Why I wanted a personal site for my mods and extensions

做这个网站的时候，我没有先想它会有多少人看。可能没什么访客，也没关系。我只是想先把这个地方搭起来。

模组在创意工坊，插件有自己的商店页面，制作过程又散在本地目录和文档里。一个项目从有想法，到能用，再到改过几次，中间留下的东西不少。但隔一段时间回头找，就未必容易找到想要的那一份。

先把入口放在一起

这个站最先要做的事情，是把这些东西整理清楚。

每个作品有一个介绍页，说明它做什么、适合什么情况、怎样使用，再放上对应的发布地址。外部平台仍然负责各自的安装和订阅，这里负责让人能找到它，也能知道它现在是什么样子。

如果从某个模组过来，还可以看看其他作品；如果从一篇文章过来，也能找到它在讲哪个项目。比起把一长串地址塞进每个平台的介绍里，我更愿意慢慢维护一个固定入口。

过程也有地方放

项目说明适合讲清楚用途和限制，但不一定适合写所有来龙去脉。

为什么会想做它，中间放弃了什么想法，最后为什么留下现在这个做法，这些可以另外写成随笔。不需要每篇都得出一个很大的结论，能把真实发生过的事情记清楚，就已经有用。

我不想为了填满页面，把生活记录也写成统一的文案。个人空间里的照片、便笺和日常，还是留着自己慢慢发。没有内容的地方，可以先空着。

给反馈和朋友留一点位置

作品下面会有评论，总站也有留言板。关于某个功能的问题，放在对应项目下面，以后其他人遇到相同情况也容易找到。

除此以外，我也想保留每个人自己的主页，以及能和朋友一起建设的共同空间。注册先用激活码，慢慢开放。公开作品照常可以看，游客也能留言，不需要为了说一句话先成为一个完整的社区用户。

至于以后会不会有更多工具，或者把插件里的某些能力放到网页上，等前面的东西稳一些，再一件一件做。

这个网站对我来说，首先是个自己的地方。有作品就放进来，有想法就记下来，朋友路过时能找到我，就很好。

I didn’t start this site by estimating how many people would visit. There may be very few, and that’s fine. I wanted to get the place in order first.

Mods live on the Workshop, extensions have store pages, and the work behind them is spread across local folders and documents. An idea becomes something usable, then changes several times. Coming back later doesn’t always mean finding the right version easily.

Put the entry points together

Each project needs a page explaining what it does, where it fits, how to use it and where to get it. Other platforms can continue handling installation and subscriptions. This site helps people find the project and understand its current shape.

Someone arriving from a mod can discover other work. Someone reading an article can find the project it refers to. I’d rather maintain one place gradually than keep copying a long list of links everywhere.

Leave room for the process

A usage guide explains functions and limitations. A note can explain why an idea started, what changed along the way, or why a particular choice remained.

Not every article needs a big conclusion. Recording what actually happened is enough. I also don’t want personal life to turn into a supply of polished site copy. Photos, notes and everyday updates can wait until I have something to post. Empty areas can stay empty.

A place for feedback and friends

Project comments keep feedback close to the work, and a guestbook gives visitors somewhere else to leave a few words. I also want people to have their own pages and shared spaces they can build with friends.

Registration will use activation codes. Public work remains readable without an account, and guests can comment. More tools, or web versions of parts of an extension, can come later, one step at a time.

For me, this site is first a place of my own. Somewhere to keep the work, write down ideas, and be found by friends passing through.