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Configuration

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Type: page Date: 2026-01-09

Configuration

Fork configuration

After forking, you have two options to configure your site:

Option 1: Automated (Recommended)

cp fork-config.json.example fork-config.json
# Edit fork-config.json with your site information
npm run configure

This updates all 11 configuration files in one command. See FORK_CONFIG.md for the full JSON schema and options.

Option 2: Manual

Follow the step-by-step guide in FORK_CONFIG.md to update each file manually.

Files updated by configuration

File	What to update
src/config/siteConfig.ts	Site name, title, intro, bio, blog page, logo gallery, GitHub contributions, right sidebar configuration
src/pages/Home.tsx	Intro paragraph text, footer links
convex/http.ts	SITE_URL, SITE_NAME, description strings (3 locations)
convex/rss.ts	SITE_URL, SITE_TITLE, SITE_DESCRIPTION (RSS feeds)
src/pages/Post.tsx	SITE_URL, SITE_NAME, DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE (OG tags)
index.html	Title, meta description, OG tags, JSON-LD
public/llms.txt	Site name, URL, description, topics
public/robots.txt	Sitemap URL and header comment
public/openapi.yaml	API title, server URL, site name in examples
public/.well-known/ai-plugin.json	Site name, descriptions
src/config/siteConfig.ts	Default theme (defaultTheme field)

Site title and description metadata

These files contain the main site description text. Update them with your own tagline:

File	What to change
index.html	meta description, og:description, twitter:description, JSON-LD
README.md	Main description at top of file
src/config/siteConfig.ts	name, title, and bio fields
src/pages/Home.tsx	Intro paragraph (hardcoded JSX with links)
convex/http.ts	SITE_NAME constant and description strings (3 locations)
convex/rss.ts	SITE_TITLE and SITE_DESCRIPTION constants
public/llms.txt	Header quote, Name, and Description fields
public/openapi.yaml	API title and example site name
AGENTS.md	Project overview section
content/blog/about-this-blog.md	Title, description, excerpt, and opening paragraph
content/pages/about.md	excerpt field and opening paragraph
content/pages/docs.md	Opening description paragraph

Backend constants (convex/http.ts and convex/rss.ts):

// convex/http.ts
const SITE_URL = "https://your-site.netlify.app";
const SITE_NAME = "Your Site Name";

// convex/rss.ts
const SITE_URL = "https://your-site.netlify.app";
const SITE_TITLE = "Your Site Name";
const SITE_DESCRIPTION = "Your site description for RSS feeds.";

Post page constants (src/pages/Post.tsx):

const SITE_URL = "https://your-site.netlify.app";
const SITE_NAME = "Your Site Name";
const DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE = "/images/og-default.svg";

These constants affect RSS feeds, API responses, sitemaps, and social sharing metadata.

Site settings

Edit src/config/siteConfig.ts:

export default {
  name: "Site Name",
  title: "Tagline",
  logo: "/images/logo.svg", // null to hide homepage logo
  intro: "Introduction text...",
  bio: "Bio text...",

  // Blog page configuration
  blogPage: {
    enabled: true, // Enable /blog route
    showInNav: true, // Show in navigation
    title: "Blog", // Nav link and page title
    order: 0, // Nav order (lower = first)
  },

  // Hardcoded navigation items for React routes
  hardcodedNavItems: [
    {
      slug: "stats",
      title: "Stats",
      order: 10,
      showInNav: true, // Set to false to hide from nav
    },
    {
      slug: "write",
      title: "Write",
      order: 20,
      showInNav: true,
    },
  ],

  // Inner page logo configuration
  innerPageLogo: {
    enabled: true, // Set to false to hide logo on inner pages
    size: 28, // Logo height in pixels (keeps aspect ratio)
  },

  // Featured section
  featuredViewMode: "list", // 'list' or 'cards'
  showViewToggle: true,

  // Logo gallery (static grid or scrolling marquee)
  logoGallery: {
    enabled: true, // false to hide
    images: [{ src: "/images/logos/logo.svg", href: "https://example.com" }],
    position: "above-footer",
    speed: 30,
    title: "Built with",
    scrolling: false, // false = static grid, true = scrolling marquee
    maxItems: 4, // Number of logos when scrolling is false
  },

  links: {
    docs: "/docs",
    convex: "https://convex.dev",
  },
};

Logo configuration:

• logo: Homepage logo path (set to null to hide). Uses public/images/logo.svg by default.
• innerPageLogo: Logo shown on blog page, posts, and static pages. Desktop: top left. Mobile: top right. Set enabled: false to hide on inner pages while keeping homepage logo.

Navigation structure:

Navigation combines three sources sorted by order:

1. Blog link (if blogPage.enabled and blogPage.showInNav are true)
2. Hardcoded nav items (React routes from hardcodedNavItems)
3. Markdown pages (from content/pages/ with showInNav: true)

All items sort by order (lower first), then alphabetically by title.

Featured items

Posts and pages appear in the featured section when marked with featured: true in frontmatter.

Add to featured section:

# In any post or page frontmatter
featured: true
featuredOrder: 1
excerpt: "Short description for card view."
image: "/images/thumbnail.png"

Then run npm run sync or npm run sync:all. No redeploy needed.

Field	Description
featured	Set true to show in featured section
featuredOrder	Order in featured section (lower = first)
excerpt	Short text shown on card view
image	Thumbnail for card view (displays as square)

Thumbnail images: In card view, the image field displays as a square thumbnail above the title. Non-square images are automatically cropped to center. Square thumbnails: 400x400px minimum (800x800px for retina).

Posts without images: Cards display without the image area. The card shows just the title and excerpt with adjusted padding.

Ordering: Items with featuredOrder appear first (lower numbers first). Items without featuredOrder appear after, sorted by creation time.

Display options (in siteConfig):

// In src/pages/Home.tsx
const siteConfig = {
  featuredViewMode: "list", // 'list' or 'cards'
  showViewToggle: true, // Let users switch views
};

GitHub contributions graph

Display your GitHub contribution activity on the homepage. Configure in siteConfig:

gitHubContributions: {
  enabled: true,           // Set to false to hide
  username: "yourusername", // Your GitHub username
  showYearNavigation: true, // Show arrows to navigate between years
  linkToProfile: true,      // Click graph to open GitHub profile
  title: "GitHub Activity", // Optional title above the graph
},

Option	Description
enabled	true to show, false to hide
username	Your GitHub username
showYearNavigation	Show prev/next year navigation
linkToProfile	Click graph to visit GitHub profile
title	Text above graph (undefined to hide)

Theme-aware colors match each site theme. Uses public API (no GitHub token required).

Visitor map

Display real-time visitor locations on a world map on the stats page. Uses Netlify's built-in geo detection (no third-party API needed). Privacy friendly: only stores city, country, and coordinates. No IP addresses stored.

visitorMap: {
  enabled: true,        // Set to false to hide
  title: "Live Visitors", // Optional title above the map
},

Option	Description
enabled	true to show, false to hide
title	Text above map (undefined to hide)

The map displays with theme-aware colors. Visitor dots pulse to indicate live sessions. Location data comes from Netlify's automatic geo headers at the edge.

Logo gallery

The homepage includes a logo gallery that can scroll infinitely or display as a static grid. Each logo can link to a URL.

// In src/config/siteConfig.ts
logoGallery: {
  enabled: true, // false to hide
  images: [
    { src: "/images/logos/logo1.svg", href: "https://example.com" },
    { src: "/images/logos/logo2.svg", href: "https://another.com" },
  ],
  position: "above-footer", // or 'below-featured'
  speed: 30, // Seconds for one scroll cycle
  title: "Built with", // undefined to hide
  scrolling: false, // false = static grid, true = scrolling marquee
  maxItems: 4, // Number of logos when scrolling is false
},

Option	Description
enabled	true to show, false to hide
images	Array of { src, href } objects
position	'above-footer' or 'below-featured'
speed	Seconds for one scroll cycle (lower = faster)
title	Text above gallery (undefined to hide)
scrolling	true for infinite scroll, false for static grid
maxItems	Max logos to show when scrolling is false (default: 4)

Display modes:

• scrolling: true: Infinite horizontal scroll with all logos
• scrolling: false: Static centered grid showing first maxItems logos

To add logos:

1. Add SVG/PNG files to public/images/logos/
2. Update the images array with src paths and href URLs
3. Push to GitHub (requires rebuild)

To disable: Set enabled: false

To remove samples: Delete files from public/images/logos/ or clear the images array.

Blog page

The site supports a dedicated blog page at /blog with two view modes: list view (year-grouped posts) and card view (thumbnail grid). Configure in src/config/siteConfig.ts:

blogPage: {
  enabled: true,         // Enable /blog route
  showInNav: true,       // Show in navigation
  title: "Blog",         // Nav link and page title
  order: 0,              // Nav order (lower = first)
  viewMode: "list",      // Default view: "list" or "cards"
  showViewToggle: true,  // Show toggle button to switch views
},
displayOnHomepage: true, // Show posts on homepage

Option	Description
enabled	Enable the /blog route
showInNav	Show Blog link in navigation
title	Text for nav link and page heading
order	Position in navigation (lower = first)
viewMode	Default view: "list" or "cards"
showViewToggle	Show toggle button to switch views
displayOnHomepage	Show post list on homepage

View modes:

• List view: Year-grouped posts with titles, read time, and dates
• Card view: Grid of cards showing thumbnails, titles, excerpts, and metadata

Card view details:

Cards display post thumbnails (from image frontmatter field), titles, excerpts (or descriptions), read time, and dates. Posts without images show cards without thumbnail areas. Grid is responsive: 3 columns on desktop, 2 on tablet, 1 on mobile.

Display options:

• Homepage only: displayOnHomepage: true, blogPage.enabled: false
• Blog page only: displayOnHomepage: false, blogPage.enabled: true
• Both: displayOnHomepage: true, blogPage.enabled: true

Navigation order: The Blog link merges with page links and sorts by order. Pages use the order field in frontmatter. Set blogPage.order: 5 to position Blog after pages with order 0-4.

View preference: User's view mode choice is saved to localStorage and persists across page visits.

Scroll-to-top button

A scroll-to-top button appears after scrolling down. Configure in src/components/Layout.tsx:

const scrollToTopConfig: Partial<ScrollToTopConfig> = {
  enabled: true, // Set to false to disable
  threshold: 300, // Show after scrolling 300px
  smooth: true, // Smooth scroll animation
};

Option	Description
enabled	true to show, false to hide
threshold	Pixels scrolled before button appears
smooth	true for smooth scroll, false for jump

Uses Phosphor ArrowUp icon and works with all themes.

Theme

Default: tan. Options: dark, light, tan, cloud.

Configure in src/config/siteConfig.ts:

export const siteConfig: SiteConfig = {
  // ... other config
  defaultTheme: "tan",
};

Font

Configure the font in src/config/siteConfig.ts:

export const siteConfig: SiteConfig = {
  // ... other config
  fontFamily: "serif", // Options: "serif", "sans", or "monospace"
};

Or edit src/styles/global.css directly:

body {
  /* Sans-serif */
  font-family:
    -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;

  /* Serif (default) */
  font-family: "New York", ui-serif, Georgia, serif;

  /* Monospace */
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "Liberation Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
}

Available options: serif (default), sans, or monospace.

Font sizes

All font sizes use CSS variables in :root. Customize by editing:

:root {
  --font-size-base: 16px;
  --font-size-sm: 13px;
  --font-size-lg: 17px;
  --font-size-blog-content: 17px;
  --font-size-post-title: 32px;
}

Mobile sizes defined in @media (max-width: 768px) block.

Images

Image	Location	Size
Favicon	public/favicon.svg	512x512
Site logo	public/images/logo.svg	512x512
Default OG image	public/images/og-default.svg	1200x630
Post images	public/images/	Any

Images require git deploy. Images are served as static files from your repository, not synced to Convex. After adding images to public/images/:

1. Commit the image files to git
2. Push to GitHub
3. Wait for Netlify to rebuild

The npm run sync command only syncs markdown text content. Images are deployed when Netlify builds your site. Use npm run sync:discovery to update discovery files (AGENTS.md, llms.txt) when site configuration changes.

Adding images to posts: You can add images using markdown syntax ![alt](src) or HTML <img> tags. The site uses rehypeRaw and rehypeSanitize to safely render HTML in markdown content. See Using Images in Blog Posts for complete examples and best practices.

Logo options:

• Homepage logo: Configured via logo in siteConfig.ts. Set to null to hide.
• Inner page logo: Configured via innerPageLogo in siteConfig.ts. Shows on blog page, posts, and static pages. Desktop: top left corner. Mobile: top right corner (smaller). Set enabled: false to hide on inner pages while keeping homepage logo.