wfdevelopers &mdash; Matt's Dev Log https://matt.writefreely.dev/tag:wfdevelopers Sun, 03 May 2026 13:37:14 +0000 Developer documentation https://matt.writefreely.dev/developer-documentation <![CDATA[With a growing team of core #WriteFreely developers (#wfdevelopers), we're starting to document everything needed to actually work on the application. It'll be a long process, but it's underway. Official documentation lives in Markdown files in the writefreely/documentation repo. Current work is done on the develop branch (contributions welcome). Most recent addition, thanks to @sandrockcstm: an explanation of the database schema --- Get future updates via RSS and ActivityPub: @devlog@matt.writefreely.dev.]]> With a growing team of core #WriteFreely developers (#wfdevelopers), we're starting to document everything needed to actually work on the application. It'll be a long process, but it's underway.

Official documentation lives in Markdown files in the writefreely/documentation repo. Current work is done on the develop branch (contributions welcome).

Most recent addition, thanks to @sandrockcstm: an explanation of the database schema

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]]> https://matt.writefreely.dev/developer-documentation Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:36:57 +0000 Creating a new templated page in WriteFreely https://matt.writefreely.dev/creating-a-new-templated-page-in-writefreely <![CDATA[Here's how you might create a new page for users in WriteFreely. In this example, assume you want to create a new Import page based on the current Export page template: create a copy of templates/user/export.tmpl named templates/user/import.tmpl change define "export" on the first line to define "import" (the name here should match the filename between templates/user/ and .tmpl duplicate the viewExportOptions() handler func in account.go, changing it accordingly add the import page route in routes.go #WriteFreely #wfdevelopers --- Get future updates via RSS and ActivityPub: @devlog@matt.writefreely.dev.]]> Here's how you might create a new page for users in WriteFreely.

In this example, assume you want to create a new Import page based on the current Export page template:

  • create a copy of templates/user/export.tmpl named templates/user/import.tmpl
  • change define "export" on the first line to define "import" (the name here should match the filename between templates/user/ and .tmpl
  • duplicate the viewExportOptions() handler func in account.go, changing it accordingly
  • add the import page route in routes.go

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