Grav Helios Course Hub now supports seamless LMS embedding🎉

Just add ?embedded=true to a page URL to display just the content, with no sidebar or header chrome.
And here is a demo standalone page:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

and for embedding:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Watch out for big news tomorrow about the support of seamless embedding of course content pages into your LMS with the latest release of Grav Helios Course Hub 👀

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#OpenEd #OER #GravCMS #Docsify

Fellow #GravCMS fans, some pretty big news is on its way🚀

Excited to share the 1.0 release of my newest open-source project, Grav Helios Course Hub!

Built as a plugin, it transforms the Grav premium Helios theme into a course companion site. One or more courses, course-aware search, and #Markdown content files.

www.hibbittsdesign.org/Grav-Helios-...

Helios Course Hub weekly overview.

The 1.0 release of Grav Helios Course Hub is just days away – nearly two months in the making, transforming of the amazing Grav Premium Helios theme into a companion site for one or more courses. Course-aware search, and all content in portable #Markdown files.

#GravCMS #OpenEducation #EdTech

Try the demos:

Multi-course: demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Single course: demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Grav Helios Course Hub courses page.

Grav Helios Course Hub course homepage.

Excited to share that the 1.0 release of my newest open-source project, Grav Helios Course Hub, is coming next week!

A plugin that transforms the Grav Premium Helios theme into a multi-course companion site. Fully portable #Markdown content files + context-aware search.

#OpenEducation #OpenSource

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GitHub - hibbitts-design/grav-plugin-admin-helios-refresh Contribute to hibbitts-design/grav-plugin-admin-helios-refresh development by creating an account on GitHub.

Hey fellow #GravCMS fans 👋🏻

New plugin: Admin Helios Refresh gives the Grav Admin Panel a more modern feel — zinc dark nav, accessible blues, rounded corners, subtle shadows, and focus rings. Helios-inspired, works with any Grav site.

Repo + install instructions: github.com/hibbitts-des...

Working on a new blog topic pack:

📐 Systems Thinking in Practice – for when the real question isn't "what should I build?" but "where does this complexity actually belong?"

Coming soon.

The Architecture Beneath the User Experience: Design Lessons from the Grav Helios Course Hub | Notion This all started with a small problem and a timely conversation in the Grav CMS Discord.

NEW DRAFT BLOG POST: The Architecture Beneath the User Experience: Design Lessons from the Grav Helios Course Hub

This is a big one, nine design principles, each circling back to the same question: where does this complexity actually belong?

www.hibbittsdesign.org/The-Architec...

OpenEd26 Proposal Title From Markdown to Open Web: Sharing OER with Docsify-This Conference Track Connecting the Dots: Expanding the reach of open education to wider audiences Session Type 20-minute Live (Interactive) ...

ICYMI: It's happening... maybe... first pass at a possible 2026 Open Education Conference session proposal🚀

From Markdown to Open Web: Publishing and Sharing OER with docsify-this.net

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Doc open for comments/suggestions? Thinking interactive 20 minute live session 🤔

It's happening... maybe... first pass at a possible 2026 Open Education Conference session proposal🚀

From Markdown to Open Web: Publishing and Sharing OER with docsify-this.net

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Doc open for comments/suggestions? Thinking an interactive 20 minute live session 🤔

The rumours are true, course card images will be supported in the upcoming Grav Helios Course Hub 👇🏼

preview.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-skeleto...

GitHub repo:
github.com/hibbitts-des...

Grav Helios Course Hub Preview | Notion The very first time I saw the new Grav Premium Helios theme, the potential as a modern and more capable successor to my original Grav Open Course Hub project was crystal clear!

NEW BLOG POST: Grav Helios Course Hub Preview

And how timely, to help mark #OEWeek26 with a new option for openly sharing a course online 🚀

www.hibbittsdesign.org/Grav-Helios-...

Grav Helios Course Hub homepage screenshot.

Grav Helios Course Hub course homepage screenshot.

Latest round of Grav Helios Course Hub updates👇🏼

- A course label with icon now in sidebar
- Default and course-specific course icons
- New admin toggles to show/hide site icon
- Customizable site icon

Check out all of these changes, and more, at:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Helios Course Hub excels at:
- Single or multiple courses
- Admin panel and Editor
- Rich content components via Shortcodes
- Git-sync for GitHub or Codeberg
- Powerful full-text indexing

Which fits your workflow better?

How does Grav Helios Course Hub project compare to my open-source project docsify-this.net?

Docsify-This excels at:
- Instant publishing, zero infrastructure
- Keeping all files in GitHub/Codeberg
- Present or share any Markdown file
- Style content via URL parameters
- Seamless content embedding

Grav Helios Course hub courses page screenshot.

Grav Helios Course hub course screenshot.

Grav Helios Course hub courses page dark theme screenshot.

Grav Helios Course hub course dark theme screenshot.

Another round of updates to my new open-source Helios Course Hub skeleton for #GravCMS project!

Single course preview:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Multiple course preview:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Comments/feedback welcome!

#Markdown #Edtech

Hey fellow course facilitators & teams! Fresh ReadMe updates for my upcoming Grav Helios Course Hub - feedback/comments welcome!

demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Single course preview:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Multiple course preview:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Project repos:
Grav Helios Course Hub Skeleton
github.com/hibbitts-des...

Grav Helios Course Hub Plugin
github.com/hibbitts-des...

Hey #GravCMS fans 👀

A Sunday afternoon peek at my new #opensource Helios Course Hub skeleton for Grav 🎉

The Grav Premium Helios theme is required.

Single course preview:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

Multiple course preview:
demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-helios-...

#Markdown #EdTech

Grav Helios Course Hub home page screenshot.

Hey #GravCMS fans 👀

A sneak peek at my new open-source Helios Course Hub skeleton for Grav 🎉

The Grav Premium Helios theme is required.

Single course preview:
test.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-skeleto...

Multiple course preview:
test.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-skeleto...

#Grav #OpenSource #EdTech

From Components to Connections: How Docsify-This Embodies Systems-Oriented Design | Notion With 30+ years of software interaction design (since 512 x 342, for those in the know), I’ve always been interested in applying a more systems-oriented approach to problems when applicable – looking a...

Sneak peek at a (possible) upcoming blog post: www.hibbittsdesign.org/From-Compone...

Comments/feedback?

#systems #UX #opensource

What Documentation Is Really About: Showing Users You Care Through Design | Notion Just updated the recently created Docsify-This Tutorials & Workshops page, and it reminded me what documentation is really about.

NEW BLOG POST: What Documentation Is Really About: Showing Users You Care Through Design

www.hibbittsdesign.org/What-Documen...

HibbittsDesign.org | Open-Source Design Notes and Insights, from a UX Perspective Explore an evolving collection of resources and personal insights that have informed my work as an open-source software designer and author.

Updated: Docsify-This Tutorials & Workshops now with better organization - from a #Markdown publishing quick start in minutes to advanced workflows, plus videos and community support. No webserver, no build process, no installation required ✨

www.hibbittsdesign.org/Docsify-This...

docsify-this.net

docsify-this.net v1.11.0 is now available 🎉

✅ Visual refresh of Web Page Builder
✅ Improved text wrapping of non-English languages
✅ New Inter font for visual alignment with Grav CMS Helios
✅ Refactored CSS

Docsify-This instantly turns online Markdown files into web pages.

#Markdown
#OER

HibbittsDesign.org | Open-Source Publishing Tools for Educators, Publishers, and Creators Welcome to HibbittsDesign.org – where over two decades of experience in software interaction design, higher education, and founding one of Vancouver's earliest human-centered design consultancies con...

Fresh update to the hibbittsdesign.org website - Resources page features Docsify-This Tutorials & Workshops, where the self-directed guide Leap into Open Publishing with Docsify‑This and Docsify-This in Action Video Series are included 🚀

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#Markdown #OpenSource

Organizing Blog Posts Into Topic Packs: A Simple Pattern to Support Learning | Notion When blog organization becomes a discovery problem

Final version now published: Organizing blog posts into "blog topic packs" - small collections grouped around reader challenges, not just tags.

Readers have problems to solve. What if we organized content by those problems?

www.hibbittsdesign.org/Organizing-B...

#opensource #ux #blogging