What is "hardcoding"?

[doodlemancy]

I just joined a community and read their rules and it says "please don't hardcode your entries".

I cannot for the life of me find a definition of "hardcode" anywhere, at least not in the context of Dreamwidth. Doesn't seem to be on the jargon page of the wiki. What does that mean? Also is it generally unwelcome in communities, whatever it is?

Edit: thank you! I have been educated!!! I had totally forgotten about this aspect of journaling sites.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

It means to set up your Dreamwidth journal so that no one can read it in the typeface and size they have selected for their own journal. It means you have custom-coded your journal in such a way that everyone has to read the font you have picked and the size you have picked.

[doodlemancy]

Gooooot it. So you're forcing your themeing on other people instead of letting them decide how to read it. I had forgotten about this aspect of journal sites, haha.

[princessofgeeks]

Lucking in my reading list it is a rare occurance!