What’s new on Super Blog Starter in version 0.1.0?

It’s been a while since I last talked about my ongoing project, Super Blog Starter. The project where anyone can get a blog up and running in minutes.

So what’s new?

Package updates

The packages used in the project have been updated. I’m aware that there are newer versions available so I’ll update them again in the near future (especially since a new version of NextJS is now out).

Performance of fetching posts associated with a tag

The performance of fetching posts was a little slow, so I’ve made some improvements which should make it slightly faster.

Fix on Safari desktop

Fixed a weird issue where Safari on desktop wasn’t displaying the homepage correctly.

Search Bar functionality

And finally, a search bar! This will now allow you to search for posts directly on the blog. The search bar is on the blog page and the 404 error page.

I created this function as the analytics from Vercel showed that search engines are still using the old URL for posts. The original url would be ‘blog/post-name’ but the new url is ‘posts/post-name’. So, when a user reaches the error page or decides to visit the blog page, they can search for the post directly.

Give it a try and find a post!

What’s next?

I want to have a series of automated tests using PlayWright in the future. I think it’s important for this project to have a series of tests that check for quality. I don’t think I’ll get the tests done by the end of the year, I’m planning on getting that done next year.

Give the project a spin

If you want to have a blog of your own, give this project a spin and let me know what you think!