Blog Post Creator

Blog Post Creator

Create new blog posts for Xe's site using the hydrate command.

Usage

Invoke this skill when you want to create a new blog post. The skill will prompt you for:

• Post type: blog, linkpost, note, talk, or xecast
• Title: The title of your post (for linkposts, can auto-fetch from URL)
• Description: A brief description/​summary (for linkposts, can auto-fetch from URL)
• Link URL: (required for linkposts) The URL this post should redirect to
• Publication date: (optional, for linkposts can auto-extract from the page, defaults to today if not found)
• Custom slug: (optional, for linkposts will auto-extract from URL basename if not provided)

What it does

1. For linkposts: Extracts slug from URL basename if no custom slug provided (e.g., https://example.com/blog/my-post becomes "my-post")
2. For other post types: Generates a URL-friendly slug from your title (or uses your custom slug)
3. For linkposts: Can auto-fetch title, description, and publication date from the provided URL
4. Validates that linkposts have a URL provided (prompts if missing)
5. Runs go run ./​cmd/​hydrate <kind> <slug> with the appropriate parameters
6. For linkposts: Updates the redirect_to field in the frontmatter with the provided URL
7. For linkposts: Adds fetched summary to the post body if available
8. Opens the created file in VS Code for editing
9. Shows you the file location for reference

File structure

Blog posts are created in:

• lume/​src/​blog/<year>/<slug>.mdx for blog and linkpost
• lume/​src/​notes/<year>/<slug>.mdx for notes
• lume/​src/​talks/<year>/<slug>.mdx for talks
• lume/​src/​xecast/<year>/<slug>.mdx for xecast

Frontmatter templates

Each post type has its own frontmatter template:

Blog posts include hero image configuration:

---
title: ""
desc: ""
date: YYYY-MM-DD
hero:
  ai: ""
  file: ""
  prompt: ""
  social: false
---

Link posts include a redirect URL:

---
title: ""
date: YYYY-MM-DD
redirect_to: "https://example.com"
---

Other types (notes, talks, xecast) have simpler frontmatter:

---
title: ""
desc: ""
date: YYYY-MM-DD
---

Linkpost Special Features

Linkposts have enhanced functionality:

1. Automatic slug extraction: If no custom slug is provided, the skill will extract the basename from the URL (e.g., https://example.com/​blog/​my-post becomes my-post)

2. Auto-fetching content: The skill can automatically fetch the webpage to extract:

   • The page title (used as the post title)
   • A summary/​description (added to the post body)
   • The publication date (used as the post date, defaults to today if not found)
   • This saves time and ensures accurate representation of the linked content

Use the extract-meta.js file in this folder to extract meta-information from webpages:

node extract-meta.js <url>

1. URL handling: The skill handles redirects and will follow them to get the final content for title/​description extraction

Example Linkpost Workflow

When creating a linkpost with a URL like https://anubis.techaro.lol/​blog/​2025/​file-abuse-reports:

1. Skill detects it's a linkpost with a URL
2. Extracts slug "file-abuse-reports" from URL basename
3. Fetches the webpage to get:
   • The actual title: "Taking steps to end traffic from abusive cloud providers"
   • A summary of the content for the post body
   • The publication date from the page (e.g., "2025-01-15")
4. Creates the post with auto-generated slug, fetched title, and extracted date
5. Adds the summary to the post body for context
6. Updates the redirect_to field with the provided URL

Date Extraction Details

The skill will look for publication dates in various formats:

• Meta tags: <meta property="article:published_time" content="2025-01-15">
• JSON-LD structured data: "datePublished": "2025-01-15"
• HTML5 semantic elements: <time datetime="2025-01-15">
• Common date patterns in the page content
• URL patterns: Extracts date from URL structure like /​blog/​2025/​my-post

If no date is found, it defaults to today's date.