What I Did Today

Edited some blog drafts under /content/xxx.md
Pushed them to GitHub — finally uploaded some writing I had been keeping in Notion!

What I Learned

Why Zola uses so many files

The templates/base.html file uses Tera, which is a template engine that defines the basic layout of your site.
At the beginning, it imports a bunch of smaller HTML files that act like reusable components.

This kind of modular structure gives you flexibility. For example, inside base.html, you’ll often see things like:
```
{%- block seo %} ... {%- endblock seo %}
```
This tells Zola:
"Hey, this section can be replaced or extended later."

Think of each block as a placeholder. If you don’t override it, Zola uses the default. But if you want to customize it, just create another template that extends the base, usually like this:
```
{% extends "base.html" %}
```
Super flexible. Super useful. 💡

Change the logo!
I think it’s hardcoded somewhere in templates/partials/header.html. I’ll probably need to replace the file path manually.
But first… I have to actually draw a logo. Hmmm 🎨
Keep updating content
I want to fully replace the original Abridge demo content with my own writing.
Adjust the language setup
Ideally, I want:
- The site’s base language to stay in English
- But blog posts to default to Chinese
- And allow users to switch to English if they prefer
This might be tricky because I’ll need to make sure the language settings are consistent across multiple files (like config.toml, file names, front matter, etc).

Ugly URLs for Chinese blog titles
Example: https://chanyihua.com/overview-zi-wo-cheng-chang-yu-zi-wo-wan-zheng-xing/
→ Can I manually change the slug or link to make it cleaner?
Manual date entry is annoying
I’m currently typing in the date for each .md file manually.
→ Is there a way to automate this?
Frequent git pushes vs batching commits
Right now, I push to GitHub every time I make a small change.
→ What are the pros and cons of doing that compared to batching multiple changes into one commit?

Time Spent: 2hr

I want to focus on uploading and organizing content first, and only then start improving formatting and templates.
Go go go! 🚀