README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-![picopaper logo](images/logo.png)
-
 # picopaper
 
 A minimal static site generator for blogs built with Python 3 and Jinja2
 
 - Status: alpha - expect many changes
-- [Issue Tracker](https://git.uphillsecurity.com/cf7/picopaper/issues)
 - Goals: keeping it simple and easy to understand
 - Demo: [picopaper.com](https://picopaper.com/)
 
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ Show cases:
 - separate feeds (used for categories, tagging, etc) `/feed/{tag}`
 - exclusion of feeds from main feed (drafts or system notes)
 - HTML anchors for headers
-- list random posts at the bottom
 
 **Ideas**:
 - RSS
@@ -161,12 +157,6 @@ To switch themes, change the `THEME` setting in `config.py`
 
 ---
 
-## Notes
-
-- [Github Mirror](https://github.com/CaffeineFueled1/picopaper)
-
----
-
 ## Security
 
 For security concerns or reports, please contact via `hello a t uphillsecurity d o t com` [gpg](https://uphillsecurity.com/gpg).

config.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Configuration file for picopaper blog"""
 
-BLOG_TITLE = "PicoPaper.com"
+BLOG_TITLE = "picopaper"
 BLOG_DESCRIPTION = "we like simple."
 THEME = "default"
 
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ EXCLUDE_FEEDS_FROM_MAIN = ['draft','private']  # e.g., ['python', 'drafts']
 # Navigation bar items - list of dictionaries with 'text' and 'url' keys
 NAVBAR_ITEMS = [
     {'text': 'Home', 'url': '/'},
-    {'text': 'Feeds', 'url': '/feed/'},
     {'text': 'About', 'url': '/about/'}
 ]
 
-# Logo settings
-HIDE_LOGO = False
-HIDE_TITLE = True
-LOGO_PATH = "/images/logo.png"  
-

items/2025-10-09_short_features.md

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 - excluding feeds in config file like [/feed/draft/](/feed/draft/)
 - static files like [/LICENSE](/LICENSE)
 - html anchors for headers like [#second-header](/your-first-article/#second-header)
-- show random posts at the end of the page
 
 Everything is **[open-source](https://git.uphillsecurity.com/cf7/picopaper)**!
 

picopaper.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
 import markdown
-from config import BLOG_TITLE, BLOG_DESCRIPTION, THEME, EXCLUDE_FEEDS_FROM_MAIN, NAVBAR_ITEMS, HIDE_LOGO, HIDE_TITLE, LOGO_PATH
+from config import BLOG_TITLE, BLOG_DESCRIPTION, THEME, EXCLUDE_FEEDS_FROM_MAIN, NAVBAR_ITEMS
 
 class SSGGGenerator:
     def __init__(self, items_dir='items', output_dir='output', theme=None, blog_title=None, blog_description=None):
@@ -20,21 +20,10 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
         self.blog_description = blog_description or BLOG_DESCRIPTION
         self.exclude_feeds = EXCLUDE_FEEDS_FROM_MAIN
         self.navbar_items = NAVBAR_ITEMS
-        self.hide_logo = HIDE_LOGO
-        self.hide_title = HIDE_TITLE
-        self.logo_path = LOGO_PATH
 
         # Setup Jinja2
         self.env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(self.templates_dir))
 
-        # Add custom filter for random sampling
-        def random_sample(items, count):
-            import random
-            items_list = list(items)
-            return random.sample(items_list, min(count, len(items_list)))
-
-        self.env.filters['random_sample'] = random_sample
-
         # Setup markdown with toc extension for header anchors
         self.md = markdown.Markdown(extensions=['extra', 'toc'])
 
@@ -117,7 +106,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
                 'title': title,
                 'content': content,
                 'slug': parsed['name'],
-                'url': f"/{parsed['name']}/",
+                'url': f"{parsed['name']}/",
                 'feed': parsed['feed'],
                 'source': filepath.name
             }
@@ -129,7 +118,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
 
         return posts
 
-    def generate_index(self, posts, feed_name=None, all_posts=None):
+    def generate_index(self, posts, feed_name=None):
         """Generate index.html with all posts (or feed-specific index)"""
         template = self.env.get_template('index.tmpl')
 
@@ -145,11 +134,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
             blog_title=self.blog_title,
             blog_description=self.blog_description,
             navbar_items=self.navbar_items,
-            posts=posts,
+            posts=posts
-            all_posts=all_posts or posts,
-            hide_logo=self.hide_logo,
-            hide_title=self.hide_title,
-            logo_path=self.logo_path
         )
 
         output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -158,41 +143,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
 
         print(f"✓ Generated {output_path}")
 
-    def generate_feeds_overview(self, feeds, all_posts=None):
+    def generate_post_page(self, post):
-        """Generate /feed/index.html with list of all non-excluded feeds"""
-        template = self.env.get_template('feeds.tmpl')
-
-        # Prepare feed data with counts, excluding feeds in EXCLUDE_FEEDS_FROM_MAIN
-        feed_list = []
-        for feed_name, posts in sorted(feeds.items()):
-            if feed_name not in self.exclude_feeds:
-                feed_list.append({
-                    'name': feed_name,
-                    'count': len(posts)
-                })
-
-        title = f"Feeds - {self.blog_title}"
-        output_path = self.output_dir / 'feed' / 'index.html'
-
-        html = template.render(
-            title=title,
-            blog_title=self.blog_title,
-            blog_description=self.blog_description,
-            navbar_items=self.navbar_items,
-            feeds=feed_list,
-            all_posts=all_posts or [],
-            hide_logo=self.hide_logo,
-            hide_title=self.hide_title,
-            logo_path=self.logo_path
-        )
-
-        output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        with open(output_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            f.write(html)
-
-        print(f"✓ Generated {output_path}")
-
-    def generate_post_page(self, post, all_posts=None):
         """Generate individual post page for 'long' posts"""
         template = self.env.get_template('post.tmpl')
 
@@ -201,11 +152,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
             blog_title=self.blog_title,
             blog_description=self.blog_description,
             navbar_items=self.navbar_items,
-            post=post,
+            post=post
-            all_posts=all_posts or [],
-            hide_logo=self.hide_logo,
-            hide_title=self.hide_title,
-            logo_path=self.logo_path
         )
 
         # Create directory for the post slug
@@ -269,7 +216,7 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
                       and p['feed'] not in self.exclude_feeds]
 
         # Generate main index with filtered feed posts
-        self.generate_index(feed_posts, all_posts=feed_posts)
+        self.generate_index(feed_posts)
 
         # Group posts by feed (include all posts, not just those in main feed)
         feeds = {}
@@ -279,16 +226,12 @@ class SSGGGenerator:
 
         # Generate feed-specific pages
         for feed_name, posts in feeds.items():
-            self.generate_index(posts, feed_name, all_posts=feed_posts)
+            self.generate_index(posts, feed_name)
-
-        # Generate feeds overview page
-        if feeds:
-            self.generate_feeds_overview(feeds, all_posts=feed_posts)
 
         # Generate individual pages for long posts, short posts, and pages
         for post in all_posts:
             if post['type'] in ['long', 'short', 'page']:
-                self.generate_post_page(post, all_posts=feed_posts)
+                self.generate_post_page(post)
 
         # Copy assets
         self.copy_assets()

theme/default/assets/style.css

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ header {
     padding: 20px;
     margin-bottom: 40px;
     border-radius: 10px;
-    text-align: center;
 }
 
 img {
@@ -23,13 +22,7 @@ hr {
 	border: 1px solid #efefef;
 }
 
-h1 {
+h1 { margin: 0; }
-    margin: 0;
-}
-
-.header-logo {
-    vertical-align: middle;
-}
 
 .blog-description {
     margin: 10px 0 0 0;
@@ -40,10 +33,6 @@ h1 {
 .main-nav {
     margin-top: 15px;
     font-weight: bold;
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content: center;
-    gap: 10px;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
 .nav-item {

theme/default/templates/feeds.tmpl

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    {% include 'meta.tmpl' %}
-</head>
-<body>
-    {% include 'header.tmpl' %}
-
-    <main>
-        <h2>Feeds</h2>
-        <ul>
-            {% for feed in feeds %}
-            <li><a href="/feed/{{ feed.name }}/">{{ feed.name }}</a> ({{ feed.count }} posts)</li>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </ul>
-    </main>
-
-    {% include 'footer.tmpl' %}
-</body>
-</html>

theme/default/templates/header.tmpl

@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 <header>
-    <h1>
+    <h1><a href="/" style="color: #333; text-decoration: none;">{{ blog_title }}</a></h1>
-        <a href="/" style="color: #333; text-decoration: none;">
-            {% if not hide_logo %}
-            <img src="{{ logo_path }}" alt="{{ blog_title }}" class="header-logo">
-            {% endif %}
-            {% if not hide_title %}
-            {{ blog_title }}
-            {% endif %}
-        </a>
-    </h1>
     <p class="blog-description">{{ blog_description }}</p>
     <nav class="main-nav">
         {% for item in navbar_items %}

theme/default/templates/post.tmpl

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
                 {{ post.content | safe }}
             </div>
         </article>
-
-        {% include 'random_posts.tmpl' %}
     </main>
 
     {% include 'footer.tmpl' %}

theme/default/templates/random_posts.tmpl

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{% if all_posts %}
-{# Filter out pages and current post, then randomly select 5 #}
-{% set available_posts = all_posts | selectattr('type', 'ne', 'page') | list %}
-{% if post %}
-  {% set available_posts = available_posts | rejectattr('slug', 'equalto', post.slug) | list %}
-{% endif %}
-{% if available_posts %}
-  {% set random_posts = available_posts | random_sample(5) %}
-  {% if random_posts %}
-<div class="random-posts">
-  <h3>More Posts</h3>
-  <ul>
-    {% for p in random_posts %}
-    <li>
-      <a href="{{ p.url }}">{{ p.title }}</a>
-      <span class="date">{{ p.date }}</span>
-    </li>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </ul>
-</div>
-  {% endif %}
-{% endif %}
-{% endif %}