[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":121},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-the-site-got-a-facelift":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":108,"description":109,"extension":110,"image":16,"meta":111,"navigation":112,"path":113,"readingTime":114,"seo":115,"stem":116,"tags":117,"videoUrl":119,"__hash__":120},"posts\u002Fposts\u002Fthe-site-got-a-facelift.md","The Site Got a Facelift — Here's What Changed",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":101},"minimark",[9,34,37,42,49,53,56,79,82,86,89,98],[10,11,12,17],"p",{},[13,14],"img",{"alt":15,"src":16},"A single small arrow growing into a larger formation of red arrows on a dark background","https:\u002F\u002Fik.imagekit.io\u002Fpfhl0bn0v\u002Fred-alt-key-website\u002Fposts\u002Fsite-redesign-change-arrows.jpg",[18,19,20,21,28,29],"em",{},"Photo by ",[22,23,27],"a",{"href":24,"rel":25},"https:\u002F\u002Funsplash.com\u002F@cdd20",[26],"nofollow","愚木混株 Yumu"," on ",[22,30,33],{"href":31,"rel":32},"https:\u002F\u002Funsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FHQH-GOZ6K2c",[26],"Unsplash",[10,35,36],{},"If you've been here before, you've probably noticed things look different. I've spent the last few weeks quietly rebuilding this site from the ground up — new framework, new design, and a handful of features that didn't exist a month ago. Now that the dust has settled, here's a quick tour of what changed and why.",[38,39,41],"h2",{"id":40},"why-rebuild-at-all","Why Rebuild At All",[10,43,44,45,48],{},"The old site worked, but it was starting to fight me every time I wanted to add something new. So I rebuilt it on Nuxt 4, which sounds like an implementation detail nobody should care about — and mostly, you shouldn't. What you ",[18,46,47],{},"will"," notice is that pages load faster, the design is more consistent, and I can actually ship new features without dreading it.",[38,50,52],{"id":51},"whats-actually-new","What's Actually New",[10,54,55],{},"A few things worth pointing out if you poke around:",[57,58,59,67,73],"ul",{},[60,61,62,66],"li",{},[63,64,65],"strong",{},"Topic browsing."," As it was with the previous website framework's design, every Video Note is tagged, so you can still browse by topic — Docker, Linux, home labs, virtualization — instead of scrolling the full list.",[60,68,69,72],{},[63,70,71],{},"An RSS feed."," If you use a feed reader, you can now subscribe to new posts directly instead of checking back manually.",[60,74,75,78],{},[63,76,77],{},"A cleaner reading experience."," Code blocks now have a copy button, pages are quicker, and the whole thing works better on a phone — including the option to add the site to your home screen like an app.",[10,80,81],{},"None of this is flashy. It's the boring, unglamorous work of making a site easier to maintain and nicer to use — which, selfishly, means I'm more likely to actually keep writing these.",[38,83,85],{"id":84},"the-actual-point","The Actual Point",[10,87,88],{},"Here's the thing, though: this site is a companion to the channel, not a replacement for it. The Video Notes exist to back up what's already on YouTube — the walkthroughs, the home lab builds, the \"wait, why did that break\" moments — not to stand in for them.",[10,90,91,92,97],{},"So if you like what the redesign says about where this is headed, the best way to actually support it is on YouTube. ",[22,93,96],{"href":94,"rel":95},"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutube.com\u002F@redaltkey?sub_confirmation=1",[26],"Subscribing"," costs nothing and tells YouTube to actually show you the next video instead of burying it.",[10,99,100],{},"New Video Notes (and probably a few more site tweaks) are coming. Glad you're here for it.",{"title":102,"searchDepth":103,"depth":103,"links":104},"",2,[105,106,107],{"id":40,"depth":103,"text":41},{"id":51,"depth":103,"text":52},{"id":84,"depth":103,"text":85},"2026-09-15","A tour of the recent site redesign — and why the written side of this channel exists to point you back to the videos.","md",{},true,"\u002Fposts\u002Fthe-site-got-a-facelift","4 min read",{"title":5,"description":109},"posts\u002Fthe-site-got-a-facelift",[118],"Site Update",null,"49VcyIPAuMxzex3i0AR_N967Y99_vlF0gEJDWfMO5R4",1789444002361]