Building software for open educators + publishers / Interaction designer and open source author / 25 years in UX consulting and higher education / Creator of the lightweight markdown open publishing tool Docsify-This.net / Open source is choice 🚀https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mzdnunpnnc25🎉 Docsify-This v2.2.0 is here – now on Docsify v5.1. ✅️ New Guide Site and Multiple Guides Site templates ✅️ Collapsible sidebar groups and guide card lists ✅️ “Links Within a Site” Web Page Builder option ✅️ PREVIOUS/NEXT across sidebar groups docsify-this.net https://Docsify-This.net02 Nov 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdnunpnnc25https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mz4rz6tjgk2xA Grav CMS page, shown by Docsify-This – Mermaid and LaTeX included 👀 Portable, reusable and yours: every Grav 2 page has a Markdown version, ready to move. docsify-this.net?basePath=htt... And here's the original Grav page: https://one.on-rev.com/grav/read-move-reuse-ops-quark2/open-publishing-space/open-publishing-space #GravCMS #Docsify #OER https://docsify-this.net/?basePath=https://one.on-rev.com/grav/read-move-reuse-ops-quark2/open-publishing-space&homepage=open-publishing-space.md30 Oct 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4rz6tjgk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3myxum6ab7c2vI think this is a world premiere 👀 One set of Markdown files, five sites – my short Read, Move, Reuse guides on open textbooks, guides and courses, with the same content on each. Open Publishing Space 2 (Quark 2): https://one.on-rev.com/grav/read-move-reuse-ops-quark2/ The other four 👇 #OER28 Oct 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxum6ab7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3myhzhoa6xs27One of the less obvious barriers to open content: diagrams. They're usually images – hard to revise, remix or translate. My new open-source Mermaid plugin for Grav lets you write them as text, as open as the words around them. https://getgrav.org/downloads/plugins#mermaid #OER #GravCMS22 Oct 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhzhoa6xs27https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mxwhxflrgs2cA round of Grav releases today 🎉 ✅ Open Course Hub 4.8.1 + MultiCourse Hub 2.8.1: optional UX News page, RSS fixes ✅ Open Publishing Space 2.5.2: print styles, cleaner embedded pages ✅ Helios Course Hub 1.3.6 + Open Reader 1.2.3 Downloads: www.getgrav.org Info: www.hibbittsdesign.org https://www.hibbittsdesign.org/15 Oct 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwhxflrgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mxrn737c2c2cOpen Course Hub 2 is here 🎉 My free, open-source Grav course site now has modules by default, plus a course blog that can also hold weekly materials. Also new: module section links, blog tags and archives, and LMS course imports. demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub #GravCMS #EdTech #OER13 Oct 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrn737c2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mxciwgdwts2o📖 Open Publishing Space 2 is out – my free, open-source Grav skeleton for open guides and books, alongside a blog and other Grav pages of almost any kind. Plain Markdown, no database – for Grav 2 and 1.7. https://getgrav.org/downloads/skeletons#open-publishing-space-site #GravCMS #OER #OpenEducation07 Oct 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxciwgdwts2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mx55wsoolk24Sneak peek 👀 Quark 2 Open Publishing is coming together – a free #GravCMS theme for open guides alongside a blog, now with a Continue reading bar for returning readers (as in Helios Open Reader), a cover-style guide home, parts, reading progress and more. #OER #OpenEducation #OpenSource05 Oct 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx55wsoolk24https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mwlpbpuzcs2kA solid little update for my Docsify Starter Kits and Docsify-This 📝 ✅ Optional Mermaid and LaTeX ✅ Mermaid labels with icons no longer cut off ✅ Improved mobile tables ✅ Edit this Page link at top or bottom, with your own wording https://hibbittsdesign.org/docsify-starter-kits.html #Docsify #OER28 Sep 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlpbpuzcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mwbp36byy227If your instructor shares course notes as Markdown files on GitHub or Codeberg, Docsify-This can give you a better way to view them 🚀 I just put together a short guide for students: https://hibbittsdesign.org/viewing-github-course-notes.html Feedback welcome. #Docsify #OpenSource24 Sep 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbp36byy227https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mw246evhjc2yDocsify-This 2.1 is out, with improvements for Markdown files hosted on GitHub: ✅️ Links to folders and non-Markdown files (.ipynb, .py, .pdf) open on GitHub ✅️ Search covers the page you're viewing when there's no custom sidebar docsify-this.net #Docsify #Markdown #OpenSource https://docsify-this.net21 Sep 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw246evhjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mvqkm4t7ws22Hey, I've given hibbittsdesign.org a full refresh this month 🎉 hibbittsdesign.org #OpenSource #EdTech #Docsify #GravCMS #OpenEducation https://hibbittsdesign.org17 Sep 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqkm4t7ws22https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mvix6boqrk2fCongrats Andy, this looks awesome! 💯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvix6boqrk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mvbkhzr4js2iGrav 2.1: every page can now be requested as plain, portable Markdown – add .md to the URL 🚀 Big for OER: content that's easy to retain, revise, remix & redistribute, no export needed. See it live: https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-open-reader/open-education-essentials/section-1 ↓ https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-open-reader/open-education-essentials/section-1.md #OER #GravCMS https://getgrav.org/blog/grav-2-1-released11 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbkhzr4js2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3muzid34ixk2jThe start of September still feels more like a new year to me than New Year's Day, so it seems like the right time to release a redesign of hibbittsdesign.org site🚀 hibbittsdesign.org An HTML archive of my previous Notion.so site is available at archives.hibbittsdesign.org/2026 https://hibbittsdesign.org08 Sep 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzid34ixk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3muux3kve6c2jSunday afternoon sneak peek... what started as a new hub for my Markdown projects is now a full site refresh: hibbittsdesign.org I've enjoyed Notion.so, esp. for blog posts, but wanted a subscription-free site going forward. #OpenSource #WebDev #GravCMS #Docsify #EdTech https://hibbittsdesign.org06 Sep 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3muux3kve6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mumsxawvpk2uFresh project preview – just in time for the new school year. New hub for my Markdown publishing projects: Docsify-This, Starter Kits & Grav Helios, plus free Grav options 👇🏼 https://paulhibbitts.github.io/markdown-publishing-projects/ #OpenSource #Docsify #GravCMS #Markdown #EdTech03 Sep 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumsxawvpk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3muiksuzigk25https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk01 Sep 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiksuzigk25https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3muhrxuajzs27The new term is about to start, and your open-source Markdown toolkit is ready: Docsify-This (v2), Grav Helios Course Hub, Open Reader, the Converters, and free Grav CMS skeletons. A good opportunity to move your course or book to portable Markdown. www.hibbittsdesign.org #OpenEducation #Markdown https://www.hibbittsdesign.org/01 Sep 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhrxuajzs27https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mufbs7zyns23Small addition to Docsify-This – trying out a live chat on the site. Questions about Docsify-This or open publishing with Markdown? Happy to help, hear feedback, or how you're using it. 🔗 docsify-this.net #OpenSource #Docsify #Markdown https://docsify-this.net/31 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufbs7zyns23https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mu3fh46inc2sJust updated my demo Docsify-This custom-URL UI colors – a reminder you can run your own instance, on your own domain. It turns any online Markdown file into a clean web page, no build step – just an index.html + assets. Self-host it for a custom URL 🚀 docsify-this.hibbittsdesign.org#/ https://docsify-this.net/27 Aug 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3fh46inc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mtypxmncyk2wWhich open publishing tool fits you? Instant: Docsify-This. GitHub-based: Docsify Starter Kits. LMS export, no CMS: Docsify Common Cartridge Converter. Full course site or textbook: Grav Helios Course Hub, Open Reader, and Helios Converters. www.hibbittsdesign.org #OpenEducation #Markdown https://www.hibbittsdesign.org/26 Aug 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypxmncyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mtwr5gwgrc2oAcross Grav Helios Course Hub, Open Reader, and my free Grav skeletons, open authoring is built-in, not bolted on. Edit this Page links go to the Markdown source; optional Git Sync keeps it version-controlled in GitHub or Codeberg. www.hibbittsdesign.org #Markdown https://www.hibbittsdesign.org25 Aug 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwr5gwgrc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mtwhjcbbf22sThree converters, one job: get your course or book free of its original platform. Grav Helios Common Cartridge feeds Course Hub. Grav Helios Pressbooks feeds Open Reader, or plain Markdown. Docsify Common Cartridge needs no CMS at all. www.hibbittsdesign.org #Markdown https://www.hibbittsdesign.org/25 Aug 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhjcbbf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mtudf4jai22iHow do my free Grav Open Source skeletons compare to Grav Helios Course Hub and Open Reader? Same open Markdown foundation and Admin panel, using an open-source theme instead of a Premium offering. https://www.hibbittsdesign.org/Grav-Open-Source-Projects-35c0615470e08066a0e6e4a6f208b3d1 #Markdown24 Aug 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtudf4jai22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mttt5twpjk24Some #GravCMS news to share: Grav 2 is now the default download across all four free Grav Open Source skeletons – Course Hub, MultiCourse Hub, Open Publishing Space, and Learn2 with GitSync. Grav 1.7 builds remain available too. 🔗 https://getgrav.org/downloads/skeletons #OpenSource #OER #OpenEducation24 Aug 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttt5twpjk24https://bsky.app/profile/hibbittsdesign.org/post/3mttqv3aapc2vThe Grav Helios Pressbooks Converter is free, no account needed. New: it now also exports Standard Markdown, for Docsify or any static site. helios-pressbooks-converter.hibbittsdesign.org Includes example: Principles of Social Psychology, converted. #Markdown https://helios-pressbooks-converter.hibbittsdesign.org/24 Aug 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:idrwyfddhcb3ahncdado3cwa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttqv3aapc2v