chore: rewire blog and RSS feed for 11ty

eleventy.config.js

@@ -20,4 +20,15 @@ export default async function (eleventyConfig) {
   eleventyConfig.addCollection("jobs", (collectionApi) => {
     return collectionApi.getFilteredByGlob("src/jobs/*.md").sort(byTitle);
   });
+
+  // draft blog posts are rendered locally, but not in production builds
+  eleventyConfig.addPreprocessor("drafts", "*", (data, content) => {
+    if (data.draft) {
+      data.title = `${data.title} (draft)`;
+    }
+
+    if (data.draft && process.env.ELEVENTY_RUN_MODE === "build") {
+      return false;
+    }
+  });
 }

src/_layouts/blog_post.liquid

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ layout: default
 <article class="blog_post">
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-6 d-flex offset-md-3 text-center flex-column justify-content-center py-md-5 my-md-5 my-2">
-      <h1 class="d-inline-block mb-3">{{ page.title }}</h1>
-      <span class="secondary-sans-serif-xs">{{ page.subtitle }}</span>
-      <span class="fs-7 fw-500 text-primary pt-4 mt-3">By {{ page.author }}</span>
-      <time class="fs-7 text-info" datetime="{{ page.date }}">{{ page.date | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}</time>
+      <h1 class="d-inline-block mb-3">{{ title }}</h1>
+      <span class="secondary-sans-serif-xs">{{ subtitle }}</span>
+      <span class="fs-7 fw-500 text-primary pt-4 mt-3">By {{ author }}</span>
+      <time class="fs-7 text-info" datetime="{{ date }}">{{ date | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}</time>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="bg-w-100 position-relative bg-white">

src/blog.html → src/blog.liquid

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 description: An inside look at Compiler’s internal projects, interests and our client projects.
 title: Compiler’s Blog
 ---
-
 <div class="row blog">
   <div class="col-md-10 offset-md-1">
     <span class="pill d-inline-block mb-4">Blog</span>
@@ -15,22 +14,23 @@ <h1 class="mb-2">Our blog</h1>
       class="mw-100 mh-100"
       src="/assets/blog/compiler-team-photo-for-blog.jpg"
       alt="A group photograph of many members of the Compiler team at a winery in California."
-    />
+    >
   </div>
   <div class="col-md-6 offset-md-3">
     <!-- Home Post List -->
-    {% for post in site.posts %}
-    <article class="post-preview">
-      <a
-        class="h3 post-title text-white text-decoration-underline d-inline-block mb-2"
-        href="{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl | replace: '//', '/' }}"
-      >
-        {{ post.title }}
-      </a>
-      <p class="font-monospace fw-boldest text-info mb-4">By {{ post.author }}</p>
-      <p class="post-subtitle text-info mb-3">{{ post.excerpt }}</p>
-      <p class="text-info fine-print">{{ post.date | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}</p>
-    </article>
+    {% assign posts = collections.posts | reverse %}
+    {% for post in posts %}
+      <article class="post-preview">
+        <a
+          class="h3 post-title text-white text-decoration-underline d-inline-block mb-2"
+          href="{{ post.data.page.url }}"
+        >
+          {{ post.data.title }}
+        </a>
+        <p class="font-monospace fw-boldest text-info mb-4">By {{ post.data.author }}</p>
+        <p class="post-subtitle text-info mb-3">{{ post.data.excerpt }}</p>
+        <p class="text-info fine-print">{{ post.data.date | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}</p>
+      </article>
     {% endfor %}
   </div>
 </div>

src/_drafts/2023-09-01-first-post.md → src/blog/2023-09-01-first-post.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "How to write a Compiler blog post"
 subtitle: "Follow these instructions to learn how to write a blog post, include images, blockquotes and more."
 description: "Follow these instructions to learn how to write a blog post, include images, blockquotes and more."
 author: Laney Mangan
 excerpt: "Learn how to write a blog post, include images, blockquotes and more."
 date: 2023-09-24T19:03:13+0200
 categories: compiler
+draft: true
 ---
 
 ## First thing’s first

src/_posts/2023-12-13-gift-guide.md → src/blog/2023-12-13-gift-guide.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Compiler’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide"
 subtitle: "Searching for that perfect gift for the public service enthusiast in your life? Compiler’s got you covered! Here is this year’s round-up of our favorite transit-related gift ideas.
 <br><br><p><em>P.S. If you didn’t make the holiday cut off this year, we think these make great gifts year-round!</em></p>"

src/_posts/2023-12-23-welcome.md → src/blog/2023-12-23-welcome.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Welcome to the Compiler blog!"
 subtitle: "What you can expect from our blog"
 description: "What you can expect from our blog"

src/_posts/2024-01-24-devcontainer-platform-agnostic-team.md → src/blog/2024-01-24-devcontainer-platform-agnostic-team.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "How to support a platform-agnostic engineering team with VS Code Dev Containers"
 subtitle: "Learn from the Compiler Engineering team, which has been using VS Code Dev Containers daily across Windows, Linux and Mac on all of their projects."
 description: "Learn from the Compiler Engineering team, which has been using VS Code Dev Containers daily across Windows, Linux and Mac on all of their projects."

src/_posts/2024-03-11-transportation-round-up.md → src/blog/2024-03-11-transportation-round-up.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "The Compiler Team's Transportation Round-up"
 subtitle: "Our favorite transit stories from the past year"
 description: "Our favorite transit stories from the past year"

src/_posts/2024-03-22-Civic-Tech-Career-Resources.md → src/blog/2024-03-22-Civic-Tech-Career-Resources.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Civic Tech Career Resources"
 subtitle: "Our most used resources for navigating a career in Civic Tech"
 description: "Our most used resources for navigating a career in Civic Tech"

src/_posts/2024-04-12-open-source-development.md → src/blog/2024-04-12-open-source-development.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Driving Progress: The Crucial Role of Open Source in Public Transportation Technology"
 subtitle:
 description: "Learn from the Compiler Team about the benefits of open source development"

src/_posts/2024-05-17-Parental-Leave-Policy.md → src/blog/2024-05-17-Parental-Leave-Policy.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Creating Compiler's Parental Leave Policy"
 subtitle: "How a small, scrappy, California-based LLC created parental leave and wage replacement policies for its remote, multi-state team."
 description: "How a small, scrappy, California-based LLC created parental leave and wage replacement policies for its remote, multi-state team."

src/_posts/2024-06-14-Tales-From-TCamp.md → src/blog/2024-06-14-Tales-From-TCamp.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Tales from Transportation Camp"
 subtitle: "The Compiler Team's key takeaways from UCLA's 2024 Transportation Camp LA."
 description: "The Compiler Team's key takeaways from UCLA's 2024 Transportation Camp LA."

src/_posts/2024-09-20-employee-spotlight-angela.md → src/blog/2024-09-20-employee-spotlight-angela.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Employee Spotlight: Angela"
 subtitle: "Get to know our Compiler team member, Angela Tran."
 description: "Get to know our Compiler team member, Angela Tran."

src/_posts/2024-11-01-static-sites-at-compiler.md → src/blog/2024-11-01-static-sites-at-compiler.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "How Compiler Approaches Static Sites"
 subtitle: "Learn how the Engineering team combines older and reliable static site frameworks with new build tools and an open source approach to craft memorable and functional content-driven sites."
 description: "Learn how the Engineering team combines older and reliable static site frameworks with new build tools and an open source approach to craft memorable and functional content-driven sites."

src/_posts/2025-08-08-employee-spotlight-adam.md → src/blog/2025-08-08-employee-spotlight-adam.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Employee Spotlight: Adam"
 subtitle: "Get to know our Compiler team member, Adam Linder."
 description: "Get to know our Compiler team member, Adam Linder."

src/_posts/2025-12-12-case-study-cdt.md → src/blog/2025-12-12-case-study-cdt.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "Case Study: Strengthening California’s Digital Disaster Recovery"
 subtitle: "Supporting the California Department of Technology During the 2025 Wildfire Emergency"
 description: "Supporting the California Department of Technology During the 2025 Wildfire Emergency"

src/_posts/2026-04-03-remix-case-study.md → src/blog/2026-04-03-remix-case-study.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-layout: blog_post
 title: "How Compiler Research Transformed Scheduling for Smaller Transit Agencies"
 subtitle: "Learn how Compiler transformed smaller transit agency scheduling with a research-backed pilot of Remix by Via."
 description: "Learn how Compiler transformed smaller transit agency scheduling with a research-backed pilot of Remix by Via."

src/blog/blog.11tydata.js

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export default {
+  layout: "blog_post",
+  tags: ["posts"],
+};