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Add latest news section to homepage #88

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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions .eleventy.js
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ eleventyConfig.addWatchTarget("content/**/*.{svg,webp,png,jpeg}");
return DateTime.fromJSDate(dateObj, {zone: 'utc'}).toFormat('yyyy-LL-dd');
});

eleventyConfig.addFilter("excerpt", (content) => {
if (!content) return "";
const plain = content.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, "").replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
const words = plain.split(" ").slice(0, 30);
return words.join(" ") + (plain.split(" ").length > 30 ? "..." : "");
});

eleventyConfig.addFilter("groupByYear", (posts) => {
const groupedPosts = {};

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26 changes: 26 additions & 0 deletions src/index.njk
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Expand Up @@ -26,6 +26,32 @@ tags: index-page # Note: This adds a custom class to layout.njk

</section><!-- End Hero -->

<!-- ======= Latest News Section ======= -->
<section id="latest-news" class="latest-news section-bg">
<div class="container" data-aos="fade-up">
<div class="section-title">
<h2>Latest News</h2>
</div>
<div class="row">
{% set recentPosts = collections.posts | reverse %}
{% for post in recentPosts.slice(0, 3) %}
<div class="col-xl-4 col-md-6 d-flex align-items-stretch{% if not loop.first %} mt-4 mt-xl-0{% endif %}" data-aos="zoom-in" data-aos-delay="{{ 100 * loop.index }}">
<div class="news-box d-flex flex-column">
<h4><a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title }}</a></h4>
<p class="post-meta">
<time datetime="{{ post.date | htmlDateString }}">{{ post.date | readableDate }}</time>
{% if post.data.author %} &middot; {{ post.data.author }}{% endif %}
</p>
<p>{{ post.templateContent | excerpt }}</p>
<a href="{{ post.url }}" class="read-more mt-auto">Read more &rarr;</a>
</div>
</div>
{% endfor %}
</div>
</div>
</section>
<!-- End Latest News Section -->

<!-- ======= Features Section ======= -->
<section id="features" class="features section-bg about light">
<div class="container">
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52 changes: 52 additions & 0 deletions static/css/style.css
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Expand Up @@ -1953,3 +1953,55 @@ h5 {
letter-spacing: 0.05rem;
margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

/* Latest News Section */
.latest-news .news-box {
box-shadow: 0px 0 25px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
padding: 50px 30px;
transition: all ease-in-out 0.4s;
background: #fff;
height: 100%;
}

.latest-news .news-box:hover {
transform: translateY(-10px);
}

.latest-news .news-box h4 {
font-weight: 500;
margin-bottom: 15px;
font-size: 24px;
}

.latest-news .news-box h4 a {
color: #37517e;
transition: ease-in-out 0.3s;
}

.latest-news .news-box:hover h4 a {
color: #47b2e4;
}

.latest-news .news-box p {
line-height: 24px;
font-size: 14px;
margin-bottom: 0;
}

.latest-news .post-meta {
font-size: 14px;
color: #848484;
margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.latest-news .read-more {
color: #47b2e4;
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 14px;
display: inline-block;
margin-top: 15px;
}

.latest-news .read-more:hover {
color: #2d9fd1;
}
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