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Created: June 2, 2025
Updated: June 20, 2025
Type: evergreen
Tags:#digital-garden#personal-website

157 Things You Can Do For Your Website

Building a digital garden is all fun and games until you have no idea what to add to your website to make it fun and a site for exploration.
The checklist I provided below contains approximately 157 distinct items and ideas for your website.

This count includes all essential pages, social/community features, content creation ideas, interactive elements, technical improvements, accessibility, design/art, slash page ideas, and miscellaneous suggestions.

It is a comprehensive, categorized, and de-duplicated checklist of things you can do on your website, combining the 82 ideas from James G’s blog, [32 bit Cafe] and the additional ideas from my own diary. Feel free to check off what you’ve done or want to do. This list is designed to inspire and help you build a truly unique, personal, and feature-rich website!

Essential Pages & Site Structure

  • Home page / The main landing page for your site.
  • About page (about) Introduce yourself, your background, and the purpose of your site. About page inspiration
  • Colophon (colophon) Credits, tools, and design choices behind your website. What is a colophon?
  • Blog (blog) Your main stream of posts and updates.
  • Notes page (notes) Short-form, atomic notes or Zettelkasten-style entries. Zettelkasten method explained
  • Writings page (writings) Long-form essays, articles, or stories.
  • Bookmarks page (bookmarks) Links to interesting things you want to remember or share.
  • Blogroll (blogroll) List of other blogs/websites you recommend. What is a blogroll?
  • Favorites page (favorites) Your favorite books, movies, music, sites, etc.
  • Feeds page (feeds) List of RSS/Atom feeds you publish or follow. Why a Feeds page?
  • Now page (now) What you’re currently working on or focused on (nownownow.com). Now page movement
  • Someday page (someday) A page where you share your future dreams, goals, and aspirations-what you hope to achieve or experience someday. Someday page inspiration
  • Uses page (uses) Hardware, software, and tools you use (uses.tech). Uses page inspiration
  • Ideas page (ideas) A public notebook for ideas and brainstorms.
  • Interests page (interests) Topics or hobbies you’re passionate about.
  • Resume page (resume) Your professional background/CV.
  • License page (license) The license for your content or code.
  • Privacy policy (privacy) Your privacy practices for visitors.
  • Disclaimer (disclaimer) Legal or personal disclaimers for your content.
  • Roadmap page (roadmap) Plans and goals for your site or projects.
  • Changelog (changelog) Log of updates and changes (keepachangelog.com).
  • Style guide page (style-guide) How you style and format content.
  • Site map (sitemap) A map of your site’s structure for visitors and search engines.
  • Archive page (archive) List of all your posts or content.
  • Offline page (offline) A page shown when the site is offline. How to make an offline page
  • Custom 404 page (404) Friendly error page for broken links.
  • Guestbook (guestbook) Visitors can leave messages or feedback. Guestbook ideas
  • Contact page (contact) How people can reach you.
  • Donation page (donate) Let visitors support your work.
  • Activity feed (activity) Recent actions, posts, or updates.
  • TIL (Today I Learned) page (til) Today I Learned – quick daily insights.
  • On This Day page (on-this-day) See posts from this date in past years.
  • Random/Surprise me button (random) Takes you to a random post or page.
  • Search page/feature (search) Search your site’s content.
  • Site statistics page (stats) Analytics or fun stats about your site.
  • Table of contents for long articles (toc) For long articles or as a site overview.
  • Graphics page (graphics) Site assets, banners, buttons, or downloadable graphics.
  • Shrine page (shrine) Dedicated to a favorite thing or topic. Shrines explained
  • Media log (media-log) Track books, TV, games, movies, etc.
  • Dream journal (dreams) Log your dreams.
  • Collections/library page (library) Showcase collections, books, or resources.
  • Mascot page (mascot) Introduce your site’s mascot or character.
  • Place/evocative space (place) A creative or themed digital room/space. Digital gardens
  • Secret page (secret) Hidden or puzzle page.
  • Credits page (credits) Acknowledge tools/resources used.
  • Webgarden (webgarden) A digital garden of evolving notes. What is a webgarden?
  • Carry page (carry) What you carry daily (EDC, tools, etc.). Everyday Carry inspiration
  • Defaults page (defaults) Your default settings/preferences for tools. Defaults page idea
  • Nope page (nope) A playful nothing here or 404-style page.
  • Chipotle page (chipotle) Fun, joke, or personal meme page.
  • Hello page (hello) A friendly greeting or intro page.
  • Save page (save) Saved links, quotes, or resources.

Social & Community

Content Creation

  • Write blog posts about:
    • Something that interests you
    • Something that brought you joy recently
    • A thing you learned over the last week
    • Your thoughts on a book you finished
    • Your strategy for a favorite game
    • Anything else you like!
  • Share recipes
  • Publish photos
  • Share favorite books, movies, podcasts
  • Share lists of web pages you’ve enjoyed
  • Share your favorite quotes, poems, or lyrics
  • Write tutorials
  • Write about your pets
  • Share your outfits, closet, or wardrobe
  • Write a manifesto about why you're on the small web Small web manifesto
  • Share your wishlist for collections
  • Share original characters, conlangs, or worldbuilding
  • Write about your internet history
  • Write a review of art or media you like
  • Write a list of words you learned recently
  • Write a blog post with a friend
  • Update an old blog post
  • Write about something you added to your website (#sitedocumentation)
  • Create a to-do list page for habits, projects, chores

Interactive & Fun Features

  • Add a scavenger hunt
  • Add an easter egg
  • Add a background image or theme switcher
  • Add a dark/light mode toggle
  • Add a “not by AI” button if all content is original Not by AI badge
  • Add a “skip to content” link for accessibility
  • Add a sparkline for post frequency
  • Add a random quote/image/fact widget
  • Make a word game or quiz
  • Make a choose-your-own-adventure story Twine
  • Make a personality quiz
  • Add a pixel art gallery or dollmaker
  • Add a chatbox or shoutbox
  • Add a cursor trail or custom cursor
  • Add an interactive pixel grid
  • Add a sound effect on click
  • Add a background music/audio player
  • Add a moodboard
  • Add hovercards or tooltips

Technical & Performance

  • Add robots.txt robots.txt reference
  • Add humans.txt humans.txt standard
  • Add ai.txt ai.txt proposal
  • Add security.txt security.txt standard
  • Add privacy.txt
  • Add dnt-policy.txt dnt-policy.txt info
  • Add pubvendors.json
  • Add webfinger WebFinger spec
  • Add RSS feeds RSS explained
  • Add sitemap.xml Sitemaps XML
  • Add meta tags (author, description, OpenGraph) OpenGraph protocol
  • Add alt text to all images
  • Use WAVE to check accessibilityWAVE tool
  • Use PageSpeed Insights to check site speed PageSpeed Insights
  • Add print stylesheet
  • Add a favicon
  • Add an 88x31 button What is an 88x31 button?
  • Add a custom 404 page
  • Add a background image or pattern
  • Add a custom cursor
  • Add a custom scrollbar
  • Add a theme switcher
  • Make your site mobile responsive
  • Add lazy loading for images
  • Optimize images for web
  • Archive your site on the Wayback Machine
  • Set up site backups
  • Use Git for version control
  • Organize folders/files for clarity
  • Self-host your site or apps
  • Replace Google Fonts with self-hosted or CDN alternatives
  • Add code syntax highlighting
  • Add a search feature
  • Add site analytics/statistics
  • Add a dashboard/homepage with widgets (weather, moon phase, etc.)
  • Add a “foyer” or splash page for warnings/announcements

Accessibility & Inclusivity

  • Test your site with a screen reader
  • Add a skip link for screen readers
  • Make your site accessible for slow connections
  • Check your site’s carbon emissions Website Carbon Calculator
  • Add a page for mobile accessibility
    -Add JavaScript to freeze GIFs/animations freezeframe.js

Art, Graphics, & Design

  • Make a pattern for your background
  • Make a favicon
  • Make a set of user icons
  • Make a pixel-art based layout
  • Make a set of downloadable pixel art
  • Learn to make an animated GIF
  • Add a custom cursor
  • Add a set of pixel desktop icons
  • Collect and display internet bumper stickers, 88x31 buttons, banners
  • Add a graphics page for assets you’ve made
  • Add a shrine page for a favorite thing

Miscellaneous

  • Add a PGP key for secure contact
  • Add a donation page
  • Add a “dnt” (Do Not Track) policy
  • Add a publication vendors JSON
  • Add a roadmap page
  • Add a mascot for your site
  • Add a list of your favorite podcasts
  • Add a list of your favorite websites
  • Add a list of your favorite tools/resources
  • Add a list of your favorite code snippets
  • Add a list of your favorite layouts
  • Add a list of your favorite fonts

References and Further Reading