Changelog

Back to the Joshes

March 26, 2026

• Added a couple new Joshes.
• Refreshed post dates across the board.

March 19, 2026

• Fixed screenshots that were showing "Forbidden" by switching to Firefox. Five sites now have proper captures.
• Refreshed post dates across the board.

March 18, 2026

• Added a Wander console — click the little pi to randomly surf through Josh sites.
• The wander list auto-populates from the directory on each build. No maintenance required.

March 17, 2026

• Added a ton of new Joshes from a new discovery source.
• Built feed discovery and checking. Most Joshes have RSS/Atom feeds now.
• Feed icon + last post date now links directly to the site's feed.
• Last post dates are only shown for sites with a verifiable feed.
• Refreshed post dates across the board.
• Fun facts section now shows feed stats too.

March 15, 2026

• Added a bunch of new Joshes.
• Health-checked every active site and refreshed stale metadata.
• Filled in missing blurbs and updated a few that had gone stale.
• Started tracking last post dates so you can see who's active.
• Added a sort dropdown: random, recently posted, or "probably on hiatus."
• Sites now shuffle on every page load.
• Scanned a bunch of new sources for undiscovered Joshes.

March 5, 2026

• Added more Joshes.
• Switched screenshots to JPG for smaller files.
• Added the site favicon.

March 1, 2026

• Added new Joshes, retired some dead or broken ones.
• Switched to pulling favicons from DuckDuckGo's icon service.
• Refreshed meta descriptions and optimized screenshots.

February 22, 2026

• Design overhaul. Cards, screenshots, dark mode.
• Tightened up copy.

February 19, 2026

• Added a few more Joshes.
• Fixed favicon rendering and added a fallback.

February 18, 2026

• Big expansion. Added a ton of Joshes.

February 14, 2026

• Added more Joshes.
• Culled one site that turned out to be a multi-author journal.

February 7, 2026

• Added a couple Joshes.
• Optimized favicons.
• Added "last updated" date to the site.

January 26, 2026

• Went from a handful of sites to a proper directory.
• Added GenAI blurbs for sites without meta descriptions.
• Added favicons and screenshots.

January 25, 2026

• The beginning. A few Josh sites, Eleventy, and a dream.
• The 1990s web directory aesthetic was always the plan.