Blog Posts Directory

This directory contains all blog posts as Markdown files.

Adding a New Blog Post

Create a new .md file in this directory with a URL-friendly slug (e.g., my-new-post.md)
Add frontmatter at the top of the file with the following fields:

---
title: "Your Post Title"
excerpt: "A short description that appears in blog listings"
date: "2024-12-15"  # Format: YYYY-MM-DD
category: "Treatment"  # Options: Treatment, Identification, Prevention, Education, Cost
author: "Midwest Bed Bug Services"
image: "/images/blog/your-image.jpg"  # Optional
published: true  # Set to false to hide from public (draft mode)
---

Your blog post content in Markdown format...

Frontmatter Fields

title (required): The post title
excerpt (required): Short description for listings
date (required): Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
category (required): One of: Treatment, Identification, Prevention, Education, Cost
author (optional): Defaults to "Midwest Bed Bug Services"
image (optional): Path to featured image
published (optional): Set to false to create a draft (won't appear on site)

Markdown Support

You can use standard Markdown syntax:

Headers (# ## ###)
Bold and italic text
Lists (ordered and unordered)
Links and images
Code blocks

Automation Options

Option 1: Manual (Current)

Just add a .md file to this directory and commit to GitHub. Vercel will automatically rebuild.

Option 2: GitHub Actions

Set up a GitHub Action that:

Watches for new .md files
Validates frontmatter
Auto-deploys

Option 3: CMS Integration

Connect a headless CMS (Contentful, Sanity, Strapi) that writes markdown files to this directory via API/webhook.

Option 4: Admin Interface

Use tools like:

Forestry.io
Netlify CMS
Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS)

These provide a web interface to edit markdown files directly in your repo.