Z")

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is it possible to include Atkinson Hyperlegible free font to my blogs without using Google Fonts or any external CDN? Problem is Google Fonts is not GDPR compliant and alternatives like bunny.net seems to be blocked b…

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## [New post email formatting](https://discuss.write.as/t/new-post-email-formatting/8917)

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**Author:** [@ldstephens](https://discuss.write.as/u/ldstephens)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/new-post-email-formatting/8917 "2024-10-28T11:15:47Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to change the formatting of the new post email that goes out to subscribers?

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## [Rogue #post selector in CSS?](https://discuss.write.as/t/rogue-post-selector-in-css/14065)

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**Author:** [@markwyner](https://discuss.write.as/u/markwyner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/rogue-post-selector-in-css/14065 "2024-10-23T05:30:44Z")

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Hey, all. I’ve been slowly tweaking the CSS for my Write.as templates. There’s a lot of CSS with references to the selector body#post doubling up with body #post. But I can’t find any reference to an element with that I…

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## [Purpose of aria-hidden="true" in newsletter subscribe button?](https://discuss.write.as/t/purpose-of-aria-hidden-true-in-newsletter-subscribe-button/13928)

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**Author:** [@mikeschnier](https://discuss.write.as/u/mikeschnier)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/purpose-of-aria-hidden-true-in-newsletter-subscribe-button/13928 "2024-10-11T22:36:13Z")

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Hey all, a friend had an accessibility concern with my blog. What is the purpose of the aria-hidden=“true” attribute on the Newsletter Subscribe button? Would it mean that someone accessing my blog with a screen reader …

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## [Guestbook](https://discuss.write.as/t/guestbook/12524)

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**Author:** [@cri](https://discuss.write.as/u/cri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/guestbook/12524 "2024-07-17T16:20:50Z")

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Hi, I m trying to add this (free) guestbook to my website (writefreely) but I can’t get it with Infuerno’s tip. Can someone help me please! Source: https://guestbooks.meadowing.club \<script async src="https://guestbook…

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## [Search Box](https://discuss.write.as/t/search-box/12415)

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**Author:** [@cri](https://discuss.write.as/u/cri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/search-box/12415 "2024-07-13T17:16:32Z")

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Has anyone had any luck integrating this on a WriteFreely blog? It seems like WF sanitizes it, and I can’t see it on my blog. This is the code: \<form method="get" action="https://www.mojeek.com/search"\> \<input siz…

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## [Adblocker Not Installed warning](https://discuss.write.as/t/adblocker-not-installed-warning/12456)

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**Author:** [@davepolaschek](https://discuss.write.as/u/davepolaschek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/adblocker-not-installed-warning/12456 "2024-07-12T00:35:33Z")

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Based on this Detect Missing Ad-Blocker plugin for Wordpress, I pounded on write.as a little. Test — adblocker-test is the result. It has the following custom CSS: #ftf-dma-note { position: fixed; top: 0; left: …

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## [Controlling number of posts on the front page?](https://discuss.write.as/t/controlling-number-of-posts-on-the-front-page/12326)

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**Author:** [@davepolaschek](https://discuss.write.as/u/davepolaschek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/controlling-number-of-posts-on-the-front-page/12326 "2024-06-23T17:23:40Z")

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In this post a side question was about how to control the number of posts displayed on the front page. Currently it defaults to 10, but for the LM Jargon File, I would prefer to have the number of posts on the front page…

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## [Issues publishing a post using an email client](https://discuss.write.as/t/issues-publishing-a-post-using-an-email-client/12276)

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**Author:** [@nieistotnik](https://discuss.write.as/u/nieistotnik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/issues-publishing-a-post-using-an-email-client/12276 "2024-06-15T18:44:36Z")

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Just now, as a test, I sent a post titled “BlueMail - test” using the BlueMail 1.9.48 email client (phone: Xiaomi Redmi 8, OS: Android 10): The standard font is set in the email client, I haven’t changed anything here…

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## [Cusdis comment system](https://discuss.write.as/t/cusdis-comment-system/10610)

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**Author:** [@cri](https://discuss.write.as/u/cri)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cusdis-comment-system/10610 "2024-06-11T19:47:17Z")

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Hi, is there a way to integrate cusdis (https://cusdis.com/) into a writefreely single instance blog?

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## [ActiveityPub feed](https://discuss.write.as/t/activeitypub-feed/12188)

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**Author:** [@MahaskaVillage](https://discuss.write.as/u/MahaskaVillage)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/activeitypub-feed/12188 "2024-06-11T19:44:22Z")

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Hi everyone. My blogs don’t seem to be getting into ActiveityPub. I’m wondering if the service needs to be HTTPS or is HTTP okay?

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## [How to add analytics code to your site](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-add-analytics-code-to-your-site/2264)

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**Author:** [@vivgui](https://discuss.write.as/u/vivgui)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-add-analytics-code-to-your-site/2264 "2024-05-21T20:32:46Z")

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Hello folks! Pretty new in this community but loving it so far. I found Write.as is the easiest way I found to set up a blog that also has code syntax highlighting which is huge for me since I like writing coding tutori…

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## [Custom Domain with Secondary blog kinda sorta works?](https://discuss.write.as/t/custom-domain-with-secondary-blog-kinda-sorta-works/12083)

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**Author:** [@hybridhavoc](https://discuss.write.as/u/hybridhavoc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/custom-domain-with-secondary-blog-kinda-sorta-works/12083 "2024-05-21T12:29:43Z")

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I suspect I already know the answer to this, but: I wanted to setup a secondary blog tied to a different custom domain. When I started customizing the blog I did see the message, This your secondary blog. You cannot ch…

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## [Subscribe form below each post](https://discuss.write.as/t/subscribe-form-below-each-post/1467)

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**Author:** [@nibl](https://discuss.write.as/u/nibl)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/subscribe-form-below-each-post/1467 "2024-05-15T21:09:23Z")

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How do you automatically place the subscribe form below each post? Without having to manually add the shortcode to each post.

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## [Custom code block CSS](https://discuss.write.as/t/custom-code-block-css/11846)

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**Author:** [@phillip](https://discuss.write.as/u/phillip)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/custom-code-block-css/11846 "2024-04-20T02:47:45Z")

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I’m wanting to customize how a code block looks, but I am having a hard time figuring out how to do this in the CSS. Anyone have an idea of how I can do this? Thanks in advance. Edit: after not giving up tinkering with …

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## [Can I edit the number of posts displaying on one page?](https://discuss.write.as/t/can-i-edit-the-number-of-posts-displaying-on-one-page/6633)

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**Author:** [@minsuk](https://discuss.write.as/u/minsuk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/can-i-edit-the-number-of-posts-displaying-on-one-page/6633 "2024-03-19T09:58:36Z")

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Currently my blog is showing 10 posts on one page, and I would like to display more posts per page. Not sure if I could make the change using CSS. I couldn’t find it in the settings either. Thank you for the help. …

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## [Change links color on the /archive page and footer](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-links-color-on-the-archive-page-and-footer/11547)

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**Author:** [@ariadnemm](https://discuss.write.as/u/ariadnemm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-links-color-on-the-archive-page-and-footer/11547 "2024-03-14T11:32:00Z")

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Hi! I applied the theme “Gab’s Notes” to my blog with the dark mode feature that changes based on the reader OS and/or browser preferences (prefers-color-scheme). I noticed that all the links on the /archive page and t…

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