threadi Now Pages
Your website tells visitors who you are and how to reach you. But what are you up to these days? That’s what a Now page answers: one page – usually at /now – about what matters in your life at the moment. Training for a half-marathon, hiking every weekend, a new dance class, last week’s concert, lif
Your website tells visitors who you are and how to reach you. But what are you up to these days?
That’s what a Now page answers: one page – usually at /now – about what matters in your life at the moment. Training for a half-marathon, hiking every weekend, a new dance class, last week’s concert, life with a newborn, planning a wedding. The things you would tell a friend you haven’t seen in a year.
The idea comes from Derek Sivers , who started the first Now page in 2015. Since then, countless personal websites have followed his example.
Why a Now page and not just social media?
Social media captures single moments and lets them disappear in the feed. A Now page shows the big picture – in one place, on your own website, readable for everyone without an account.
The catch: a Now page is only worth something while it’s current. Updated by hand, it is outdated within weeks.
Now Pages keeps it current for you. It collects what you already share elsewhere, adds the things you do regularly, and turns everything into a readable Now page – automatically, every hour.
Up and running in two minutes
- 01Install and activate the plugin.
- 02Start the setup and pick a first source – for example your Fediverse account, your calendar or “Went to the gym” once a week.
- 03Done. Your Now page is live – usually at /now – and keeps itself up to date.
Not sure, which source fits? Describe in your own words what you want to show, and AI suggests matching sources – each one tested before it is offered to you.
What your Now page can show
- Your routines – things no service knows about, like sports, hiking or dancing: write a sentence once, and it is repeated on a schedule – right away or only after you confirm it, in the list of entries or with a click in an email
- Your own entries – a concert, a trip, a new chapter in your life: add them by hand whenever you like
- Your social media – your posts in the Fediverse and any profile with an RSS feed, e.g., your Bluesky or YouTube channel
- Your calendar – events from any ICS calendar, Meetup groups and WordCamps
