Okay, this one's a big one!

 I've build a little mini SSG (stands for Static Site Generator) for my site, to help me in making changes across a whole bunch of my pages. I've broken up the capabilities of the SSG into three categories (along with a bit of miscellaneous stuff): basic includes, data, and generators.

 The basic includes are pretty much what they sound like: just identical snippets i can put wherever on a page, then update from one spot without worrying about all the pages i've put it on. All my templates (from all three categories) kind of mimic Liquid templates, but that's pretty much just aesthetic. I use these ones for my headers, the sr-only widgets, the theme switcher, and a few other things.

 Data includes get a bit more interesting. They're around because some of the pages on my site are actually written in a data format (TOML to be specific), and then transformed into webpages by the SSG. Data includes just grab a bit of data from the file, and insert it into the page, maybe with a bit of formatting. I use these for all the pages in Creations that look like they share a template (cause they do!). That isn't all my Creations pages, i can also just stick a regular page in there (though i do have to add it to a list when i do, for the tag pages).

 Generator includes are the most interesting, and the most varied by far. These are used for content that is dynamic (as in frequently changing) and dependent on other variables. Every one of these includes is handmade, unique, so there's not really a specific way they work. I use these to list pages associated with a tag in my tag pages, list all the tags on my "Tags" page, list all my blog posts and one other secret thing!

 Oh, i almost forgot to mention! Remember when i was talking about the data includes earlier, and i said that some of the creation pages are templated? Well, the templates are also handled by the SSG! Each one is a webpage template with structure specific to the project type (e.g. 2d, programming, writing, etc.) that itself includes more templates. Which leads me to another feature: the templating system is recursive (via a while loop that is), so templates can include other templates! This gives me access to a really powerful level of abstraction, and is super handy.

 That's about all the overall features of the mini SSG! I've brushed over a lot of details in this explanation, so if you want to learn more check out the source for the project! It's written in Python (the language i'm most comfortable with at the moment) which is a pretty readable language even if you don't have experience with it personally. My code isn't super pretty, but i've tried to add some comments and such throughout to make it more understandable. Have fun!

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