Discovery & Tagging

Content Discovery

Blogify provides several intuitive ways to explore stories from across the community. Whether you are looking for the latest trending topics or deep-diving into specific categories, the platform uses a combination of curated feeds and metadata to help you find relevant content.

The Global Feed

The Feed is the central hub of Blogify. It is designed to showcase the community's voice through a structured layout:

• Featured Post: The most recent story is highlighted at the top of the feed to ensure new content receives immediate visibility.
• Latest Stories: Following the featured post, a grid of stories allows readers to browse through historical content.
• Author Insights: Each post card displays the author's name and the estimated reading time, helping you decide which story to dive into next.

To access the feed, simply navigate to the /feed route or click Start Reading from the landing page.

Navigating with Pagination

To maintain high performance and readability, Blogify organizes the global feed into manageable pages.

• Page Limits: The feed displays 6 posts per page.
• Navigation: Use the pagination controls at the bottom of the feed to move between pages.
• URL-Based Tracking: The current page is tracked via the ?page= query parameter (e.g., /feed?page=2), allowing you to bookmark specific pages of the feed or share them with others.

Tagging & Organization

Tags are the primary tool for organizing content on Blogify. They allow writers to categorize their work and readers to filter the feed based on specific interests.

Adding Tags to Your Posts

When creating or editing a post, you can add multiple tags to categorize your story.

1. Locate the Tags field in the post editor.
2. Enter your keywords separated by commas (e.g., Technology, Tutorial, JavaScript).
3. The system automatically cleans the input, removing unnecessary spaces and empty entries before saving.

// Example of how tags are processed from the UI
const tagArray = tags
  .split(',')
  .map((tag) => tag.trim())
  .filter((tag) => tag.length > 0);

Exploring by Tag

Every post displays its associated tags as clickable links. These tags serve as a powerful discovery tool:

• Tag Links: Clicking a tag (e.g., #PYTHON) will take you to a dedicated discovery page for that specific topic.
• Visual Consistency: Tags are automatically formatted in an uppercase, high-contrast style to make them easily identifiable within the post header.

Filtering Content

While the main feed provides a chronological view of all posts, the tagging system enables horizontal discovery. If you find a post you enjoy, clicking its tags is the fastest way to find similar content from other authors across the platform.