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Nobody else is really doing this, or was doing this. But you can't tell that it's different, that's what's neat about it. It works just like a multi-page site b
by themodelplumber 5y ago
Nobody else is really doing this, or was doing this. But you can't tell that it's different, that's what's neat about it. It works just like a multi-page site but there's not even any JS requirement.
- iCarrot 5y agoA decade ago we have this niche vBulletin forum where members would self-publish news article regarding the hobby. vBulletin BBCode is pretty limited, but then the admin started to add more and more styling support via custom BBCode. At one point we were able to create "interactive" content entirely in our heavily customized BBCode without a single line of JS, and this #target is one of the more used tricks.
- themodelplumber 5y agoThat sounds like a pretty cool BBCode hack (and ultra-permissive by the admin considering...admins), I'd like to see it in action in 10-years-ago form.
- thrashh 5y agoI did a similar thing on my forum around 2005 but we even let members put CSS in their posts via BBCode… although it was rewritten, scoped and restricted. But people made big “clubs” and then created these really cool semi-interactive posts using just CSS. It was really awesome what people can do.
- vmception 5y agoBeen doing this for over half a decade off of a template I boosted 8 years ago and have been modifying since. Has made tens of millions in revenue. Just assumed every developer or template seller in south asia was using this - or their clients. Probably more common than you think.
- themodelplumber 5y agoSo you are using a single HTML file with no JS at all to deliver a multi-page site? Just to be clear.
- vmception 5y agoTo be clear, yes. With the section tag. Sometimes I even add javascript to the style section without any object orientation. Stop the presses.
- themodelplumber 5y agoThat's the thing, I think most designers were probably using javascript even if alongside tricks like this without thinking it through. The current period in web design is one of the biggest "it's nice to have javascript turned off" moments we've had, so it's relevant. If you already knew about this, the post seems like a joke, you've made millions off this for years now--that's really special, but that is also pretty subjective and doesn't mean it's not meaningful that one of the top CSS sites shared this article out this year.
- vmception 5y agoYeah, mostly its that people overestimate how much (or what kind of) tech prowess they need to convey to close a deal or offer a service that people want to pay for
- dredmorbius 5y agoAny examples you could point to?