slinking in Pivot

The blog software I use here,

is GPLed and extendable. I’ve used a few extensions to show flash content and even hacked one to play mp3s.

I just installed another one that will be handy for me rather than the children, slink.

slink lets you define some links that can then be inserted quickly by typing, for example: [[slink:p]] and getting

.

you get to define as many slinks as you like in a simple file, mine looks like this at the moment:

p|Pivot|http://www.pivotlog.net

a|Apple|http://www.apple.com

s|Sandaig|http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk

o|Sandaig Otters|http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot

ewan|Ewan|http://edu.blogs.com

david|David|http://edcompblog.blogspot.com/

robert|Robert|http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/

pete|Pete|http://geekyteach.computingteacher.co.uk/

google|Google|google.co.uk

sb|ScotsEudBlogs News|http://www.scotedublogs.org.uk/

sw|ScotEduBlogs Wiki|http://www.scotedublogs.wikispaces.com/

boo|Booruch|http://booruch.libsyn.com/

stv|Sandaig TV|http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/sandaig_tv.php

f|Flickr|http://www.flickr.com

which reflects common links I’ve made recently, but it is simple to change by editing a text file.

This is the sort of thing that keeps me amused while doing the more important job of running the children’s blogs.