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Markdown Blog - Tasks
To Do
- Newsletter signup
- Comments system
- Draft preview mode
Current Status
v1.31.1 ready. Footer component now supports images with size control via HTML attributes.
Completed
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Image support in footer component with size control
- Footer sanitize schema updated to allow width, height, style, class attributes on images
- Footer image component handler updated to pass through size attributes
- CSS styles added for footer images (.site-footer-image-wrapper, .site-footer-image, .site-footer-image-caption)
- Images support lazy loading and optional captions from alt text
- Security verified: rehypeSanitize sanitizes style attributes to remove dangerous CSS
- Updated files.md, changelog.md with image support documentation
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Customizable footer component with markdown support
- Footer component created (src/components/Footer.tsx) with ReactMarkdown rendering
- Footer configuration added to siteConfig.ts (FooterConfig interface with defaultContent)
- Footer content can be set in frontmatter footer field (markdown) or siteConfig.defaultContent
- Footer can be enabled/disabled globally and per-page type
- showFooter and footer frontmatter fields added for posts and pages
- Footer renders inside article tag at bottom for posts/pages
- Footer maintains current position on homepage
- Updated Home.tsx to use Footer component with defaultContent
- Updated Post.tsx to render Footer inside article based on showFooter
- Added CSS styles for site-footer (.site-footer, .site-footer-content, .site-footer-text, .site-footer-link)
- Updated schema.ts, posts.ts, pages.ts with showFooter and footer fields
- Updated sync-posts.ts to parse showFooter and footer frontmatter
- Updated Write.tsx to include showFooter and footer in frontmatter reference
- Sidebars flush to bottom when footer is enabled (min-height ensures proper extension)
- Updated files.md, changelog.md with footer feature documentation
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Fixed right sidebar default behavior: now requires explicit
rightSidebar: truein frontmatter -
Pages/posts without rightSidebar frontmatter render normally with CopyPageDropdown in nav
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Fixed TypeScript errors: Added rightSidebar to syncPosts and syncPostsPublic args validators
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Right sidebar feature with CopyPageDropdown support
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RightSidebar component created
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Three-column layout CSS (left sidebar, main content, right sidebar)
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Right sidebar configuration in siteConfig.ts
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rightSidebar frontmatter field for posts and pages
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Updated Post.tsx to conditionally render right sidebar
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Updated schema.ts, posts.ts, pages.ts to handle rightSidebar field
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Updated sync-posts.ts to parse rightSidebar frontmatter
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Updated Write.tsx to include rightSidebar option
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Responsive behavior: right sidebar hidden below 1135px
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CopyPageDropdown automatically moves from nav to right sidebar when enabled
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Font family configuration system with siteConfig integration
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Added FontContext.tsx for global font state management
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Monospace font option added to FONT SWITCHER (IBM Plex Mono)
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CSS variable --font-family for dynamic font updates
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Write page font switcher updated to support serif/sans/monospace
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Fork configuration support for fontFamily option
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Documentation updated (setup-guide.md, docs.md)
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Font preference persistence with localStorage
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SiteConfig default font detection and override logic
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Plain text code blocks now wrap text properly instead of horizontal overflow
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Updated inline vs block code detection logic in BlogPost.tsx
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Added
pre-wrapstyling for text blocks via SyntaxHighlighter props -
RSS feed validation errors fixed by standardizing URLs to www.markdown.fast
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Updated index.html meta tags (og:url, og:image, twitter:domain, twitter:url, twitter:image, JSON-LD)
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Updated convex/rss.ts and convex/http.ts SITE_URL constants
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Updated public/robots.txt, public/openapi.yaml, and public/llms.txt with www URLs
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RSS exclusions confirmed in netlify.toml for botMeta edge function
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Discovery files sync script (sync-discovery-files.ts)
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Automated updates for AGENTS.md and llms.txt with current app data
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New npm scripts: sync:discovery, sync:discovery:prod, sync:all, sync:all:prod
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Fork configuration updated to support gitHubRepo config
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Backward compatibility for legacy githubUsername/githubRepo fields
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Documentation updated across all files with new sync commands
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Homepage post limit configuration (homePostsLimit in siteConfig.postsDisplay)
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Optional "read more" link below limited post list (homePostsReadMore config)
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Customizable link text and destination URL
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CSS styling for read more link with hover effects
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Conditional rendering logic to show link only when posts are limited
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Tag pages at
/tags/[tag]route with view mode toggle -
Related posts component for blog post footers (up to 3 related posts by shared tags)
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Tag links in post footers now navigate to tag archive pages
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Open in AI links (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) re-enabled using GitHub raw URLs
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gitHubRepoconfiguration in siteConfig.ts for AI service URL construction -
by_tagsindex added to posts table in convex/schema.ts -
New Convex queries:
getAllTags,getPostsByTag,getRelatedPosts -
Sitemap updated to include dynamically generated tag pages
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Documentation updated with git push requirement for AI links
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Mobile responsive styling for tag pages and related posts
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Fixed sidebar border width consistency using box-shadow instead of border-right
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Hidden sidebar scrollbar while maintaining scroll functionality
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Added top border and border-radius to sidebar wrapper using CSS variables
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Updated CSS documentation for sidebar border implementation
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Fixed mobile menu breakpoint to match sidebar hide breakpoint (1024px)
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Mobile hamburger menu now shows whenever sidebar is hidden
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add MIT Licensed. Do whatevs.
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Blog page view mode toggle (list and card views)
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Post cards component with thumbnails, titles, excerpts, and metadata
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View preference saved to localStorage
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Default view mode configurable in siteConfig.blogPage.viewMode
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Toggle visibility controlled by siteConfig.blogPage.showViewToggle
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Responsive grid: 3 columns (desktop), 2 columns (tablet), 1 column (mobile)
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Theme-aware styling for all four themes
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Raw markdown files now accessible to AI crawlers (ChatGPT, Perplexity)
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Added /raw/ path bypass in botMeta edge function
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Sitemap now includes static pages (about, docs, contact, etc.)
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Security headers added to netlify.toml
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Link header pointing to llms.txt for AI discovery
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Preconnect hints for Convex backend
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Fixed URL consistency in openapi.yaml and robots.txt
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Write conflict prevention: increased dedup windows, added heartbeat jitter
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Visitor map styling: removed box-shadow, increased land dot contrast and opacity
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Real-time visitor map on stats page showing live visitor locations
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Netlify edge function for geo detection (geo.ts)
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VisitorMap component with dotted world map and pulsing dots
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Theme-aware colors for all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)
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visitorMap config option in siteConfig.ts to enable/disable
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Privacy friendly: no IP addresses stored, only city/country/coordinates
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Documentation updated: setup-guide, docs, FORK_CONFIG, fork-config.json.example
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Author display for posts and pages with authorName and authorImage frontmatter fields
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Round avatar image displayed next to date and read time on post/page views
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Write page updated with new frontmatter field reference
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Documentation updated: setup-guide.md, docs.md, files.md, README.md, AGENTS.md
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PRD created: prds/howto-Frontmatter.md with reusable prompt for future updates
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GitHub Stars card on Stats page with live count from repository
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CopyPageDropdown AI services now use raw markdown URLs for better AI parsing
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ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity receive /raw/{slug}.md URLs instead of page URLs
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Automated fork configuration with npm run configure
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FORK_CONFIG.md comprehensive guide with two options (automated + manual)
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fork-config.json.example template with all configuration options
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scripts/configure-fork.ts for automated updates
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Updates all 11 configuration files in one command
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GitHub contributions graph on homepage with theme-aware colors
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Year navigation with Phosphor icons (CaretLeft, CaretRight)
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Click graph to visit GitHub profile
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Configurable via siteConfig.gitHubContributions
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Theme-specific contribution colors for all 4 themes
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Mobile responsive design with scaled cells
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Public /write page with three-column layout (not linked in nav)
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Left sidebar: Home link, content type selector, actions (Clear, Theme, Font)
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Center: Writing area with Copy All button and borderless textarea
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Right sidebar: Frontmatter reference with per-field copy buttons
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Font switcher to toggle between Serif and Sans-serif fonts
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Font preference persistence in localStorage
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Theme toggle icons matching ThemeToggle.tsx (Moon, Sun, Half2Icon, Cloud)
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Content type switching (Blog Post/Page) updates writing area template
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Word, line, and character counts in status bar
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Warning banner about refresh losing content
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localStorage persistence for content, type, and font
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Redesign /write page with three-column Cursor docs-style layout
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Add per-field copy icons to frontmatter reference panel
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Add refresh warning message in left sidebar
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Left sidebar with home link, content type selector, and actions
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Right sidebar with frontmatter fields and copy buttons
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Center area with title, Copy All button, and borderless textarea
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Theme toggle with matching icons for all four themes
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Redesign /write page with wider layout and modern Notion-like UI
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Remove header from /write page (standalone writing experience)
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Add inline theme toggle and home link to Write page toolbar
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Collapsible frontmatter fields panel
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Add markdown write page with copy option at /write
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Centralized font-size CSS variables in global.css
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Base size scale with semantic naming (3xs to hero)
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Component-specific font-size variables
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Mobile responsive font-size overrides
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Open Graph image fix for posts and pages with frontmatter images
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Dedicated blog page with configurable display options
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Blog page navigation order via siteConfig.blogPage.order
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Centralized siteConfig.ts for site configuration
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Posts display toggle for homepage and/or blog page
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move home to the top of the mobile menu
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Fork configuration documentation in docs.md and setup-guide.md
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"Files to Update When Forking" section with all 9 configuration files
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Backend configuration examples for Convex files
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Site branding updates across all AI discovery files
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Fork documentation added to README.md
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Blog post updated with v1.9.0 and v1.10.0 features
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Scroll-to-top button with configurable threshold
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Scroll-to-top documentation in docs.md and setup-guide.md
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Mobile menu with hamburger navigation for mobile and tablet
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Generate Skill feature in CopyPageDropdown
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Project setup with Vite + React + TypeScript
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Convex schema for posts, viewCounts, siteConfig, pages
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Build-time markdown sync script
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Theme system (dark/light/tan/cloud)
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Default theme configuration (tan)
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Home page with year-grouped post list
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Post page with markdown rendering
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Static pages support (About, Projects, Contact)
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Syntax highlighting for code blocks
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Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
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Netlify edge function for bot detection
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RSS feed support (standard and full content)
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API endpoints for LLMs (/api/posts, /api/post)
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Copy Page dropdown for AI tools
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Sample blog posts and pages
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Security audit completed
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TypeScript type-safety verification
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Netlify build configuration verified
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SPA 404 fallback configured
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Mobile responsive design
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Edge functions for dynamic Convex HTTP proxying
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Vite dev server proxy for local development
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Real-time stats page at /stats
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Page view tracking with event records pattern
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Active session heartbeat system
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Cron job for stale session cleanup
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Stats link in homepage footer
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Real-time search with Command+K shortcut
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Search modal with keyboard navigation
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Full text search indexes for posts and pages
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Featured section with list/card view toggle
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Logo gallery with continuous marquee scroll
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Frontmatter-controlled featured items (featured, featuredOrder)
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Featured items sync with npm run sync (no redeploy needed)
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Firecrawl content importer (npm run import)
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/api/export endpoint for batch content fetching
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AI plugin discovery at /.well-known/ai-plugin.json
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OpenAPI 3.0 spec at /openapi.yaml
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AGENTS.md for AI coding agents
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Static raw markdown files at /raw/{slug}.md
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View as Markdown option in CopyPageDropdown
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Perplexity added to AI service options
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Featured image support with square thumbnails in card view
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Improved markdown table CSS styling
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Aggregate component integration for efficient stats counting (O(log n) vs O(n))
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Three aggregate components: pageViewsByPath, totalPageViews, uniqueVisitors
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Chunked backfilling mutation for existing page view data
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Aggregate component registration in convex.config.ts
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Stats query updated to use aggregate counts
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Aggregate component documentation in prds/howstatsworks.md
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Sidebar navigation anchor links fixed for collapsed/expanded sections
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Navigation scroll calculation with proper header offset (80px)
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Expand ancestors before scrolling to ensure target visibility
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Removed auto-expand from scroll handler to preserve manual collapse state
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Collapse button event handling improved to prevent link navigation
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Heading extraction updated to filter out code blocks
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Sidebar no longer shows example headings from markdown code examples
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Mobile menu redesigned with left-aligned navigation controls
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Hamburger menu order changed (hamburger, search, theme toggle)
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Sidebar table of contents integrated into mobile menu
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Desktop sidebar hidden on mobile when sidebar layout is enabled
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SidebarContext created to share sidebar data between components
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Mobile menu typography standardized with CSS variables
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Font-family standardized using inherit for consistency
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showInNavfield for pages to control navigation visibility -
Pages can be published but hidden from navigation menu
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Defaults to
truefor backwards compatibility -
Pages with
showInNav: falseremain accessible via direct URL, searchable, and available via API -
Hardcoded navigation items configuration in siteConfig.ts
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Add React route pages (like /stats, /write) to navigation via hardcodedNavItems
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Configure navigation order, title, and visibility per route
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Navigation combines Blog link, hardcoded nav items, and markdown pages
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All nav items sorted by order field (lower = first)
Deployment Steps
- Run
npx convex devto initialize Convex - Set
CONVEX_DEPLOY_KEYin Netlify environment variables - Connect repo to Netlify and deploy
- Edge functions automatically handle RSS, sitemap, and API routes
Someday Features TBD
- Newsletter signup
- Comments system
- Draft preview mode