PotBliki

Plain text Bliki tools inspired by Edwin Steiner's PotWiki for Vim, Matt Web's TextMate bundle and the Git-powered plain text blog Toto.

The project goal is to provide a small set of simple tools for publishing a personal Bliki.

Uses Sundown. Source available on Github.

Run tests

chmod u+x runtests
./runtests

Start using

Install lib/sundown (install where you will put potbliki).
Install the script in your PATH using 'install [PATH]'.
In the directory you want to be your Bliki home run 'potwiki init'.
Edit .bliki/bliki_conf
Write wikipages and posts in Markdown.
Run 'potwiki make'.

It is recommended to use a plain text wiki plugin for your editor.

Vim plugin

Add a post header:

<Leader>bn

Make the bliki:

<Leader>bm

Open bliki in default browser:

<Leader>bo

Post header

Every blog post should have the following header:

title: [TITLE]
author: [LASTNAME] [FIRSTNAME]
date: [YYYY]/[MM]/[DD]
location: [CITY], [COUNTRY]
tags: [TAGS]

Escape WikiWords

Warning: this section will not be correct if vieved in plain text but will look correct in the Bliki.

Sometimes you want to escape the WikiWords. Use ~ in front of the WikiWord and it won't be made in to a link. If you want to use a ~ write ~~ and one will survive the process.

~WikiWord

is rendered like

WikiWord;

while

WikiWord

is rendered like

WikiWord.

Github Integration

Edit pages on Github

If you store the Bliki repository on Github you can fill in the following info in .bliki/bliki_conf:

GITHUB_REPO_URL="https://github.com/daijo/Bliki"

This will make a "Edit on Github" link appear on each page. If you have access to the repo there you can edit the page following the link.

Update Bliki on Github post-receive

Install the script on the server according to 'Start using' and pull the bliki git from Github.

Make sure the TARGET_DIR in bliki_conf point to the web server root. In the bliki directory run:

potbliki github
potbliki make

Set Githubs post-receive post to:

[Your bliki's URL]/cgi-bin/push.cgi

Anytime you push to your repo on Github the bliki will now pull from the repo and remake the bliki.

Disqus Integration

If you have a Disqus-account, register the Bliki there and enter the Disqus short name in your .bliki_conf:

DISQUS_SHORTNAME="techaregbliki"

Roadmap

Roadmap on Github