A Quickstart guide to setting up Vim for blogging

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  • goyo.vim

    :tulip: Distraction-free writing in Vim

    For the centered editing and focus mode, I use Goyo and Limelight. There are alternatives, but these are the ones I use.

  • limelight.vim

    :flashlight: All the world's indeed a stage and we are merely players

    For the centered editing and focus mode, I use Goyo and Limelight. There are alternatives, but these are the ones I use.

  • SonarQube

    Static code analysis for 29 languages.. Your projects are multi-language. So is SonarQube analysis. Find Bugs, Vulnerabilities, Security Hotspots, and Code Smells so you can release quality code every time. Get started analyzing your projects today for free.

  • vim-markdown

    Vim Markdown runtime files (by tpope)

    For the syntax highlighting, I use Tim Pope's markdown runtime. Tim Pope is a magician at these things.

  • vim-pencil

    Rethinking Vim as a tool for writing

    For grammar and spellchecking, I use many plugins. The main one is Pencil. I also use Vim Ditto, Lexical, and Wordy

  • vim-ditto

    :speak_no_evil: Stop repeating yourself

    For grammar and spellchecking, I use many plugins. The main one is Pencil. I also use Vim Ditto, Lexical, and Wordy

  • vim-lexical

    Build on Vim’s spell/thes/dict completion

    For grammar and spellchecking, I use many plugins. The main one is Pencil. I also use Vim Ditto, Lexical, and Wordy

  • vim-wordy

    Uncover usage problems in your writing

    For grammar and spellchecking, I use many plugins. The main one is Pencil. I also use Vim Ditto, Lexical, and Wordy

  • InfluxDB

    Access the most powerful time series database as a service. Ingest, store, & analyze all types of time series data in a fully-managed, purpose-built database. Keep data forever with low-cost storage and superior data compression.

  • auto-pairs

    Vim plugin, insert or delete brackets, parens, quotes in pair

    I also use autopairs to get nicely autoclosed quotes.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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