Simplify posts

We had a lot of unnecessary complexity here due to post types that never ended up getting used.

We also made the post slug field reactive and bound to the title field.

We also fixed filters on the Universe admin page so we can filter by unpublished posts too (WIP)

We also fixed the hover state of BackButton

prisma/migrations/20250611072926_update_post_types_to_post_and_essay/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-- This is an empty migration.

prisma/migrations/20250611073054_update_post_types/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Update existing postType values
+UPDATE "Post" SET "postType" = 'essay' WHERE "postType" = 'blog';
+UPDATE "Post" SET "postType" = 'post' WHERE "postType" = 'microblog';

prisma/schema.prisma

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ model Project {
 model Post {
   id                 Int       @id @default(autoincrement())
   slug               String    @unique @db.VarChar(255)
-  postType           String    @db.VarChar(50) // blog, microblog
-  title              String?   @db.VarChar(255) // Optional for microblog posts
-  content            Json?     // BlockNote JSON for blog/microblog
+  postType           String    @db.VarChar(50) // post, essay
+  title              String?   @db.VarChar(255) // Optional for post type
+  content            Json?     // JSON content for posts and essays
   
   featuredImage      String?   @db.VarChar(500)
   attachments        Json?     // Array of media IDs for photo attachments

scripts/init-db.ts

@@ -4,54 +4,54 @@ import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 const prisma = new PrismaClient()
 
 async function isDatabaseInitialized(): Promise<boolean> {
-  try {
-    // Check if we have any completed migrations
-    const migrationCount = await prisma.$queryRaw<[{ count: bigint }]>`
+	try {
+		// Check if we have any completed migrations
+		const migrationCount = await prisma.$queryRaw<[{ count: bigint }]>`
       SELECT COUNT(*) as count 
       FROM _prisma_migrations 
       WHERE finished_at IS NOT NULL
     `
-    
-    return migrationCount[0].count > 0n
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    // If the table doesn't exist, database is not initialized
-    console.log('📊 Migration table check failed (expected on first deploy):', error.message)
-    return false
-  }
+
+		return migrationCount[0].count > 0n
+	} catch (error: any) {
+		// If the table doesn't exist, database is not initialized
+		console.log('📊 Migration table check failed (expected on first deploy):', error.message)
+		return false
+	}
 }
 
 async function initializeDatabase() {
-  console.log('🔍 Checking database initialization status...')
-  
-  // Give the database a moment to be ready
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
-  
-  try {
-    const isInitialized = await isDatabaseInitialized()
-    
-    if (!isInitialized) {
-      console.log('📦 First time setup detected. Initializing database...')
-      
-      // Run migrations
-      console.log('🔄 Running database migrations...')
-      execSync('npx prisma migrate deploy', { stdio: 'inherit' })
-      
-      // Run seeds
-      console.log('🌱 Seeding database...')
-      execSync('npx prisma db seed', { stdio: 'inherit' })
-      
-      console.log('✅ Database initialization complete!')
-    } else {
-      console.log('✅ Database already initialized. Running migrations only...')
-      execSync('npx prisma migrate deploy', { stdio: 'inherit' })
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('❌ Database initialization failed:', error)
-    process.exit(1)
-  } finally {
-    await prisma.$disconnect()
-  }
+	console.log('🔍 Checking database initialization status...')
+
+	// Give the database a moment to be ready
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
+
+	try {
+		const isInitialized = await isDatabaseInitialized()
+
+		if (!isInitialized) {
+			console.log('📦 First time setup detected. Initializing database...')
+
+			// Run migrations
+			console.log('🔄 Running database migrations...')
+			execSync('npx prisma migrate deploy', { stdio: 'inherit' })
+
+			// Run seeds
+			console.log('🌱 Seeding database...')
+			execSync('npx prisma db seed', { stdio: 'inherit' })
+
+			console.log('✅ Database initialization complete!')
+		} else {
+			console.log('✅ Database already initialized. Running migrations only...')
+			execSync('npx prisma migrate deploy', { stdio: 'inherit' })
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error('❌ Database initialization failed:', error)
+		process.exit(1)
+	} finally {
+		await prisma.$disconnect()
+	}
 }
 
 // Run the initialization
-initializeDatabase()
+initializeDatabase()

src/lib/components/BackButton.svelte

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 		display: inline-flex;
 		align-items: center;
 		gap: $unit-half;
-		padding: $unit $unit-2x;
+		padding: $unit 0;
 		font-size: 0.875rem;
 		font-weight: 500;
 		color: $red-60;
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 		transition: all 0.2s ease;
 
 		&:hover {
-			background: rgba($red-60, 0.08);
-
 			:global(.arrow-icon) {
 				transform: translateX(-3px);
 			}

src/lib/components/DynamicPostContent.svelte

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 		{/if}
 	</header>
 
-
 	{#if post.album && post.album.photos && post.album.photos.length > 0}
 		<!-- Album slideshow -->
 		<div class="post-album">
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@
 	.post-content {
 		display: flex;
 		flex-direction: column;
-		max-width: 784px;
+		width: 100%;
 		gap: $unit-3x;
 		margin: 0 auto;
 
@@ -95,6 +94,8 @@
 		}
 
 		&.essay {
+			max-width: 100%; // Full width for essays
+
 			.post-body {
 				font-size: 1rem;
 				line-height: 1.4;

src/lib/components/admin/EssayForm.svelte

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 			const payload = {
 				title,
 				slug,
-				type: 'blog', // 'blog' is the database value for essays
+				type: 'essay', // No mapping needed anymore
 				status,
 				content,
 				tags
@@ -261,7 +261,13 @@
 						}}
 					>
 						<div class="form-section">
-							<Input label="Title" size="jumbo" bind:value={title} required placeholder="Essay title" />
+							<Input
+								label="Title"
+								size="jumbo"
+								bind:value={title}
+								required
+								placeholder="Essay title"
+							/>
 
 							<Input label="Slug" bind:value={slug} placeholder="essay-url-slug" />
 

src/lib/components/admin/PostListItem.svelte

@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 
 	const postTypeLabels: Record<string, string> = {
 		post: 'Post',
-		essay: 'Essay',
-		// Map database types to display names
-		blog: 'Essay',
-		microblog: 'Post'
+		essay: 'Essay'
 	}
 
 	function handlePostClick() {

src/lib/components/admin/PostMetadataPopover.svelte

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 		onRemoveTag: (tag: string) => void
 		onDelete: () => void
 		onClose?: () => void
+		onFieldUpdate?: (key: string, value: any) => void
 	}
 
 	let {
@@ -24,12 +25,14 @@
 		onAddTag,
 		onRemoveTag,
 		onDelete,
-		onClose = () => {}
+		onClose = () => {},
+		onFieldUpdate
 	}: Props = $props()
 
 	function handleFieldUpdate(key: string, value: any) {
 		if (key === 'slug') {
 			slug = value
+			onFieldUpdate?.(key, value)
 		} else if (key === 'tagInput') {
 			tagInput = value
 		}
@@ -92,4 +95,4 @@
 	{onAddTag}
 	{onRemoveTag}
 	{onClose}
-/>
+/>

src/lib/components/admin/UniverseComposer.svelte

@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@
 	}
 
 	function switchToEssay() {
-		const contentParam = content ? encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(content)) : ''
-		goto(`/admin/posts/new?type=essay${contentParam ? `&content=${contentParam}` : ''}`)
+		// Store content in sessionStorage to avoid messy URLs
+		if (content && content.content && content.content.length > 0) {
+			sessionStorage.setItem('draft_content', JSON.stringify(content))
+		}
+		goto('/admin/posts/new?type=essay')
 	}
 
 	function generateSlug(title: string): string {
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@
 		essaySlug = generateSlug(essayTitle)
 	}
 
-
 	function handlePhotoUpload() {
 		fileInput.click()
 	}
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@
 		if (postType === 'essay') {
 			postData = {
 				...postData,
-				type: 'blog', // 'blog' is the database value for essays
+				type: 'essay', // No mapping needed anymore
 				title: essayTitle,
 				slug: essaySlug,
 				excerpt: essayExcerpt,
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@
 			// All other content is just a "post" with attachments
 			postData = {
 				...postData,
-				type: 'microblog' // 'microblog' is for shorter posts
+				type: 'post' // No mapping needed anymore
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -301,7 +303,6 @@
 					class="composer-editor"
 				/>
 
-
 				{#if attachedPhotos.length > 0}
 					<div class="attached-photos">
 						{#each attachedPhotos as photo}
@@ -335,7 +336,6 @@
 
 				<div class="composer-footer">
 					<div class="footer-left">
-
 						<Button
 							variant="ghost"
 							iconOnly
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@
 					class="inline-composer-editor"
 				/>
 
-
 				{#if attachedPhotos.length > 0}
 					<div class="attached-photos">
 						{#each attachedPhotos as photo}
@@ -533,7 +532,6 @@
 
 				<div class="composer-footer">
 					<div class="footer-left">
-
 						<Button
 							variant="ghost"
 							iconOnly

src/routes/admin/posts/+page.svelte

@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@
 		if (selectedFilter === 'all') {
 			filteredPosts = posts
 		} else if (selectedFilter === 'post') {
-			filteredPosts = posts.filter((post) =>
-				['post', 'microblog'].includes(post.postType)
-			)
+			filteredPosts = posts.filter((post) => ['post', 'microblog'].includes(post.postType))
 		} else if (selectedFilter === 'essay') {
 			filteredPosts = posts.filter((post) => ['essay', 'blog'].includes(post.postType))
 		} else {

src/routes/admin/posts/[id]/edit/+page.svelte

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	let loading = $state(true)
 	let saving = $state(false)
 	let loadError = $state('')
+	let contentReady = $state(false)
 
 	let title = $state('')
 	let postType = $state<'post' | 'essay'>('post')
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@
 
 				// Populate form fields
 				title = post.title || ''
-				postType = post.postType || 'post'
+				postType = post.postType // No mapping needed anymore
 				status = post.status || 'draft'
 				slug = post.slug || ''
 				excerpt = post.excerpt || ''
@@ -269,6 +270,9 @@
 				}
 
 				tags = post.tags || []
+
+				// Set content ready after all data is loaded
+				contentReady = true
 			} else {
 				if (response.status === 404) {
 					loadError = 'Post not found'
@@ -315,12 +319,10 @@
 		const postData = {
 			title: config?.showTitle ? title : null,
 			slug,
-			type: postType,
+			type: postType, // No mapping needed anymore
 			status: newStatus || status,
 			content: config?.showContent ? saveContent : null,
 			excerpt: postType === 'essay' ? excerpt : undefined,
-			link_url: undefined,
-			linkDescription: undefined,
 			tags
 		}
 
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@
 					<input type="text" bind:value={title} placeholder="Title" class="title-input" />
 				{/if}
 
-				{#if config?.showContent}
+				{#if config?.showContent && contentReady}
 					<div class="editor-wrapper">
 						<Editor bind:data={content} placeholder="Continue writing..." />
 					</div>

src/routes/admin/posts/new/+page.svelte

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	let postType = $state<'post' | 'essay'>('post')
 	let status = $state<'draft' | 'published'>('draft')
 	let slug = $state('')
+	let slugManuallySet = $state(false)
 	let excerpt = $state('')
 	let content = $state<JSONContent>({ type: 'doc', content: [] })
 	let tags = $state<string[]>([])
@@ -23,6 +24,17 @@
 	let showMetadata = $state(false)
 	let metadataButtonRef: HTMLButtonElement
 
+	// Auto-generate slug from title when title changes and slug hasn't been manually set
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (title && !slugManuallySet) {
+			slug = title
+				.toLowerCase()
+				.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s]+/g, '') // Remove special characters but keep spaces
+				.replace(/\s+/g, '-') // Replace spaces with dashes
+				.replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '') // Remove leading/trailing dashes
+		}
+	})
+
 	const postTypeConfig = {
 		post: { icon: '💭', label: 'Post', showTitle: false, showContent: true },
 		essay: { icon: '📝', label: 'Essay', showTitle: true, showContent: true }
@@ -37,23 +49,15 @@
 			postType = type as typeof postType
 		}
 
-		// Generate initial slug based on title
-		generateSlug()
-	})
-
-	function generateSlug() {
-		if (title) {
-			slug = title
-				.toLowerCase()
-				.replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
-				.replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Auto-generate slug when title changes (only if slug is empty)
-	$effect(() => {
-		if (title && (!slug || slug === '')) {
-			generateSlug()
+		// Check for draft content in sessionStorage
+		const draftContent = sessionStorage.getItem('draft_content')
+		if (draftContent) {
+			try {
+				content = JSON.parse(draftContent)
+				sessionStorage.removeItem('draft_content') // Clean up after use
+			} catch (e) {
+				console.error('Failed to parse draft content:', e)
+			}
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -75,15 +79,11 @@
 			return
 		}
 
-		if (!slug) {
-			generateSlug()
-		}
-
 		saving = true
 		const postData = {
 			title: config?.showTitle ? title : null,
 			slug: slug || `post-${Date.now()}`,
-			postType,
+			type: postType, // No mapping needed anymore
 			status: publishStatus || status,
 			content: config?.showContent ? content : null,
 			excerpt: postType === 'essay' ? excerpt : undefined,
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@
 						onRemoveTag={removeTag}
 						onDelete={() => {}}
 						onClose={() => (showMetadata = false)}
+						onFieldUpdate={(key, value) => {
+							if (key === 'slug') {
+								slugManuallySet = true
+							}
+						}}
 					/>
 				{/if}
 			</div>

src/routes/api/posts/by-slug/[slug]/+server.ts

@@ -13,38 +13,7 @@ export const GET: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 
 	try {
 		const post = await prisma.post.findUnique({
-			where: { slug },
-			include: {
-				album: {
-					select: {
-						id: true,
-						slug: true,
-						title: true,
-						description: true,
-						photos: {
-							orderBy: { displayOrder: 'asc' },
-							select: {
-								id: true,
-								url: true,
-								thumbnailUrl: true,
-								caption: true,
-								width: true,
-								height: true
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				},
-				photo: {
-					select: {
-						id: true,
-						url: true,
-						thumbnailUrl: true,
-						caption: true,
-						width: true,
-						height: true
-					}
-				}
-			}
+			where: { slug }
 		})
 
 		if (!post) {