August 18th, 2024

Releasing the website?

When should I "release" my website? By release I mean replace my old Wordpress portfolio on eebs.fi with this site. (EDIT: you are probably reading this after release on eebs.fi) I have been questioning why I'm stalling the release so much. The website is definitely still in development, but I think that should be fine, because there's not much traffic on my site anyway, so not many would even notice. Still, I feel like everything needs to be perfect and polished.

How to release my website?

  • Move my old site to the domain old.eebs.fi
  • Setup prod GCP project
  • Build and deploy to Cloud Run on the new site
  • Setup domain stuff for the prod site
  • Copy posts' data to new deployment
  • Ask Google Search to reindex the domain

Realistically, this project will never be ready, only abandoned, like how Leonardo Da Vinci said about art. I have begun to realize how much there is to do. There are so many features and improvements I could do, but I can't do all of them. Especially when trying make everything myself / avoiding premade stuff.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

- Leonardo Da Vinci

Stuff to do

  • Load speed optimization
  • Better error handling everywhere
  • LOTS of visual improvements
  • Better front page text
  • Cool page transitions
  • SEO optimization
  • Link preview
  • Sessions
  • Custom made analytics
  • Post views/stats
  • Click to enlarge images
  • Pagination

It's hard to resist adding cool features instead of fixing real bugs and improving the UX. I can't wait to do session and statistics. First, I'll make some more content - that is one of my top priorities as of right now.