Sunday, June 14, 2026
This way to the town square
So, Cauê Napier has created this nifty little thing you can add to your site called Town Square. Of course, I signed up for it right away and implemented it on Newsonaut.
Where is it? Right over here.
It's a joy to use. A stickman version of you hangs out with other stick people, tossing out messages that disappear after a few seconds, never to be seen again. You can move around, jump, watch the birds, and Cauê has more planned.
I wasn’t sure about adding it to the bottom of every post, so I gave it its own page. For one thing, over on Cauê’s site, there was lots of activity and conversation, but I didn’t see anything like a discussion of the post it was attached to.
Then I thought, well, maybe it could just be a town square in general. So that’s what I have on Newsonaut. I’m still thinking about how I can feature it.
I’m also thinking Cauê might want to create something like townsquare.com. It would be a version of his Town Square with a bunch more features. I’m not sure what those might be, but one thing that comes to mind is the Club Penguin my kids used to play.
On the other hand, having a central location like that might go against the spirit of the indie web.
In any case, the idea as it stands is genius, and I look forward to the new features coming up.
Also, thanks Cauê for linking to my site. That was not expected. Now he’s looking at creating a map to join up all the town squares. When I read that, I figured I’d better get this post up so visitors can actually find it.
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