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flamebyrd ([personal profile] flamebyrd) wrote2024-07-05 02:53 pm
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Fanfic site generator pre-alpha release

I need to admit at this point, over a year later, that I have mentally checked out of this project and thus I am now releasing it into the wild, in its mostly-complete state.

This does not mean I don't plan to fix bugs or answer questions, or even provide configuration instructions that I can later turn into wiki entries, if anybody wants to actually use it! It's just that I want to work on other things more right now in my limited free time (I have more than I used to, but it's still limited).

In short, this is a Python script that will take a folder of AO3 HTML files and format them into a consistent style/template, and generate an index listing all the pages, including work metadata.

Many many thanks go to [personal profile] sqbr for helping document this mess! They are also to thank for most of the excellent fake fandom names in the sample content.

You can download the script here:
https://github.com/flamebyrd/makesite

If you'd like some handholding on setting this up, please feel free to drop me a comment or ping me on Discord, and I can make time to go through it with you. Definitely let me know if you use it so I can keep you informed of any changes!

I'm sure as soon as I put this out there I'll discover a ton of bugs or suddenly be inspired to make changes, so keep an eye on this post for updates!