Rory.cat
 Rory.cat on January 19, 2025 | |
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chew |
| URL | rory |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | September 15, 2020 |
Rory.cat (commonly stylized in all lowercase) is a simple website designed to display random images of Rory. Users can view a new image, access the Rory API, or join the Rory & Lorelai Fanclub Discord server. Launched in September 2020, the site has been updated to include features like progressive web app (PWA) support and continues to expand its image collection.
Information
The functionality behind rory.cat is basic. Its primary focus is to serve pictures of Rory. It contains 3 links on any given page, a link to a new Rory image (named "New Rory"), a link to the Rory API, and a link to the Rory & Lorelai Fanclub Discord server.[1]
Simply going to the root page will always show a random picture of Rory. However, clicking on the Rory image (or navigating to /id/:id manually) will take you to that image's specific page. On this page, the "New Rory" button is changed to "Random Rory" (which takes you to the root page), and a new link to the Rory API to that specific Rory image appears above the general API link.[2]
Most of the images are in the WebP image format. Because of the nature of the format, images served here are in some cases significantly smaller than their PNG counterparts.
All images on the website are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.[3] Chew requests that a link to the rory.cat website be accompanied to every rory.cat image.
History
The repository and its initial commit were on September 15th, 2020.[4]. Backend logic was added the following day,[5] as well as an API endpoint to get a random image.[6]. Finally, the following day finalized the site with a homepage.[7]
By request, a page and API endpoint to get a Rory image by its ID was added 4 days later on September 21st, 2020.[8]
The site code itself remained dormant for over a year until October 7th, 2021 where changes were made to enable the website to be a progressive web app (PWA).[9]
The site continues to add new Rory pictures.
References
- ↑ rory.cat root page
- ↑ Rory image #100
- ↑ Chew. "Rory.cat Image Licenses". rory.cat. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ↑ "Initial commit" by Chew in Chew/rory.cat @
3db00a3. Committed on September 15, 2020 – via GitHub. - ↑ "API/Home controllers" by Chew in Chew/rory.cat @
aa81343. Committed on September 16, 2020 – via GitHub. - ↑ "API GET /purr endpoint" by Chew in Chew/rory.cat @
544a27b. Committed on September 16, 2020 – via GitHub. - ↑ "Add home page" by Chew in Chew/rory.cat @
2773260. Committed on September 17, 2020 – via GitHub. - ↑ "rory by id (api/page)" by Chew in Chew/rory.cat @
22c040c. Committed on September 21, 2020 – via GitHub. - ↑ "Improvements and make Rory a PWA!" by Chew in Chew/rory.cat @
6b68aa7. Committed on October 7, 2021 – via GitHub.