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I do hope Scott will some day restore the old website to its original layout rather than the default WordPress template it's had since he pulled it. At least f

I do hope Scott will some day restore the old website to its original layout rather than the default WordPress template it's had since he pulled it. At least for archival and nostalgic value. Does anyone know why SubStack doesn't allow more customization of the blogs? I feel like every one is nearly identical in font/layout/"feel".

freddie_mercury 6y ago
SubStack is for e-mail not blogging. All email has nearly identical font/layout/feel. Substack is not a blogging platform.
- i_am_proteus 6y ago
  As long as Substack hosts a blog-like format for its newsletters, it's also a blogging platform.
- input_sh 6y ago
  I wish at the very least they'd make the font customizable by the readers. I can't stand looking at that font they chose for a prolonged period of time. The only way I read stuff published on Substack is by proxying the content (reader mode, RSS feeds, Pocket).
coldtea 6y ago
>Does anyone know why SubStack doesn't allow more customization of the blogs? I feel like every one is nearly identical in font/layout/"feel". Because it's about the content -- it's literally an emailing list subscription service.
applieddivinity 6y ago
You inspired me to customize it myself: https://applieddivinitystudies.com/slatestarsubstack/ https://applieddivinitystudies.com/slatestarsubstack/ If you download a chrome extension and paste in the provided styles, you can get a pretty good approximation of the original page!
- rozab 6y ago
  Several of the extensions you recommended at the end (Adblock Plus, The Great Suspender, LastPass) are widely considered to be compromised
  - mkr-hn 6y ago
    I haven't heard anything about the issues with AdBlock Plus outside places like this, and I have no idea what you've heard about LastPass. I don't know what The Great Suspender is. You might want to expand on the problems in case this isn't a fluke.
    - rozab 6y ago
      Adblock Plus takes bribes to unblock ads: https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads Great suspender contains malware: https://dafoster.net/articles/2021/01/20/i-no-longer-trust-the-great-suspender/ https://dafoster.net/articles/2021/01/20/i-no-longer-trust-t... LastPass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LastPass#Security_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LastPass#Security_issues
  - applieddivinity 6y ago
    Ack, thanks. I've removed the entire paragraph.

freddie_mercury 6y ago

SubStack is for e-mail not blogging. All email has nearly identical font/layout/feel. Substack is not a blogging platform.

i_am_proteus 6y ago
As long as Substack hosts a blog-like format for its newsletters, it's also a blogging platform.
input_sh 6y ago
I wish at the very least they'd make the font customizable by the readers. I can't stand looking at that font they chose for a prolonged period of time. The only way I read stuff published on Substack is by proxying the content (reader mode, RSS feeds, Pocket).

coldtea 6y ago

>Does anyone know why SubStack doesn't allow more customization of the blogs? I feel like every one is nearly identical in font/layout/"feel". Because it's about the content -- it's literally an emailing list subscription service.

applieddivinity 6y ago

You inspired me to customize it myself: https://applieddivinitystudies.com/slatestarsubstack/ https://applieddivinitystudies.com/slatestarsubstack/ If you download a chrome extension and paste in the provided styles, you can get a pretty good approximation of the original page!

rozab 6y ago
Several of the extensions you recommended at the end (Adblock Plus, The Great Suspender, LastPass) are widely considered to be compromised
- mkr-hn 6y ago
  I haven't heard anything about the issues with AdBlock Plus outside places like this, and I have no idea what you've heard about LastPass. I don't know what The Great Suspender is. You might want to expand on the problems in case this isn't a fluke.
  - rozab 6y ago
    Adblock Plus takes bribes to unblock ads: https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads Great suspender contains malware: https://dafoster.net/articles/2021/01/20/i-no-longer-trust-the-great-suspender/ https://dafoster.net/articles/2021/01/20/i-no-longer-trust-t... LastPass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LastPass#Security_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LastPass#Security_issues
- applieddivinity 6y ago
  Ack, thanks. I've removed the entire paragraph.