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The #Blaugust 2026 blogging challenge had a nice set of awards this year based on reaching a certain number of posts published:

1* — Newbie Blogger. *if it was your first time doing Blaugust
5+ — Bronze
15+ — Silver
25+ — Gold
31+ — Rainbow Diamond

From https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/.
These levels, and the total for the duration (rather than one per day) made the challenge more inviting, accessible, and fun, removing (most of) the stress of a typical daily challenge for a month.
When I started the Web And Standards September Useful Posts (#WASSUP) blogging challenge, I said it was similar to Blaugust and noted “30 posts during the month of September”. While I adopted Blaugust’s total posts for the duration (rather than daily) aspect, I meant to include such levels too.
James (@jamesg.blog) reminded me of this in his first WASSUP post yesterday:

https://jamesg.blog/2026/09/02/hide-on-desktop-mobile-css

and noted explicitly:
“I am not planning to write every day about web development per the challenge, but I will try my best to share a few HTML and CSS tips throughout the month!”
After a bit of brainstorming in the #indieweb cafe channel and some further thoughts, again, inspired by the Blaugust levels, here are the #WASSUP2026 levels to start with:

1 ⭐️ Starter. Congrats on starting the challenge!
5 ✨ Weekly Tipster. Post once per week, or at least 5 times for the duration.
8 🕸 Weekends Weaver. Post every weekend day, or at least that same number, 8 times.

(Thanks to James for this suggestion!)

22 ❇️ Weekdays Wizard. Post every weekday, or at least that same number, 22 times.
30 💠 Superbly Useful. Post at least 30 times during the month.

I’ve updated the original post to include these awards, and they’re all self-assessed.
https://tantek.com/2026/244/t1/september-blogging-challenge-wassup
Let’s see your useful posts about the web or open web standards!
https://tantek.com/2026/246/t2/awards-levels-wassup-challenge

#blaugust #indieweb #wassup2026

22 hours ago

tantek.comThe #Blaugust 2026 blogging challenge had a nice set of awards this year based on reaching a certain number of posts published: * 1* — Newbie Blogger. *if it was your first time doing Blaugust * 5+ — Bronze * 15+ — Silver * 25+ — Gold * 31+ — Rainbow Diamond From https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/. These levels, and the total for the duration (rather than one per day) made the challenge more inviting, accessible, and fun, removing (most of) the stress of a typical daily challenge for a month. When I started the Web And Standards September Useful Posts (#WASSUP) blogging challenge, I said it was similar to Blaugust and noted “30 posts during the month of September”. While I adopted Blaugust’s total posts for the duration (rather than daily) aspect, I meant to include such levels too. James (@jamesg.blog) reminded me of this in his first WASSUP post yesterday: * https://jamesg.blog/2026/09/02/hide-on-desktop-mobile-css and noted explicitly: “I am not planning to write every day about web development per the challenge, but I will try my best to share a few HTML and CSS tips throughout the month!” After a bit of brainstorming in the #indieweb cafe channel and some further thoughts, again, inspired by the Blaugust levels, here are the #WASSUP2026 levels to start with: * 1 ⭐️ Starter. Congrats on starting the challenge! * 5 ✨ Weekly Tipster. Post once per week, or at least 5 times for the duration. * 8 🕸 Weekends Weaver. Post every weekend day, or at least that same number, 8 times. (Thanks to James for this suggestion!) * 22 ❇️ Weekdays Wizard. Post every weekday, or at least that same number, 22 times. * 30 💠 Superbly Useful. Post at least 30 times during the month. I’ve updated the original post to include these awards, and they’re all self-assessed. https://tantek.com/2026/244/t1/september-blogging-challenge-wassup Let’s see your useful posts about the web or open web standards! - Tantek