Changelog

Tracking the changes I make to this website. Loosely following the Keep a Changelog format. Dates are yyyy-mm-dd because that’s obvious and logical.

2025

2025-10-22

Changed home page back to a custom static page!
Updated About with a list of all Slash pages on the site

2025-10-20

Added a custom About page
Changed home page to show the latest posts again. Still on the fence about this.

2025-10-17

Added GoatCounter analytics

2025-09-18

Changed home page <img> tag to use srcset and sizes (calling microblog’s image endpoint) for better responsiveness and page loading time on mobile.
Added email obfuscation to the home page

2025-09-11

Added a Reply by Mail button to my blog posts

2025-09-03

Changed order of sections on /blog page
Added a little TOC to my /things page, in the same style I did with /blog and /books. Also, updated with some new favourite things.

2025-08-30

Added a Cookbooks section to my /books

2025-08-25

Fixed CSS for homepage image aspect ratio

2025-08-21

Added a custom homepage

2025-08-20

Added a /notes page for my micro blogging / short format / snapshots content.
Added a /blog page for my articles and photos.
Added a /feeds page listing all my RSS feeds.

2025-08-12

Fixed main content block margins on mobile
Added a /things page

2025-08-10

Added a cute box-shadow to header and main elements 💜
Added links to social media and to webrings

A webpage showing a Search form, in shades of green and purple. Below the form, a section with links is visible.

Added a dark theme colour scheme

A webpage featuring an archive section with blog posts from December 2024, using a dark colour scheme in shades of purple with green details.

2025-08-09

Added this /changelog page
Changed the colour scheme from white and minimal to green and purple

A webpage featuring an archive section with blog posts from December 2024, using a light colour scheme in shades of green with purple details.

From this point on, I am backfilling my changelog based on Github commits and Wayback Machine screenshots.

2025-07-21

Changed color scheme from pure white to beige/brown

A website that is mostly white, with a beige header and brown links. In the center, a blog post titled Week 1 The Start.

2025-07-06

Signed up to micro.blog! Wrote my first blog post! Moved my domain name!

A blog post with the title One Blog to Rule Them All. The page is very clean, white with black text and links in blue.

2025-05-19

Created a new static site using Astro

A simple light grey website with black text, showing a blog section, a small about section and no images.

Before 2025

From 2024-12 to 2025-02 I was using Adobe Portfolio and showcasing photo galleries. No blogging. Found no screenshots.

From 2023-11 to 2024-12 I was using Publii to host a blog about my progress learning piano. Found no screenshots.

From 2020-08 to 2023-11 I had a Gatsby static site that was supposed to be my return to blogging, on which I wrote a total of two posts, lol.

A minimalist website with white background and center text in black. At the top of the page there is a large black and white image of a large rock in the sea, with the text Hey aligned over the image. Towards the middle of the page, there is a large black and white image of a flock of birds against the sky.

From 2018-03 to 2020-08 I had a static site built by hand (html, css, js), no blogging. The site is still live on github pages and I still love it!

A website showcasing the work of a young frontend developer. From top to bottom, we see the following sections. A large black and white image of a large rock in the sea with the text Hey aligned over the image. An About Me section with black text over a bright yellow background. A Projects section with 12 screenshots over a white background. One-line of black text about working in teams, in a large font, over a white background. A large black and white image of a flock of birds against the sky. A section about Skills and Work Experience, over a bright yellow background. Two lines of large black text over white backround, about languages spoken and hobbies. A grid of 10 photos, some are landscape images, one is an image of a dog, the others are photos of a young woman doing different activities outdoors.

On 2012-05-04 I bought the domain name mairamartins.com. From that day until 2018-03, I had a website and blog on Wordpress about my wedding photography business. The design went through several changes over the years, but I found a screenshot of the final iteration on the Wayback Machine.

A website showcasing the work of a wedding photographer. From top to bottom we see the following sections. A very large image of a wedding couple hugging in front of a lake, visible only from the waist down, with the bride holding a flower bouquet. The text Weddings Portfolio is visible on top of the image and there are arrows pointing left and right, indicating this image is part of a carousel or images. A short About section with some text to the right and a photo of the photographer and a dog, to the left. A section called Favorite Work with 6 images linking to blog posts about recent work. A section with 3 photos linking to different blog categories. Each image has a text aligned on top, reading Weddings and Engagements, Personal and Travel, Families and Lifestyle. A section called FAQ with a photo of a groom to the right and on the left some text about choosing your wedding photographer.

From 2005 to 2012 I have blogged under several different domain names, using Blogger/Blogspot and Wordpress, mostly about my life – college, moving out of home, moving to a bigger city, moving to a different country, getting married, getting a dog…