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title: "A Few Thoughts About... Aligning the Grav Open Course Hub and Docsify Open Course Starter Kit Projects"
date: 04/13/2021
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    'twitter:title' : A Few Thoughts About... Aligning the Grav Open Course Hub and Docsify Open Course Starter Kit Projects
    'twitter:description' : "A look at how I have further aligned my Grav and Docsify Open Course projects, keeping their unique strengths while sharing core features. And at the same time demonstrating the system-independent nature of Markdown!"
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_Recently I tweeted about efforts to further align my Grav and Docsify Open Course projects, keeping their unique strengths while sharing core features, and I thought I would share them here:_

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In the past few weeks a lot of progress has been made to align the key features of my <a href="https://twitter.com/getgrav?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@getgrav</a> Open Course Hub and <a href="https://t.co/Cj7y22iLmY">https://t.co/Cj7y22iLmY</a> projects, as can be seen below with seamlessly embedding content from both projects into the <a href=""https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanvasLMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanvasLMS</a>👇🏼 <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1381652101747470337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Because both projects leverage the system-independent Markdown format, the similarities are not just at the surface level, as most content (i.e. text, images, and HTML embeds) can be easily moved between platforms and therefore making content truly more future-friendly as well👇🏼 <a href="https://t.co/tGZ4JgV2zN">pic.twitter.com/tGZ4JgV2zN</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1381654783904284673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You can also explore a standalone demo site for each project🚀<br><br>Grav Open Course Hub<a href="https://t.co/1eYFFNhCHf">https://t.co/1eYFFNhCHf</a><br><br>Docsify Open Course Starter Kit<a href="https://t.co/gRZ3rLVddI">https://t.co/gRZ3rLVddI</a><br><br>Pages from either project can be seamlessly embedded into other platforms like <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanvasLMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanvasLMS</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Moodle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Moodle</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSTeams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MSTeams</a>.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1381656398799368193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What are some key advantages of each platform?<br><br>Grav<br>✅Modern file-based CMS<br>✅Flexible site structure<br>✅Custom pages/objects<br>✅Modular content<br>✅Twig templating language<br><br>Docsify<br>✅Serverless (ie GitHub Pages)<br>✅Optimized for docs-style sites<br>✅Built-in search<br>✅No build process</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1381692213780877313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Want to try one of my Docsify Starter Kits? Visit <a href="https://t.co/kboRX2rdnE">https://t.co/kboRX2rdnE</a>, choose your Starter Kit and then do the below steps👇🏼 FYI, it can take up to 20 minutes for your GitHub Pages site to become active🎉 <a href="https://t.co/vtUoDrnbx9">pic.twitter.com/vtUoDrnbx9</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1381714883104796674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Then finally, change the initial GitHub Repository URL in the &#39;index.html&#39; file to your own GitHub Repository URL👇🏼 <a href="https://t.co/TgFKkOYLic">pic.twitter.com/TgFKkOYLic</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1381717439088488448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BTW, as with Grav Open Course Hub, I&#39;ve tried to illustrate my student well-being heuristics in the example pages of the Docsify Open Course Starter Kit:<br><br>✅Reduce student anxiety and stress<br>✅Support student time management<br>✅Frictionless direct student–instructor communication</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1381742688601448448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>