quartize

Quartize is a Visual Studio Code extension that streamlines the process of creating blog posts for Quarto-based websites. It provides an intuitive interface for generating new blog posts with proper frontmatter, directory structure, and basic templates.

• 🎨 Two ways to create posts:
  • Quick create through Command Palette
  • Web View interface
• 🏷️ Category and author management
• 📸 Featured image support
• 🎯 SEO-friendly slug generation
• 🎨 Integrated with VS Code themes

Installation

• Open VS Code.
• Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X)
• Search for "Quartize"
• Click Install

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.94.0 or higher
• A Quarto blog project
• Quarto CLI installed

Usage

The extension provides two main features: quick create and viewer interface. You can use the quick create feature to create a new post with minimal input, or use the viewer interface to fill out a form with more detailed information.

Quick Create (Command Palette)

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS)
2. Search for "Quartize: New Blog Post (Palette)"
3. Follow the prompts to enter:

• Post title
• Description
• Categories

Voilà! Your new post is created with the proper frontmatter and directory structure.

Viewer Interface

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS)
2. Search for "Quartize: New Blog Post (Open Plugin)"
3. Fill out the form with:
   • Title
   • Date
   • Author
   • Categories
   • Description
   • Featured image
   • Image alt text
4. Click "Create Post"

Configuration

You can configure the extension by setting the following options in your settings.json file:

Setting	Type	Description
quartize.authors	array	List of predefined authors
quartize.categories	array	List of predefined categories
quartize.defaultAuthor	string	Default author for new posts

Tip

You can access the settings.json file by pressing Ctrl+, (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+, (macOS) to open the Settings view, then clicking the "Edit in settings.json" link.

Or you can open the file directly by going to File > Preferences > Settings (Windows/Linux) or Code > Preferences > Settings (macOS) and clicking the "Open Settings (JSON)" button.

For example, to set up authors, categories, and a default author, add the following to your settings.json file:

{
  "quartize.authors": [
    "John Doe",
    "Jane Smith"
  ],
  "quartize.categories": [
    "tech",
    "programming",
    "data-science"
  ],
  "quartize.defaultAuthor": "John Doe"
}

License

Copyright (c) 2024 HJJB, LLC. All rights reserved.

This software is provided under a custom license that allows usage but prohibits modification. See the LICENSE file for full terms and conditions.