# syndamiadotcom - Version 2
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**Article Created: 02 August 2020** || **Last Edited: 24 September 2020**

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![](./img/welcome-v2.png)

[Version 2](https://github.com/Syndamia/syndamiadotcom/releases/tag/v2.0) is mostly based on a `Markdown` style. Pages are written in `Markdown` and made into the final `HTML` files through [ssg](https://www.romanzolotarev.com/ssg.html) and [lowdown](https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/).

[Version 2](https://github.com/Syndamia/syndamiadotcom/releases/tag/v2.0) has been used in production ever since **21 July 2020**.

My inspiration and guide was an excellent video from [Wolfgang](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnGwSIHyoYN0kiINAGUKxg) on making a [fast and minimal blog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ttw2Dihn8).

## Layout and navigation
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This version uses a more **traditional layout** (although similar to the previous one). In the header there are **universal links** to the main pages (*Home*, *About*, *Projects*, etc.)

![](./img/header-v2.png)

All *project/tutorials* have an introduction page which contains contents of the *project/tutorial* (links to all of the pages).

![](./img/introduction-v2.png)

Each *project/tutorial* page has some links, a bit below the title:

* one for the **introduction page** (only if the page isn't directly after the introduction)

  ![](./img/to-introduction-v2.png)

* one for the **previous page** (if there is one)

  ![](./img/prev-page-v2.png) 
  
  *Example taken from [Filters](https://www.syndamia.com/tutorials/how-to-use-jira/filters.html) page in [How to use Jira](https://www.syndamia.com/tutorials/how-to-use-jira/introduction.html)*

* one for the **next page** (if there is one)

  ![](./img/next-page-v2.png)
 
  *Example taken from [Filters](https://www.syndamia.com/tutorials/how-to-use-jira/filters.html) page in [How to use Jira](https://www.syndamia.com/tutorials/how-to-use-jira/introduction.html)*

## Style overview
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The style resembles standard `Markdown` formatting like in `GitHub`. Text is black on white background with `Open Sans` font.

![](./img/about-v2.png)

Hyperlinks are bold and colored in dark blue (![](./img/00-40-80.png) `#004080`).

![](./img/contents-v2.png)

Code blocks, inline code, blockquotes and tables are taken from [sindresorhus's github-markdown-css repo](https://github.com/sindresorhus/github-markdown-css).

![](./img/code-v2.png)

![](./img/table-v2.png)

## Content management
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This version **doesn't** use a full-fledged **content management system**, but managing is a lot more automated.

Pages are written in `Markdown` formatting and making the website is done with `ssg`, that takes care of generating the webpages, sitemap, etc. and `lowdown`, that converts the `Markdown` to `HTML`.