I use ghostwriter to write blogs in markdown. Then with the help of a converter i convert it into html format and modify it from there.
Why not directly write in HTML?
Because for me writing blogs in direct html feels so hard for several reasons,
- Adding tags every-time affects my writing flow.
- Markdown is so simple compared to HTML and ghostwriter shows a direct live preview on the side.
- Markdown to HTML converters work so well by converting the markdown symbols into proper HTML tag.
But why I may switch?
I would consider to switch to directly writing blogs in HTML when i have enough knowledge about web development. The reasons are,
- It is harder to correct or tweak lines of converted HTML, when compared to directly written HTML.
- Converters are not perfect either, they make mistakes when identifying equivalent tags. Then later it will become a headache to review again and again.
- Later we have to implement CSS and class by reading each line of converted HTML, which actually doubles the effort.
- If I learned HTML, CSS and JavaScript well, and get comfort with it, then there is no need to write in Markdown format, use Hugo/Zola, find a good pre-built theme and keep it from breaking, etc. HTML, CSS, JavaScript manages itself everything.
- Managing our own website and writing blogs in it is actually very interesting and exciting than writing blogs in someones else's template/theme. (No matter we get viewers or not).
I recommend directly writing on HTML rather than Markdown to reduce the effort needed.
Thank you for the resources. It looks very helpful.