A few more tweaks

README.md

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ A starter repository showing how to build a blog with the [Eleventy](https://git
 Deploy this Eleventy site in just a few clicks on these services:
 
 - [Get your own Eleventy web site on Netlify](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/11ty/eleventy-base-blog)
+- If you run Eleventy locally you can drag your `_site` folder to [`drop.netlify.com`](https://drop.netlify.com/) to upload it!
 - [Get your own Eleventy web site on Vercel](https://vercel.com/import/project?template=11ty%2Feleventy-base-blog)
-
-Or, read more about [Deploying an Eleventy project](https://www.11ty.dev/docs/deployment/).
+- Read more about [Deploying an Eleventy project](https://www.11ty.dev/docs/deployment/) to the web.
 
 ## Getting Started
 

blog/fourthpost/fourthpost.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Leverage agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews.
 
 Bring to the table win-win survival strategies to ensure proactive domination. At the end of the day, going forward, a new normal that has evolved from generation X is on the runway heading towards a streamlined cloud solution. User generated content in real-time will have multiple touchpoints for offshoring.
 
-{% imageOptimized "./fourthpost/possum.png", "A possum parent and two possum kids hanging from the iconic red balloon" %}
+{% imageOptimized "./possum.png", "A possum parent and two possum kids hanging from the iconic red balloon" %}
 
 ## Section Header
 

eleventy.config.js

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const markdownItAnchor = require("markdown-it-anchor");
 const pluginRss = require("@11ty/eleventy-plugin-rss");
 const pluginSyntaxHighlight = require("@11ty/eleventy-plugin-syntaxhighlight");
 const pluginNavigation = require("@11ty/eleventy-navigation");
-const { EleventyHtmlBasePlugin } = require("@11ty/eleventy");
 const eleventyImage = require("@11ty/eleventy-img");
+const { EleventyHtmlBasePlugin } = require("@11ty/eleventy");
 
 function relativeToInputPath(inputPath, relativeFilePath) {
 	let split = inputPath.split(path.sep);
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
 		"./node_modules/prismjs/themes/prism-okaidia.css": "/css/prism-okaidia.css"
 	});
 
-	// If your passthrough copy gets heavy and cumbersome, add this line
-	// to emulate the file copy on the dev server. Learn more: https://www.11ty.dev/docs/copy/#emulate-passthrough-copy-during-serve
-	// eleventyConfig.setServerPassthroughCopyBehavior("passthrough");
-
 	// Plugins
 	eleventyConfig.addPlugin(pluginRss);
 	eleventyConfig.addPlugin(pluginSyntaxHighlight);
@@ -35,12 +31,14 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
 	eleventyConfig.addPlugin(EleventyHtmlBasePlugin);
 
 	// Shortcodes
+	eleventyConfig.addPlugin(eleventyConfig => {
 		eleventyConfig.addAsyncShortcode("imageOptimized", async function imageShortcode(src, alt, sizes) {
 			let file = relativeToInputPath(this.page.inputPath, src);
 			let metadata = await eleventyImage(file, {
 				widths: ["auto"],
-			formats: ["webp", "png"], // Can add "avif" or "jpeg" here
-			outputDir: "_site/img/"
+				// Can add "avif" or "jpeg" here if you’d like!
+				formats: ["webp", "png"],
+				outputDir: path.join(eleventyConfig.dir.output, "img"),
 			});
 			let imageAttributes = {
 				alt,
@@ -50,6 +48,7 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
 			};
 			return eleventyImage.generateHTML(metadata, imageAttributes);
 		});
+	})
 
 	// Filters
 	eleventyConfig.addFilter("readableDate", (dateObj, format = "dd LLLL yyyy") => {
@@ -104,6 +103,14 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
 		});
 	});
 
+	// Features to make your build faster (as you need them)
+
+	// If your passthrough copy gets heavy and cumbersome, add this line
+	// to emulate the file copy on the dev server. Learn more:
+	// https://www.11ty.dev/docs/copy/#emulate-passthrough-copy-during-serve
+
+	// eleventyConfig.setServerPassthroughCopyBehavior("passthrough");
+
 	return {
 		// Control which files Eleventy will process
 		// e.g.: *.md, *.njk, *.html, *.liquid
@@ -126,10 +133,11 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
 			includes: "_includes",
 			data: "_data",
 			output: "_site"
-		}
+		},
 
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------------
-		// Optional:
+		// Optional items:
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 		// If your site deploys to a subdirectory, change `pathPrefix`.
 		// Read more: https://www.11ty.dev/docs/config/#deploy-to-a-subdirectory-with-a-path-prefix
@@ -137,9 +145,6 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
 		// When paired with the HTML <base> plugin https://www.11ty.dev/docs/plugins/html-base/
 		// it will transform any absolute URLs in your HTML to include this
 		// folder name and does **not** affect where things go in the output folder.
-
-		// Optional (default is shown)
-		// pathPrefix: "/",
-		// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+		pathPrefix: "/",
 	};
 };

package.json

@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "npx @11ty/eleventy",
 		"build-ghpages": "npx @11ty/eleventy --pathprefix=/eleventy-base-blog/",
-		"bench": "DEBUG=Eleventy:Benchmark* npx @11ty/eleventy",
-		"watch": "npx @11ty/eleventy --watch",
 		"serve": "npx @11ty/eleventy --serve",
 		"start": "npx @11ty/eleventy --serve --quiet",
-		"start-ghpages": "npx @11ty/eleventy --serve --quiet --pathprefix=/eleventy-base-blog/",
-		"debug": "DEBUG=Eleventy* npx @11ty/eleventy"
+		"debug": "DEBUG=Eleventy* npx @11ty/eleventy",
+		"benchmark": "DEBUG=Eleventy:Benchmark* npx @11ty/eleventy"
 	},
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",