Blog Posts

This directory contains all blog posts for the Rooted Robotics blog.

How to Add a New Blog Post

1. Create a new .md file in this directory

   • Use a descriptive filename like new-product-launch.md
   • The filename becomes the URL slug (e.g., /blog/new-product-launch)

2. Add frontmatter at the top of the file:

---
title: "Your Blog Post Title"
author: "Author Name"
date: "2024-12-01"
readTime: "3 min read"
excerpt: "A brief summary of your post that appears on the blog listing page..."
image: "/path-to-image.jpg"
slug: "your-post-slug"
---

# Your Blog Post Title

Start writing your content here...

1. Frontmatter Fields:

   • title: The post title (appears in listing and on the post page)
   • author: Author name (usually "Rooted Robotics" or team member name)
   • date: Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format
   • readTime: Estimated reading time (e.g., "5 min read")
   • excerpt: Short description shown on blog listing (1-2 sentences)
   • image: Path to the featured image (put images in /public/ folder)
   • slug: URL-friendly version of filename (usually same as filename without .md)

2. Write your content using Markdown:

   • Use # for headings
   • Use **bold** for bold text
   • Use [link text](url) for links
   • Use - or * for bullet lists
   • Use 1. for numbered lists

3. Save the file - it will automatically appear on the blog!

Markdown Examples

# Main Heading (H1)
## Subheading (H2)
### Smaller Heading (H3)

**Bold text**
*Italic text*

[Link to shop](/shop)

- Bullet point 1
- Bullet point 2

1. Numbered item
2. Another item

> This is a blockquote

Example Post Structure

---
title: "Introducing our New Harvester"
author: "Rooted Robotics"
date: "2024-11-18"
readTime: "2 min read"
excerpt: "We're excited to announce our latest innovation in microgreens automation..."
image: "/Harvester.jpeg"
slug: "introducing-new-harvester"
---

# Introducing our New Harvester

We're excited to announce our latest innovation in microgreens automation.

## Why We Built It

Manual harvesting is time-consuming...

## Key Features

- Fast cutting speed
- Adjustable blade height
- Easy to clean

[Learn more about our harvester](/store/tabletop-harvester)

Images

1. Add images to the /public/ folder
2. Reference them in markdown: /image-name.jpg
3. Featured images (in frontmatter) should be at least 800px wide

Publishing

• Posts are automatically sorted by date (newest first)
• The site rebuilds when you commit new posts
• Changes go live after deploying to Vercel