wiki/changelog.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

[2.15.0] - 2026-01-07

Added

• Export as PDF option in CopyPageDropdown
  • Browser-based print dialog for saving pages as PDF
  • Clean formatted output (no markdown syntax visible)
  • Title displayed as proper heading
  • Metadata shown as clean line (date, read time, tags)
  • Content with markdown stripped for readable document
  • Uses Phosphor FilePdf icon
  • Positioned at end of dropdown menu

Technical

• Added formatForPrint function to strip markdown syntax from content
• Added handleExportPDF handler with styled print window
• Imports FilePdf from @phosphor-icons/react (already installed)

[2.14.0] - 2026-01-07

Fixed

• Core Web Vitals performance optimizations
  • Fixed non-composited animations in visitor map (SVG r attribute changed to transform: scale())
  • Removed 5 duplicate @keyframes spin definitions from global.css
  • Added will-change hints to animated elements for GPU compositing

Added

• Critical CSS inlined in index.html for faster first paint
  • Theme variables (dark/light/tan/cloud)
  • Reset and base body styles
  • Layout skeleton and navigation styles
• Additional resource hints in index.html
  • Preconnect to convex.site for faster API calls

Technical

• Updated src/styles/global.css:
  • Converted visitor-pulse animations from SVG r to transform: scale() (GPU-composited)
  • Added transform-origin, transform-box, and will-change to pulse ring elements
  • Added will-change to .theme-toggle, .copy-page-menu, .search-modal-backdrop, .scroll-to-top
  • Removed duplicate @keyframes spin at lines 9194, 10091, 10243, 10651, 13726
• Updated src/components/VisitorMap.tsx:
  • Changed pulse ring r values from 12/8 to base value 5 (scaling handled by CSS)
• Updated index.html:
  • Added inline critical CSS (~2KB) for instant first contentful paint
  • Added preconnect/dns-prefetch for convex.site

[2.13.0] - 2026-01-07

Added

• Enhanced diff code block rendering with @pierre/diffs library
  • Diff and patch code blocks now render with Shiki-based syntax highlighting
  • Unified and split (side-by-side) view modes with toggle button
  • Theme-aware colors (dark/light/tan/cloud support)
  • Copy button for diff content
  • Automatic routing: diff and patch blocks use enhanced renderer
• New blog post: "How to Use Code Blocks" with syntax highlighting and diff examples
• DiffCodeBlock component (src/components/DiffCodeBlock.tsx)

Technical

• Added @pierre/diffs package for enhanced diff visualization
• Updated BlogPost.tsx to route diff/patch language blocks to DiffCodeBlock
• Added diff block CSS styles to global.css
• Added vendor-diffs chunk to Vite config for code splitting
• Updated files.md with DiffCodeBlock documentation

[2.12.0] - 2026-01-07

Fixed

• Canonical URL mismatch between raw and rendered HTML (GitHub Issue #6)
  • Raw HTML was showing homepage canonical URL instead of page-specific canonical
  • Added search engine bot detection to serve pre-rendered HTML with correct canonical URLs
  • Search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc.) now receive correct canonical tags in initial HTML

Added

• SEO Bot Configuration section in FORK_CONFIG.md for developers who fork the app
• SEO and Bot Detection section in setup-guide.md with configuration examples
• SEARCH_ENGINE_BOTS array in netlify/edge-functions/botMeta.ts for customizable bot detection
• isSearchEngineBot() helper function for search engine crawler detection
• Documentation header in botMeta.ts explaining bot detection configuration

Technical

• Updated netlify/edge-functions/botMeta.ts:
  • Added configuration documentation header explaining three bot categories
  • Added SEARCH_ENGINE_BOTS array (googlebot, bingbot, yandexbot, duckduckbot, baiduspider, sogou, yahoo! slurp, applebot)
  • Added isSearchEngineBot() function
  • Updated condition to serve pre-rendered HTML to both social preview and search engine bots

[2.11.0] - 2026-01-06

Added

• Ask AI header button with RAG-based Q&A about site content
  • Header button with sparkle icon (before search button, after social icons)
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Cmd+J or Cmd+/ (Mac), Ctrl+J or Ctrl+/ (Windows/Linux)
  • Real-time streaming responses via Convex Persistent Text Streaming
  • Model selector: Claude Sonnet 4 (default) or GPT-4o
  • Markdown rendering with syntax highlighting in responses
  • Internal links use React Router for seamless navigation
  • Source citations with links to referenced posts/pages
  • Copy response button (hover to reveal) for copying AI answers
  • Clear chat button to reset conversation
• AskAIConfig in siteConfig.ts for configuration
  • enabled: Toggle Ask AI feature
  • defaultModel: Default model ID
  • models: Array of available models with id, name, and provider

How It Works

1. User question stored in database with session ID
2. Query converted to embedding using OpenAI text-embedding-ada-002
3. Vector search finds top 5 relevant posts/pages
4. Content sent to selected AI model with RAG system prompt
5. Response streams in real-time with source citations appended

Technical

• New component: src/components/AskAIModal.tsx with StreamingMessage subcomponent
• New file: convex/askAI.ts - Session mutations and queries (regular runtime)
• New file: convex/askAI.node.ts - HTTP streaming action (Node.js runtime)
• New table: askAISessions with question, streamId, model, createdAt, sources fields
• New HTTP endpoint: /ask-ai-stream for streaming responses
• Updated convex/convex.config.ts with persistentTextStreaming component
• Updated convex/http.ts with /ask-ai-stream route and OPTIONS handler
• Updated src/components/Layout.tsx with Ask AI button and modal
• Updated src/styles/global.css with Ask AI modal styles

Requirements

• semanticSearch.enabled: true in siteConfig (for embeddings)
• OPENAI_API_KEY in Convex (for embedding generation)
• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in Convex (for Claude models)
• Run npm run sync to generate embeddings for content

[2.10.2] - 2026-01-06

Added

• SEO fixes for GitHub Issue #4 (7 issues resolved)
  • Canonical URL: Client-side dynamic canonical link tags for posts and pages
  • Single H1 per page: Markdown H1s demoted to H2 (.blog-h1-demoted class with H1 visual styling)
  • DOM order fix: Article loads before sidebar in DOM for SEO (CSS order property maintains visual layout)
  • X-Robots-Tag: HTTP header added via netlify.toml (index, follow for public, noindex for dashboard/api)
  • Hreflang tags: Self-referencing hreflang (en, x-default) for all pages
  • og:url consistency: Uses same canonicalUrl variable as canonical link
  • twitter:site meta tag: New TwitterConfig in siteConfig.ts for Twitter Cards

Technical

• New TwitterConfig interface in src/config/siteConfig.ts with site and creator fields
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx with SEO meta tags for both posts and pages (canonical, hreflang, og:url, twitter)
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx DOM order: article before sidebar with CSS order for visual positioning
• Updated src/components/BlogPost.tsx h1 renderer outputs h2 with .blog-h1-demoted class
• Updated src/styles/global.css with .blog-h1-demoted styling and CSS order properties for sidebar
• Updated convex/http.ts generateMetaHtml() with hreflang and twitter:site tags
• Updated netlify.toml with X-Robots-Tag headers for public, dashboard, and API routes
• Updated index.html with canonical, hreflang, and twitter:site placeholder tags
• Updated fork-config.json.example with twitter configuration fields

[2.10.1] - 2026-01-05

Added

• Optional semantic search configuration via siteConfig.semanticSearch
  • New enabled toggle (default: false to avoid blocking forks without API key)
  • When disabled, search modal shows only keyword search (no mode toggle)
  • Embedding generation skipped during sync when disabled (saves API costs)
  • Existing embeddings preserved in database when disabled (no data loss)
  • Tab key shortcut hints hidden when semantic search is disabled
  • Dashboard config generator includes semantic search toggle

Technical

• New SemanticSearchConfig interface in src/config/siteConfig.ts
• Updated src/components/SearchModal.tsx to conditionally render mode toggle
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts to check config before embedding generation
• Updated src/pages/Dashboard.tsx with semantic search config option
• Updated FORK_CONFIG.md with semantic search configuration section
• Updated fork-config.json.example with semanticSearch option
• Updated documentation: docs-semantic-search.md, docs.md

[2.10.0] - 2026-01-05

Added

• Semantic search using vector embeddings to complement existing keyword search
  • Toggle between "Keyword" and "Semantic" modes in search modal (Cmd+K)
  • Keyword search: exact word matching via Convex full-text search indexes (instant, free)
  • Semantic search: finds content by meaning using OpenAI text-embedding-ada-002 embeddings (~300ms, ~$0.0001/query)
  • Similarity scores displayed as percentages (90%+ = very similar, 70-90% = related)
  • Graceful fallback: semantic search returns empty results if OPENAI_API_KEY not configured
• Embedding generation during content sync
  • Embeddings generated automatically for posts and pages during npm run sync
  • Title and content combined for embedding generation
  • Content truncated to 8000 characters to stay within token limits
• New documentation pages
  • docs-search.md: Keyword search implementation with ASCII flowchart
  • docs-semantic-search.md: Semantic search guide with comparison table

Technical

• New file: convex/embeddings.ts - Actions for embedding generation (Node.js runtime)
• New file: convex/embeddingsQueries.ts - Queries and mutations for embedding storage
• New file: convex/semanticSearch.ts - Vector search action with similarity scoring
• New file: convex/semanticSearchQueries.ts - Internal queries for hydrating search results
• Added embedding field (optional float64 array) to posts and pages tables in schema
• Added by_embedding vector index (1536 dimensions, filterFields: ["published"]) to posts and pages
• Updated src/components/SearchModal.tsx with mode toggle (TextAa/Brain icons) and semantic search integration
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts to call generateMissingEmbeddings after content sync
• Added search mode toggle CSS styles (.search-mode-toggle, .search-mode-btn)

Environment Variables

• OPENAI_API_KEY: Required for semantic search (set via npx convex env set OPENAI_API_KEY sk-xxx)

[2.9.0] - 2026-01-04

Added

• Dashboard Cloud CMS features for WordPress-style content management
  • Dual source architecture: dashboard-created content (source: "dashboard") and synced content (source: "sync") coexist independently
  • Source badges in Posts and Pages list views (blue "Dashboard", gray "Synced")
  • Direct database operations: "Save to DB" button in Write sections, "Save Changes" in editor
  • Delete button for dashboard-created content with confirmation modal
  • Server-side URL import via Firecrawl (direct to database, no file sync needed)
  • Export to markdown functionality for backup or converting to file-based workflow
  • Bulk export script: npm run export:db and npm run export:db:prod
• Rich Text Editor in Write Post/Page sections
  • Three editing modes: Markdown (default), Rich Text (Quill WYSIWYG), Preview
  • Quill toolbar: headers, bold, italic, strikethrough, blockquote, code, lists, links
  • Automatic HTML-to-Markdown conversion when switching modes
  • Theme-aware styling
• Delete confirmation modal for posts and pages
  • Warning icon and danger-styled delete button
  • Shows item name and type being deleted
  • Backdrop click and Escape key to cancel

Changed

• Posts and Pages list view grid layout adjusted for source badges
  • Column widths: title (1fr), date (110px), status (170px), actions (110px)
  • Added flex-wrap and gap for status column content
• Sync mutations now preserve dashboard-created content
  • Only affects content with source: "sync" or no source field

Technical

• New file: convex/cms.ts with CRUD mutations for dashboard content
• New file: convex/importAction.ts with Firecrawl server-side action
• New file: scripts/export-db-posts.ts for bulk markdown export
• Added source field (optional union: "dashboard" | "sync") to posts and pages tables
• Added by_source index to posts and pages tables in schema
• Added ConfirmDeleteModal component with Warning icon from Phosphor
• Added source-badge CSS styles (.source-badge, .source-badge.dashboard, .source-badge.sync)
• Added delete modal styles (.dashboard-modal-delete, .dashboard-modal-icon-warning, .dashboard-modal-btn.danger)

[2.8.7] - 2026-01-04

Fixed

• Write page frontmatter sidebar toggle now works outside focus mode
  • Grid layout adjusts properly when frontmatter sidebar is collapsed
  • Previously only worked in focus mode due to missing CSS rules

Technical

• Added .write-layout.frontmatter-collapsed CSS rule (grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr 56px)
• Added .write-layout.sidebar-collapsed.frontmatter-collapsed CSS rule for both sidebars collapsed
• Added responsive tablet styles for frontmatter collapsed state

[2.8.6] - 2026-01-04

Changed

• Fork configuration script now updates 14 files (was 11)
  • Added src/pages/DocsPage.tsx (SITE_URL constant)
  • Added netlify/edge-functions/mcp.ts (SITE_URL, SITE_NAME, MCP_SERVER_NAME)
  • Added scripts/send-newsletter.ts (default SITE_URL)
  • Improved public/openapi.yaml handling for all example URLs
• Logo gallery hrefs now use relative URLs instead of hardcoded markdown.fast URLs
  • Links like /how-to-use-firecrawl, /docs, /setup-guide work on any forked site
• Updated fork-config.json.example with missing options (statsPage, mcpServer, imageLightbox)

Technical

• Updated scripts/configure-fork.ts with new update functions: updateDocsPageTsx(), updateMcpEdgeFunction(), updateSendNewsletter()
• Updated FORK_CONFIG.md with complete file list and updated AI agent prompt
• Updated content/blog/fork-configuration-guide.md with accurate file count and output example

[2.8.5] - 2026-01-03

Added

• Search result highlighting and scroll-to-match feature
  • Clicking a search result navigates to the exact match location (not just the heading)
  • All matching text is highlighted with theme-appropriate colors
  • Highlights pulse on arrival, then fade to subtle background after 4 seconds
  • Press Escape to clear highlights
  • Works across all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)

Technical

• Created src/hooks/useSearchHighlighting.ts hook with polling mechanism to wait for content load
• Updated src/components/SearchModal.tsx to pass search query via ?q= URL parameter
• Updated src/components/BlogPost.tsx with article ref for highlighting
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx to defer scroll handling to highlighting hook when ?q= present
• Added .search-highlight and .search-highlight-active CSS styles with theme-specific colors

[2.8.4] - 2026-01-03

Changed

• AI service links (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) now use local /raw/{slug}.md URLs instead of GitHub raw URLs
• Simplified AI prompt from multi-line instructions to "Read this URL and summarize it:"

Technical

• Updated src/components/CopyPageDropdown.tsx to construct URLs using window.location.origin
• Removed unused siteConfig import and getGitHubRawUrl function

[2.8.3] - 2026-01-03

Changed

• raw/index.md now includes home.md and footer.md content
  • Home intro content from content/pages/home.md (slug: home-intro) displays at top
  • Footer content from content/pages/footer.md (slug: footer) displays at bottom
  • Mirrors the actual homepage structure for AI agents reading raw markdown
  • Falls back to generic message if home-intro page not found

Technical

• Updated generateHomepageIndex function in scripts/sync-posts.ts
• Finds home-intro and footer pages from published pages array
• Adds horizontal rule separators between sections

[2.8.2] - 2026-01-03

Fixed

• Footer not displaying on docs section posts/pages even with showFooter: true in frontmatter
  • Post.tsx now fetches footer.md content from Convex (matching Home.tsx and Blog.tsx pattern)
  • Footer falls back to footer.md content when no per-post footer: frontmatter is specified
  • Priority order: per-post frontmatter footer: field > synced footer.md content > siteConfig.footer.defaultContent

Technical

• Added useQuery(api.pages.getPageBySlug, { slug: "footer" }) to Post.tsx
• Updated all 4 Footer component calls to use post.footer || footerPage?.content pattern

[2.8.1] - 2026-01-03

Changed

• Centralized defaultTheme configuration in siteConfig.ts
  • Theme is now configured via defaultTheme field in siteConfig instead of ThemeContext.tsx
  • ThemeContext.tsx now imports and uses siteConfig.defaultTheme with fallback to "tan"
  • Fork configuration script (configure-fork.ts) now updates siteConfig.ts for theme changes
  • Backward compatible: existing sites work without changes

Technical

• Added Theme type export to src/config/siteConfig.ts
• Added defaultTheme?: Theme field to SiteConfig interface
• Updated src/context/ThemeContext.tsx to import from siteConfig
• Renamed updateThemeContext to updateThemeConfig in scripts/configure-fork.ts
• Updated documentation: docs.md, setup-guide.md, FORK_CONFIG.md, fork-configuration-guide.md

[2.8.0] - 2026-01-03

Added

• docsSectionGroupIcon frontmatter field for docs sidebar group icons
  • Display Phosphor icons next to docs sidebar group titles
  • Icon appears left of the expand/collapse chevron
  • 55 supported icon names (Rocket, Book, PuzzlePiece, Gear, Code, etc.)
  • Icon weight: regular, size: 16px
  • Only one item per group needs to specify the icon
  • Graceful fallback if icon name not recognized

Technical

• Updated convex/schema.ts to include docsSectionGroupIcon field in posts and pages tables
• Updated convex/posts.ts and convex/pages.ts queries and mutations to handle docsSectionGroupIcon
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts to parse docsSectionGroupIcon from frontmatter
• Updated src/components/DocsSidebar.tsx with Phosphor icon imports and rendering
• Added CSS styles for .docs-sidebar-group-icon in src/styles/global.css
• Updated .claude/skills/frontmatter.md with icon documentation and supported icon list

[2.7.0] - 2026-01-02

Added

• docsSectionGroupOrder frontmatter field for controlling docs sidebar group order
  • Groups are sorted by the minimum docsSectionGroupOrder value among items in each group
  • Lower numbers appear first, groups without this field sort alphabetically
  • Works alongside docsSection, docsSectionGroup, and docsSectionOrder fields

Technical

• Updated convex/schema.ts to include docsSectionGroupOrder field in posts and pages tables
• Updated convex/posts.ts and convex/pages.ts queries and mutations to handle docsSectionGroupOrder
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts to parse docsSectionGroupOrder from frontmatter
• Updated src/components/DocsSidebar.tsx to sort groups by docsSectionGroupOrder

[2.6.0] - 2026-01-01

Added

• Multi-model AI chat support in Dashboard
  • Model dropdown selector to choose between Anthropic (Claude Sonnet 4), OpenAI (GPT-4o), and Google (Gemini 2.0 Flash)
  • Lazy API key validation: errors only shown when user tries to use a specific model
  • Each provider has friendly setup instructions with links to get API keys
• AI Image Generation tab in Dashboard
  • Generate images using Gemini models (Nano Banana and Nano Banana Pro)
  • Aspect ratio selector (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4)
  • Generated images stored in Convex storage with session tracking
  • Markdown-rendered error messages with setup instructions
• New aiDashboard configuration in siteConfig
  • enableImageGeneration: Toggle image generation tab
  • defaultTextModel: Set default AI model for chat
  • textModels: Configure available text chat models
  • imageModels: Configure available image generation models

Technical

• Updated convex/aiChatActions.ts to support multiple AI providers
  • Added callAnthropicApi, callOpenAIApi, callGeminiApi helper functions
  • Added getProviderFromModel to determine provider from model ID
  • Added getApiKeyForProvider for lazy API key retrieval
  • Added getNotConfiguredMessage for provider-specific setup instructions
• Updated src/components/AIChatView.tsx with selectedModel prop
• Updated src/pages/Dashboard.tsx with new AIAgentSection
  • Tab-based UI for Chat and Image Generation
  • Model dropdowns with provider labels
  • Aspect ratio selector for image generation
• Added CSS styles for AI Agent section in src/styles/global.css
  • .ai-agent-tabs, .ai-agent-tab for tab navigation
  • .ai-model-selector, .ai-model-dropdown for model selection
  • .ai-aspect-ratio-selector for aspect ratio options
  • .ai-generated-image, .ai-image-error, .ai-image-loading for image display

Environment Variables

• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: Required for Claude models
• OPENAI_API_KEY: Required for GPT-4o
• GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY: Required for Gemini text chat and image generation

[2.5.0] - 2026-01-01

Added

• Social footer icons in header navigation
  • New showInHeader option in siteConfig.socialFooter to display social icons in the header
  • Social icons appear left of the search icon on desktop viewports
  • Uses same icons and links as the social footer component
  • Configurable via siteConfig, FORK_CONFIG.md, and fork-config.json
  • Disabled by default (set showInHeader: true to enable)

Technical

• Exported platformIcons from SocialFooter.tsx for reuse in Layout component
• Added social icon rendering in Layout.tsx header controls
• Added .header-social-links and .header-social-link CSS styles in global.css
• Updated SocialFooterConfig interface with showInHeader: boolean
• Added socialFooter support to configure-fork.ts script
• Updated documentation: FORK_CONFIG.md, fork-config.json.example, docs.md, setup-guide.md

[2.4.0] - 2026-01-01

Added

• YouTube and Twitter/X embed support with domain whitelisting
  • Embed YouTube videos and Twitter/X posts directly in markdown
  • Domain whitelisting for security (only trusted domains allowed)
  • Whitelisted domains: youtube.com, www.youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com, www.youtube-nocookie.com, platform.twitter.com, platform.x.com
  • Auto-adds sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups" for security
  • Auto-adds loading="lazy" for performance
  • Non-whitelisted iframes silently blocked
  • Works on both blog posts and pages
• Embeds section in markdown-with-code-examples.md with YouTube and Twitter/X examples

Technical

• Added ALLOWED_IFRAME_DOMAINS constant in src/components/BlogPost.tsx
• Added iframe to sanitize schema tagNames with allowed attributes (src, width, height, allow, allowfullscreen, frameborder, title, style)
• Added custom iframe component handler with URL validation against whitelisted domains
• Added .embed-container CSS styles to src/styles/global.css for responsive embeds

[2.3.0] - 2025-12-31

Added

• Author pages at /author/:authorSlug with post list
  • Click on any author name in a post to view all their posts
  • View mode toggle (list/cards) with localStorage persistence
  • Mobile responsive layout matching tag pages design
  • Sitemap updated to include all author pages dynamically
• New Convex queries for author data
  • getAllAuthors: Returns all unique authors with post counts
  • getPostsByAuthor: Returns posts by a specific author slug
• Author name links in post headers
  • Author names now clickable with hover underline effect
  • Works on both blog posts and pages with authorName field

Technical

• Added by_authorName index to posts table in convex/schema.ts
• New queries in convex/posts.ts: getAllAuthors, getPostsByAuthor
• New component: src/pages/AuthorPage.tsx (based on TagPage.tsx pattern)
• Added route /author/:authorSlug in src/App.tsx
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx to make authorName a clickable Link
• Added author link and page styles to src/styles/global.css
• Added author pages to sitemap in convex/http.ts

[2.2.2] - 2025-12-31

Fixed

• Homepage intro loading flash
  • Removed "Loading..." text from Suspense fallback in main.tsx to prevent flash on app load
  • Updated Home.tsx to render nothing while homeIntro query loads (prevents bio text flash)
  • Home intro content now appears without any visible loading state or fallback text
  • Matches the same loading pattern used by Post.tsx for docs pages

Technical

• Updated: src/main.tsx - Changed LoadingFallback to render empty div instead of "Loading..." text
• Updated: src/pages/Home.tsx - Changed conditional from homeIntro ? to homeIntro === undefined ? null : homeIntro ?

[2.2.1] - 2025-12-31

Fixed

• ES module compatibility for configure-fork.ts
  • Fixed __dirname is not defined error when running npm run configure
  • Added fileURLToPath import from url module
  • Created ES module equivalent of __dirname using import.meta.url
  • Script now works correctly with "type": "module" in package.json

Technical

• Updated: scripts/configure-fork.ts - Added ES module compatible __dirname using fileURLToPath

[2.2.0] - 2025-12-30

Added

• Footer content via markdown page
  • New content/pages/footer.md for managing footer content via markdown sync
  • Footer content syncs with npm run sync without redeploy needed
  • Edit footer text, links, and formatting through markdown instead of code
  • Falls back to siteConfig.footer.defaultContent when page not found
  • Set showInNav: false to hide from navigation (page remains accessible via direct URL)
  • Supports full markdown including links, paragraphs, and line breaks

Changed

• src/pages/Home.tsx: Fetches footer page by slug "footer" and passes content to Footer component
• src/pages/Blog.tsx: Fetches footer page by slug "footer" and passes content to Footer component
• Footer component now prioritizes page content over siteConfig.defaultContent

Technical

• New file: content/pages/footer.md with frontmatter (slug: "footer", showInNav: false)
• Uses existing api.pages.getPageBySlug query to fetch footer content
• Pattern matches home-intro page for consistent content management

[2.1.0] - 2025-12-30

Added

• CLAUDE.md for Claude Code project instructions
  • Project context and quick start guide
  • All available npm commands and workflows
  • Code conventions and "do not" list
  • Key file references and project structure
  • Links to detailed skills documentation
• Claude skills documentation in .claude/skills/ directory
  • frontmatter.md: Complete frontmatter syntax with all 25+ field options for posts and pages
  • convex.md: Convex patterns specific to this app (indexes, idempotent mutations, write conflict prevention)
  • sync.md: How sync commands work and content flow from markdown to Convex database
• Automated CLAUDE.md updates via sync-discovery-files.ts
  • CLAUDE.md status comment updated during npm run sync:discovery
  • Includes current site name, post count, page count, and last updated timestamp
• Unlisted posts feature
  • New unlisted frontmatter field for blog posts
  • Set unlisted: true to hide posts from listings while keeping them accessible via direct link
  • Unlisted posts are excluded from: blog listings, featured sections, tag pages, search results, and related posts
  • Posts remain accessible via direct URL (e.g., /blog/post-slug)
  • Useful for draft posts, private content, or posts you want to share via direct link only

Technical

• New file: CLAUDE.md in project root
• New directory: .claude/skills/ with three markdown files
• Updated: scripts/sync-discovery-files.ts to update CLAUDE.md alongside AGENTS.md and llms.txt
• Updated: convex/schema.ts - Added unlisted optional boolean field to posts table
• Updated: convex/posts.ts - All listing queries filter out unlisted posts (getAllPosts, getBlogFeaturedPosts, getFeaturedPosts, getAllTags, getPostsByTag, getRelatedPosts, getRecentPostsInternal)
• Updated: convex/search.ts - Search excludes unlisted posts from results
• Updated: scripts/sync-posts.ts - Added unlisted to PostFrontmatter and ParsedPost interfaces and parsing logic
• Updated: src/pages/Write.tsx - Added unlisted to POST_FIELDS frontmatter reference
• Updated documentation: .claude/skills/frontmatter.md, content/pages/docs.md, content/blog/setup-guide.md, files.md

[2.0.0] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Markdown sync v2 complete
  • Full markdown content synchronization system
  • Real-time sync from markdown files to Convex database
  • Dashboard UI for content management
  • Sync server for executing sync commands from UI
  • Complete type safety across all Convex functions
  • Security improvements and optimizations

Technical

• Optimized recordPageView mutation to reduce unnecessary reads
• All mutations follow Convex best practices for write conflict prevention
• Type-safe Convex functions with proper validators
• Security review completed with all endpoints properly secured

[1.47.0] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Image lightbox for blog posts and pages
  • Images automatically open in full-screen lightbox when clicked (if enabled)
  • Lightbox includes dark backdrop, close button (X icon), and caption display
  • Keyboard support: Press Escape to close lightbox
  • Click outside image (backdrop) to close
  • Alt text displayed as caption below image in lightbox
  • Images show pointer cursor (zoom-in) and subtle hover effect when lightbox is enabled
  • Configurable via siteConfig.imageLightbox.enabled (default: true)
  • Dashboard config generator includes image lightbox toggle
  • Responsive design: lightbox adapts to mobile screens

Technical

• New component: ImageLightbox in src/components/BlogPost.tsx
• New interface: ImageLightboxConfig in src/config/siteConfig.ts
• Updated: src/components/BlogPost.tsx - Added lightbox state management and click handlers
• Updated: src/styles/global.css - Added lightbox styles (.image-lightbox-backdrop, .image-lightbox-img, .image-lightbox-close, .image-lightbox-caption)
• Updated: src/pages/Dashboard.tsx - Added image lightbox configuration option
• Updated: content/pages/docs.md - Added image lightbox documentation
• Updated: content/blog/setup-guide.md - Added image lightbox documentation

[1.46.0] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Dashboard sync server for executing sync commands from UI
  • Local HTTP server (scripts/sync-server.ts) runs on localhost:3001
  • Execute sync commands directly from dashboard without opening terminal
  • Real-time output streaming in dashboard terminal view
  • Server status indicator (online/offline) in dashboard sync section
  • Copy and Execute buttons for each sync command
  • Optional token authentication via SYNC_TOKEN environment variable
  • Whitelisted commands only (sync, sync:prod, sync:discovery, sync:discovery:prod, sync:all, sync:all:prod)
  • Health check endpoint at /health for server availability
  • CORS enabled for localhost:5173 (dev server)
  • Header sync buttons use sync server when available, fallback to command modal
  • Copy icons for npm run sync-server command in dashboard sync settings

Technical

• New file: scripts/sync-server.ts - Local HTTP server using Node.js http module
• New npm script: sync-server - Start the local sync server
• Updated: src/pages/Dashboard.tsx - Sync server integration with health checks, execute functionality, and terminal output display
• Updated: src/styles/global.css - Styles for sync server status, terminal output, and copy buttons

[1.45.0] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Dashboard and WorkOS authentication integration
  • Dashboard supports optional WorkOS authentication via siteConfig.dashboard.requireAuth
  • WorkOS is optional - dashboard works with or without WorkOS configured
  • When requireAuth is false, dashboard is open access
  • When requireAuth is true and WorkOS is configured, dashboard requires login
  • Shows setup instructions if requireAuth is true but WorkOS is not configured
  • Warning banner displayed when authentication is not enabled
• Blog posts
  • "How to use the Markdown sync dashboard" - Complete guide to dashboard features and usage
  • "How to setup WorkOS" - Step-by-step WorkOS AuthKit setup guide
• Documentation updates
  • README.md: Added dashboard and WorkOS section with links to blog posts
  • docs.md: Added dashboard and WorkOS authentication sections
  • setup-guide.md: Added dashboard and WorkOS authentication sections
  • FORK_CONFIG.md: Added dashboard configuration information
  • fork-config.json.example: Added dashboard configuration option
  • files.md: Updated with dashboard and WorkOS file descriptions

Technical

• New file: src/utils/workos.ts - WorkOS configuration utility
• Updated: src/main.tsx - Conditional WorkOS providers with lazy loading
• Updated: src/App.tsx - Callback route handling for WorkOS OAuth
• Updated: src/pages/Dashboard.tsx - Optional WorkOS authentication integration
• Updated: src/pages/Callback.tsx - OAuth callback handler for WorkOS
• Updated: convex/auth.config.ts - Convex authentication configuration for WorkOS
• Updated: src/config/siteConfig.ts - Dashboard configuration with requireAuth option

[1.44.0] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Dashboard at /dashboard for centralized content management and site configuration
  • Content management: Posts and Pages list views with filtering, search, pagination, and items per page selector (15, 25, 50, 100)
  • Post and Page editor: Markdown editor with live preview, draggable/resizable frontmatter sidebar (200px-600px), independent scrolling, download markdown, copy to clipboard
  • Write Post and Write Page: Full-screen writing interface with markdown editor, frontmatter reference, download markdown, localStorage persistence
  • AI Agent section: Dedicated AI chat separate from Write page, uses Anthropic Claude API, per-session chat history, markdown rendering
  • Newsletter management: All Newsletter Admin features integrated (subscribers, send newsletter, write email, recent sends, email stats)
  • Content import: Firecrawl import UI for importing external URLs as markdown drafts
  • Site configuration: Config Generator UI for all siteConfig.ts settings, generates downloadable config file
  • Index HTML editor: View and edit index.html content with meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, JSON-LD
  • Analytics: Real-time stats dashboard (clone of /stats page, always accessible in dashboard)
  • Sync commands: UI with buttons for all sync operations (sync, sync:discovery, sync:all for dev and prod)
  • Header sync buttons: Quick sync buttons in dashboard header for npm run sync:all (dev and prod)
  • Dashboard search: Search bar in header to search dashboard features, page titles, and post content
  • Toast notifications: Success, error, info, and warning notifications with auto-dismiss
  • Command modal: Shows sync command output with copy to clipboard functionality
  • Mobile responsive: Fully responsive design with mobile-optimized layout
  • Theme and font: Theme toggle and font switcher with persistent preferences

Technical

• New page: src/pages/Dashboard.tsx (4736 lines)
• Dashboard uses Convex queries for real-time data
• All mutations follow Convex best practices (idempotent, indexed queries)
• Frontmatter sidebar width persisted in localStorage
• Editor content persisted in localStorage
• Independent scrolling for editor and sidebar sections
• Preview uses ReactMarkdown with remark-gfm, remark-breaks, rehype-raw, rehype-sanitize
• CSS styles added for dashboard layout, tables, editor, frontmatter sidebar, config generator, newsletter sections, stats sections, sync sections, toast notifications, command modal
• Mobile responsive breakpoints for all dashboard sections

[1.43.0] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Stats page configuration option for public/private access
  • New StatsPageConfig interface in siteConfig.ts with enabled and showInNav options
  • Stats page can be made private by setting enabled: false (similar to NewsletterAdmin pattern)
  • When disabled, route shows "Stats page is disabled" message instead of analytics
  • Navigation item automatically hidden when stats page is disabled
  • Default configuration: enabled: true (public), showInNav: true (visible in nav)

Technical

• Updated: src/config/siteConfig.ts (added StatsPageConfig interface and default config)
• Updated: src/App.tsx (conditionally renders /stats route based on config)
• Updated: src/pages/Stats.tsx (checks if enabled, shows disabled message if not)
• Updated: src/components/Layout.tsx (hides stats nav item when disabled)

[1.42.0] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Honeypot bot protection for contact and newsletter forms
  • Hidden honeypot fields invisible to humans but visible to bots
  • Contact form uses hidden "Website" field for bot detection
  • Newsletter signup uses hidden "Fax" field for bot detection
  • Bots that fill hidden fields receive fake success message (no data submitted)
  • No external dependencies required (client-side only protection)
  • Works with all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)

Technical

• Updated: src/components/ContactForm.tsx (added honeypot state, hidden field, bot detection logic)
• Updated: src/components/NewsletterSignup.tsx (added honeypot state, hidden field, bot detection logic)
• Honeypot fields use CSS positioning (position: absolute, left: -9999px) to hide from users
• Fields include aria-hidden="true" and tabIndex={-1} for accessibility
• Different field names per form (website/fax) to avoid pattern detection

[1.41.0] - 2025-12-28

Added

• Blog heading styles for home intro content
  • Headings (h1-h6) in content/pages/home.md now use same styling as blog posts
  • Classes: blog-h1, blog-h2, blog-h3, blog-h4, blog-h5, blog-h6
  • Clickable anchor links (#) appear on hover for each heading
  • Automatic ID generation from heading text for anchor navigation
• Additional blog styling for home intro
  • Lists (ul, ol, li) use blog-ul, blog-ol, blog-li classes
  • Blockquotes use blog-blockquote class
  • Horizontal rules use blog-hr class
  • Links use blog-link class

Changed

• src/pages/Home.tsx: Added custom ReactMarkdown components for headings and other elements
• Home intro headings now match blog post typography and spacing

Technical

• Updated: src/pages/Home.tsx (added generateSlug, getTextContent, HeadingAnchor helper functions, custom ReactMarkdown components for h1-h6, ul, ol, li, blockquote, hr, and updated a component to use blog-link class)
• Headings in home intro content now have IDs and anchor links matching blog post behavior

[1.40.0] - 2025-12-28

Added

• Synced home intro content via markdown file
  • New content/pages/home.md file for homepage intro/bio text
  • Home intro content now syncs with npm run sync like other pages
  • No redeploy needed for homepage text changes
  • Full markdown support: links, headings, lists, blockquotes, horizontal rules
  • External links automatically open in new tab
  • Fallback to siteConfig.bio if page not found or while loading
• New textAlign frontmatter field for pages
  • Control text alignment: "left", "center", "right"
  • Default: "left" (previously was always centered)
  • Used by home.md to control home intro alignment
• New featuredTitle config option in siteConfig.ts
  • Customize the featured section title (e.g., "Get started:", "Featured", "Popular")
  • Previously hardcoded as "Get started:" in Home.tsx

Changed

• src/pages/Home.tsx: Now fetches home intro from Convex instead of hardcoded JSX
• Combined home-intro and home-bio into single markdown-powered section
• Home intro content defaults to left alignment (can be set to center/right via frontmatter)

Technical

• New file: content/pages/home.md (slug: home-intro, showInNav: false, textAlign: left)
• Updated: src/pages/Home.tsx (added ReactMarkdown, useQuery for home-intro, textAlign support, featuredTitle from siteConfig)
• Updated: src/styles/global.css (added .home-intro-content styles)
• Updated: convex/schema.ts (added textAlign field to pages table)
• Updated: convex/pages.ts (added textAlign to getPageBySlug and syncPagesPublic)
• Updated: scripts/sync-posts.ts (added textAlign to PageFrontmatter and ParsedPage)
• Updated: src/config/siteConfig.ts (added featuredTitle to SiteConfig interface and config object)

[1.39.0] - 2025-12-28

Added

• HTTP-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server deployed on Netlify Edge Functions
  • Accessible 24/7 at https://www.markdown.fast/mcp
  • Public access with Netlify built-in rate limiting (50 req/min per IP)
  • Optional API key authentication for higher limits (1000 req/min)
  • Read-only access to blog posts, pages, homepage, and search
  • 7 tools: list_posts, get_post, list_pages, get_page, get_homepage, search_content, export_all
  • JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol over HTTP POST
  • CORS support for MCP clients
  • No local machine required (unlike stdio-based MCP servers)
• Blog post: "How to Use the MCP Server" with client configuration examples
• MCP Server section in documentation (docs.md)
• MCP configuration in siteConfig.ts (mcpServer object)

Changed

• Updated setup-guide.md with MCP server section
• Added @modelcontextprotocol/sdk to package.json dependencies

Technical

• New file: netlify/edge-functions/mcp.ts (MCP server implementation)
• New file: content/blog/how-to-use-mcp-server.md
• Updated: netlify.toml (added /mcp edge function route)
• Updated: src/config/siteConfig.ts (MCPServerConfig interface and config)
• Updated: files.md (mcp.ts entry)

[1.38.0] - 2025-12-27

Added

• Newsletter CLI improvements
  • newsletter:send now calls scheduleSendPostNewsletter mutation directly
  • New newsletter:send:stats command to send weekly stats summary
  • Both commands provide clear success/error feedback
• New mutation scheduleSendStatsSummary for CLI stats sending
• Blog post: "How to use AgentMail with Markdown Sync" with complete setup guide

Changed

• scripts/send-newsletter.ts: Now calls mutation directly instead of printing instructions
• convex/newsletter.ts: Added scheduleSendStatsSummary mutation

Technical

• New script: scripts/send-newsletter-stats.ts
• All AgentMail features verified to use environment variables (no hardcoded emails)

[1.37.0] - 2025-12-27

Added

• Newsletter Admin UI at /newsletter-admin
  • Three-column layout similar to Write page
  • View all subscribers with search and filter (all/active/unsubscribed)
  • Stats showing active, total, and sent newsletter counts
  • Delete subscribers directly from admin
  • Send newsletter panel with two modes:
    • Send Post: Select a blog post to send as newsletter
    • Write Email: Compose custom email with markdown support
  • Markdown-to-HTML conversion for custom emails (headers, bold, italic, links, lists)
  • Copy icon on success messages to copy CLI commands
  • Theme-aware success/error styling (no hardcoded green)
  • Recent newsletters list showing sent history
  • Configurable via siteConfig.newsletterAdmin
• Weekly Digest automation
  • Cron job runs every Sunday at 9:00 AM UTC
  • Automatically sends all posts published in the last 7 days
  • Uses AgentMail SDK for email delivery
  • Configurable via siteConfig.weeklyDigest
• Developer Notifications
  • New subscriber alerts sent via email when someone subscribes
  • Weekly stats summary sent every Monday at 9:00 AM UTC
  • Uses AGENTMAIL_CONTACT_EMAIL or AGENTMAIL_INBOX as recipient
  • Configurable via siteConfig.newsletterNotifications
• Admin queries and mutations for newsletter management
  • getAllSubscribers: Paginated subscriber list with search/filter
  • deleteSubscriber: Remove subscriber from database
  • getNewsletterStats: Stats for admin dashboard
  • getPostsForNewsletter: List of posts with sent status

Changed

• convex/newsletter.ts: Added admin queries (getAllSubscribers, deleteSubscriber, getNewsletterStats, getPostsForNewsletter, getStatsForSummary) and scheduleSendCustomNewsletter mutation
• convex/newsletterActions.ts: Added sendWeeklyDigest, notifyNewSubscriber, sendWeeklyStatsSummary, sendCustomNewsletter actions with markdown-to-HTML conversion
• convex/posts.ts: Added getRecentPostsInternal query for weekly digest
• convex/crons.ts: Added weekly digest (Sunday 9am) and stats summary (Monday 9am) cron jobs
• src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added NewsletterAdminConfig, NewsletterNotificationsConfig, WeeklyDigestConfig interfaces
• src/App.tsx: Added /newsletter-admin route
• src/styles/global.css: Added newsletter admin styles with responsive design

Technical

• New page: src/pages/NewsletterAdmin.tsx
• Newsletter admin hidden from navigation by default (security through obscurity)
• All admin features togglable via siteConfig
• Uses Convex internal actions for email sending (Node.js runtime with AgentMail SDK)
• Cron jobs use environment variables: SITE_URL, SITE_NAME

[1.36.0] - 2025-12-27

Added

• Social footer component with customizable social links and copyright
  • Displays social icons on the left (GitHub, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and more)
  • Shows copyright symbol, site name, and auto-updating year on the right
  • Configurable via siteConfig.socialFooter in src/config/siteConfig.ts
  • Supports 8 platform types: github, twitter, linkedin, instagram, youtube, tiktok, discord, website
  • Uses Phosphor icons for consistent styling
  • Appears below the main footer on homepage, blog posts, and pages
  • Can work independently of the main footer when set via frontmatter
• Frontmatter control for social footer visibility
  • showSocialFooter field for posts and pages to override siteConfig defaults
  • Set showSocialFooter: false to hide on specific posts/pages
  • Works like existing showFooter field pattern
• Social footer configuration options
  • enabled: Global toggle for social footer
  • showOnHomepage, showOnPosts, showOnPages, showOnBlogPage: Per-location visibility
  • socialLinks: Array of social link objects with platform and URL
  • copyright.siteName: Site/company name for copyright display
  • copyright.showYear: Toggle for auto-updating year

Changed

• src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added SocialLink, SocialFooterConfig interfaces and socialFooter configuration
• convex/schema.ts: Added showSocialFooter optional boolean field to posts and pages tables
• convex/posts.ts and convex/pages.ts: Updated queries and mutations to include showSocialFooter field
• scripts/sync-posts.ts: Updated to parse showSocialFooter from frontmatter for both posts and pages
• src/pages/Home.tsx: Added SocialFooter component below Footer
• src/pages/Post.tsx: Added SocialFooter component below Footer for both posts and pages
• src/pages/Blog.tsx: Added SocialFooter component below Footer
• src/styles/global.css: Added social footer styles with flexbox layout and mobile responsive design

Technical

• New component: src/components/SocialFooter.tsx
• Uses Phosphor icons: GithubLogo, TwitterLogo, LinkedinLogo, InstagramLogo, YoutubeLogo, TiktokLogo, DiscordLogo, Globe
• Responsive design: stacks vertically on mobile (max-width: 480px)
• Year automatically updates using new Date().getFullYear()

[1.35.0] - 2025-12-26

Added

• showImageAtTop frontmatter field for posts and pages
  • Set showImageAtTop: true to display the image field at the top of the post/page above the header
  • Image displays full-width with rounded corners above the post header
  • Default behavior: if showImageAtTop is not set or false, image only used for Open Graph previews and featured card thumbnails
  • Works for both blog posts and static pages
  • Image appears above the post header when enabled

Changed

• convex/schema.ts: Added showImageAtTop optional boolean field to posts and pages tables
• scripts/sync-posts.ts: Updated to parse showImageAtTop from frontmatter for both posts and pages
• convex/posts.ts and convex/pages.ts: Updated queries and mutations to include showImageAtTop field
• src/pages/Post.tsx: Added conditional rendering to display image at top when showImageAtTop: true
• src/pages/Write.tsx: Added showImageAtTop to POST_FIELDS and PAGE_FIELDS frontmatter reference
• src/styles/global.css: Added .post-header-image and .post-header-image-img styles for header image display
• Documentation updated: content/pages/docs.md, content/blog/how-to-publish.md, content/blog/using-images-in-posts.md, files.md

Technical

• Header image displays with full-width responsive layout
• Image appears above post header with 32px bottom margin
• Rounded corners (8px border-radius) for modern appearance
• Maintains aspect ratio with object-fit: cover

[1.34.0] - 2025-12-26

Added

• Blog page featured layout with hero post
  • blogFeatured frontmatter field for posts to mark as featured on blog page
  • First blogFeatured post displays as hero card with landscape image, tags, date, title, excerpt, author info, and read more link
  • Remaining blogFeatured posts display in 2-column featured row with excerpts
  • Regular (non-featured) posts display in 3-column grid without excerpts
  • New BlogHeroCard component (src/components/BlogHeroCard.tsx) for hero display
  • New getBlogFeaturedPosts query returns all published posts with blogFeatured: true sorted by date
  • PostList component updated with columns prop (2 or 3) and showExcerpts prop
  • Card images use 16:10 landscape aspect ratio
  • Footer support on blog page via siteConfig.footer.showOnBlogPage

Changed

• convex/schema.ts: Added blogFeatured field to posts table with by_blogFeatured index
• convex/posts.ts: Added getBlogFeaturedPosts query, updated sync mutations to handle blogFeatured field
• scripts/sync-posts.ts: Updated to parse blogFeatured from post frontmatter
• src/pages/Blog.tsx: Refactored to display hero, featured row, and regular posts sections
• src/components/PostList.tsx: Added columns and showExcerpts props for layout control
• src/styles/global.css: Added styles for .blog-hero-section, .blog-hero-card, .blog-featured-row, .post-cards-2col

Technical

• Hero card responsive design: stacks content on mobile, side-by-side on desktop
• Featured row uses 2-column grid with excerpts visible
• Regular posts grid uses 3-column layout without excerpts for cleaner appearance
• Responsive breakpoints: 2 columns at 768px, 1 column at 480px
• Layout class names updated: blog-page-cards and blog-page-list for view modes

[1.33.1] - 2025-12-26

Changed

• Article centering in sidebar layouts
  • Article content now centers in the middle column when sidebars are present
  • Left sidebar stays flush left, right sidebar stays flush right
  • Article uses margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto within its 1fr grid column
  • Works with both two-column (left sidebar only) and three-column (both sidebars) layouts
  • Consistent max-width: 800px for article content across all sidebar configurations

Technical

• Updated .post-article-with-sidebar in src/styles/global.css with auto margins for centering
• Added padding-right: 48px to match left padding for balanced spacing

[1.33.0] - 2025-12-26

Added

• AI Chat Write Agent integration with Anthropic Claude

  • New AIChatView component (src/components/AIChatView.tsx) for AI-powered chat interface
  • AI chat can be toggled on Write page via siteConfig.aiChat.enabledOnWritePage
  • AI chat can appear in RightSidebar on posts/pages via frontmatter aiChat: true field
  • Per-session, per-context chat history stored in Convex (aiChats table)
  • Supports page content as context for AI responses
  • Markdown rendering for AI responses with copy functionality
  • Theme-aware styling that matches the site's design system
  • Uses Phosphor Icons for all UI elements

• Convex backend for AI chat

  • New convex/aiChats.ts with queries and mutations for chat history
  • New convex/aiChatActions.ts with Claude API integration (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable)
  • System prompt configurable via Convex environment variables:
    • CLAUDE_PROMPT_STYLE, CLAUDE_PROMPT_COMMUNITY, CLAUDE_PROMPT_RULES (split prompts, joined with separators)
    • CLAUDE_SYSTEM_PROMPT (single prompt, fallback if split prompts not set)
  • Chat history limited to last 20 messages for context efficiency
  • Error handling: displays "API key is not set" message when ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is missing in Convex environment variables

• New configuration options

  • siteConfig.aiChat interface with enabledOnWritePage and enabledOnContent boolean flags
  • Both flags default to false (opt-in feature)
  • New aiChat frontmatter field for posts and pages (requires rightSidebar: true)

Changed

• Write page now supports AI Agent mode toggle (replaces textarea when active)
  • Title changes from "Blog Post" or "Page" to "Agent" when in AI chat mode
  • Toggle button text changes between "Agent" and "Text Editor"
  • Page scroll prevention when switching modes (no page jump)
• RightSidebar component updated to conditionally render AIChatView
• Post.tsx passes pageContent and slug to RightSidebar for AI context
• Schema updated with aiChats table and aiChat fields on posts/pages tables
• sync-posts.ts updated to handle aiChat frontmatter field
• AIChatView displays user-friendly error messages when API key is not configured

Technical

• Added @anthropic-ai/sdk dependency for Claude API integration
• Anonymous session authentication using localStorage session ID
• AI chat CSS styles in global.css with theme variable support
• New convex schema: aiChats table with indexes (by_sessionId_contextId, by_contextId)

[1.32.0] - 2025-12-25

Added

• Custom homepage configuration
  • Set any page or blog post to serve as the homepage instead of the default Home component
  • Configure via siteConfig.homepage with type ("default", "page", or "post"), slug (required for page/post), and originalHomeRoute (default: "/home")
  • Custom homepage retains all Post component features (sidebar, copy dropdown, author info, footer) but without the featured section
  • Original homepage remains accessible at /home route (or configured originalHomeRoute) when custom homepage is set
  • SEO metadata uses the page/post's frontmatter when used as homepage
  • Back button hidden when Post component is used as homepage
• Fork configuration support for homepage
  • Added homepage field to fork-config.json.example
  • Updated configure-fork.ts to handle homepage configuration
  • Documentation added to FORK_CONFIG.md with usage examples

Changed

• src/App.tsx: Conditionally renders Home or Post component based on siteConfig.homepage configuration
• src/pages/Post.tsx: Added optional slug, isHomepage, and homepageType props to support homepage mode
• src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added HomepageConfig interface and default homepage configuration

Technical

• New interface: HomepageConfig in src/config/siteConfig.ts
• Conditional routing in App.tsx checks homepage.type and homepage.slug to determine homepage component
• Post component accepts optional props for homepage mode (hides back button when isHomepage is true)
• Original homepage route dynamically added when custom homepage is active

[1.31.1] - 2025-12-25

Added

• Image support in footer component with size control
  • Footer markdown now supports images using standard markdown syntax or HTML
  • Images can be sized using width, height, style, or class HTML attributes
  • Image attributes are sanitized by rehypeSanitize for security (removes dangerous CSS)
  • Footer images support lazy loading and optional captions from alt text
  • CSS styles added for footer images (.site-footer-image-wrapper, .site-footer-image, .site-footer-image-caption)

Changed

• Footer sanitize schema updated to allow width, height, style, and class attributes on images
• Footer image component handler updated to pass through size attributes from HTML

[1.31.0] - 2025-12-25

Added

• Customizable footer component with markdown support
  • New Footer component (src/components/Footer.tsx) that renders markdown content
  • Footer content can be set in frontmatter footer field (markdown) or use siteConfig.footer.defaultContent
  • Footer can be enabled/disabled globally via siteConfig.footer.enabled
  • Footer visibility controlled per-page type via siteConfig.footer.showOnHomepage, showOnPosts, showOnPages
  • New showFooter frontmatter field for posts and pages to override siteConfig defaults
  • New footer frontmatter field for posts and pages to provide custom markdown content
  • Footer renders inside article at bottom for posts/pages, maintains current position on homepage
  • Footer supports markdown formatting (links, paragraphs, line breaks)
  • Sidebars flush to bottom when footer is enabled (using min-height)

Changed

• Homepage footer section now uses the new Footer component instead of hardcoded HTML
• Post and page views now render footer inside article tag (before closing </article>)
• Footer component simplified to accept markdown content instead of structured link arrays
• Footer configuration in siteConfig.ts now uses defaultContent (markdown string) instead of builtWith/createdBy objects

[1.30.2] - 2025-12-25

Fixed

• Right sidebar no longer appears on pages/posts without explicit rightSidebar: true in frontmatter
  • Changed default behavior: right sidebar is now opt-in only
  • Pages like About and Contact now render without the right sidebar as expected
  • CopyPageDropdown correctly appears in nav bar when right sidebar is disabled
• Logic in Post.tsx changed from (page.rightSidebar ?? true) to page.rightSidebar === true

[1.30.1] - 2025-12-25

Fixed

• TypeScript error in convex/posts.ts where rightSidebar was used in mutation handlers but missing from args validators
  • Added rightSidebar: v.optional(v.boolean()) to syncPosts args validator
  • Added rightSidebar: v.optional(v.boolean()) to syncPostsPublic args validator

[1.30.0] - 2025-12-25

Added

• Right sidebar feature for posts and pages
  • New RightSidebar component that displays CopyPageDropdown in a right sidebar
  • Appears at 1135px+ viewport width when enabled
  • Controlled by siteConfig.rightSidebar.enabled (global toggle)
  • Per-post/page control via rightSidebar: true frontmatter field (opt-in only)
  • Three-column layout support: left sidebar (TOC), main content, right sidebar (CopyPageDropdown)
  • CopyPageDropdown automatically moves from nav to right sidebar when enabled
  • Responsive: right sidebar hidden below 1135px, CopyPageDropdown returns to nav
• Right sidebar configuration in siteConfig
  • rightSidebar.enabled: Global toggle for right sidebar feature
  • rightSidebar.minWidth: Minimum viewport width to show sidebar (default: 1135px)
• rightSidebar frontmatter field
  • Available for both blog posts and pages
  • Optional boolean field to enable/disable right sidebar per post/page
  • Defaults to true when siteConfig.rightSidebar.enabled is true
  • Added to Write page frontmatter reference with copy button

Changed

• Post.tsx: Updated to support three-column layout with conditional right sidebar rendering
• CSS refactoring: Separated left and right sidebar styles
  • .post-sidebar-wrapper is now left-specific with margin-left and right border
  • .post-sidebar-right has complete independent styles with margin-right and left border
  • Both sidebars maintain consistent styling (sticky positioning, background, borders, scrollbar hiding)
• src/styles/global.css: Added CSS for right sidebar positioning and 3-column grid layout
• convex/schema.ts: Added rightSidebar field to posts and pages tables
• convex/posts.ts and convex/pages.ts: Updated queries and mutations to handle rightSidebar field
• scripts/sync-posts.ts: Updated parsing logic to include rightSidebar frontmatter field
• src/pages/Write.tsx: Added rightSidebar field to POST_FIELDS and PAGE_FIELDS arrays

Technical

• Right sidebar uses sticky positioning with top offset matching left sidebar
• CSS grid automatically adjusts from 2-column to 3-column layout when right sidebar is present
• Main content padding adjusts when right sidebar is enabled
• Mobile responsive: right sidebar hidden below 1135px breakpoint

[1.29.0] - 2025-12-25

Added

• Font family configuration system
  • Added fontFamily option to siteConfig.ts with three options: "serif" (New York), "sans" (system fonts), "monospace" (IBM Plex Mono)
  • Created FontContext.tsx for global font state management with localStorage persistence
  • Font preference persists across page reloads
  • SiteConfig default font is respected and overrides localStorage when siteConfig changes
  • CSS variable --font-family dynamically updates based on selected font
• Monospace font option
  • Added monospace font family to FONT SWITCHER options in global.css
  • Monospace uses "IBM Plex Mono", "Liberation Mono", ui-monospace, monospace
  • Write page font switcher now supports all three font options (serif/sans/monospace)
• Fork configuration support for fontFamily
  • Added fontFamily field to fork-config.json.example
  • Updated configure-fork.ts to handle fontFamily configuration

Changed

• src/styles/global.css: Updated body font-family to use CSS variable --font-family with fallback
• src/main.tsx: Added FontProvider wrapper around app
• src/pages/Write.tsx: Updated font switcher to cycle through serif/sans/monospace options
• content/blog/setup-guide.md: Updated font configuration documentation with siteConfig option
• content/pages/docs.md: Updated font configuration documentation

Technical

• New context: src/context/FontContext.tsx with useFont() hook
• Font detection logic compares siteConfig default with localStorage to detect changes
• CSS variable updates synchronously on mount for immediate font application
• Write page font state syncs with global font on initial load

[1.28.2] - 2025-12-25

Fixed

• Plain text code blocks now wrap text properly
  • Code blocks without a language specifier were causing horizontal overflow
  • Updated detection logic to distinguish inline code from block code
  • Inline code: short content (< 80 chars), no newlines, no language
  • Block code: longer content or has language specifier
  • Text block wrapping uses pre-wrap styling via SyntaxHighlighter customStyle and codeTagProps
  • Long error messages and prose in code blocks now display correctly

Technical

• Updated src/components/BlogPost.tsx: New detection logic for inline vs block code, added textBlockStyle with wrapping properties
• Updated src/styles/global.css: Added .code-block-text class for CSS fallback wrapping

[1.28.1] - 2025-12-25

Fixed

• RSS feed validation errors resolved
  • Standardized all URLs to www.markdown.fast across the application
  • Fixed atom:link rel="self" attribute mismatch that caused RSS validation failures
  • Updated index.html meta tags (og:url, og:image, twitter:domain, twitter:url, twitter:image, JSON-LD)
  • Updated convex/rss.ts and convex/http.ts SITE_URL constants to use www.markdown.fast
  • Updated public/robots.txt, public/openapi.yaml, and public/llms.txt with www URLs
  • RSS exclusions already present in netlify.toml for botMeta edge function

Technical

• All URL references now consistently use https://www.markdown.fast
• RSS feed rel="self" attribute now matches actual feed URL
• Build passes successfully with URL standardization

[1.28.0] - 2025-12-25

Added

• Discovery files sync script
  • New sync-discovery-files.ts script that updates AGENTS.md and llms.txt with current app data
  • Reads from siteConfig.ts and queries Convex for post/page counts and latest post date
  • Preserves existing AGENTS.md instructional content while updating dynamic sections
  • Regenerates llms.txt with current site information and GitHub URLs
• New npm sync commands
  • npm run sync:discovery - Update discovery files (development)
  • npm run sync:discovery:prod - Update discovery files (production)
  • npm run sync:all - Sync content + discovery files together (development)
  • npm run sync:all:prod - Sync content + discovery files together (production)
• Fork configuration support for gitHubRepo
  • Added gitHubRepoConfig to fork-config.json.example
  • Updated configure-fork.ts to handle gitHubRepo with backward compatibility
  • Legacy githubUsername/githubRepo fields still work

Changed

• fork-config.json.example: Added gitHubRepoConfig object with owner, repo, branch, contentPath
• scripts/configure-fork.ts: Added gitHubRepo update logic with legacy field fallback
• FORK_CONFIG.md: Added gitHubRepo documentation and sync:discovery command reference
• files.md: Added sync-discovery-files.ts entry and sync commands documentation
• Documentation updated across all files with new sync commands

Technical

• New script: scripts/sync-discovery-files.ts
• Uses ConvexHttpClient to query live data from Convex
• Regex-based siteConfig.ts parsing for gitHubRepo extraction
• Selective AGENTS.md updates preserve instructional content
• Error handling with graceful fallbacks for missing data

[1.27.0] - 2025-12-24

Added

• Homepage post limit configuration
  • Configurable limit for number of posts shown on homepage via siteConfig.postsDisplay.homePostsLimit
  • Default limit set to 10 most recent posts
  • Set to undefined to show all posts (no limit)
• Optional "read more" link below limited post list
  • Configurable via siteConfig.postsDisplay.homePostsReadMore
  • Customizable link text and destination URL
  • Only appears when posts are limited and there are more posts than the limit
  • Default links to /blog page
  • Can be disabled by setting enabled: false

Changed

• src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added homePostsLimit and homePostsReadMore to PostsDisplayConfig interface
• src/pages/Home.tsx: Post list now respects homePostsLimit configuration and shows "read more" link when applicable
• src/styles/global.css: Added styles for .home-posts-read-more and .home-posts-read-more-link with centered button styling and hover effects

Technical

• New interface: HomePostsReadMoreConfig in src/config/siteConfig.ts
• Post limiting logic uses .slice() to limit array before passing to PostList component
• Conditional rendering ensures "read more" link only shows when needed

[1.26.0] - 2025-12-24

Added

• Tag pages at /tags/[tag] route
  • Dynamic tag archive pages showing all posts with a specific tag
  • View mode toggle (list/cards) with localStorage persistence
  • Mobile responsive layout matching existing blog page design
  • Sitemap updated to include all tag pages dynamically
• Related posts component for blog post footers
  • Shows up to 3 related posts based on shared tags
  • Sorted by relevance (number of shared tags) then by date
  • Only displays on blog posts (not static pages)
• Improved tag links in post footers
  • Tags now link to /tags/[tag] archive pages
  • Visual styling consistent with existing theme
• Open in AI service links re-enabled in CopyPageDropdown
  • Uses GitHub raw URLs instead of Netlify paths (bypasses edge function issues)
  • ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity links with universal prompt
  • "Requires git push" hint for users (npm sync alone doesn't update GitHub)
  • Visual divider separating AI options from other menu items

Changed

• src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added gitHubRepo configuration for constructing raw GitHub URLs
• convex/schema.ts: Added by_tags index to posts table for efficient tag queries
• convex/posts.ts: Added getAllTags, getPostsByTag, and getRelatedPosts queries
• convex/http.ts: Sitemap now includes dynamically generated tag pages
• Updated content/pages/docs.md and content/blog/setup-guide.md with git push requirement for AI links

Technical

• New component: src/pages/TagPage.tsx
• New route: /tags/:tag in src/App.tsx
• CSS styles for tag pages, related posts, and post tag links in src/styles/global.css
• Mobile responsive breakpoints for all new components

[1.25.4] - 2025-12-24

Fixed

• Sidebar border width now consistent across all pages
  • Fixed border appearing thicker on changelog page when sidebar scrolls
  • Changed from border-right to box-shadow: inset for consistent 1px width regardless of scrollbar presence
  • Border now renders correctly on both docs and changelog pages

Changed

• Sidebar scrollbar hidden while maintaining scroll functionality

  • Scrollbar no longer visible but scrolling still works
  • Applied cross-browser scrollbar hiding (Chrome/Safari/Edge, Firefox, IE)
  • Cleaner sidebar appearance matching Cursor docs style

• Sidebar styling improvements

  • Added top border using CSS variable (var(--border-sidebar)) for theme consistency
  • Added border-radius for rounded corners
  • Updated CSS comments to document border implementation approach

Technical

• src/styles/global.css: Changed .post-sidebar-wrapper border from border-right to box-shadow: inset -1px 0 0
• src/styles/global.css: Added scrollbar hiding with -ms-overflow-style: none, scrollbar-width: none, and ::-webkit-scrollbar
• src/styles/global.css: Added border-top: 1px solid var(--border-sidebar) and border-radius: 8px to sidebar wrapper
• src/styles/global.css: Updated CSS comments to explain border implementation choices

[1.25.3] - 2025-12-24

Fixed

• Mobile menu now appears correctly at all breakpoints where sidebar is hidden
  • Changed mobile hamburger menu breakpoint from max-width: 768px to max-width: 1024px
  • Changed desktop hide breakpoint from min-width: 769px to min-width: 1025px
  • Mobile menu now shows whenever sidebar is hidden (matches sidebar breakpoint)
  • Fixed gap where users had no navigation between 769px and 1024px viewport widths

Technical

• src/styles/global.css: Updated mobile nav controls media query to max-width: 1024px
• src/styles/global.css: Updated desktop hide media query to min-width: 1025px
• src/styles/global.css: Updated tablet drawer width breakpoint to max-width: 1024px

[1.25.2] - 2025-12-24

Changed

• Disabled AI service links (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) in CopyPageDropdown
  • Direct links to AI services removed due to Netlify edge function interception issues
  • AI crawlers cannot reliably fetch /raw/*.md files despite multiple configuration attempts
  • Users can still copy markdown and paste directly into AI tools manually
  • "Copy page", "View as Markdown", and "Download as SKILL.md" options remain available

Removed

• Netlify Function at /api/raw/:slug endpoint
  • Removed due to build failures and dependency conflicts
  • Static /raw/*.md files still work in browsers but not for AI crawler fetch tools

Technical

• src/components/CopyPageDropdown.tsx: Commented out AI service buttons, kept manual copy/view/download options
• netlify.toml: Removed /api/raw/* redirect rule
• netlify/functions/raw.js: Deleted Netlify Function file
• content/blog/netlify-edge-excludedpath-ai-crawlers.md: Updated with detailed log of all attempted solutions and timestamps

[1.25.1] - 2025-12-24

Changed

• Logo moved to top navigation header on all pages
  • Logo now appears in the header bar (top-left) on blog posts, pages, and blog page
  • Logo is separate from back button and navigation links
  • Reads from siteConfig.innerPageLogo and siteConfig.logo configuration
  • Works consistently across all pages (with and without sidebar)
  • Mobile responsive: logo positioned on left in header

Technical

• src/components/Layout.tsx: Added logo to top navigation header, reads from siteConfig
• src/pages/Post.tsx: Removed logo from post navigation (was next to back button)
• src/pages/Blog.tsx: Removed logo from blog navigation
• src/styles/global.css: Added .top-nav-logo-link and .top-nav-logo styles, updated .top-nav layout to span left-to-right, removed old .inner-page-logo styles

[1.25.0] - 2025-12-24

Changed

• Sidebar styling updated to match Cursor docs style
  • Sidebar now has alternate background color (--sidebar-alt-bg) for visual separation
  • Vertical border line on right side of sidebar
  • Theme-aware colors for all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)
  • Sidebar width increased to 240px for better readability
  • Mobile responsive: sidebar hidden on screens below 1024px

Technical

• src/styles/global.css: Added --sidebar-alt-bg CSS variables for each theme, updated .post-sidebar-wrapper with alternate background and right border, adjusted grid layout for wider sidebar

[1.24.9] - 2025-12-24

Added

• Safety-net raw markdown endpoint for AI tools (/api/raw/:slug)
  • New Netlify Function at netlify/functions/raw.ts
  • Returns text/plain with minimal headers for reliable AI ingestion
  • Reads from dist/raw/ (production) or public/raw/ (dev/preview)
  • Handles 400 (missing slug), 404 (not found), and 200 (success) responses
  • No Link, X-Robots-Tag, or SEO headers that cause AI fetch failures

Changed

• AI service links (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) now use /api/raw/:slug instead of /raw/:slug.md
  • Netlify Function endpoint more reliable for AI crawler fetch
  • "View as Markdown" menu item still uses /raw/:slug.md for browser viewing

Technical

• netlify/functions/raw.ts: New Netlify Function to serve raw markdown
• netlify.toml: Added redirect from /api/raw/* to the function
• src/components/CopyPageDropdown.tsx: AI services use /api/raw/:slug endpoint
• package.json: Added @netlify/functions dev dependency

[1.24.8] - 2025-12-23

Fixed

• Raw markdown URL construction now uses window.location.origin instead of props.url
  • Prevents incorrect URLs when props.url points to canonical/deploy preview domains
  • Uses new URL() constructor for proper absolute URL building
  • Ensures raw URLs always match the current page origin
  • Applied to both AI service links and "View as Markdown" option

Technical

• src/components/CopyPageDropdown.tsx: Changed raw URL construction from new URL(props.url).origin to window.location.origin with new URL() constructor

[1.24.7] - 2025-12-23

Fixed

• Removed Link header from /raw/* endpoints to fix AI crawler fetch failures
  • Netlify merges headers, so global Link header was being applied to /raw/* despite specific block
  • Moved Link header from global /* scope to /index.html only
  • Removed X-Robots-Tag = "noindex" from /raw/* to allow AI crawlers to index raw content
  • Raw markdown files now have clean headers optimized for AI consumption

Technical

• netlify.toml: Removed Link from global headers, added specific /index.html block, removed noindex from /raw/*

[1.24.6] - 2025-12-23

Added

• Homepage raw markdown index file (/raw/index.md)
  • Automatically generated during npm run sync and npm run sync:prod
  • Lists all published posts sorted by date (newest first)
  • Lists all published pages sorted by order or alphabetically
  • Includes post metadata: date, reading time, tags, description
  • Provides direct links to all raw markdown files
  • AI crawlers can now access homepage content as markdown

Technical

• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts: Added generateHomepageIndex() function to create index.md in public/raw/

[1.24.5] - 2025-12-23

Fixed

• AI crawlers (ChatGPT, Perplexity) can now fetch raw markdown from /raw/*.md URLs
  • Added explicit /raw/* redirect passthrough in netlify.toml before SPA fallback
  • Expanded excludedPath array to cover all static file patterns
  • Refactored botMeta.ts edge function:
    • Added hard bypass at top of handler for static file paths
    • Separated social preview bots from AI crawlers
    • AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, etc.) now bypass OG interception
    • Only social preview bots (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) receive OG metadata HTML

Technical

• netlify.toml: Added force = true to /raw/* redirect, expanded excludedPath array
• botMeta.ts: Complete refactor with SOCIAL_PREVIEW_BOTS and AI_CRAWLERS lists, hard path bypass

[1.24.4] - 2025-12-23

Added

• showInNav field for pages to control navigation visibility
  • Pages can be published and accessible but hidden from navigation menu
  • Set showInNav: false in page frontmatter to hide from nav
  • Defaults to true for backwards compatibility (all existing pages show in nav)
  • Pages with showInNav: false remain:
    • Published and accessible via direct URL
    • Searchable via search indexes
    • Available via API endpoints
    • Just hidden from the navigation menu
  • Matches the pattern used for blogPage.showInNav in siteConfig.ts
• Hardcoded navigation items configuration for React routes
  • Add React route pages (like /stats, /write) to navigation via siteConfig.hardcodedNavItems
  • Configure navigation order, title, and visibility per route
  • Set showInNav: false to hide from nav while keeping route accessible
  • Navigation combines Blog link, hardcoded nav items, and markdown pages
  • All nav items sorted by order field (lower = first)
  • Example: Configure /stats and /write routes in siteConfig.ts

Technical

• Updated convex/schema.ts: Added optional showInNav field to pages table
• Updated convex/pages.ts: getAllPages query filters out pages where showInNav === false
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts: Parses showInNav from page frontmatter
• Updated src/pages/Write.tsx: Added showInNav field to page template and PAGE_FIELDS reference
• Updated src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added HardcodedNavItem interface and hardcodedNavItems config array
• Updated src/components/Layout.tsx: Reads hardcodedNavItems from siteConfig and combines with Blog link and pages

Documentation

• Updated content/pages/docs.md: Added showInNav to static pages frontmatter table
• Updated content/blog/setup-guide.md: Added showInNav to static pages frontmatter table

[1.24.3] - 2025-12-23

Added

• Inner page logo configuration
  • Logo displays in header on blog page, individual posts, and static pages
  • Desktop: logo positioned on the left (before back button)
  • Mobile: logo positioned on the right (smaller size for compact header)
  • Configurable via siteConfig.innerPageLogo.enabled and siteConfig.innerPageLogo.size
  • Does not affect homepage logo (controlled separately)
  • Logo links to homepage when clicked

Technical

• Updated src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added InnerPageLogoConfig interface and innerPageLogo config option
• Updated src/pages/Blog.tsx: Added logo to header navigation
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx: Added logo to header navigation for both posts and pages
• Updated src/styles/global.css: Added CSS for desktop (left) and mobile (right) logo positioning with responsive sizing

[1.24.2] - 2025-12-23

Changed

• Mobile menu redesigned for better sidebar integration
  • Mobile navigation controls moved to left side (hamburger, search, theme toggle)
  • Hamburger menu order: hamburger first, then search, then theme toggle
  • Sidebar table of contents now appears in mobile menu when page has sidebar layout
  • Desktop sidebar hidden on mobile (max-width: 768px) since it's accessible via hamburger menu
  • Back button and CopyPageDropdown remain visible above main content on mobile
• Mobile menu typography standardized
  • All mobile menu elements now use CSS variables for font sizes
  • Font-family standardized using inherit to match body font from global.css
  • Mobile menu TOC links use consistent font sizing with desktop sidebar
  • Added CSS variables: --font-size-mobile-toc-title and --font-size-mobile-toc-link

Technical

• Updated src/components/Layout.tsx: Reordered mobile nav controls, added sidebar context integration
• Updated src/components/MobileMenu.tsx: Added sidebar headings rendering in mobile menu
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx: Provides sidebar headings to context for mobile menu
• Updated src/context/SidebarContext.tsx: New context for sharing sidebar data between components
• Updated src/styles/global.css: Mobile menu positioning, sidebar hiding on mobile, font standardization

[1.24.1] - 2025-12-23

Fixed

• Sidebar navigation anchor links now work correctly when sections are collapsed or expanded
  • Fixed navigation scroll calculation to use proper header offset (80px)
  • Expand ancestors before scrolling to ensure target is visible
  • Use requestAnimationFrame to ensure DOM updates complete before scrolling
  • Removed auto-expand from scroll handler to prevent interfering with manual collapse/expand
  • Collapse button now properly isolated from link clicks with event handlers

Changed

• Updated extractHeadings.ts to filter out headings inside code blocks
  • Prevents sidebar from showing example headings from markdown code examples
  • Removes fenced code blocks (```) and indented code blocks before extracting headings
  • Ensures sidebar only shows actual page headings, not code examples

Technical

• Updated src/components/PageSidebar.tsx: Improved navigation logic and collapse button event handling
• Updated src/utils/extractHeadings.ts: Added removeCodeBlocks function to filter code before heading extraction

[1.24.0] - 2025-12-23

Added

• Sidebar layout support for blog posts
  • Blog posts can now use layout: "sidebar" frontmatter field (previously only available for pages)
  • Enables docs-style layout with table of contents sidebar for long-form posts
  • Same features as page sidebar: automatic TOC extraction, active heading highlighting, smooth scroll navigation
  • Mobile responsive: stacks to single column below 1024px

Changed

• Updated Post.tsx to handle sidebar layout for both posts and pages
• Updated Write.tsx to include layout field in blog post frontmatter reference

Technical

• Updated convex/schema.ts: Added optional layout field to posts table
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts: Parses layout field from post frontmatter
• Updated convex/posts.ts: Includes layout field in queries, mutations, and sync operations
• Reuses existing sidebar components and CSS (no new components needed)

Documentation

• Updated docs.md: Added layout field to blog posts frontmatter table, updated sidebar layout section
• Updated setup-guide.md: Clarified sidebar layout works for both posts and pages
• Updated how-to-publish.md: Added layout field to frontmatter reference table

[1.23.0] - 2025-12-23

Added

• Collapsible sections in markdown using HTML <details> and <summary> tags
  • Create expandable/collapsible content in blog posts and pages
  • Use <details open> attribute for sections that start expanded
  • Supports nested collapsible sections
  • Theme-aware styling for all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)
  • Works with all markdown content inside: lists, code blocks, bold, italic, etc.

Technical

• Added rehype-raw package to allow raw HTML pass-through in react-markdown
• Added rehype-sanitize package to strip dangerous tags while allowing safe ones
• Custom sanitize schema allows details, summary tags and the open attribute
• Updated src/components/BlogPost.tsx with rehype plugins
• CSS styles for collapsible sections in src/styles/global.css

Documentation

• Updated markdown-with-code-examples.md with collapsible section examples
• Updated docs.md with collapsible sections documentation
• Updated files.md with BlogPost.tsx description change

[1.22.0] - 2025-12-21

Added

• Sidebar layout for pages with table of contents
  • Add layout: "sidebar" to page frontmatter to enable docs-style layout
  • Left sidebar displays table of contents extracted from H1, H2, H3 headings
  • Two-column grid layout: 220px sidebar + flexible content area
  • Sidebar only appears if headings exist in the page content
  • Active heading highlighting on scroll
  • Smooth scroll navigation to sections
  • CopyPageDropdown remains in top navigation for sidebar pages
  • Mobile responsive: stacks to single column below 1024px

Technical

• New utility: src/utils/extractHeadings.ts for parsing markdown headings
• New component: src/components/PageSidebar.tsx for TOC navigation
• Updated convex/schema.ts: Added optional layout field to pages table
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts: Parses layout field from page frontmatter
• Updated convex/pages.ts: Includes layout field in queries and mutations
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx: Conditionally renders sidebar layout
• CSS grid layout with sticky sidebar positioning
• Full-width container breaks out of main-content constraints

[1.21.0] - 2025-12-21

Added

• Blog page view mode toggle (list and card views)
  • Toggle button in blog header to switch between list and card views
  • Card view displays posts in a 3-column grid with thumbnails, titles, excerpts, and metadata
  • List view shows year-grouped posts (existing behavior)
  • View preference saved to localStorage
  • Default view mode configurable via siteConfig.blogPage.viewMode
  • Toggle visibility controlled by siteConfig.blogPage.showViewToggle
• Post cards component
  • Displays post thumbnails, titles, excerpts, read time, and dates
  • Responsive grid: 3 columns (desktop), 2 columns (tablet), 1 column (mobile)
  • Theme-aware styling for all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)
  • Square thumbnails with hover zoom effect
  • Cards without images display with adjusted padding

Changed

• Updated PostList component to support both list and card view modes
• Updated Blog.tsx to include view toggle button and state management
• Updated siteConfig.ts with blogPage.viewMode and blogPage.showViewToggle options

Technical

• New CSS classes: .post-cards, .post-card, .post-card-image-wrapper, .post-card-content, .post-card-meta
• Reuses featured card styling patterns for consistency
• Mobile responsive with adjusted grid columns and image aspect ratios

[1.20.3] - 2025-12-21

Fixed

• Raw markdown files now accessible to AI crawlers (ChatGPT, Perplexity)
  • Added /raw/ path bypass in botMeta edge function
  • AI services were receiving HTML instead of markdown content

Added

• SEO and AEO improvements
  • Sitemap now includes static pages (about, docs, contact, etc.)
  • Security headers: X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, X-XSS-Protection, Referrer-Policy
  • Link header pointing to llms.txt for AI discovery
  • Raw markdown files served with proper Content-Type and CORS headers
  • Preconnect hints for Convex backend (faster API calls)

Changed

• Fixed URL consistency: openapi.yaml and robots.txt now use www.markdown.fast

[1.20.2] - 2025-12-21

Fixed

• Write conflict prevention for heartbeat mutation
  • Increased backend dedup window from 10s to 20s
  • Increased frontend debounce from 10s to 20s to match backend
  • Added random jitter (±5s) to heartbeat intervals to prevent synchronized calls across tabs
  • Simplified early return to skip ANY update within dedup window (not just same path)
  • Prevents "Documents read from or written to the activeSessions table changed" errors

[1.20.1] - 2025-12-21

Changed

• Visitor map styling improvements
  • Removed box-shadow from map wrapper for cleaner flat design
  • Increased land dot contrast for better globe visibility on all themes
  • Increased land dot opacity from 0.6 to 0.85
  • Darker/more visible land colors for light, tan, and cloud themes
  • Lighter land color for dark theme to stand out on dark background

[1.20.0] - 2025-12-21

Added

• Real-time visitor map on stats page
  • Displays live visitor locations on a dotted world map
  • Uses Netlify's built-in geo detection via edge function (no third-party API needed)
  • Privacy friendly: stores city, country, and coordinates only (no IP addresses)
  • Theme-aware colors for all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)
  • Animated pulsing dots for active visitors
  • Visitor count badge showing online visitors
  • Configurable via siteConfig.visitorMap
• New Netlify edge function: netlify/edge-functions/geo.ts
  • Returns user geo data from Netlify's automatic geo headers
  • Endpoint: /api/geo
• New React component: src/components/VisitorMap.tsx
  • SVG-based world map with simplified continent outlines
  • Lightweight (no external map library needed)
  • Responsive design scales on mobile

Changed

• Updated convex/schema.ts: Added optional location fields to activeSessions table (city, country, latitude, longitude)
• Updated convex/stats.ts: Heartbeat mutation accepts geo args, getStats returns visitor locations
• Updated src/hooks/usePageTracking.ts: Fetches geo data once on mount, passes to heartbeat
• Updated src/pages/Stats.tsx: Displays VisitorMap above "Currently Viewing" section
• Updated src/config/siteConfig.ts: Added VisitorMapConfig interface and visitorMap config option

Documentation

• Updated setup-guide.md with Visitor Map section
• Updated docs.md with Visitor Map configuration
• Updated FORK_CONFIG.md with visitorMap config
• Updated fork-config.json.example with visitorMap option
• Updated fork-configuration-guide.md with visitorMap example

[1.19.1] - 2025-12-21

Added

• GitHub Stars card on Stats page
  • Displays live star count from waynesutton/markdown-site repository
  • Fetches from GitHub public API (no token required)
  • Uses Phosphor GithubLogo icon
  • Updates on page load

Changed

• Stats page now displays 6 cards in a single row (previously 5)
• Updated CSS grid for 6-column layout on desktop
• Responsive breakpoints adjusted for 6 cards (3x2 tablet, 2x3 mobile, 1x6 small mobile)

Technical

• Added useState and useEffect to src/pages/Stats.tsx for GitHub API fetch
• Added GithubLogo import from @phosphor-icons/react
• Updated .stats-cards-modern grid to repeat(6, 1fr)
• Updated responsive nth-child selectors for proper borders

[1.19.0] - 2025-12-21

Added

• Author display for posts and pages
  • New optional authorName and authorImage frontmatter fields
  • Round avatar image displayed next to date and read time
  • Works on individual post and page views (not on blog list)
  • Example: authorName: "Your Name" and authorImage: "/images/authors/photo.png"
• Author images directory at public/images/authors/
  • Place author avatar images here
  • Recommended: square images (they display as circles)
• Write page updated with new frontmatter field reference
  • Shows authorName and authorImage options for both posts and pages

Technical

• Updated convex/schema.ts with authorName and authorImage fields
• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts interfaces and parsing
• Updated convex/posts.ts and convex/pages.ts queries and mutations
• Updated src/pages/Post.tsx to render author info
• Updated src/pages/Write.tsx with new field definitions
• CSS styles for .post-author, .post-author-image, .post-author-name

Documentation

• Updated frontmatter tables in setup-guide.md, docs.md, files.md, README.md
• Added example usage in about-this-blog.md

[1.18.1] - 2025-12-21

Changed

• CopyPageDropdown AI services now use raw markdown URLs for better AI parsing
  • ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity receive /raw/{slug}.md URLs instead of page URLs
  • AI services can fetch and parse clean markdown content directly
  • Includes metadata headers (type, date, reading time, tags) for structured parsing
  • No HTML parsing required by AI services

Technical

• Renamed buildUrlFromPageUrl to buildUrlFromRawMarkdown in AIService interface
• Handler builds raw markdown URL from page origin and slug
• Updated prompt text to reference "raw markdown file URL"

[1.18.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Automated fork configuration with npm run configure
  • Copy fork-config.json.example to fork-config.json
  • Edit JSON with your site information
  • Run npm run configure to apply all changes automatically
  • Updates all 11 configuration files in one command
• Two options for fork setup
  • Option 1: Automated (recommended): JSON config + single command
  • Option 2: Manual: Follow step-by-step guide in FORK_CONFIG.md
• FORK_CONFIG.md comprehensive fork guide
  • YAML template for AI agent configuration
  • Manual code snippets for each file
  • AI agent prompt for automated updates
• fork-config.json.example template with all configuration options
  • Site name, URL, description
  • Creator social links (Twitter, LinkedIn, GitHub)
  • Bio and intro text
  • Logo gallery settings
  • GitHub contributions config
  • Blog page and theme options

Technical

• New script: scripts/configure-fork.ts
• New npm command: npm run configure
• Reads JSON config and updates 11 files with string replacements
• Updates: siteConfig.ts, Home.tsx, Post.tsx, http.ts, rss.ts, index.html, llms.txt, robots.txt, openapi.yaml, ai-plugin.json, ThemeContext.tsx

[1.17.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• GitHub contributions graph on homepage
  • Displays yearly contribution activity with theme-aware colors
  • Fetches data from public API (no GitHub token required)
  • Year navigation with Phosphor icons (CaretLeft, CaretRight)
  • Click graph to visit GitHub profile
  • Configurable via siteConfig.gitHubContributions
• Theme-specific contribution colors
  • Dark theme: GitHub green on dark background
  • Light theme: Standard GitHub green
  • Tan theme: Warm brown tones matching site palette
  • Cloud theme: Gray-blue tones
• Mobile responsive design
  • Scales down on tablets and phones
  • Day labels hidden on small screens for space
  • Touch-friendly navigation buttons

Technical

• New component: src/components/GitHubContributions.tsx
• Uses github-contributions-api.jogruber.de public API
• CSS variables for contribution level colors per theme
• Configuration interface: GitHubContributionsConfig
• Set enabled: false in siteConfig to disable

[1.16.0] - 2025-12-21

Added

• Public markdown writing page at /write (not linked in navigation)
  • Three-column Cursor docs-style layout
  • Left sidebar: Home link, content type selector (Blog Post/Page), actions (Clear, Theme, Font)
  • Center: Full-height writing area with title, Copy All button, and borderless textarea
  • Right sidebar: Frontmatter reference with copy icon for each field
• Font switcher in Actions section
  • Toggle between Serif and Sans-serif fonts
  • Font preference saved to localStorage
• Theme toggle matching the rest of the app (Moon, Sun, Half2Icon, Cloud)
• localStorage persistence for content, type, and font preference
• Word, line, and character counts in status bar
• Warning banner: "Refresh loses content"
• Grammarly and browser spellcheck compatible
• Works with all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)

Technical

• New component: src/pages/Write.tsx
• Route: /write (added to src/App.tsx)
• Three localStorage keys: markdown_write_content, markdown_write_type, markdown_write_font
• CSS Grid layout (220px | 1fr | 280px)
• Uses Phosphor icons: House, Article, File, Trash, CopySimple, Warning, Check
• Uses lucide-react and radix-ui icons for theme toggle (consistent with ThemeToggle.tsx)

[1.15.1] - 2025-12-21

Fixed

• Theme toggle icons on /write page now match ThemeToggle.tsx component
  • dark: Moon icon (lucide-react)
  • light: Sun icon (lucide-react)
  • tan: Half2Icon (radix-ui) - consistent with rest of app
  • cloud: Cloud icon (lucide-react)
• Content type switching (Blog Post/Page) now always updates writing area template

Technical

• Replaced Phosphor icons (Moon, Sun, Leaf, CloudSun) with lucide-react and radix-ui icons
• handleTypeChange now always regenerates template when switching types

[1.15.0] - 2025-12-21

Changed

• Redesigned /write page with three-column Cursor docs-style layout
  • Left sidebar: Home link, content type selector (Blog Post/Page), actions (Clear, Theme)
  • Center: Full-height writing area with title, Copy All button, and borderless textarea
  • Right sidebar: Frontmatter reference with copy icon for each field
• Frontmatter fields panel with per-field copy buttons
  • Each frontmatter field shows name, example value, and copy icon
  • Click to copy individual field syntax to clipboard
  • Required fields marked with red asterisk
  • Fields update dynamically when switching between Blog Post and Page
• Warning banner for unsaved content
  • "Refresh loses content" warning in left sidebar with warning icon
  • Helps users remember localStorage persistence limitations
• Enhanced status bar
  • Word, line, and character counts in sticky footer
  • Save hint with content directory path

Technical

• Three-column CSS Grid layout (220px sidebar | 1fr main | 280px right sidebar)
• Theme toggle cycles through dark, light, tan, cloud with matching icons
• Collapsible sidebars on mobile (stacked layout)
• Uses Phosphor icons: House, Article, File, Trash, CopySimple, Warning, Check

[1.14.0] - 2025-12-20

Changed

• Redesigned /write page with Notion-like minimal UI
  • Full-screen distraction-free writing experience
  • Removed site header for focused writing environment
  • Wider writing area (900px max-width centered)
  • Borderless textarea with transparent background
  • Own minimal header with home link, type selector, and icon buttons
• Improved toolbar design
  • Home icon link to return to main site
  • Clean dropdown for content type selection (no borders)
  • Collapsible frontmatter fields panel (hidden by default)
  • Theme toggle in toolbar (cycles through dark, light, tan, cloud)
  • Icon buttons with subtle hover states
  • Copy button with inverted theme colors
• Enhanced status bar
  • Sticky footer with word/line/character counts
  • Save hint with content directory path
  • Dot separators between stats

Technical

• Write page now renders without Layout component wrapper
• Added Phosphor icons: House, Sun, Moon, CloudSun, Leaf, Info, X
• CSS restructured for minimal aesthetic (.write-wrapper, .write-header, etc.)
• Mobile responsive with hidden copy text and save hint on small screens

[1.13.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Public markdown writing page at /write (not linked in navigation)
  • Dropdown to select between "Blog Post" and "Page" content types
  • Frontmatter fields reference panel with required/optional indicators
  • Copy button using Phosphor CopySimple icon
  • Clear button to reset content to template
  • Status bar showing lines, words, and characters count
  • Usage hint with instructions for saving content
• localStorage persistence for writing session
  • Content persists across page refreshes within same browser
  • Each browser has isolated content (session privacy)
  • Content type selection saved separately
• Auto-generated frontmatter templates
  • Blog post template with all common fields
  • Page template with navigation fields
  • Current date auto-populated in templates

Technical

• New component: src/pages/Write.tsx
• Route: /write (added to src/App.tsx)
• CSS styles added to src/styles/global.css
• Works with all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)
• Plain textarea for Grammarly and browser spellcheck compatibility
• Mobile responsive design with adjusted layout for smaller screens
• No Convex backend required (localStorage only)

[1.12.2] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Centralized font-size configuration using CSS variables in global.css
  • Base size scale from 10px to 64px with semantic names
  • Component-specific variables for consistent sizing
  • Mobile responsive overrides at 768px breakpoint
• All hardcoded font sizes converted to CSS variables for easier customization

Technical

• Font sizes defined in :root selector with --font-size-* naming convention
• Mobile breakpoint uses same variables with smaller values
• Base scale: 3xs (10px), 2xs (11px), xs (12px), sm (13px), md (14px), base (16px), lg (17px), xl (18px), 2xl (20px), 3xl (24px), 4xl (28px), 5xl (32px), 6xl (36px), hero (64px)

[1.12.1] - 2025-12-20

Fixed

• Open Graph images now use post/page image field from frontmatter
  • Posts with images in frontmatter display their specific OG image
  • Posts without images fall back to og-default.svg
  • Pages now supported with appropriate og:type set to "website"
  • Relative image paths resolved to absolute URLs

Changed

• Renamed generatePostMetaHtml to generateMetaHtml in convex/http.ts
• /meta/post endpoint now checks for pages if no post found
• Meta HTML generation accepts optional image and type parameters

Technical

• Updated convex/http.ts with image resolution logic
• Handles both absolute URLs and relative paths for images
• Deployed to production Convex

[1.12.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Dedicated blog page at /blog with configurable display
  • Enable/disable via siteConfig.blogPage.enabled
  • Show/hide from navigation via siteConfig.blogPage.showInNav
  • Custom page title via siteConfig.blogPage.title
  • Navigation order via siteConfig.blogPage.order (lower = first)
• Centralized site configuration in src/config/siteConfig.ts
  • Moved all site settings from Home.tsx to dedicated config file
  • Easier to customize when forking
• Flexible post display options
  • displayOnHomepage: Show posts on the homepage
  • blogPage.enabled: Show posts on dedicated /blog page
  • Both can be enabled for dual display

Changed

• Navigation now combines Blog link with pages and sorts by order
  • Blog link position controlled by siteConfig.blogPage.order
  • Pages sorted by frontmatter order field (lower = first)
  • Items without order default to 999 (appear last, alphabetically)
• Home.tsx imports siteConfig instead of defining inline
• Layout.tsx uses unified nav item sorting for desktop and mobile

Technical

• New file: src/config/siteConfig.ts
• New page: src/pages/Blog.tsx
• Updated: src/App.tsx (conditional blog route)
• Updated: src/components/Layout.tsx (nav item ordering)
• Updated: src/styles/global.css (blog page styles)

[1.11.1] - 2025-12-20

Fixed

• Stats page now shows all historical page views correctly
  • Changed getStats to use direct counting until aggregates are fully backfilled
  • Ensures accurate stats display even if aggregate backfilling is incomplete

Changed

• Chunked backfilling for aggregate component
  • Backfill mutation now processes 500 records at a time
  • Prevents memory limit issues with large datasets (16MB Convex limit)
  • Schedules itself to continue processing until complete
  • Progress visible in Convex dashboard logs

Technical

• backfillAggregatesChunk internal mutation handles pagination
• Uses ctx.scheduler.runAfter to chain batch processing
• Tracks seen session IDs across chunks for unique visitor counting

[1.11.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Aggregate component for efficient O(log n) stats counts
  • Replaces O(n) table scans with pre-computed denormalized counts
  • Uses @convex-dev/aggregate package for TableAggregate
  • Three aggregates: totalPageViews, pageViewsByPath, uniqueVisitors
• Backfill mutation for existing page view data
  • stats:backfillAggregates populates counts from existing data
  • Idempotent and safe to run multiple times

Changed

• recordPageView mutation now updates aggregate components
  • Inserts into pageViewsByPath aggregate for per-page counts
  • Inserts into totalPageViews aggregate for global count
  • Inserts into uniqueVisitors aggregate for new sessions only
• getStats query now uses aggregate counts
  • O(log n) count operations instead of O(n) table scans
  • Consistent fast response times regardless of data size
  • Still queries posts/pages for title matching

Technical

• New file: convex/convex.config.ts (updated with aggregate component registrations)
• Three TableAggregate instances with different namespacing strategies
• Performance improvement scales better with growing page view data

Documentation

• Updated prds/howstatsworks.md with old vs new implementation comparison
• Added aggregate component usage examples and configuration

[1.10.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Fork configuration documentation
  • "Files to Update When Forking" section in docs.md and setup-guide.md
  • Lists all 9 files with site-specific configuration
  • Backend configuration examples for Convex files
  • Code snippets for convex/http.ts, convex/rss.ts, src/pages/Post.tsx
• Same documentation added to README.md for discoverability

Changed

• Updated site branding across all configuration files
  • public/robots.txt: Updated sitemap URL and header
  • public/llms.txt: Updated site name and description
  • public/.well-known/ai-plugin.json: Updated name and description for AI plugins
  • public/openapi.yaml: Updated API title and site name example
  • convex/http.ts: Updated SITE_URL and SITE_NAME constants

Documentation

• Setup guide table of contents now includes fork configuration sections
• Docs page configuration section expanded with backend file list
• All AI discovery files reflect new "markdown sync site" branding

[1.9.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Scroll-to-top button
  • Appears after scrolling 300px (configurable)
  • Uses Phosphor ArrowUp icon for consistency
  • Smooth scroll animation (configurable)
  • Works with all four themes (dark, light, tan, cloud)
  • Enabled by default (can be disabled in Layout.tsx)
  • Fade-in animation when appearing
  • Responsive sizing for mobile devices

Technical

• New component: src/components/ScrollToTop.tsx
  • Configurable via ScrollToTopConfig interface
  • Exports defaultScrollToTopConfig for customization
  • Uses passive scroll listener for performance
• Configuration options in Layout.tsx scrollToTopConfig
• CSS styles added to global.css with theme-specific shadows

[1.8.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Mobile menu with hamburger navigation
  • Slide-out drawer on mobile and tablet views
  • Accessible with keyboard navigation (Escape to close)
  • Focus trap for screen reader support
  • Smooth CSS transform animations
  • Page links and Home link in drawer
  • Auto-closes on route change
• Generate Skill option in CopyPageDropdown
  • Formats post/page content as an AI agent skill file
  • Downloads as {slug}-skill.md with skill structure
  • Includes metadata, when to use, and instructions sections
  • Uses Download icon from lucide-react

Changed

• Layout.tsx now includes hamburger button and MobileMenu component
• Desktop navigation hidden on mobile, mobile menu hidden on desktop
• Improved responsive navigation across all breakpoints

Technical

• New component: src/components/MobileMenu.tsx
• HamburgerButton exported from MobileMenu for Layout use
• New formatAsSkill() function for skill file generation
• New handleDownloadSkill() handler with blob download logic
• Uses browser File API for client-side file download
• CSS styles for mobile menu in global.css

[1.7.0] - 2025-12-20

Added

• Static raw markdown files at /raw/{slug}.md
  • Generated during npm run sync (development) or npm run sync:prod (production) in public/raw/ directory
  • Each published post and page gets a corresponding static .md file
  • SEO indexable and accessible to AI agents
  • Includes metadata header (type, date, reading time, tags)
• View as Markdown option in CopyPageDropdown
  • Opens raw .md file in new tab
  • Available on all post and page views
• Perplexity added to AI service options in CopyPageDropdown
  • Sends full markdown content via URL parameter
  • Research articles directly in Perplexity
• Featured image support for posts and pages
  • image field in frontmatter displays as square thumbnail in card view
  • Non-square images automatically cropped to center
  • Recommended size: 400x400px minimum (800x800px for retina)

Changed

• CopyPageDropdown now accepts slug prop for raw file links
• Updated _redirects to serve /raw/* files directly
• Improved markdown table CSS styling
  • GitHub-style tables with proper borders
  • Mobile responsive with horizontal scroll
  • Theme-aware alternating row colors
  • Hover states for better readability

Technical

• Updated scripts/sync-posts.ts to generate public/raw/ files
• Files are regenerated on each sync (old files cleaned up)
• Only published posts and pages generate raw files
• CopyPageDropdown uses FileText icon from lucide-react for View as Markdown

[1.6.1] - 2025-12-18

Added

• AGENTS.md with codebase instructions for AI coding agents

Changed

• Added Firecrawl import to all "When to sync vs deploy" tables in docs
• Clarified import workflow: creates local files only, no import:prod needed
• Updated README, setup-guide, how-to-publish, docs page, about-this-blog
• Renamed content/pages/changelog.md to changelog-page.md to avoid confusion with root changelog

[1.6.0] - 2025-12-18

Added

• Firecrawl content importer for external URLs
  • New npm run import <url> command
  • Scrapes URLs and converts to local markdown drafts
  • Creates drafts in content/blog/ with frontmatter
  • Uses Firecrawl API (requires FIRECRAWL_API_KEY in .env.local)
  • Then sync to dev (npm run sync) or prod (npm run sync:prod)
  • No separate import:prod command needed (import creates local files only)
• New API endpoint /api/export for batch content fetching
  • Returns all posts with full markdown content
  • Single request for LLM ingestion
• AI plugin discovery at /.well-known/ai-plugin.json
  • Standard format for AI tool integration
• OpenAPI 3.0 specification at /openapi.yaml
  • Full API documentation
  • Describes all endpoints, parameters, and responses
• Enhanced llms.txt with complete API documentation
  • Added all new endpoints
  • Improved quick start section
  • Added response schema documentation

Technical

• New script: scripts/import-url.ts
• New package dependency: @mendable/firecrawl-js
• Updated netlify/edge-functions/api.ts for /api/export proxy
• Updated convex/http.ts with export endpoint
• Created public/.well-known/ directory

[1.5.0] - 2025-12-17

Added

• Frontmatter-controlled featured items
  • Add featured: true to any post or page frontmatter
  • Use featuredOrder to control display order (lower = first)
  • Featured items sync instantly with npm run sync (no redeploy needed)
• New Convex queries for featured content
  • getFeaturedPosts: returns posts with featured: true
  • getFeaturedPages: returns pages with featured: true
• Schema updates with featured and featuredOrder fields
  • Added by_featured index for efficient queries

Changed

• Home.tsx now queries featured items from Convex instead of siteConfig
• FeaturedCards component uses Convex queries for real-time updates
• Removed hardcoded featuredItems and featuredEssays from siteConfig

Technical

• Updated sync script to parse featured and featuredOrder from frontmatter
• Added index on featured field in posts and pages tables
• Both list and card views now use frontmatter data

[1.4.0] - 2025-12-17

Added

• Featured section with list/card view toggle
  • Card view displays title and excerpt in a responsive grid
  • Toggle button in featured header to switch between views
  • View preference saved to localStorage
• Logo gallery with continuous marquee scroll
  • Clickable logos with configurable URLs
  • CSS only animation for smooth infinite scrolling
  • Configurable speed, position, and title
  • Grayscale logos with color on hover
  • Responsive sizing across breakpoints
  • 5 sample logos included for easy customization
• New excerpt field for posts and pages frontmatter
  • Used for card view descriptions
  • Falls back to description field for posts
• Expanded siteConfig in Home.tsx
  • featuredViewMode: 'list' or 'cards'
  • showViewToggle: enable user toggle
  • logoGallery: full configuration object

Technical

• New components: FeaturedCards.tsx, LogoMarquee.tsx
• Updated schema with optional excerpt field
• Updated sync script to parse excerpt from frontmatter
• CSS uses theme variables for all four themes
• Mobile responsive grid (3 to 2 to 1 columns for cards)

[1.3.0] - 2025-12-17

Added

• Real-time search with Command+K keyboard shortcut
  • Search icon in top nav using Phosphor Icons
  • Modal with keyboard navigation (arrow keys, Enter, Escape)
  • Full text search across posts and pages using Convex search indexes
  • Result snippets with context around search matches
  • Distinguishes between posts and pages with type badges
• Search indexes for pages table (title and content)
• New @phosphor-icons/react dependency for search icon

Technical

• Uses Convex full text search with reactive queries
• Deduplicates results from title and content searches
• Sorts results with title matches first
• Mobile responsive modal design
• All four themes supported (dark, light, tan, cloud)

[1.2.0] - 2025-12-15

Added

• Real-time stats page at /stats with live visitor tracking
  • Active visitors count with per-page breakdown
  • Total page views and unique visitors
  • Views by page sorted by popularity
• Page view tracking via event records pattern (no write conflicts)
• Active session heartbeat system (30s interval, 2min timeout)
• Cron job for stale session cleanup every 5 minutes
• New Convex tables: pageViews and activeSessions
• Stats link in homepage footer

Technical

• Uses anonymous session UUIDs (no PII stored)
• All stats update in real-time via Convex subscriptions
• Mobile responsive stats grid (4 to 2 to 1 columns)
• Theme support with CSS variables (dark, light, tan, cloud)

[1.1.0] - 2025-12-14

Added

• Netlify Edge Functions for dynamic Convex HTTP proxying
  • rss.ts proxies /rss.xml and /rss-full.xml
  • sitemap.ts proxies /sitemap.xml
  • api.ts proxies /api/posts and /api/post
• Vite dev server proxy for RSS, sitemap, and API endpoints

Changed

• Replaced hardcoded Convex URLs in netlify.toml with edge functions
• Edge functions dynamically read VITE_CONVEX_URL from environment
• Updated setup guide, docs, and README with edge function documentation

Fixed

• RSS feeds and sitemap now work without manual URL configuration
• Local development properly proxies API routes to Convex

[1.0.0] - 2025-12-14

Added

• Initial project setup with Vite, React, TypeScript
• Convex backend with posts, pages, viewCounts, and siteConfig tables
• Markdown blog post support with frontmatter parsing
• Static pages support (About, Projects, Contact) with navigation
• Four theme options: Dark, Light, Tan (default), Cloud
• Font configuration option in global.css with serif (New York) as default
• Syntax highlighting for code blocks using custom Prism themes
• Year-grouped post list on home page
• Individual post pages with share buttons
• SEO optimization with dynamic sitemap at /sitemap.xml
• JSON-LD structured data injection for blog posts
• RSS feeds at /rss.xml and /rss-full.xml (full content for LLMs)
• AI agent discovery with llms.txt following llmstxt.org standard
• robots.txt with rules for AI crawlers
• API endpoints for LLM access:
  • /api/posts - JSON list of all posts
  • /api/post?slug=xxx - Single post as JSON or markdown
• Copy Page dropdown for sharing to ChatGPT, Claude
• Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
• Netlify edge function for social media crawler detection
• Build-time markdown sync from content/blog/ to Convex
• Responsive design for mobile, tablet, and desktop

Security

• All HTTP endpoints properly escape HTML and XML output
• Convex queries use indexed lookups
• External links use rel="noopener noreferrer"
• No console statements in production code

Technical Details

• React 18 with TypeScript
• Convex for real-time database
• react-markdown for rendering
• react-syntax-highlighter for code blocks
• date-fns for date formatting
• lucide-react for icons
• Netlify deployment with edge functions
• SPA 404 fallback configured