Add featured events

.eleventy.js

@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ export default async function (eleventyConfig) {
             .sort(dateDesc);
     })
 
-    eleventyConfig.setLibrary("md", markdownIt(markdownItOptions))
-    eleventyConfig.amendLibrary("md", (mdLib) => mdLib.use(markdownItAnchor))
-    eleventyConfig.amendLibrary("md", (mdLib) => mdLib.use(markdownItEmoji.full, { shortcuts: {} }))
-    eleventyConfig.amendLibrary("md", (mdLib) => mdLib.use(markdownItFootnote))
+    const markdown = markdownIt(markdownItOptions)
+        .use(markdownItAnchor)
+        .use(markdownItEmoji.full, { shortcuts: {} })
+        .use(markdownItFootnote);
+
+    eleventyConfig.setLibrary("md", markdown)
 
     eleventyConfig.addPlugin(syntaxHighlight)
     eleventyConfig.addPlugin(eleventyImageTransformPlugin)
@@ -180,6 +182,10 @@ export default async function (eleventyConfig) {
         return (data) => eleventyConfig.getFilter("slugify")(data.page.fileSlug).concat("/")
     })
 
+    eleventyConfig.addFilter("markdown", content => {
+        return markdown.render(content)
+    })
+
     eleventyConfig.addFilter("readTime", content => {
         const minutes = content.trim().split(" ").length / 130 // 130 wpm
         return Math.ceil(minutes)

src/_data/events.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "featured": [
+        {
+            "title": "SalmorejoTech 2025",
+            "description": "I will be presenting at SalmorejoTech 2025 on FSFE's upcoming project, MP Scrape.",
+            "link": "https://salmorejo.tech/2025"
+        },
+        {
+            "title": "Devconf.CZ 2025",
+            "description": "I will be hosting at Devconf.CZ:\n- An [Upcycling Android Workshop](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/FRXKNL/)\n- A talk about [Munin](/projects/munin): [“Identity: Supporting dementia care with Free Software”](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/P8ZEE8/).",
+            "link": "https://www.devconf.info/cz/"
+        }
+    ]
+}

src/index.liquid

@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@ which I believe are essential for building a fairer and more sustainable technol
     {% endif %}
         <hr style="color: var(--color-secondary); border: 3px dotted; border-style: none none dotted;">
     </div>
-{% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% if events.featured %}
+<h2>featured events</h2>
+
+{% for event in events.featured %}
+    <div style="margin-bottom: 0.5rem;">
+        <h3 style="margin-bottom: 0;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="{{ event.link }}">{{ event.title }}</a></h3>
+        <p style="font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 0.4rem;">{{ event.description | markdown }}</p>
+    </div>
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% endif %}