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Wayne Sutton a87db9d171 docs: add changelog entries for v1.33.1 through v1.37.0
Add missing changelog entries to content/pages/changelog-page.md:

v1.34.0 (2025-12-26): Blog page featured layout with hero post
- blogFeatured frontmatter field for posts
- Hero card displays first featured post with landscape image
- 2-column featured row for remaining featured posts
- 3-column grid for regular posts

v1.35.0 (2025-12-26): Image support at top of posts and pages
- showImageAtTop frontmatter field
- Full-width image display above post header
- Works for both posts and pages

v1.36.0 (2025-12-27): Social footer component
- Customizable social links (8 platform types)
- Copyright with auto-updating year
- showSocialFooter frontmatter field for per-page control
- Configurable via siteConfig.socialFooter

v1.37.0 (2025-12-27): Newsletter Admin UI
- Three-column admin interface at /newsletter-admin
- Subscriber management with search and filters
- Send newsletter panel (post selection or custom email)
- Weekly digest automation (Sunday 9am UTC)
- Developer notifications (subscriber alerts, weekly stats)
- Markdown-to-HTML conversion for custom emails
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Markdown Site - File Structure

A brief description of each file in the codebase.

Root Files

File Description
package.json Dependencies and scripts for the blog
tsconfig.json TypeScript configuration
vite.config.ts Vite bundler configuration
index.html Main HTML entry with SEO meta tags and JSON-LD
netlify.toml Netlify deployment and Convex HTTP redirects
README.md Project documentation
AGENTS.md AI coding agent instructions (agents.md spec)
files.md This file - codebase structure
changelog.md Version history and changes
TASK.md Task tracking and project status
FORK_CONFIG.md Fork configuration guide (manual + automated options)
fork-config.json.example Template JSON config for automated fork setup

Source Files (src/)

Entry Points

File Description
main.tsx React app entry point with Convex provider
App.tsx Main app component with routing (supports custom homepage configuration via siteConfig.homepage)
vite-env.d.ts Vite environment type definitions

Config (src/config/)

File Description
siteConfig.ts Centralized site configuration (name, logo, blog page, posts display with homepage post limit and read more link, GitHub contributions, nav order, inner page logo settings, hardcoded navigation items for React routes, GitHub repository config for AI service raw URLs, font family configuration, right sidebar configuration, footer configuration, social footer configuration, homepage configuration, AI chat configuration, newsletter configuration, contact form configuration)

Pages (src/pages/)

File Description
Home.tsx Landing page with featured content and optional post list. Supports configurable post limit (homePostsLimit) and optional "read more" link (homePostsReadMore) via siteConfig.postsDisplay
Blog.tsx Dedicated blog page with featured layout: hero post (first blogFeatured), featured row (remaining blogFeatured in 2 columns with excerpts), and regular posts (3 columns without excerpts). Supports list/card view toggle. Includes back button in navigation
Post.tsx Individual blog post or page view with optional left sidebar (TOC) and right sidebar (CopyPageDropdown). Includes back button (hidden when used as homepage), tag links, and related posts section in footer for blog posts. Supports 3-column layout at 1135px+. Can be used as custom homepage via siteConfig.homepage (update SITE_URL/SITE_NAME when forking)
Stats.tsx Real-time analytics dashboard with visitor stats and GitHub stars
TagPage.tsx Tag archive page displaying posts filtered by a specific tag. Includes view mode toggle (list/cards) with localStorage persistence
Write.tsx Three-column markdown writing page with Cursor docs-style UI, frontmatter reference with copy buttons, theme toggle, font switcher (serif/sans/monospace), localStorage persistence, and optional AI Agent mode (toggleable via siteConfig.aiChat.enabledOnWritePage). When enabled, Agent replaces the textarea with AIChatView component. Includes scroll prevention when switching to Agent mode to prevent page jump. Title changes to "Agent" when in AI chat mode.
NewsletterAdmin.tsx Three-column newsletter admin page for managing subscribers and sending newsletters. Left sidebar with navigation and stats, main area with searchable subscriber list, right sidebar with send newsletter panel and recent sends. Access at /newsletter-admin, configurable via siteConfig.newsletterAdmin.

Components (src/components/)

File Description
Layout.tsx Page wrapper with logo in header (top-left), search button, theme toggle, mobile menu (left-aligned on mobile), and scroll-to-top. Combines Blog link, hardcoded nav items, and markdown pages for navigation. Logo reads from siteConfig.innerPageLogo
ThemeToggle.tsx Theme switcher (dark/light/tan/cloud)
PostList.tsx Year-grouped blog post list or card grid (supports list/cards view modes, columns prop for 2/3 column grids, showExcerpts prop to control excerpt visibility)
BlogHeroCard.tsx Hero card component for the first blogFeatured post on blog page. Displays landscape image, tags, date, title, excerpt, author info, and read more link
BlogPost.tsx Markdown renderer with syntax highlighting, collapsible sections (details/summary), and text wrapping for plain text code blocks
CopyPageDropdown.tsx Share dropdown with Copy page (markdown to clipboard), View as Markdown (opens raw .md file), Download as SKILL.md (Anthropic Agent Skills format), and Open in AI links (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) using GitHub raw URLs with universal prompt
Footer.tsx Footer component that renders markdown content from frontmatter footer field or siteConfig.defaultContent. Can be enabled/disabled globally and per-page via frontmatter showFooter field. Renders inside article at bottom for posts/pages, and in current position on homepage. Supports images with size control via HTML attributes (width, height, style, class)
SearchModal.tsx Full text search modal with keyboard navigation
FeaturedCards.tsx Card grid for featured posts/pages with excerpts
LogoMarquee.tsx Scrolling logo gallery with clickable links
MobileMenu.tsx Slide-out drawer menu for mobile navigation with hamburger button, includes sidebar table of contents when page has sidebar layout
ScrollToTop.tsx Configurable scroll-to-top button with Phosphor ArrowUp icon
GitHubContributions.tsx GitHub activity graph with theme-aware colors and year navigation
VisitorMap.tsx Real-time visitor location map with dotted world display and theme-aware colors
PageSidebar.tsx Collapsible table of contents sidebar for pages/posts with sidebar layout, extracts headings (H1-H6), active heading highlighting, smooth scroll navigation, localStorage persistence for expanded/collapsed state
RightSidebar.tsx Right sidebar component that displays CopyPageDropdown or AI chat on posts/pages at 1135px+ viewport width, controlled by siteConfig.rightSidebar.enabled and frontmatter rightSidebar/aiChat fields
AIChatView.tsx AI chat interface component (Agent) using Anthropic Claude API. Supports per-page chat history, page content context, markdown rendering, and copy functionality. Used in Write page (replaces textarea when enabled) and optionally in RightSidebar. Requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable in Convex. System prompt configurable via CLAUDE_PROMPT_STYLE, CLAUDE_PROMPT_COMMUNITY, CLAUDE_PROMPT_RULES, or CLAUDE_SYSTEM_PROMPT environment variables. Includes error handling for missing API keys.
NewsletterSignup.tsx Newsletter signup form component for email-only subscriptions. Displays configurable title/description, validates email, and submits to Convex. Shows on home, blog page, and posts based on siteConfig.newsletter settings. Supports frontmatter override via newsletter: true/false.
ContactForm.tsx Contact form component with name, email, and message fields. Displays when contactForm: true in frontmatter. Submits to Convex which sends email via AgentMail to configured recipient.
SocialFooter.tsx Social footer component with social icons on left (GitHub, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, etc.) and copyright on right. Configurable via siteConfig.socialFooter. Shows below main footer on homepage, blog posts, and pages. Supports frontmatter override via showSocialFooter: true/false.

Context (src/context/)

File Description
ThemeContext.tsx Theme state management with localStorage persistence
FontContext.tsx Font family state management (serif/sans/monospace) with localStorage persistence and siteConfig integration
SidebarContext.tsx Shares sidebar headings and active ID between Post and Layout components for mobile menu integration

Utils (src/utils/)

File Description
extractHeadings.ts Parses markdown content to extract headings (H1-H6), generates slugs, filters out headings inside code blocks

Hooks (src/hooks/)

File Description
usePageTracking.ts Page view recording and active session heartbeat

Styles (src/styles/)

File Description
global.css Global CSS with theme variables, centralized font-size CSS variables for all themes, sidebar styling with alternate background colors, hidden scrollbar, and consistent borders using box-shadow for docs-style layout. Left sidebar (.post-sidebar-wrapper) and right sidebar (.post-sidebar-right) have separate, independent styles. Footer image styles (.site-footer-image-wrapper, .site-footer-image, .site-footer-image-caption) for responsive image display. Write page layout uses viewport height constraints (100vh) with overflow hidden to prevent page scroll, and AI chat uses flexbox with min-height: 0 for proper scrollable message area

Convex Backend (convex/)

File Description
schema.ts Database schema (posts, pages, viewCounts, pageViews, activeSessions, aiChats, newsletterSubscribers, newsletterSentPosts, contactMessages) with indexes for tag and AI queries. Posts and pages include showSocialFooter field for frontmatter control.
posts.ts Queries and mutations for blog posts, view counts, getAllTags, getPostsByTag, and getRelatedPosts
pages.ts Queries and mutations for static pages
search.ts Full text search queries across posts and pages
stats.ts Real-time stats with aggregate component for O(log n) counts, page view recording, session heartbeat
crons.ts Cron jobs for stale session cleanup, weekly newsletter digest (Sundays 9am UTC), and weekly stats summary (Mondays 9am UTC)
http.ts HTTP endpoints: sitemap, API (update SITE_URL/SITE_NAME when forking, uses www.markdown.fast)
rss.ts RSS feed generation (update SITE_URL/SITE_TITLE when forking, uses www.markdown.fast)
aiChats.ts Queries and mutations for AI chat history (per-session, per-context storage). Handles anonymous session IDs, per-page chat contexts, and message history management. Supports page content as context for AI responses.
aiChatActions.ts Anthropic Claude API integration action for AI chat responses. Requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable in Convex. Uses claude-sonnet-3-5-20240620 model. System prompt configurable via environment variables (CLAUDE_PROMPT_STYLE, CLAUDE_PROMPT_COMMUNITY, CLAUDE_PROMPT_RULES, or CLAUDE_SYSTEM_PROMPT). Includes error handling for missing API keys with user-friendly error messages. Supports page content context and chat history (last 20 messages).
newsletter.ts Newsletter mutations and queries: subscribe, unsubscribe, getSubscriberCount, getActiveSubscribers, getAllSubscribers (admin), deleteSubscriber (admin), getNewsletterStats, getPostsForNewsletter, wasPostSent, recordPostSent.
newsletterActions.ts Newsletter actions (Node.js runtime): sendPostNewsletter, sendWeeklyDigest, notifyNewSubscriber, sendWeeklyStatsSummary. Uses AgentMail SDK for email delivery.
contact.ts Contact form mutations and actions: submitContact, sendContactEmail (AgentMail API), markEmailSent.
convex.config.ts Convex app configuration with aggregate component registrations (pageViewsByPath, totalPageViews, uniqueVisitors)
tsconfig.json Convex TypeScript configuration

HTTP Endpoints (defined in http.ts)

Route Description
/stats Real-time site analytics page
/rss.xml RSS feed with descriptions
/rss-full.xml RSS feed with full content for LLMs
/sitemap.xml Dynamic XML sitemap for search engines (includes posts, pages, and tag pages)
/api/posts JSON list of all posts
/api/post Single post as JSON or markdown
/api/export Batch export all posts with content
/meta/post Open Graph HTML for social crawlers
/.well-known/ai-plugin.json AI plugin manifest
/openapi.yaml OpenAPI 3.0 specification
/llms.txt AI agent discovery

Content (content/blog/)

Markdown files with frontmatter for blog posts. Each file becomes a blog post.

Field Description
title Post title
description Short description for SEO
date Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD)
slug URL path for the post
published Whether post is public
tags Array of topic tags
readTime Estimated reading time
image Header/Open Graph image URL (optional)
showImageAtTop Display image at top of post above header (optional, default: false)
excerpt Short excerpt for card view (optional)
featured Show in featured section (optional)
featuredOrder Order in featured section (optional)
blogFeatured Show as featured on blog page (optional, first becomes hero, rest in 2-col row)
authorName Author display name (optional)
authorImage Round author avatar image URL (optional)
rightSidebar Enable right sidebar with CopyPageDropdown (optional)
showFooter Show footer on this post (optional, overrides siteConfig default)
footer Footer markdown content (optional, overrides siteConfig.defaultContent)
showSocialFooter Show social footer on this post (optional, overrides siteConfig default)
aiChat Enable AI Agent chat in right sidebar (optional). Set true to enable (requires rightSidebar: true and siteConfig.aiChat.enabledOnContent: true). Set false to explicitly hide even if global config is enabled.
blogFeatured Show as featured on blog page (optional, first becomes hero, rest in 2-column row)
newsletter Override newsletter signup display (optional, true/false)
contactForm Enable contact form on this post (optional)

Static Pages (content/pages/)

Markdown files for static pages like About, Projects, Contact, Changelog.

Field Description
title Page title
slug URL path for the page
published Whether page is public
order Display order in navigation (lower first)
showInNav Show in navigation menu (default: true)
excerpt Short excerpt for card view (optional)
image Thumbnail/OG image URL (optional)
showImageAtTop Display image at top of page above header (optional, default: false)
featured Show in featured section (optional)
featuredOrder Order in featured section (optional)
authorName Author display name (optional)
authorImage Round author avatar image URL (optional)
rightSidebar Enable right sidebar with CopyPageDropdown (optional)
showFooter Show footer on this page (optional, overrides siteConfig default)
footer Footer markdown content (optional, overrides siteConfig.defaultContent)
showSocialFooter Show social footer on this page (optional, overrides siteConfig default)
aiChat Enable AI Agent chat in right sidebar (optional). Set true to enable (requires rightSidebar: true and siteConfig.aiChat.enabledOnContent: true). Set false to explicitly hide even if global config is enabled.
newsletter Override newsletter signup display (optional, true/false)
contactForm Enable contact form on this page (optional)

Scripts (scripts/)

File Description
sync-posts.ts Syncs markdown files to Convex at build time
sync-discovery-files.ts Updates AGENTS.md and llms.txt with current app data
import-url.ts Imports external URLs as markdown posts (Firecrawl)
configure-fork.ts Automated fork configuration (reads fork-config.json)
send-newsletter.ts CLI tool for sending newsletter posts (npm run newsletter:send )
send-newsletter-stats.ts CLI tool for sending weekly stats summary (npm run newsletter:send:stats)

Sync Commands

Development:

  • npm run sync - Sync markdown content to development Convex
  • npm run sync:discovery - Update discovery files (AGENTS.md, llms.txt) with development data

Production:

  • npm run sync:prod - Sync markdown content to production Convex
  • npm run sync:discovery:prod - Update discovery files with production data

Sync everything together:

  • npm run sync:all - Run both content sync and discovery sync (development)
  • npm run sync:all:prod - Run both content sync and discovery sync (production)

Frontmatter Flow

Frontmatter is the YAML metadata at the top of each markdown file. Here is how it flows through the system:

  1. Content directories (content/blog/*.md, content/pages/*.md) contain markdown files with YAML frontmatter
  2. scripts/sync-posts.ts uses gray-matter to parse frontmatter and validate required fields
  3. Convex mutations (api.posts.syncPostsPublic, api.pages.syncPagesPublic) receive parsed data
  4. convex/schema.ts defines the database structure for storing frontmatter fields

To add a new frontmatter field, update:

  • scripts/sync-posts.ts: Add to PostFrontmatter or PageFrontmatter interface and parsing logic
  • convex/schema.ts: Add field to the posts or pages table schema
  • convex/posts.ts or convex/pages.ts: Update sync mutation to handle new field

Netlify (netlify/edge-functions/)

File Description
botMeta.ts Edge function for social media crawler detection, excludes /raw/* paths and AI crawlers from OG interception
rss.ts Proxies /rss.xml and /rss-full.xml to Convex HTTP
sitemap.ts Proxies /sitemap.xml to Convex HTTP
api.ts Proxies /api/posts, /api/post, /api/export to Convex
geo.ts Returns user geo location from Netlify's automatic geo headers for visitor map

Public Assets (public/)

File Description
favicon.svg Site favicon
_redirects SPA redirect rules for static files
robots.txt Crawler rules for search engines and AI bots (update sitemap URL when forking, uses www.markdown.fast)
llms.txt AI agent discovery file (update site name/URL when forking, uses www.markdown.fast)
openapi.yaml OpenAPI 3.0 specification (update API title when forking, uses www.markdown.fast)

Raw Markdown Files (public/raw/)

Static markdown files generated during npm run sync or npm run sync:prod. Each published post and page gets a corresponding .md file for direct access by users, search engines, and AI agents.

File Pattern Description
{slug}.md Static markdown file for each post/page

Access via /raw/{slug}.md (e.g., /raw/setup-guide.md).

Files include a metadata header with type (post/page), date, reading time, and tags. The CopyPageDropdown includes a "View as Markdown" option that links directly to these files.

AI Plugin (public/.well-known/)

File Description
ai-plugin.json AI plugin manifest (update name/description when forking)

Images (public/images/)

File Description
logo.svg Site logo displayed on homepage
og-default.svg Default Open Graph image for social sharing
*.png/jpg/svg Blog post images (referenced in frontmatter)
File Description
sample-logo-1.svg Sample logo (replace with your own)
sample-logo-2.svg Sample logo (replace with your own)
sample-logo-3.svg Sample logo (replace with your own)
sample-logo-4.svg Sample logo (replace with your own)
sample-logo-5.svg Sample logo (replace with your own)

Cursor Rules (.cursor/rules/)

File Description
convex-write-conflicts.mdc Write conflict prevention patterns for Convex
convex2.mdc Convex function syntax and examples
dev2.mdc Development guidelines and best practices
help.mdc Core development guidelines
rulesforconvex.mdc Convex schema and function best practices
sec-check.mdc Security guidelines and audit checklist
task.mdc Task list management guidelines
write.mdc Writing style guide (activate with @write)