# pinopress
**pinopress** is a modular makefile based static blog generator. that means you run the build script once and every page is generated beforehand.
+**pinopress** also focuses on extensibility, you can hook your own shell scripts into the build process to easily add any new features.
built in features include markdown generated blog articles, and a rss feed.
here are some potential ideas for modules:
- [ ] syntax highlight for code blocks
-- [ ] blog average time to read
+- [x] blog average time to read
## pinopress flavored markdown
`$SITEURL` - the SITEURL variable you set in the pinopress config
-`$USERVAR1` - global variable you can use however you want
+`$USERGLOBAL1` - global variable you can use however you want
-`$USERVAR2` - a second user defined global variable
+`$USERGLOBAL2` - a second user defined global variable
### article only
`$PUBLISHED_DATE` - the date/time the article was published, as set in the article header
-## mounts
+`$DESCRIPTION` - brief description of the blog post
-coming soon...
+`$USERLOCAL1` - article specific variable you can use for whatever you want
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+`$USERLOCAL2` - another user local variable