Checkpoint 5: Priorities

[nepenthee]

Happy new year, everyone!

As you can guess, things have been quiet around here as December was a busy month. I hope you’ve had a good holiday season, and can start fresh in the new year.

We have one more month until the challenge deadline. How are your shrines coming along? Do you have a preferred order of tackling things, and how do you set priorities in light of the deadline? What are your thoughts on uploading a shrine in unfinished state?

I hope we’ll pull through together and can kick off 2026 with some new shrines! :D

Feel free to use this post to chat about other challenge- and site-related things.

Comments

[lexicalcrow]

Well, I've finally got a layout and design I'm happy with, and an introduction page drafted, so. Things are progressing! I've also simplified my sitemap a lot so it's not a whole bunch of nested pages or something rip. But at least now I have enough on my plate that I can fill in the rest of the pages and hopefully get this thing finished. :D

For me, the design was really important to get right, so the vibes of the site matched what I was aiming to get across. It was a struggle to balance 'shadow god vibes' with still making it feel Taskmaster-coded, but I think I've done the best I can on that front.

Having a sitemap is also really important for me, so I know what content I need to come up with and create, and now that I have that sorted, things should progress a lot faster.

I'm actually really excited to get it done though. My first neocities site was going to originally be an old-school style Taskmaster fansite, but it never really got off the ground. So I'm excited to get a proper Taskmaster site up even if it's more specific than just an old fansite kind of vibe. This has been a really nice challenge for me, and I've enjoyed it, despite the struggles. :D

[larissa]

Man, I know what you mean about needing a sitemap. Any time I try to make a site without one, I end up spinning my wheels and not knowing where to go next.

And I'm glad you have a layout together! Truly that's one of the most difficult part of making a shrine; it can be hard to figure out how exactly you want to display your subject.

Wishing you luck with your site!

[nepenthee]

Happy to hear you've had a good time so far! And yay for the layout!! Nailing down the visuals is such a motivation boost. Smooth sailing now, full speed ahead.