feat: release 2.12.0

feat: update BaseHead
feat: organize to consistency pass on sections
2026-02-16 23:08:06 -06:00 · 2026-02-16 23:04:42 -06:00 · 2026-02-16 22:57:39 -06:00 · 2026-02-16 22:38:45 -06:00 · 2026-02-16 22:36:24 -06:00 · 2026-02-16 22:34:57 -06:00
37 changed files with 520 additions and 509 deletions
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ENV SITE_URL=https://www.alexlebens.dev
 ENV DIRECTUS_URL=https://directus.alexlebens.net
 ENV PORT=4321

-LABEL version="2.11.0"
+LABEL version="2.12.0"
 LABEL description="Astro based personal website"

 EXPOSE $PORT
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "site-profile",
  "type": "module",
-  "version": "2.11.0",
+  "version": "2.12.0",
  "homepage": "https://www.alexlebens.dev",
  "bugs": {
    "url": "https://gitea.alexlebens.dev/alexlebens/site-profile/issues",
--- a/src/components/BaseHead.astro
+++ b/src/components/BaseHead.astro
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import { getImage } from 'astro:assets';
 import { readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';

 import directus from '@lib/directus';
+import { SEO } from '@/config';
+
 import brandSrc from '@images/brand_logo.png';
 import faviconSvgSrc from '@images/favicon_icon.svg';
 import faviconSrc from '@images/favicon_icon.png';
-import { SEO } from '@/config';

 interface Props {
  title: string;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ interface Props {
 }

 const canonicalURL = Astro.url.href;
+
 let {
  title,
  description,
@@ -27,14 +29,14 @@ let {
  structuredData = SEO.structuredData,
 } = Astro.props;

+const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
+
 let card = 'summary_large_image';
 if (!ogImage) {
  ogImage = brandSrc;
  card = 'summary';
 }

-const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
-
 const faviconSvg = await getImage({ src: faviconSvgSrc, format: 'svg' });
 const appleTouchIcon = await getImage({ src: faviconSrc, width: 180, height: 180, format: 'png' });
 const socialImageRes = await getImage({ src: ogImage, width: 1200, height: 600 });
@@ -62,12 +64,12 @@ if (!socialImage.startsWith('http')) {
 <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
 <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
 <meta name="theme-color" content="#facc15" />
+<meta name="robots" content="index, follow" />

 <!-- Open Graph -->
 <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
 <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
 <meta property="og:url" content={Astro.url} />
-<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
 <meta property="og:title" content={ogTitle} />
 <meta property="og:site_name" content={global.name} />
 <meta property="og:description" content={ogDescription} />
@@ -76,17 +78,10 @@ if (!socialImage.startsWith('http')) {
 <meta content="600" property="og:image:height" />
 <meta content="image/png" property="og:image:type" />

-<!-- Twitter -->
-<meta property="twitter:card" content={card} />
-<meta property="twitter:url" content={Astro.url} />
-<meta property="twitter:domain" content={Astro.url} />
-<meta property="twitter:title" content={ogTitle} />
-<meta property="twitter:description" content={ogDescription} />
-<meta property="twitter:image" content={socialImage} />
-
 <!-- Links -->
 <link href={canonicalURL} rel="canonical" />
 <link rel="sitemap" href="/sitemap-index.xml" />
+<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title={title} href="/rss.xml" />
 <!--<link href="/manifest.json" rel="manifest" />-->
 <link href="/favicon.ico" rel="icon" sizes="any" type="image/x-icon" />
 <link href={faviconSvg.src} rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" sizes="any" />
--- a/src/components/Footer.astro
+++ b/src/components/Footer.astro
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 ---
 import { readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';

-import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import BrandLogo from '@components/ui/logos/BrandLogo.astro';
 import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import { NavigationLinks, FooterLinks } from '@/config';
+
 import footerImg from '@images/flowers.png';

 const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
+
 const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
 ---

--- a/src/components/blog/BlogCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogCard.astro
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
---
-import { Icon } from 'astro-icon/components';
-
-import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
-
-import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
-import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
-import { formatDate } from '@support/time';
-
-interface Props {
-  post: Post;
-}
-
-const { post } = Astro.props;
-
-const baseClasses = 'group group-hover smooth-reveal-cards rounded-xl flex flex-col';
-const borderClasses = 'border border-stone-200/50 dark:border-stone-700/50';
-const bgColorClasses =
-  'bg-neutral-100/80 hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-800/60 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800/90';
-const shadowClasses = 'shadow-xs hover:shadow-md dark:shadow-md dark:hover:shadow-lg';
---
-
-<div class={`${baseClasses}`}>
-  <a
-    class={`rounded-xl duration-300 transition-all ${borderClasses} ${shadowClasses} ${bgColorClasses}`}
-    href={`/blog/${post.slug}/`}
-    data-astro-prefetch
-  >
-    <div
-      class="relative w-full flex-shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-t-xl before:absolute before:inset-x-0 before:z-[1] before:size-full"
-    >
-      <Image
-        class="h-auto w-full rounded-t-xl"
-        src={getDirectusImageURL(post.image)}
-        alt={post.image_alt}
-        draggable="false"
-        loading="eager"
-        format="webp"
-        width="800"
-        height="460"
-      />
-    </div>
-    <div class="rounded-xl p-4 md:p-5">
-      <h3 class="text-xl font-bold text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-200">
-        {post.title}
-      </h3>
-      <div
-        class="group-hover:text-steel dark:group-hover:text-bermuda transition-text relative z-10 mx-auto flex min-h-[44px] items-center font-medium text-neutral-600 decoration-2 duration-300 sm:mx-0 sm:mt-4 dark:text-neutral-400"
-      >
-        <span class="relative inline-block overflow-hidden"> Read more </span>
-        <Icon
-          name="mdi:keyboard-arrow-right"
-          class="h-3 w-3 translate-y-0.25 transition duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1 md:h-5 md:w-5"
-        />
-        <p class="ml-auto text-sm text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
-          {formatDate(post.published_date)}
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </a>
-</div>
--- a/src/components/blog/BlogLeftSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogLeftSection.astro
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
---
-import GoLinkPrimaryButton from '@components/buttons/GoLinkPrimaryButton.astro';
-import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
-
-interface Props {
-  title: string;
-  subTitle: string;
-  btnExists?: boolean;
-  btnTitle?: string;
-  btnURL?: string;
-  img: any;
-  imgAlt: any;
-}
-
-const { title, subTitle, btnExists, btnTitle, btnURL, img, imgAlt } = Astro.props;
---
-
-<section
-  class="mx-auto max-w-[85rem] items-center gap-8 px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 sm:py-16 md:grid md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-2 lg:px-8 lg:py-14 xl:gap-16 2xl:max-w-full"
->
-  <Image
-    class="h-full w-full rounded-xl object-cover sm:max-h-[320px] md:max-h-[360px]"
-    src={img}
-    alt={imgAlt}
-    draggable="false"
-    loading="lazy"
-    width="850"
-    height="420"
-  />
-
-  <div class="mt-4 md:mt-0">
-    <h2
-      class="mb-4 text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-tight text-balance text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-200"
-    >
-      {title}
-    </h2>
-    <p
-      class="mb-4 max-w-prose font-light text-pretty text-neutral-600 sm:text-lg dark:text-neutral-300"
-    >
-      {subTitle}
-    </p>
-    {btnExists ? <GoLinkPrimaryButton title={btnTitle} url={btnURL} /> : null}
-  </div>
-</section>
--- a/src/components/blog/BlogRecentArticles.astro
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogRecentArticles.astro
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
---
-import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
-import BlogCard from '@components/blog/BlogCard.astro';
-
-interface Props {
-  posts: Post[];
-}
-
-const { posts } = Astro.props;
---
-
-<section class="mx-auto mb-10 max-w-[85rem] px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 2xl:max-w-full">
-  <div class="text-left">
-    <h2
-      id="recent-articles"
-      class="smooth-reveal-2 mb-10 text-5xl font-extrabold tracking-tight text-balance text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-200"
-    >
-      Recent Posts
-    </h2>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row md:space-x-12 lg:space-x-16">
-    <div class="w-full">
-      <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
-        {posts.map((b) => <BlogCard post={b} />)}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</section>
--- a/src/components/blog/BlogRightSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogRightSection.astro
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
---
-import GoLinkPrimaryButton from '@components/buttons/GoLinkPrimaryButton.astro';
-import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
-
-interface Props {
-  title: string;
-  subTitle: string;
-  btnExists?: boolean;
-  btnTitle?: string;
-  btnURL?: string;
-  single?: boolean;
-  imgOne?: any;
-  imgOneAlt?: any;
-  imgTwo?: any;
-  imgTwoAlt?: any;
-}
-
-const {
-  title,
-  subTitle,
-  btnExists,
-  btnTitle,
-  btnURL,
-  single,
-  imgOne,
-  imgOneAlt,
-  imgTwo,
-  imgTwoAlt,
-} = Astro.props;
---
-
-<section
-  class="mx-auto max-w-[85rem] items-center gap-16 px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-2 lg:px-8 lg:py-14 2xl:max-w-full"
->
-  <div>
-    <h2
-      class="mb-4 text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-tight text-balance text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-200"
-    >
-      {title}
-    </h2>
-    <p
-      class="mb-4 max-w-prose font-light text-pretty text-neutral-600 sm:text-lg dark:text-neutral-400"
-    >
-      {subTitle}
-    </p>
-    {btnExists ? <GoLinkPrimaryButton title={btnTitle} url={btnURL} /> : null}
-  </div>
-
-  {
-    single ? (
-      <div class="mt-8">
-        <Image
-          class="w-full rounded-lg"
-          src={imgOne}
-          alt={imgOneAlt}
-          format="webp"
-          loading="lazy"
-          width="850"
-          height="420"
-        />
-      </div>
-    ) : (
-      <div class="mt-8 grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
-        <Image
-          class="w-full rounded-xl"
-          src={imgOne}
-          alt={imgOneAlt}
-          draggable="false"
-          format="webp"
-          loading="lazy"
-          width="400"
-          height="230"
-        />
-        <Image
-          class="mt-4 w-full rounded-xl lg:mt-10"
-          src={imgTwo}
-          alt={imgTwoAlt}
-          draggable="false"
-          format="webp"
-          loading="lazy"
-          width="400"
-          height="230"
-        />
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-</section>
--- a/src/components/blog/BlogSelectedArticles.astro
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogSelectedArticles.astro
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
---
-import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
-
-import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
-import BlogLeftSection from '@components/blog/BlogLeftSection.astro';
-import BlogRightSection from '@components/blog/BlogRightSection.astro';
-
-interface Props {
-  posts: Post[];
-}
-
-const { posts } = Astro.props;
---
-
-<section class="smooth-reveal">
-  {
-    posts.map((b, index) =>
-      index % 2 === 0 ? (
-        <BlogLeftSection
-          title={b.title}
-          subTitle={b.description}
-          btnExists={true}
-          btnTitle="Read More"
-          btnURL={`/blog/${b.slug}`}
-          img={getDirectusImageURL(b.image)}
-          imgAlt={b.image_alt}
-        />
-      ) : (
-        <BlogRightSection
-          title={b.title}
-          subTitle={b.description}
-          btnExists={true}
-          btnTitle="Read More"
-          btnURL={`/blog/${b.slug}`}
-          single={!b.image_second}
-          imgOne={getDirectusImageURL(b.image)}
-          imgOneAlt={b.image_alt}
-          imgTwo={getDirectusImageURL(b?.image_second)}
-          imgTwoAlt={b?.image_second_alt}
-        />
-      )
-    )
-  }
-</section>
--- a/src/components/buttons/GiteaButton.astro
+++ b/src/components/buttons/GiteaButton.astro
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 import { Icon } from 'astro-icon/components';

 interface Props {
-  title?: string;
  url?: string;
 }

-const { title, url } = Astro.props;
+const { url } = Astro.props;
 ---

 <a
--- a/src/components/buttons/GoBackButton.astro
+++ b/src/components/buttons/GoBackButton.astro
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 ---
 import Icon from '@components/ui/icons/icon.astro';
-
-interface Props {
-  noArrow?: boolean;
-}
-
-const { noArrow } = Astro.props;
 ---

 <button
@@ -14,7 +8,7 @@ const { noArrow } = Astro.props;
  data-astro-prefetch
 >
  <div class="button-text-title flex relative items-center text-center">
-    {noArrow ? null : <Icon name="arrowLeft" />}
+    <Icon name="arrowLeft" />
    <span class="ml-2">
      Go Back
    </span>
--- a/src/components/buttons/SocialShareButton.astro
+++ b/src/components/buttons/SocialShareButton.astro
@@ -33,19 +33,20 @@ const socialPlatforms: SocialPlatform[] = [
 ---

 <div class="inline-flex items-center gap-x-2">
-  {
-    socialPlatforms.map((platform) => (
-      <a
-        class="button-base-hidden group inline-flex rounded-lg gap-x-2"
-        href={platform.url}
-        target="_blank"
-        rel="noopener noreferrer"
-        title={`Share on ${platform.name}`}
-      >
-        <div class="button-text-title-hidden flex relative items-center text-center">
-          <Icon name={platform.svg} class="h-5 w-5" />
-        </div>
-      </a>
-    ))
-  }
+  {socialPlatforms.map((platform) => (
+  <a
+    class="button-base-hidden group inline-flex rounded-lg gap-x-2"
+    href={platform.url}
+    target="_blank"
+    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+    title={`Share on ${platform.name}`}
+  >
+    <div class="button-text-title-hidden flex relative items-center text-center">
+      <Icon
+        name={platform.svg}
+        class="h-5 w-5"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </a>
+  ))}
 </div>
--- a/src/components/cards/BlogCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/cards/BlogCard.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+import { Icon } from 'astro-icon/components';
+
+import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
+
+import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
+import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
+
+interface Props {
+  post: Post;
+}
+
+const { post } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<div class="smooth-reveal-cards group flex flex-col">
+  <a
+    class="card-base border-none!"
+    href={`/blog/${post.slug}/`}
+    data-astro-prefetch
+  >
+    <div class="relative shrink-0 rounded-t-xl w-full overflow-hidden before:absolute before:inset-x-0 before:z-1 before:size-full">
+      <Image
+        class="rounded-t-xl h-auto w-full"
+        src={getDirectusImageURL(post.image)}
+        alt={post.image_alt}
+        draggable="false"
+        loading="eager"
+        format="webp"
+      />
+    </div>
+    <div class="rounded-xl p-4 md:p-5">
+      <h3 class="card-text-title text-xl">
+        {post.title}
+      </h3>
+      <div class="ml-6 flex">
+        <div class="relative inline-block w-full">
+          <div class="card-text-title card-hover-text-title flex relative items-center mx-auto min-h-11 sm:mx-0 sm:mt-4">
+            <span class="relative inline-block overflow-hidden ml-2">
+              Read more
+            </span>
+            <Icon
+              name="mdi:keyboard-arrow-right"
+              class="translate-y-0.5 transition duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1"
+            />
+            <p class="card-text-description text-sm ml-auto">
+              {new Date(post.published_date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+                year: 'numeric',
+                month: 'short',
+                day: 'numeric',
+              })}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </a>
+</div>
--- a/src/components/blog/BlogCategoryCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogCategoryCard.astro
@@ -8,37 +8,30 @@ interface Props {
 }

 const { slug, title, description, count, publishDate } = Astro.props;
-
-const baseClasses =
-  'group group-hover rounded-xl flex h-full min-h-[220px] cursor-pointer flex-col overflow-hidden';
-const bgColorClasses =
-  'bg-neutral-100/60 dark:bg-neutral-800/60 hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800/90 ';
 ---

-<a class={`rounded-xl`} href={`/categories/${slug}/`} data-astro-prefetch="false">
-  <div class={`${baseClasses}`}>
-    <div
-      class={`relative min-h-0 flex-grow overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 ${bgColorClasses}`}
-    >
+<div class="smooth-reveal-cards group h-full">
+  <a
+    class="card-base flex flex-col h-full min-h-55"
+    href={`/categories/${slug}/`}
+    data-astro-prefetch
+  >
+    <div class="relative grow overflow-hidden">
      <div class="absolute inset-1 flex flex-col p-3 md:p-4 lg:p-5">
        <div class="overflow-hidden">
-          <h2
-            class="group-hover:text-steel dark:group-hover:text-bermuda transition-text mb-4 text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-tight text-balance whitespace-nowrap text-neutral-800 duration-300 dark:text-neutral-200"
-          >
+          <h3 class="card-text-title-major card-hover-text-title whitespace-nowrap mb-4">
            {title}
-          </h2>
-          <p class="mb-4 font-light text-neutral-600 sm:text-lg dark:text-neutral-400">
+          </h3>
+          <p class="card-text-description mb-4">
            {description}
          </p>
        </div>
-        <div
-          class="mt-auto flex items-center justify-between pt-1 text-xs text-neutral-600 md:pt-2 dark:text-neutral-300"
-        >
+        <div class="card-text-description flex items-center justify-between text-xs mt-auto pt-1 md:pt-2">
          <span class="inline-flex items-center">
            <svg
              xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-              width="12"
-              height="12"
+              width="16"
+              height="16"
              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
              fill="none"
              stroke="currentColor"
@@ -51,8 +44,8 @@ const bgColorClasses =
          <span class="inline-flex items-center">
            <svg
              xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-              width="12"
-              height="12"
+              width="16"
+              height="16"
              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
              fill="none"
              stroke="currentColor"
@@ -66,5 +59,5 @@ const bgColorClasses =
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
-  </div>
-</a>
+  </a>
+</div>
--- a/src/components/cards/EducationCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/cards/EducationCard.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 import { Icon } from 'astro-icon/components';
+
 import Logo from '@components/ui/logos/Logo.astro';
+import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';

 interface Props {
  topic: string;
@@ -12,7 +14,8 @@ interface Props {
  logoIcon?: string;
 }

-const { topic, area, date, url, logoUrlLight, logoUrlDark, logoIcon } = Astro.props;
+const { topic, area, date, url, logoUrlLight, logoIcon } = Astro.props;
+const logoUrlDark = Astro.props.logoUrlDark || logoUrlLight;
 ---

 <div class="smooth-reveal group flex flex-col">
@@ -25,8 +28,8 @@ const { topic, area, date, url, logoUrlLight, logoUrlDark, logoIcon } = Astro.pr
        {logoUrlLight ? (
        <div class="card-hover-icon-scale mr-5">
          <Logo
-            srcLight={logoUrlLight}
-            srcDark={logoUrlDark}
+            srcLight={getDirectusImageURL(logoUrlLight)}
+            srcDark={getDirectusImageURL(logoUrlDark!)}
            alt={`Logo of ${topic}`}
          />
        </div>
--- a/src/components/cards/FeaturesCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/cards/FeaturesCard.astro
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ interface Props {
 }

 const { title, description, url, icon } = Astro.props;
-
-const sizeClasses = 'h-30 w-100 md:w-[300px]';
 ---

 <div class="smooth-reveal-2 group flex flex-col">
  <a
-    class={`card-base flex items-center ${sizeClasses}`}
+    class="card-base flex items-center h-30 w-100 md:w-75"
    href={url}
    data-astro-prefetch
  >
@@ -29,9 +27,9 @@ const sizeClasses = 'h-30 w-100 md:w-[300px]';
          <span class="card-text-title card-hover-text-title block text-lg">
            {title}
          </span>
-          <span class="card-text-description block mt-1">
+          <p class="card-text-description block mt-1">
            {description}
-          </span>
+          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
--- a/src/components/cards/HighlightsCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/cards/HighlightsCard.astro
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ const visitClass = visitSource ? 'card-hover-text-gitea' : 'card-hover-text-titl
          <span class="card-text-title block text-lg">
            {title}
          </span>
-          <span class="card-text-description block mt-1">
+          <p class="card-text-description block mt-1">
            {description}
-          </span>
+          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
      {highlights && (
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const visitClass = visitSource ? 'card-hover-text-gitea' : 'card-hover-text-titl
      )}
      <div class="ml-6 flex">
        <div class="relative inline-block">
-          <div class={`card-text-title ${visitClass} flex relative items-center mx-auto min-h-11 font-semibold text-md sm:mx-0 sm:mt-4`}>
+          <div class={`card-text-title ${visitClass} flex relative items-center font-semibold text-md min-h-11 mx-auto sm:mx-0 sm:mt-4`}>
            {visitSource && <Icon name="pajamas:gitea" />}
            <span class="relative inline-block overflow-hidden ml-2">
              {visitText}
--- a/src/components/cards/LargeBlogLeftCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/cards/LargeBlogLeftCard.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+import { Icon } from 'astro-icon/components';
+
+import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
+import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
+
+interface Props {
+  title: string;
+  subTitle: string;
+  url: string;
+  img: string;
+  imgAlt: string;
+}
+
+const { title, subTitle, url, img, imgAlt } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<div class="smooth-reveal group">
+  <a
+    class="card-base-hidden md:grid md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-2 items-center gap-8 xl:gap-16 max-w-340 2xl:max-w-full px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 py-10 sm:py-16 lg:py-14 mx-auto"
+    href={url}
+    data-astro-prefetch
+  >
+    <div>
+      <Image
+        class="rounded-xl w-full h-full sm:max-h-80 md:max-h-90 object-cover"
+        src={getDirectusImageURL(img)}
+        alt={imgAlt}
+        draggable="false"
+        loading="lazy"
+        width="850"
+        height="420"
+      />
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <h2 class="card-text-header mb-4">
+        {title}
+      </h2>
+      <p class="card-text-title font-light text-pretty sm:text-lg max-w-prose mb-4">
+        {subTitle}
+      </p>
+      <div class="button-base button-bg-teal inline-flex rounded-lg gap-x-2">
+        <div class="button-text-title flex relative items-center text-center">
+          <span class="mr-2">
+            Read More
+          </span>
+          <Icon
+            name="mdi:keyboard-arrow-right"
+            class="button-hover-arrow"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </a>
+</div>
--- a/src/components/cards/LargeBlogRightCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/cards/LargeBlogRightCard.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+---
+import { Icon } from 'astro-icon/components';
+
+import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
+import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
+
+interface Props {
+  title: string;
+  subTitle: string;
+  url: string;
+  single?: boolean;
+  imgOne: any;
+  imgOneAlt: any;
+  imgTwo?: any;
+  imgTwoAlt?: any;
+}
+
+const { title, subTitle, url, single, imgOne, imgOneAlt, imgTwo, imgTwoAlt } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<div class="smooth-reveal group">
+  <a
+    class="card-base-hidden items-center lg:grid lg:grid-cols-2 gap-16 max-w-340 2xl:max-w-full px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:py-14 mx-auto"
+    href={url}
+    data-astro-prefetch
+  >
+    <div>
+      <h2 class="card-text-header mb-4">
+        {title}
+      </h2>
+      <p class="card-text-title font-light text-pretty sm:text-lg max-w-prose mb-4">
+        {subTitle}
+      </p>
+      <div class="button-base button-bg-teal inline-flex rounded-lg gap-x-2">
+        <div class="button-text-title flex relative items-center text-center">
+          <span class="mr-2">
+            Read More
+          </span>
+          <Icon
+            name="mdi:keyboard-arrow-right"
+            class="button-hover-arrow"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    {single ? (
+    <div>
+      <Image
+        class="rounded-xl w-full"
+        src={getDirectusImageURL(imgOne)}
+        alt={imgOneAlt}
+        format="webp"
+        loading="lazy"
+        width="850"
+        height="420"
+      />
+    </div>
+    ) : (
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+      <Image
+        class="rounded-xl w-full"
+        src={getDirectusImageURL(imgOne)}
+        alt={imgOneAlt}
+        draggable="false"
+        format="webp"
+        loading="lazy"
+        width="400"
+        height="230"
+      />
+      <Image
+        class="rounded-xl w-full mt-4 lg:mt-10"
+        src={getDirectusImageURL(imgTwo)}
+        alt={imgTwoAlt}
+        draggable="false"
+        format="webp"
+        loading="lazy"
+        width="400"
+        height="230"
+      />
+    </div>
+    )}
+  </a>
+</div>
--- a/src/components/cards/WeatherCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/cards/WeatherCard.astro
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ interface Props {
 }

 const { dayName, label, icon, temp } = Astro.props;
-
-const sizeClasses = 'w-32 md:w-40';
 ---

 <div class="smooth-reveal-2 group flex flex-col">
-  <div class={`card-base ${sizeClasses}`}>
+  <div class="card-base w-32 md:w-40">
    <div class="p-5 text-center">
      <span class="card-text-description block font-bold text-xs uppercase tracking-widest">
        {dayName}
--- a/src/components/sections/ApplicationSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/ApplicationSection.astro
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { readItems } from '@directus/sdk';

 import type { Application } from '@lib/directusTypes';

-import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import HighlightsCard from '@components/cards/HighlightsCard.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';

 const applications = ((await directus.request(
  readItems('site_applications' as any, {
--- a/src/components/sections/CategorySection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/CategorySection.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+---
+import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
+import { readItems } from '@directus/sdk';
+
+import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
+
+import CategoryCard from '@components/cards/CategoryCard.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';
+import { timeago } from '@support/time';
+
+const posts = await directus.request(
+  readItems('posts', {
+    filter: { published: { _eq: true } },
+    fields: ['*'],
+    sort: ['-published_date'],
+  })
+);
+
+const layoutPattern = [
+  { col: 2, row: 2 },
+  { col: 2, row: 1 },
+  { col: 1, row: 1 },
+  { col: 1, row: 1 },
+  { col: 1, row: 2 },
+  { col: 2, row: 1 },
+  { col: 1, row: 1 },
+  { col: 1, row: 1 },
+  { col: 1, row: 1 },
+  { col: 1, row: 1 },
+];
+
+const postMap: Map<string, Post[]> = posts
+  .sort((a: Post, b: Post) => b.published_date.valueOf() - a.published_date.valueOf())
+  .reduce((acc, obj) => {
+    let posts = acc.get(obj.category);
+    if (!posts) {
+      posts = [];
+    }
+    posts.push(obj);
+
+    acc.set(obj.category, posts);
+
+    return acc;
+  }, new Map<string, Post[]>());
+
+const categories = (await getCollection('categories'))
+  .sort((a, b) => {
+    const aCount = postMap.get(a.slug)?.length ?? 0;
+    const bCount = postMap.get(b.slug)?.length ?? 0;
+    return bCount - aCount;
+  })
+  .map((c, index) => {
+    const posts = postMap.get(c.slug);
+    const pattern = layoutPattern[index % layoutPattern.length];
+    const smColSpan = Math.min(pattern.col, 2);
+    const mdColSpan = Math.min(pattern.col, 4);
+    const rowSpan = pattern.row;
+    const rowSpanClass = rowSpan > 1 ? `row-span-${rowSpan}` : 'row-span-1';
+    const gridItemClass = `col-span-${smColSpan} md:col-span-${mdColSpan} ${rowSpanClass}`;
+    return {
+      ...c,
+      posts,
+      gridItemClass,
+      layoutPattern: {
+        smCol: smColSpan,
+        mdCol: mdColSpan,
+        row: rowSpan,
+        index,
+      },
+    };
+  });
+---
+
+<section class="mx-auto px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:py-14 lg:pt-10 2xl:max-w-full">
+  <div class="grid grid-flow-row-dense grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
+    {categories.map((category) => {
+    return (
+    <div
+      class={category.gridItemClass}
+      style={category.layoutPattern.row > 1 ? 'grid-row: span 2 / span 2;' : ''}
+    >
+      <CategoryCard
+        slug={category.slug}
+        title={category.data.title}
+        description={category.data.description}
+        count={postMap.get(category.slug)?.length ?? 0}
+        publishDate={timeago(postMap.get(category.slug)?.[0]?.published_date)}
+      />
+    </div>
+    );
+    })}
+  </div>
+</section>
--- a/src/components/sections/EducationSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/EducationSection.astro
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ import { readItems } from '@directus/sdk';

 import type { Education, Certificate} from '@lib/directusTypes';

-import directus from '@lib/directus';
-import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
 import EducationCard from '@components/cards/EducationCard.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';

 const educations = ((await directus.request(
  readItems('site_education' as any, {
@@ -37,8 +36,8 @@ const certificates = ((await directus.request(
        area={education.area}
        date={education.graduationDate}
        url={education.url}
-        logoUrlLight={getDirectusImageURL(education.logo)}
-        logoUrlDark={getDirectusImageURL(education.logoDark)}
+        logoUrlLight={education.logo}
+        logoUrlDark={education.logoDark}
      />
      ))}
    </div>
--- a/src/components/sections/ExperienceSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/ExperienceSection.astro
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const experiences = ((await directus.request(
            </div>
            )}
            {(experience.responsibilities || experience.achievements) &&  (
-            <div class="relative flex flex-col gap-4 max-sm:h-auto! md:after:absolute md:after:bottom-0 md:after:h-12 md:after:w-full md:after:bg-gradient-to-t md:after:from-neutral-200 dark:md:after:from-stone-700 md:after:content-[''] " :class="expanded ? 'after:hidden' : ''" x-show="expanded" x-collapse.min.50px>
+            <div class="relative flex flex-col gap-4 max-sm:h-auto! md:after:absolute md:after:bottom-0 md:after:h-12 md:after:w-full md:after:bg-linear-to-t md:after:from-neutral-200 dark:md:after:from-stone-700 md:after:content-[''] " :class="expanded ? 'after:hidden' : ''" x-show="expanded" x-collapse.min.50px>
              {experience.responsibilities && (
              <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
                <h4 class="text-header font-semibold">
--- a/src/components/sections/FeaturesSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/FeaturesSection.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 import { readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';

-import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import FeaturesCard from '@components/cards/FeaturesCard.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';

 const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
 ---
--- a/src/components/sections/LatestPostsSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/LatestPostsSection.astro
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
---
-import { readItems } from '@directus/sdk';
-
-import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
-
-import directus from '@lib/directus';
-import BlogCard from '@components/blog/BlogCard.astro';
-
-const posts = await directus.request(
-  readItems('posts', {
-    filter: { published: { _eq: true } },
-    fields: ['*'],
-    sort: ['-published_date'],
-  })
-);
-
-const recentPosts = posts
-  .sort((a: Post, b: Post) => (new Date(b.published_date).getTime()) - (new Date(a.published_date).getTime()))
-  .slice(0, 3);
---
-
-<section class="mx-auto mb-20 max-w-340 px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:py-14 2xl:max-w-full">
-  <div class="mx-auto mb-10 max-w-2xl text-center lg:mb-14">
-    <h1 class="smooth-reveal card-text-header block">
-      Latest Posts
-    </h1>
-    <div class="smooth-reveal mx-auto mt-5 max-w-3xl text-center">
-      <span class="card-text-header-description">
-        Checkout my most recent thoughts here
-      </span>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div class="grid gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
-    {recentPosts.map((b) => <BlogCard post={b} />)}
-  </div>
-</section>
--- a/src/components/sections/ProjectSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/ProjectSection.astro
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { readItems } from '@directus/sdk';

 import type { Project } from '@lib/directusTypes';

-import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import HighlightsCard from '@components/cards/HighlightsCard.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';

 const projects = ((await directus.request(
  readItems('site_projects' as any, {
--- a/src/components/sections/RecentPostsSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/RecentPostsSection.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
+
+import BlogCard from '@components/cards/BlogCard.astro';
+
+interface Props {
+  posts: Post[];
+  title: string;
+  subTitle?: string;
+}
+
+const { posts, title, subTitle } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<section class="mx-auto mb-20 max-w-340 px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:py-14 2xl:max-w-full">
+  <div class="mx-auto mb-10 max-w-2xl text-center lg:mb-14">
+    <h1 class="smooth-reveal card-text-header block">
+      {title}
+    </h1>
+    <div class="smooth-reveal mx-auto mt-5 max-w-3xl text-center">
+      <span class="card-text-header-description">
+        {subTitle}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="grid gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+    {posts.map((b) => <BlogCard post={b} />)}
+  </div>
+</section>
--- a/src/components/sections/SelectedPostsSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/SelectedPostsSection.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
+
+import LargeBlogLeftCard from '@components/cards/LargeBlogLeftCard.astro';
+import LargeBlogRightCard from '@components/cards/LargeBlogRightCard.astro';
+
+interface Props {
+  posts: Post[];
+}
+
+const { posts } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<section class="smooth-reveal">
+  {posts.map((post, index) => index % 2 === 0 ? (
+  <LargeBlogLeftCard
+    title={post.title}
+    subTitle={post.description}
+    url={`/blog/${post.slug}`}
+    img={post.image}
+    imgAlt={post.image_alt}
+  />
+  ) : (
+  <LargeBlogRightCard
+    title={post.title}
+    subTitle={post.description}
+    url={`/blog/${post.slug}`}
+    single={!post.image_second}
+    imgOne={post.image}
+    imgOneAlt={post.image_alt}
+    imgTwo={post?.image_second}
+    imgTwoAlt={post?.image_second_alt}
+  />
+  ))}
+</section>
--- a/src/components/sections/WeatherSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/WeatherSection.astro
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import WeatherCard from '@components/cards/WeatherCard.astro';
 import { getFiveDayForecast } from '@support/weather';

 const { latitude = "44.95", longitude = "-93.09", cityName = "St. Paul, Minnesota", timezone = "America/Chicago" } = Astro.props;
+
 const { forecastDays, error } = await getFiveDayForecast(latitude, longitude, timezone);
 ---

--- a/src/pages/404.astro
+++ b/src/pages/404.astro
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
    },
  }}
 >
+
  <section class="mt-20 grid place-content-center">
    <div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-8 lg:px-6 lg:py-16">
      <div class="mx-auto max-w-screen-sm text-center">
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>
+
 </BaseLayout>

 <script>
--- a/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 ---
 import { type CollectionEntry, getCollection } from 'astro:content';
 import getReadingTime from 'reading-time';
-import { readItems, readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';
-
-import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import { marked } from 'marked';
 import markedShiki from 'marked-shiki';
 import { createHighlighter } from 'shiki';
-import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
-import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
+import { readItems, readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';
+
 import Image from '@components/ui/images/Image.astro';
 import SocialShareButton from '@components/buttons/SocialShareButton.astro';
+import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';
+import { getDirectusImageURL } from '@lib/directusFunctions';
 import { formatDateTime } from '@support/time';

+const post = Astro.props;
+
 export async function getStaticPaths() {
  const posts = await directus.request(readItems('posts'));
  return posts.map((post) => ({
@@ -20,18 +22,19 @@ export async function getStaticPaths() {
    props: post,
  }));
 }
-const post = Astro.props;

 const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
 const category: CollectionEntry<'categories'> = (await getCollection('categories'))
  .filter((c) => c.slug === post.category)
  .pop() as CollectionEntry<'categories'>;
+
 const readingTime = getReadingTime(post.content);

 const highlighter = await createHighlighter({
  themes: ['github-light', 'github-dark', 'monokai'],
  langs: ['typescript', 'python', 'css', 'html', 'yaml', 'bash', 'json'],
 });
+
 marked.use(markedShiki({
  highlight(code, lang) {
    return highlighter.codeToHtml(code, {
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ marked.use(markedShiki({
    });
  }
 }));
+
 const content = marked.parse(post.content);
 ---

@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ const content = marked.parse(post.content);
    ],
  }}
 >
+
  <section class="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 pt-8 pb-12 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:pt-12">
    <div class="smooth-reveal relative w-full">
      <div class="mt-4 rounded-2xl shadow-none sm:mt-0 sm:shadow-sm">
@@ -171,6 +176,7 @@ const content = marked.parse(post.content);
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>
+
  <style is:inline>
    code[data-theme*=' '],
    code[data-theme*=' '] span {
@@ -184,6 +190,7 @@ const content = marked.parse(post.content);
      }
    }
  </style>
+
 </BaseLayout>

 <script>
--- a/src/pages/blog/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/blog/index.astro
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import { readItems, readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';

 import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';

-import directus from '@lib/directus';
-import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
-import BlogSelectedArticles from '@components/blog/BlogSelectedArticles.astro';
-import BlogRecentArticles from '@components/blog/BlogRecentArticles.astro';
 import HeroSection from '@components/sections/HeroSection.astro';
+import SelectedPostsSection from '@components/sections/SelectedPostsSection.astro';
+import RecentPostsSection from '@components/sections/RecentPostsSection.astro';
+import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';
+
 import blogImg from '@images/autumn_tree.png';

 const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ const posts = await directus.request(
    sort: ['-published_date'],
  })
 );
-const selectedPosts: Post[] = posts.filter((p) => p.selected).slice(0, 4);
+
+const selectedPosts: Post[] = posts.filter((p) => p.selected).slice(0, 3);
 const recentPosts: Post[] = posts.filter(
  (p) => !selectedPosts.some((selected) => selected.slug === p.slug)
-).slice(0, 6);
+  ).slice(0, 9);
 ---

 <BaseLayout
@@ -43,10 +45,21 @@ const recentPosts: Post[] = posts.filter(
    },
  }}
 >
-  <HeroSection title="Blog" subTitle={global.about_blog} src={blogImg} alt={global.blog_image_alt} />

-  <BlogSelectedArticles posts={selectedPosts} />
-  <BlogRecentArticles posts={recentPosts} />
+  <HeroSection
+    title="Blog"
+    subTitle={global.about_blog}
+    src={blogImg}
+    alt={global.blog_image_alt}
+  />
+
+  <SelectedPostsSection posts={selectedPosts} />
+
+  <RecentPostsSection
+    posts={recentPosts}
+    title="Recent Posts"
+  />
+
 </BaseLayout>

 <script>
--- a/src/pages/categories/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/categories/[...slug].astro
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
 import { readItems, readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';

-import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
-import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
-import BlogCard from '@components/blog/BlogCard.astro';
+
+import BlogCard from '@components/cards/BlogCard.astro';
 import HeaderSection from '@components/sections/HeaderSection.astro';
+import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
+import directus from '@lib/directus';

 export async function getStaticPaths() {
  const categories = await getCollection('categories');
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const posts = await directus.request(
    sort: ['-published_date'],
  })
 );
+
 const categoriesPosts = posts
  .sort((a: Post, b: Post) => b.published_date.valueOf() - a.published_date.valueOf())
  .filter((b) => {
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ const categoriesPosts = posts
    },
  }}
 >
+
  <HeaderSection
    title={category.data.title}
    subTitle={category.data.description}
@@ -59,9 +62,12 @@ const categoriesPosts = posts
    btnURL="/categories"
  />

-  <section class="mx-auto mt-10 mb-10 max-w-[85rem] px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 2xl:max-w-full">
+  <section class="max-w-340 2xl:max-w-full mx-auto mt-10 mb-10 px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
    <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
-      {categoriesPosts.map((b) => <BlogCard post={b} />)}
+      {categoriesPosts.map((b) => 
+      <BlogCard post={b} />
+      )}
    </div>
  </section>
+
 </BaseLayout>
--- a/src/pages/categories/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/categories/index.astro
@@ -1,78 +1,14 @@
 ---
-import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
-import { readItems, readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';
-
-import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';
+import { readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';

 import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
-import BlogCategoryCard from '@components/blog/BlogCategoryCard.astro';
 import HeroSection from '@components/sections/HeroSection.astro';
-import { timeago } from '@support/time';
+import CategorySection from '@components/sections/CategorySection.astro';
+
 import categoryImg from '@images/autumn_bench.png';

 const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
-const posts = await directus.request(
-  readItems('posts', {
-    filter: { published: { _eq: true } },
-    fields: ['*'],
-    sort: ['-published_date'],
-  })
-);
-
-const postMap: Map<string, Post[]> = posts
-  .sort((a: Post, b: Post) => b.published_date.valueOf() - a.published_date.valueOf())
-  .reduce((acc, obj) => {
-    let posts = acc.get(obj.category);
-    if (!posts) {
-      posts = [];
-    }
-    posts.push(obj);
-
-    acc.set(obj.category, posts);
-
-    return acc;
-  }, new Map<string, Post[]>());
-
-const layoutPattern = [
-  { col: 2, row: 2 },
-  { col: 2, row: 1 },
-  { col: 1, row: 1 },
-  { col: 1, row: 1 },
-  { col: 1, row: 2 },
-  { col: 2, row: 1 },
-  { col: 1, row: 1 },
-  { col: 1, row: 1 },
-  { col: 1, row: 1 },
-  { col: 1, row: 1 },
-];
-
-const categories = (await getCollection('categories'))
-  .sort((a, b) => {
-    const aCount = postMap.get(a.slug)?.length ?? 0;
-    const bCount = postMap.get(b.slug)?.length ?? 0;
-    return bCount - aCount;
-  })
-  .map((c, index) => {
-    const posts = postMap.get(c.slug);
-    const pattern = layoutPattern[index % layoutPattern.length];
-    const smColSpan = Math.min(pattern.col, 2);
-    const mdColSpan = Math.min(pattern.col, 4);
-    const rowSpan = pattern.row;
-    const rowSpanClass = rowSpan > 1 ? `row-span-${rowSpan}` : 'row-span-1';
-    const gridItemClass = `col-span-${smColSpan} md:col-span-${mdColSpan} ${rowSpanClass} smooth-reveal-cards rounded-xl transition-all duration-300 shadow-xs hover:shadow-md dark:shadow-md dark:hover:shadow-lg border border-stone-200/50 dark:border-stone-700/50`;
-    return {
-      ...c,
-      posts,
-      gridItemClass,
-      layoutPattern: {
-        smCol: smColSpan,
-        mdCol: mdColSpan,
-        row: rowSpan,
-        index,
-      },
-    };
-  });
 ---

 <BaseLayout
@@ -94,6 +30,7 @@ const categories = (await getCollection('categories'))
    },
  }}
 >
+
  <HeroSection
    title="Categories"
    subTitle={global.about_categories}
@@ -101,28 +38,8 @@ const categories = (await getCollection('categories'))
    alt={global.categories_image_alt}
  />

-  <section class="mx-auto px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:py-14 lg:pt-10 2xl:max-w-full">
-    <div class="grid grid-flow-row-dense grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:grid-cols-4">
-      {
-        categories.map((category) => {
-          return (
-            <div
-              class={category.gridItemClass}
-              style={category.layoutPattern.row > 1 ? 'grid-row: span 2 / span 2;' : ''}
-            >
-              <BlogCategoryCard
-                slug={category.slug}
-                title={category.data.title}
-                description={category.data.description}
-                count={postMap.get(category.slug)?.length ?? 0}
-                publishDate={timeago(postMap.get(category.slug)?.[0]?.published_date)}
-              />
-            </div>
-          );
-        })
-      }
-    </div>
-  </section>
+  <CategorySection />
+
 </BaseLayout>

 <script>
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
 ---
-import { readSingleton } from '@directus/sdk';
+import { readSingleton, readItems } from '@directus/sdk';
+
+import type { Post } from '@lib/directusTypes';

 import directus from '@lib/directus';
 import BaseLayout from '@layouts/BaseLayout.astro';
 import HeroSection from '@components/sections/HeroSection.astro';
-import FeaturesSection from '@components/sections/FeaturesSection.astro';
+import FeatureSection from '@components/sections/FeatureSection.astro';
 import WeatherSection from '@components/sections/WeatherSection.astro';
-import LatestPostsSection from '@components/sections/LatestPostsSection.astro';
+import RecentPostsSection from '@components/sections/RecentPostsSection.astro';
 import GiteaSection from '@components/sections/GiteaSection.astro';

 import homeImg from '@images/autumn_mountain.png';

 const global = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_global'));
 const weather = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_weather'));
+const posts = await directus.request(
+  readItems('posts', {
+    filter: { published: { _eq: true } },
+    fields: ['*'],
+    sort: ['-published_date'],
+  })
+);
+
+const recentPosts = posts
+  .sort((a: Post, b: Post) => (new Date(b.published_date).getTime()) - (new Date(a.published_date).getTime()))
+  .slice(0, 3);
 ---

 <BaseLayout
@@ -34,6 +47,7 @@ const weather = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_weather'));
    },
  }}
 >
+
  <HeroSection
    title={`Hello, I'm <span class="text-steel dark:text-steel">Alex Lebens</span>`}
    subTitle={global.about_description}
@@ -43,24 +57,28 @@ const weather = await directus.request(readSingleton('site_weather'));
    alt={global.home_image_alt}
  />

-  <FeaturesSection />
+  <FeatureSection />

  <WeatherSection
    server:defer
-    latitude={weather.latitude} 
-    longitude={weather.longitude} 
+    latitude={weather.latitude}
+    longitude={weather.longitude}
    cityName={weather.location}
    timezone={weather.timezone}
-  >
-  </WeatherSection>
+  />

-  <LatestPostsSection />
+  <RecentPostsSection
+    posts={recentPosts}
+    title="Latest Posts"
+    subTitle="Checkout my most recent thoughts here"
+  />

  <GiteaSection
    title="Follow me on Gitea"
    subTitle="I love open source and have my code availabile on my Gitea server."
    url="https://gitea.alexlebens.dev"
  />
+
 </BaseLayout>

 <script>
--- a/src/styles/utilities.css
+++ b/src/styles/utilities.css
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@

@utility button-bg-teal {
  @apply transition-all duration-300
-         bg-bermuda hover:bg-turquoise dark:bg-turquoise dark:hover:bg-bermuda
+         bg-bermuda hover:bg-turquoise group-hover:bg-turquoise dark:bg-turquoise dark:hover:bg-bermuda dark:group-hover:bg-bermuda 
 }

@utility button-bg-neutral {
@@ -53,12 +53,20 @@

 /* Card classes */
@utility card-base {
-  @apply rounded-xl
+  @apply transition-all duration-300
+         rounded-xl
         border border-neutral-100 dark:border-stone-500/20
         bg-neutral-100/80 hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-800/60 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800/90
         shadow-xs hover:shadow-md dark:shadow-md dark:hover:shadow-lg
 }

+@utility card-base-hidden {
+  @apply transition-all duration-300
+         rounded-xl
+         border border-transparent
+         hover:bg-neutral-400/20 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800/40
+}
+
@utility card-hover-icon-color {
  @apply transition-all duration-300
         text-primary
@@ -79,9 +87,8 @@

@utility card-text-header-minor {
  @apply text-header
-         md:text-3xl
-         text-2xl
-         font-semibold
+         text-2xl md:text-3xl
+         font-semibold leading-tight tracking-tight text-balance
 }

@utility card-text-header-description {
@@ -95,6 +102,12 @@
         font-bold
 }

+@utility card-text-title-major {
+  @apply text-header
+         text-4xl md:text-3xl
+         font-bold leading-tight tracking-tight text-balance
+}
+
@utility card-hover-text-title {
  @apply transition-all duration-300
         group-hover:text-main
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alex Lebens	1a8473b964	feat: release 2.12.0 All checks were successful test-build / guarddog (push) Successful in 1m11s Details renovate / renovate (push) Successful in 1m19s Details release-image-gitea / build (push) Successful in 2m28s Details release-image-harbor / build (push) Successful in 2m19s Details test-build / build (push) Successful in 5m33s Details release-image-gitea / release (push) Successful in 7m39s Details release-image-harbor / release (push) Successful in 7m16s Details	2026-02-16 23:08:06 -06:00
Alex Lebens	18211ad485	feat: update BaseHead All checks were successful renovate / renovate (push) Successful in 1m33s Details test-build / build (push) Successful in 1m40s Details test-build / guarddog (push) Successful in 1m59s Details	2026-02-16 23:04:42 -06:00
Alex Lebens	429cf94023	feat: organize to consistency pass on sections	2026-02-16 22:57:39 -06:00
Alex Lebens	0497731c45	feat: organize to consistency	2026-02-16 22:38:45 -06:00
Alex Lebens	6c2c6da91d	feat: organize to consistency	2026-02-16 22:36:24 -06:00
Alex Lebens	19e17ea947	feat: remove option	2026-02-16 22:34:57 -06:00
Alex Lebens	3d9120c570	fix: remove unused property	2026-02-16 22:34:14 -06:00
Alex Lebens	875b8a7f47	fix: remove border from blog cards	2026-02-16 22:32:12 -06:00
Alex Lebens	1ddc76ae69	fix: remove errant semicolon	2026-02-16 22:30:04 -06:00
Alex Lebens	6423ffba63	feat: refactor blog components	2026-02-16 22:26:53 -06:00