Every image on a web page can have a short description called alt text. It's important for accessibility – people with sight issues use screen readers, and...

Sometimes you want to play around with the color themes on your Pika blog, but you’re a little nervous to lose track of your existing custom color settings. Now you...

If you’re on the northeast coast in the U.S., I hope you’re safe in the nor'easter.  The usual kinds of updates for this month. 📬 In this issue: ZinesI’m working...

The Pagecord user interface has been given a fresh lick of paint. It's an evolution rather than a revolution, but it lays the groundwork for adding...

Apparently I watched a lot of movies in the last month, and that’s all I have to say about that. 📬 In this issue: ZinesI started writing a short story...

Here are the zines I got in the mail this month. 📬 Pocket Thoughts #38 includes original superhero comics. Carrier Pigeon Quarterly - Summer 2026 The Lost Art of Free...

We’re proud and quite fond of the default hypertext-focused design language of Pika blogs, but sometimes an icon just feels right (and it may help your readers). Now you can...

It’s August and summer is waning. Yet our commitment to constantly improving Pika is always on the rise! We’re betting you’ve noticed a lot of these changes as a few things in your dashboard have move...

A fantastic option for people who just want to start blogging with minimal fuss or set-up.

Pagecord Classic is the free forever version of Pagecord. It's a great way to start blogging without too much commitment. You get unlimited posts and pages,...

"Open Curiosity" is a zine series that includes project updates, reviews (of movies, TV shows, and books), and short articles. Issue 1 includes: Updates on...

Here are zines I got in the mail this month. Pouch Issue 3 has 62 pages that include journal layouts, interviews, and journaling inspiration. The Anniversary Bundle from Echo Zines...

"Biblically Accurate Angels" is a zine that collects my favorite examples of the Biblically Accurate Angels / Be Not Afraid meme. That's it, that's the zine....

Pika has offered the option for custom CSS since the beginning. Many of you who are a bit more technically inclined have been asking us to support custom scripts and other code on your site. If you’re...

Buy the Powecom KN95 face mask online today from Bona Fide Masks™. The #1 premier Powecom distributor in the U.S. NPPTL tested shows greater than 95% filtration.

This is a response to James Zhan’s blog post about pros and cons of having a comment section on a personal blog. The purpose of your blogHaving a comment section...

This is a response to Popcar’s blog post about PlayStation’s announcement that they’ll stop producing discs for new games in January 2028. These are the main benefits of ownership that...

Christopher Nolan chose to have the cast of The Odyssey use a modern American accent. He wanted “language that has emotional not intellectual meaning to people,” and so modern English...

Junited 2026 by the numbers: 59 bloggers, about 1,000 links shared, and some interesting observations around this blogging event.

I went to see Supergirl at the movie theater today. No spoilers first, and then spoilers below. (I tucked them away.) Milly Alcock’s portrayal of Kara is excellent. A+ Overall...

JulyReply is an annual “challenge” created by Robert Birming. It’s simple: You read a blog post and then write a response on your blog. The response post is titled like...

Pika is a pretty good blogging (and newsletter!) platform built by the good people at Good Enough.

June is done and Junited 2026 wrapped up. Now it's time for JulyReply, the third edition of this blog connecting event where bloggers reply to each other's posts throughout July.

Under the wire here for June, but it’s alright. It’s okay. 📬 In this issue: Artist trading cardsI started posting artist trading cards to ATCdex, which is a site dedicated...