ABOUT · THE NAMING DEPARTMENT
Why is it called that?
Every tool here has a name. Most of them are ridiculous. All of them are on purpose.
The Naming Department is a staff of one, meets after midnight, and abhors puns, but his wife loves them. Here's the reasoning, such as it is.
THE CATALOG
Names, explained
MODULE · mod_wayfin
Wayfin
A sticky "on this page" menu that builds itself from your headings.
Wayfinding, but with a fin. It helps you navigate the reef.
MODULE · mod_tidewrack
Tidewrack
Pulls articles from your categories and sorts them by tag and date.
The tidewrack is the line of treasures the tide leaves on the beach. It started life as "News Sorter," which was accurate and deeply boring.
MODULE · mod_unfolder
Unfolder
A hero accordion of up to seven panels, with images or video.
It unfolds. Sometimes the Naming Department takes the night off.
PLUGIN · plg_system_shrinkray
Shrinkray
Makes resized WebP and AVIF copies of your images, right on the server.
Point it at a big image and zap. Every mad scientist needs one.
PLUGIN · plg_system_chaosloupe
Chaos Loupe
Click any image to see it bigger. This one has a ton of extras.
A loupe is the little magnifier jewelers squint through. The chaos is house style.
PLUGIN · plg_content_chaosfilet
Chaos Filet
Pulls fields from one article into another with a simple tag.
It slices the best bits out of an article and serves them somewhere else. Yes, a fish studio named a tool after filleting. We're aware.
MODULE · mod_a11ytoolbar
Accessibility Toolbar
Visitor controls for fonts, spacing, contrast, read aloud and more.
Boring on purpose. When the job is helping people find what they need, the name shouldn't make them guess.
PLUGIN · plg_system_a11ypatch
Accessibility Attribute Patch
Adds missing labels and attributes to markup you can't edit.
Also boring on purpose, for the same reason. The Naming Department sulked, then agreed.
HOUSE RULES
How a name gets picked
- 1. GO TO SEA
- If there's an ocean word for it, use the ocean word.
- 2. PUNS WIN
- A pun beats a description, every time.
- 3. EXCEPT
- Accessibility tools get plain names. Clarity outranks comedy.
- 4. SAY IT OUT LOUD
- If it can't survive being said in a meeting, it goes back in the tank.
ALL FREE
