From 754f6a22f00a9e19cfdc5ace2632977530be8a57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Lebens <alexanderlebens@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 16:18:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat: remove hardcoded descriptions

---
 src/lib/directusTypes.ts         | 2 ++
 src/pages/blog/index.astro       | 9 +++------
 src/pages/categories/index.astro | 9 +++------
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/directusTypes.ts b/src/lib/directusTypes.ts
index 8f9b27b..c2e8d7f 100644
--- a/src/lib/directusTypes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/directusTypes.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export type Global = {
   name: string;
   about: string;
   about_description: string;
+  about_blog: string;
+  about_categories: string;
   initials: string;
   email: string;
   site_url: string;
diff --git a/src/pages/blog/index.astro b/src/pages/blog/index.astro
index de48ed6..99d9485 100644
--- a/src/pages/blog/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/blog/index.astro
@@ -19,14 +19,11 @@ const posts = await directus.request(
   })
 );
 const selectedPosts: Post[] = posts.filter((p) => p.selected);
-
-const description =
-  "Sharing what I've learned, one post at a time. I hope you find something useful.";
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout
   title="Blog"
-  description={description}
+  description={global.about_blog}
   structuredData={{
     '@context': 'https://schema.org',
     '@type': 'WebPage',
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ const description =
     '@id': Astro.url.href,
     url: Astro.url.href,
     name: `Blog | ${global.name}`,
-    description: description,
+    description: global.about_blog,
     isPartOf: {
       '@type': 'WebSite',
       url: global.site_url,
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ const description =
     },
   }}
 >
-  <HeroSection title="Blog" subTitle={description} src={blogImg} alt={global.blog_image_alt} />
+  <HeroSection title="Blog" subTitle={global.about_blog} src={blogImg} alt={global.blog_image_alt} />
 
   <BlogRecentCard posts={posts} />
   <BlogFeaturedArticle posts={selectedPosts} />
diff --git a/src/pages/categories/index.astro b/src/pages/categories/index.astro
index 1bbefff..ee9ac52 100644
--- a/src/pages/categories/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/categories/index.astro
@@ -73,14 +73,11 @@ const categories = (await getCollection('categories'))
       },
     };
   });
-
-const description =
-  'Here are some of the general categories that I am interested in, including homelabs, technology, and Minnesota.';
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout
   title="All Categories"
-  description={description}
+  description={global.about_categories}
   structuredData={{
     '@context': 'https://schema.org',
     '@type': 'WebPage',
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ const description =
     '@id': Astro.url.href,
     url: Astro.url.href,
     name: `All Categories | ${global.name}`,
-    description: description,
+    description: global.about_categories,
     isPartOf: {
       '@type': 'WebSite',
       url: global.site_url,
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ const description =
 >
   <HeroSection
     title="Categories"
-    subTitle={description}
+    subTitle={global.about_categories}
     src={categoryImg}
     alt={global.categories_image_alt}
   />