🖥️ wip: Feed work

- Updated navigation links across multiple blog pages to replace "Index" with "Home" and added "Contact" link.
- Created a new contact page with a form for user inquiries.
- Added a new contact template to render the contact page content.
- Updated blog index page to enhance structure and styling.
- Added a contact markdown file for content management.

.air.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+root = "."
+
+[build]
+  cmd = "go run main.go"
+  bin = ""
+  delay = 1000
+  exclude_dir = ["assets", "tmp", "vendor", "bak", "node_modules", "public"]
+  include_ext = ["go", "md", "html"]
+  kill_delay = "0s"
+  log = "build-errors.log"
+
+[color]
+  app = ""
+  build = "yellow"
+  main = "magenta"
+  runner = "green"
+  watcher = "cyan"
+
+[log]
+  main_only = false
+  silent = false
+  time = false
+
+[misc]
+  clean_on_exit = false
+
+[proxy]
+  app_port = 0
+  enabled = false
+  proxy_port = 0
+
+[screen]
+  clear_on_rebuild = false
+  keep_scroll = true

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules/
+bak/
+tmp/
+*.log

content/about.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
-# About
+---
+title: Go SSG - About
+navTitle: About
+description: More About My Go SSG Site.
+date: 2025-04-19
+navPosition: 2
+---
 
 Experimenting with Go.  Seems pretty cool so far!

content/blog/another-blog-post.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+title: Go SSG - Another Blog Post
+description: A longer summary of the post. Lorem ipsum dolor set amit.
+date: 2025-04-19
+categories:
+  - go
+  - anger
+---
+
+## Why isn't this working?! 😭
+
+This is my first Go SSG blog post.
+
+This project is a simple static site generator written in Go. It is designed to be easy to use and extend, allowing you to create a static website quickly and efficiently.
+
+It supports features like:
+
+- Markdown content
+- Customizable templates
+- Simple configuration

content/blog/my-first-blog-post.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+title: Go SSG - My First Blog Post
+description: A short summary of the post.
+date: 2025-04-19
+categories:
+  - progrmming
+  - go
+---
+
+## *Tap Tap Tap* Is this thing on?
+
+<p class="text-primary">This is my first Go SSG blog post.</p>
+
+This project is a simple static site generator written in Go. It is designed to be easy to use and extend, allowing you to create a static website quickly and efficiently.
+
+It supports features like:
+
+- Markdown content
+- Customizable templates
+- Simple configuration

content/contact.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Contact
+navTitle: Contact
+navPosition: 4
+---

content/index.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
-# Welcome
+---
+title: Go SSG - Home
+navTitle: Home
+showInNav: true
+navPosition: 1
+description: My Go SSG Site.
+date: 2025-04-19
+---
 
-This is your first static site built with Go!
+Welcome to my static site built with Go!

content/thanks.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Thank You
+navTitle: ""
+showInNav: false
+---

css/base.css

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+@import "tailwindcss";
+
+@import './global.css';
+@import './colors.css';
+@import './typography.css';
+@import './prose.css';
+
+/* Import Tailwind typography plugin */
+@plugin "@tailwindcss/typography";
+
+body {
+  @apply bg-background text-text font-sans;
+}
+
+header#site_head {
+  @apply bg-primary text-white flex items-center justify-between;
+  @apply py-4 px-60;
+
+  nav ul {
+    @apply flex space-x-4 justify-end-safe prose-a:text-white;
+  }
+}
+
+main {
+  article, div.main {
+    @apply prose container mx-auto px-4 py-8 max-w-5xl;
+  }
+}
+
+footer#site_foot {
+  @apply bg-secondary text-white text-center m-0 p-0;
+}

css/colors.css

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* Theme color definitions */
+
+@theme {
+  --color-black:      oklch(0% 0 0);
+  --color-white:      oklch(100% 0 0);
+
+  --color-background: oklch(89.75% 0 0);
+  --color-text:       oklch(0% 0 0);
+
+  --color-primary:     oklch(60.48% 0.2166 257.2);
+  --color-primary-100: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 10%, white);
+  --color-primary-200: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 20%, white);
+  --color-primary-300: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 30%, white);
+  --color-primary-400: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 40%, white);
+  --color-primary-500: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 50%, white);
+  --color-primary-600: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 60%, white);
+  --color-primary-700: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 70%, white);
+  --color-primary-800: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 80%, white);
+  --color-primary-900: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-primary) 90%, white);
+
+  --color-secondary:     oklch(55.75% 0.0165 244.9);
+  --color-secondary-100: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 10%, white);
+  --color-secondary-200: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 20%, white);
+  --color-secondary-300: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 30%, white);
+  --color-secondary-400: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 40%, white);
+  --color-secondary-500: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 50%, white);
+  --color-secondary-600: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 60%, white);
+  --color-secondary-700: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 70%, white);
+  --color-secondary-800: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 80%, white);
+  --color-secondary-900: color-mix(in oklch, var(--color-secondary) 90%, white);
+
+  --color-success: oklch(64.01% 0.1751 146.7);
+  --color-info:    oklch(65.52% 0.1105 212.2);
+  --color-warning: oklch(84.42% 0.1722 84.93);
+  --color-danger:  oklch(59.15% 0.202 21.24);
+  --color-light:   oklch(98.16% 0.0017 247.8);
+  --color-dark:    oklch(34.51% 0.0133 248.2);
+}

css/global.css

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/* Miscellaneous custom styles */
+@theme {
+  --spacing-menu-top:     calc(100% + .9375rem);
+  --spacing-section:      2rem;
+
+  --shadow-menu-shadow:   0 .25rem .375rem rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+
+  /** Breakpoints
+   * The breakpoints are set to match the default Tailwind breakpoints.
+   * You can override them here if you want to use different breakpoints.
+   *
+   * @see https://tailwindcss.com/docs/breakpoints
+   */
+  --breakpoint-*:   initial;
+  --breakpoint-xxs: 22.5rem;    /* 360px */
+  --breakpoint-xs:  29.6875rem; /* 475px */
+  --breakpoint-sm:  40rem;      /* 640px */
+  --breakpoint-md:  48rem;      /* 768px */
+  --breakpoint-lg:  64rem;      /* 1024px */
+  --breakpoint-xl:  80rem;      /* 1280px */
+  --breakpoint-2xl: 96rem;      /* 1536px */
+}
+
+/* Basic layout styles */
+body, html {
+  background-color: var(--color-background);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.container {
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.section {
+  @apply relative my-section px-section;
+
+  &:first-child {
+    @apply mt-0;
+  }
+
+  &:last-child, p:last-child {
+    @apply mb-0;
+  }
+
+  &.has-background {
+    @apply py-section bg-cover bg-no-repeat;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Allows containers inside containers
+  *
+  * .container .wp-block-section {
+  * @apply mx-break-out;
+  * }
+  */
+
+.content-wrapper {
+  .alignfull {
+    @apply max-w-full;
+  }
+
+  .alignwide {
+    @apply max-w-full;
+  }
+
+  .alignleft {
+    @apply ml-0 mr-auto float-none;
+  }
+
+  .alignright {
+    @apply ml-auto mr-0 float-none;
+  }
+
+  .aligncenter {
+    @apply mx-auto;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Responsive embeds */
+.embed { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; }
+.embed iframe, .embed object, .embed embed, .embed video { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

css/prose.css

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Theme prose styles */
+
+@theme {
+  --tw-prose-body:                 var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-headings:             var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-lead:                 var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-links:                var(--color-info);
+  --tw-prose-bold:                 var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-counters:             var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-bullets:              var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-hr:                   var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-quotes:               var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-quote-borders:        var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-captions:             var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-code:                 var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-pre-code:             var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-pre-bg:               var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-th-borders:           var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-td-borders:           var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-body:          var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-headings:      var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-lead:          var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-links:         var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-bold:          var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-counters:      var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-bullets:       var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-hr:            var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-quotes:        var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-quote-borders: var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-captions:      var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-code:          var(--color-secondary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-pre-code:      var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-pre-bg:        oklch(0% 0 0 / 50%);
+  --tw-prose-invert-th-borders:    var(--color-primary);
+  --tw-prose-invert-td-borders:    var(--color-primary);
+}

css/typography.css

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+/* Basic typographical styles */
+
+/**
+ * All font sizes are based on 16px base font size and 1920px wide screen
+ * Default size is expressed as percentage of screen width.
+ * text-14px: 12px-27px, default: 14px
+ * text-16px: 14px-28px, default: 16px
+ * text-18px: 14px-30px, default: 18px
+ * text-20px: 16px-32px, default: 20px
+ * text-22px: 17px-33px, default: 22px
+ * text-25px: 18px-35px, default: 25px
+ * text-30px: 19px-37px, default: 30px
+ * text-35px: 20px-40px, default: 35px
+ * text-38px: 22px-48px, default: 38px
+ * text-40px: 24px-56px, default: 40px
+ * text-45px: 25px-64px, default: 45px
+ * text-50px: 27px-72px, default: 50px
+ * text-55px: 28px-76px, default: 55px
+ * text-60px: 30px-80px, default: 60px
+ * text-70px: 30px-76px, default: 70px
+ * text-75px: 32px-80px, default: 75px
+*/
+
+@theme {
+  --font-sans:   "Raleway", sans-serif;
+  --line-height: 1.6;
+
+  --text-base: 1rem;
+  --text-14px: clamp(0.75rem,  0.7292vw, 1.7rem);
+  --text-16px: clamp(0.875rem, 0.8333vw, 1.8rem);
+  --text-18px: clamp(0.875rem, 0.9375vw, 1.9rem);
+  --text-20px: clamp(1rem,     1.0417vw, 2rem);
+  --text-22px: clamp(1.1rem,   1.15vw,   2.1rem);
+  --text-25px: clamp(1.125rem, 1.3021vw, 2.2rem);
+  --text-30px: clamp(1.185rem, 1.5625vw, 2.35rem);
+  --text-35px: clamp(1.25rem,  1.8229vw, 2.5rem);
+  --text-38px: clamp(1.4rem,   1.9791vw, 3rem);
+  --text-40px: clamp(1.5rem,   2.0834vw, 3.5rem);
+  --text-45px: clamp(1.6rem,   2.3438vw, 4rem);
+  --text-50px: clamp(1.7rem,   2.6042vw, 4.5rem);
+  --text-70px: clamp(1.9rem,   3.6458vw, 4.8rem);
+  --text-75px: clamp(2rem,     3.9063vw, 5rem);
+
+  --h1: calc(var(--text-base) * 2.25);
+  --h2: calc(var(--text-base) * 1.75);
+  --h3: calc(var(--text-base) * 1.5);
+  --h4: calc(var(--text-base) * 1.25);
+  --h5: calc(var(--text-base) * 1.125);
+  --h6: calc(var(--text-base) * 1.05);
+}
+
+body {
+  background-color: white;
+  color: black;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: var(--text-base);
+  line-height: var(--line-height);
+}
+
+::selection { background: var(--color-warning); }
+
+@layer components {
+  h1, h2, h3,
+  h4, h5, h6 {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin: 0 0 1rem;
+  }
+
+  h1, .h1 {
+    font-size: var(--h1);
+    line-height: 1.2;
+  }
+
+  h2, .h2 {
+    font-size: var(--h2);
+    line-height: 1.3;
+  }
+
+  h3, .h3 {
+    font-size: var(--h3);
+    line-height: 1.4;
+  }
+
+  h4, .h4 {
+    font-size: var(--h4);
+    line-height: 1.5;
+  }
+
+  h5, .h5 { font-size: var(--h5); }
+
+  h6, .h6 { font-size: var(--h6); }
+}
+
+a, .link {
+  color: var(--color-info);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 200ms;
+  cursor: pointer;
+
+  &:hover { color: var(--color-primary); }
+}
+
+h1 a, .h1 a,
+h2 a, .h2 a,
+h3 a, .h3 a {
+  color: inherit;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+#site_head h1 a {
+  @apply text-white text-40px hover:text-primary-200;
+}
+
+p {
+  margin-top: 0;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+li ul, li ol { margin: 0 1rem; }
+
+ul { list-style-type: disc; }
+
+ol { list-style-type: decimal; }
+
+ol ol { list-style: lower-alpha; }
+
+ol ol ol { list-style: lower-roman; }
+
+ol ol ol ol { list-style: lower-alpha; }
+
+pre, code,
+samp, style { font-family: monospace; }
+
+pre {
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  overflow: auto;
+  padding: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+pre code {
+  background-color: inherit;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  color: inherit;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+code {
+  @apply bg-black/40 px-[3px] py-[2px] font-mono text-light text-xs rounded-sm;
+}
+
+hr {
+  background-color: black;
+  border: none;
+  display: block;
+  height: 1px;
+  margin: 1rem 0;
+  width: 100%;
+}

go.mod

@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ module go-ssg
 
 go 1.24.2
 
-require github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)

go.sum

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 h1:JIOH55/0cWyOuilr9/qlrm0BSXldqnqwMsf35Ld67mk=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=

main.go

@@ -1,89 +1,167 @@
+
 package main
 
 import (
+  "bytes"
   "fmt"
   "html/template"
   "io/ioutil"
   "os"
   "path/filepath"
+  "regexp"
   "strings"
   "time"
+  "sort"
+  "io/fs"
 
   "github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2"
+  "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-// NavItem represents a link in the navigation menu
 type NavItem struct {
-  Title string
+  Title    string
-  URL   string
+  URL      string
+  Position int
 }
 
+type PageMeta struct {
+  Title         string   `yaml:"title"`
+  NavTitle      string   `yaml:"navTitle"`
+  ShowInNav     *bool    `yaml:"showInNav"`
+  NavPosition   *int     `yaml:"navPosition"`
+  Description   string   `yaml:"description"`
+  Date          string   `yaml:"date"`
+  FormattedDate string   `yaml:"-"`
+  Categories    []string `yaml:"categories"`
+  Slug          string
+}
+
+var slugRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-z0-9]+`)
+
 func main() {
   contentDir := "./content"
   outputDir := "./public"
-  templateFile := "./templates/layout.html"
 
-  tpl, err := parseTemplate(templateFile)
+  tpl, err := loadTemplates()
   if err != nil {
     fmt.Printf("Template parsing error: %v\n", err)
     return
   }
 
-  files, err := readContentFiles(contentDir)
+  files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(contentDir)
   if err != nil {
     fmt.Printf("Failed to read content directory: %v\n", err)
     return
   }
 
-  nav := buildNavigation(files)
+  entries, _ := os.ReadDir(contentDir)
-
+  nav := buildNav(entries, contentDir)
-  for _, file := range files {
+  renderStaticPages(files, contentDir, outputDir, tpl, nav)
-    if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) == ".md" {
+  blogPosts, categoryMap := processBlogPosts(contentDir, outputDir, tpl, nav)
-      err := generateHTML(file, contentDir, outputDir, tpl, nav)
+  renderContactPage(contentDir, outputDir, tpl, nav)
-      if err != nil {
+  renderThanksPage(contentDir, outputDir, tpl, nav)
-        fmt.Printf("Error generating HTML for %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
+  buildBlogIndex(blogPosts, tpl, outputDir, nav)
-      }
+  buildCategoryPages(categoryMap, tpl, outputDir, nav)
-    }
-  }
 
   fmt.Println("✅ Site generation complete.")
 }
 
-func parseTemplate(templateFile string) (*template.Template, error) {
+func loadTemplates() (*template.Template, error) {
-  return template.ParseFiles(templateFile)
+  return template.New("").Funcs(templateFuncs()).ParseGlob("templates/*.html")
 }
 
-func readContentFiles(contentDir string) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
+func buildNav(entries []fs.DirEntry, contentDir string) []NavItem {
-  return ioutil.ReadDir(contentDir)
-}
-
-func buildNavigation(files []os.FileInfo) []NavItem {
   var nav []NavItem
-  for _, file := range files {
+
-    if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) == ".md" {
+  for _, entry := range entries {
-      name := strings.TrimSuffix(file.Name(), filepath.Ext(file.Name()))
+    if entry.Type().IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".md") {
-      title := strings.Title(name)
+      continue
-      url := "/"
-      if name != "index" {
-        url = "/" + name + "/"
-      }
-      nav = append(nav, NavItem{Title: title, URL: url})
     }
+
+    name := strings.TrimSuffix(entry.Name(), filepath.Ext(entry.Name()))
+    path := filepath.Join(contentDir, entry.Name())
+
+    rawContent, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+    if err != nil {
+      fmt.Printf("Failed to read %s: %v\n", entry.Name(), err)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    meta, _ := parseFrontMatter(rawContent)
+
+    // Skip pages with showInNav: false
+    if meta.ShowInNav != nil && !*meta.ShowInNav {
+      continue
+    }
+
+    // Pull title info
+    title := strings.TrimSpace(meta.NavTitle)
+    if title == "" {
+      title = meta.Title
+    }
+    if title == "" && name == "index" {
+      title = "Home"
+    } else if title == "" {
+      title = strings.Title(name)
+    }
+
+    // Build URL
+    url := "/"
+    if name != "index" {
+      url = "/" + name + "/"
+    }
+
+    // Pull nav position regardless of title logic
+    position := 999
+    if meta.NavPosition != nil {
+      position = *meta.NavPosition
+    }
+
+    nav = append(nav, NavItem{
+      Title:    title,
+      URL:      url,
+      Position: position,
+    })
   }
+
+  // Optional: add Blog manually (or skip if you handle it as a page)
+  nav = append(nav, NavItem{
+    Title:    "Blog",
+    URL:      "/blog/",
+    Position: 3,
+  })
+
+  // Sort by position
+  sort.SliceStable(nav, func(i, j int) bool {
+    return nav[i].Position < nav[j].Position
+  })
+
   return nav
 }
 
-func generateHTML(file os.FileInfo, contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem) error {
+func renderStaticPages(files []os.FileInfo, contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem) {
+  for _, file := range files {
+    if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) == ".md" {
+      renderStaticPage(file, contentDir, outputDir, tpl, nav)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+func renderStaticPage(file os.FileInfo, contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem) {
   name := strings.TrimSuffix(file.Name(), filepath.Ext(file.Name()))
   title := strings.Title(name)
-
   mdPath := filepath.Join(contentDir, file.Name())
-  mdContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(mdPath)
+  rawContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(mdPath)
   if err != nil {
-    return fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
+    fmt.Printf("Failed to read %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
+    return
   }
 
-  htmlContent := blackfriday.Run(mdContent)
+  meta, content := parseFrontMatter(rawContent)
+  htmlContent := blackfriday.Run(content)
+  if meta.Title == "" {
+    meta.Title = title
+  }
 
   var outPath string
   if name == "index" {
@@ -96,17 +174,219 @@ func generateHTML(file os.FileInfo, contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.
 
   outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
   if err != nil {
-    return fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s: %w", outPath, err)
+    fmt.Printf("Failed to create %s: %v\n", outPath, err)
-  }
+    return
-  defer outFile.Close()
-
-  data := map[string]interface{}{
-    "Content": template.HTML(htmlContent),
-    "Title":   title,
-    "Nav":     nav,
-    "Year":    time.Now().Year(),
-    "Date":    time.Now().Format("January 2, 2006"),
   }
 
-  return tpl.Execute(outFile, data)
+  tpl.ExecuteTemplate(outFile, "static_page", map[string]interface{}{
+    "Title":        meta.Title,
+    "Description":  meta.Description,
+    "Date":         meta.Date,
+    "Categories":   meta.Categories,
+    "Content":      template.HTML(htmlContent),
+    "Nav":          nav,
+    "Year":         time.Now().Year(),
+    "PageTemplate": "static",
+  })
+
+  fmt.Printf("Generated: %s\n", outPath)
+}
+
+func renderContactPage(contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem) {
+  contactPath := filepath.Join(contentDir, "contact.md")
+  rawContent, err := os.ReadFile(contactPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Printf("Contact page not found: %v\n", err)
+    return
+  }
+
+  meta, _ := parseFrontMatter(rawContent)
+
+  outPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "contact", "index.html")
+  os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outPath), os.ModePerm)
+
+  outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Printf("Failed to create contact page: %v\n", err)
+    return
+  }
+
+  tpl.ExecuteTemplate(outFile, "contact_page", map[string]interface{}{
+    "Title":        meta.Title,
+    "Description":  meta.Description,
+    "Nav":          nav,
+    "Year":         time.Now().Year(),
+    "PageTemplate": "contact_page",
+  })
+
+  fmt.Println("Generated: /contact/")
+}
+
+func renderThanksPage(contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem) {
+  path := filepath.Join(contentDir, "thanks.md")
+  rawContent, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Printf("Thanks page not found: %v\n", err)
+    return
+  }
+
+  meta, _ := parseFrontMatter(rawContent)
+
+  outPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "thanks", "index.html")
+  os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outPath), os.ModePerm)
+
+  outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Printf("Failed to create thanks page: %v\n", err)
+    return
+  }
+
+  tpl.ExecuteTemplate(outFile, "thanks_page", map[string]interface{}{
+    "Title":        meta.Title,
+    "Description":  meta.Description,
+    "Nav":          nav,
+    "Year":         time.Now().Year(),
+    "PageTemplate": "thanks_page",
+  })
+
+  fmt.Println("Generated: /thanks/")
+}
+
+func processBlogPosts(contentDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem) ([]PageMeta, map[string][]PageMeta) {
+  var blogPosts []PageMeta
+  categoryMap := make(map[string][]PageMeta)
+
+  blogDir := filepath.Join(contentDir, "blog")
+  blogFiles, _ := ioutil.ReadDir(blogDir)
+
+  for _, file := range blogFiles {
+    if filepath.Ext(file.Name()) != ".md" {
+      continue
+    }
+
+    processBlogPost(file, blogDir, outputDir, tpl, nav, &blogPosts, categoryMap)
+  }
+
+  return blogPosts, categoryMap
+}
+
+func processBlogPost(file os.FileInfo, blogDir, outputDir string, tpl *template.Template, nav []NavItem, blogPosts *[]PageMeta, categoryMap map[string][]PageMeta) {
+  slug := strings.TrimSuffix(file.Name(), filepath.Ext(file.Name()))
+  blogPath := filepath.Join(blogDir, file.Name())
+  rawContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(blogPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Printf("Failed to read blog post %s: %v\n", file.Name(), err)
+    return
+  }
+
+  meta, content := parseFrontMatter(rawContent)
+  html := blackfriday.Run(content)
+  meta.Slug = slug
+  if meta.Title == "" {
+    meta.Title = strings.Title(slug)
+  }
+
+  for _, cat := range meta.Categories {
+    slug := slugify(cat)
+    categoryMap[slug] = append(categoryMap[slug], meta)
+  }
+
+  outPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "blog", slug, "index.html")
+  os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outPath), os.ModePerm)
+
+  outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Printf("Failed to create blog file %s: %v\n", outPath, err)
+    return
+  }
+
+  tpl.ExecuteTemplate(outFile, "blog_post_page", map[string]interface{}{
+    "Title":        meta.Title,
+    "Description":  meta.Description,
+    "Date":         meta.Date,
+    "Categories":   meta.Categories,
+    "Content":      template.HTML(html),
+    "Nav":          nav,
+    "Year":         time.Now().Year(),
+    "PageTemplate": "blog_post",
+  })
+
+  meta.FormattedDate = meta.Date.Format(time.RFC1123Z)
+
+  *blogPosts = append(*blogPosts, meta)
+}
+
+func buildCategoryPages(categoryMap map[string][]PageMeta, tpl *template.Template, outputDir string, nav []NavItem) {
+  for catSlug, posts := range categoryMap {
+    outDir := filepath.Join(outputDir, "blog", "category", catSlug)
+    os.MkdirAll(outDir, os.ModePerm)
+
+    outPath := filepath.Join(outDir, "index.html")
+    outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+    if err != nil {
+      fmt.Printf("Failed to create category page for %s: %v\n", catSlug, err)
+      continue
+    }
+
+    tpl.ExecuteTemplate(outFile, "category_page", map[string]interface{}{
+      "Title":        "Category: " + strings.Title(strings.ReplaceAll(catSlug, "-", " ")),
+      "Posts":        posts,
+      "Nav":          nav,
+      "Year":         time.Now().Year(),
+      "PageTemplate": "category_page",
+    })
+
+    fmt.Printf("Generated category: /blog/category/%s/\n", catSlug)
+  }
+}
+
+func parseFrontMatter(raw []byte) (PageMeta, []byte) {
+  var meta PageMeta
+  raw = bytes.ReplaceAll(raw, []byte("\r\n"), []byte("\n"))
+
+  if bytes.HasPrefix(raw, []byte("---\n")) {
+    parts := bytes.SplitN(raw, []byte("---\n"), 3)
+    if len(parts) == 3 {
+      err := yaml.Unmarshal(parts[1], &meta)
+      if err != nil {
+        fmt.Printf("⚠️ Failed to parse front matter: %v\n", err)
+      }
+      return meta, parts[2]
+    }
+  }
+
+  return meta, raw
+}
+
+func buildBlogIndex(posts []PageMeta, tpl *template.Template, outputDir string, nav []NavItem) {
+  outPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "blog", "index.html")
+  os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outPath), os.ModePerm)
+
+  outFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Println("Failed to create blog index:", err)
+    return
+  }
+
+  tpl.ExecuteTemplate(outFile, "blog_index_page", map[string]interface{}{
+    "Title":        "Blog Index",
+    "Posts":        posts,
+    "Nav":          nav,
+    "Year":         time.Now().Year(),
+    "PageTemplate": "blog_index",
+  })
+}
+
+func slugify(s string) string {
+  s = strings.ToLower(s)
+  s = slugRegex.ReplaceAllString(s, "-")
+  return strings.Trim(s, "-")
+}
+
+func templateFuncs() template.FuncMap {
+  return template.FuncMap{
+    "lower":    strings.ToLower,
+    "slugify":  slugify,
+    "urlquery": template.URLQueryEscaper,
+  }
 }

package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "name": "ssg",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "concurrently -k -n TAILWIND,GO,SERVE -c blue,green,magenta \"npm run tailwind\" \"npm run go\" \"npm run serve\"",
+    "tailwind": "npx @tailwindcss/cli -i ./css/base.css -o ./public/assets/style.css --watch",
+    "go": "air",
+    "serve": "live-server public"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "description": "",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@tailwindcss/cli": "^4.1.4",
+    "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.16",
+    "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
+    "tailwindcss": "^4.1.4"
+  }
+}

public/about/index.html

@@ -1,35 +1,48 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <title>About</title>
-</head>
-
-<body>
-  <header>
-    <nav>
-      <ul>
-        
-        <li><a href="/about/">About</a></li>
-        
-        <li><a href="/">Index</a></li>
-        
-      </ul>
-    </nav>
-  </header>
-
-  <main>
-    <h1>About
 
-
+
-<p>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
-Experimenting with Go.  Seems pretty cool so far!
+<html lang="en">
-</p>
+
-
+<head>
-  </main>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-
+  <title>Go SSG - About</title>
-  <footer>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
-    <p>&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon</p>
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
-  </footer>
+</head>
-</body>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<article>
+  <h1>Go SSG - About</h1>
+  <p>Experimenting with Go.  Seems pretty cool so far!</p>
+
+</article>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/assets/contact.js

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+document.getElementById("contactForm").addEventListener("submit", function (e) {
+  const name = document.getElementById("name");
+  const email = document.getElementById("email");
+  const message = document.getElementById("message");
+  let valid = true;
+
+  // Clear errors
+  document.querySelectorAll("[data-error]").forEach(el => {
+    el.classList.add("hidden");
+    el.textContent = "";
+  });
+
+  // Validate name
+  if (name.value.trim() === "") {
+    showError("name", "Name is required");
+    valid = false;
+  }
+
+  // Validate email
+  if (!/^[^@\s]+@[^@\s]+\.[^@\s]+$/.test(email.value)) {
+    showError("email", "Enter a valid email address");
+    valid = false;
+  }
+
+  // Validate message
+  if (message.value.trim().length < 10) {
+    showError("message", "Message must be at least 10 characters");
+    valid = false;
+  }
+
+  if (!valid) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+  }
+
+  function showError(field, message) {
+    const el = document.querySelector(`[data-error="\${field}"]`);
+    el.textContent = message;
+    el.classList.remove("hidden");
+  }
+});

public/blog/another-blog-post/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Go SSG - Another Blog Post</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<article>
+  <h1>Go SSG - Another Blog Post</h1>
+  <p><small>2025-04-19</small></p>
+
+  
+    <p>
+      Categories:
+      
+      
+      <a href="/blog/category/go/">go</a>
+      
+      , 
+      <a href="/blog/category/anger/">anger</a>
+      
+    </p>
+  
+
+  <h2>Why isn&rsquo;t this working?! 😭</h2>
+
+<p>This is my first Go SSG blog post.</p>
+
+<p>This project is a simple static site generator written in Go. It is designed to be easy to use and extend, allowing you to create a static website quickly and efficiently.</p>
+
+<p>It supports features like:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Markdown content</li>
+<li>Customizable templates</li>
+<li>Simple configuration</li>
+</ul>
+
+</article>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/blog/category/anger/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Category: Anger</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<h1>Category: Anger</h1>
+<ul>
+  
+    <li><a href="/blog/another-blog-post/">Go SSG - Another Blog Post</a><br>A longer summary of the post. Lorem ipsum dolor set amit.</li>
+  
+</ul>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/blog/category/go/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Category: Go</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<h1>Category: Go</h1>
+<ul>
+  
+    <li><a href="/blog/another-blog-post/">Go SSG - Another Blog Post</a><br>A longer summary of the post. Lorem ipsum dolor set amit.</li>
+  
+    <li><a href="/blog/my-first-blog-post/">Go SSG - My First Blog Post</a><br>A short summary of the post.</li>
+  
+</ul>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/blog/category/progrmming/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Category: Progrmming</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<h1>Category: Progrmming</h1>
+<ul>
+  
+    <li><a href="/blog/my-first-blog-post/">Go SSG - My First Blog Post</a><br>A short summary of the post.</li>
+  
+</ul>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/blog/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Blog Index</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<div class="main">
+  <h1>Go SSG - Blog Index</h1>
+
+  <ul>
+    
+      <li><a href="/blog/another-blog-post/">Go SSG - Another Blog Post</a><br>A longer summary of the post. Lorem ipsum dolor set amit.</li>
+    
+      <li><a href="/blog/my-first-blog-post/">Go SSG - My First Blog Post</a><br>A short summary of the post.</li>
+    
+  </ul>
+</div>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/blog/my-first-blog-post/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Go SSG - My First Blog Post</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<article>
+  <h1>Go SSG - My First Blog Post</h1>
+  <p><small>2025-04-19</small></p>
+
+  
+    <p>
+      Categories:
+      
+      
+      <a href="/blog/category/progrmming/">progrmming</a>
+      
+      , 
+      <a href="/blog/category/go/">go</a>
+      
+    </p>
+  
+
+  <h2><em>Tap Tap Tap</em> Is this thing on?</h2>
+
+<p class="text-primary">This is my first Go SSG blog post.</p>
+
+<p>This project is a simple static site generator written in Go. It is designed to be easy to use and extend, allowing you to create a static website quickly and efficiently.</p>
+
+<p>It supports features like:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Markdown content</li>
+<li>Customizable templates</li>
+<li>Simple configuration</li>
+</ul>
+
+</article>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/contact/index.html

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+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Contact</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<article>
+  <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Contact Me</h1>
+
+  <form action="https://api.staticforms.xyz/submit" method="POST" class="space-y-4 max-w-xl">
+    
+    <input type="hidden" name="accessKey" value="sf_5m86ek16hmele1jlkl62ghml" />
+
+    
+    <input type="hidden" name="redirectTo" value="/thanks/" />
+
+    <label>
+      <span>Name</span>
+      <input id="name" type="text" name="name" required class="w-full border p-2 rounded" />
+      <span class="text-red-600 text-sm hidden" data-error="name"></span>
+    </label>
+
+    <label>
+      <span>Email</span>
+      <input id="email" type="email" name="email" required class="w-full border p-2 rounded" />
+      <span class="text-red-600 text-sm hidden" data-error="email"></span>
+    </label>
+
+    <label>
+      <span>Message</span>
+      <textarea id="message" name="message" rows="5" required class="w-full border p-2 rounded"></textarea>
+      <span class="text-red-600 text-sm hidden" data-error="message"></span>
+    </label>
+
+    
+    
+
+    <button type="submit" class="bg-blue-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded hover:bg-blue-700">
+      Send Message
+    </button>
+  </form>
+</article>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+<script src="/assets/contact.js" defer></script></body>
+</html>
+

public/index.html

@@ -1,35 +1,48 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <title>Index</title>
-</head>
-
-<body>
-  <header>
-    <nav>
-      <ul>
-        
-        <li><a href="/about/">About</a></li>
-        
-        <li><a href="/">Index</a></li>
-        
-      </ul>
-    </nav>
-  </header>
-
-  <main>
-    <h1>Welcome
 
-
+
-<p>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
-This is your first static site built with Go!
+<html lang="en">
-</p>
+
-
+<head>
-  </main>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-
+  <title>Go SSG - Home</title>
-  <footer>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
-    <p>&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon</p>
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
-  </footer>
+</head>
-</body>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<article>
+  <h1>Go SSG - Home</h1>
+  <p>Welcome to my static site built with Go!</p>
+
+</article>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

public/thanks/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Thank You</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/">Home</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/about/">About</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/blog/">Blog</a></li>
+      
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="/contact/">Contact</a></li>
+      
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+
+  <main>
+<div class="max-w-2xl mx-auto mt-10 text-center">
+  <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-green-700 mb-4">Thanks for reaching out!</h1>
+  <p class="text-lg">Your message has been received. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.</p>
+</div>
+</main>
+
+  
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; 2025 Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+

templates/base.html

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{{ define "base" }}
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style.css">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  {{ template "header" . }}
+
+  <main>
+    {{- if eq .PageTemplate "blog_index" -}}
+      {{ template "blog_index_content" . }}
+    {{- else if eq .PageTemplate "static" -}}
+      {{ template "static_content" . }}
+    {{- else if eq .PageTemplate "blog_post" -}}
+      {{ template "blog_post_content" . }}
+    {{- else if eq .PageTemplate "category_page" -}}
+      {{ template "category_content" . }}
+    {{- else if eq .PageTemplate "contact_page" -}}
+      {{ template "contact_content" . }}
+    {{- else if eq .PageTemplate "thanks_page" -}}
+      {{ template "thanks_content" . }}
+    {{- else -}}
+      <p>Unknown PageTemplate: {{ .PageTemplate }}</p>
+    {{- end -}}
+  </main>
+
+  {{ template "footer" . }}
+
+  {{- if eq .PageTemplate "contact_page" -}}
+    <script src="/assets/contact.js" defer></script>
+  {{- end -}}
+</body>
+</html>
+{{ end }}

templates/blog_index_page.html

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{{ define "blog_index_page" }}
+{{ template "base" . }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "blog_index_content" }}
+<div class="main">
+  <h1>Go SSG - Blog Index</h1>
+
+  <ul>
+    {{ range .Posts }}
+      <li><a href="/blog/{{ .Slug }}/">{{ .Title }}</a><br>{{ .Description }}</li>
+    {{ else }}
+      <li>No posts found.</li>
+    {{ end }}
+  </ul>
+</div>
+{{ end }}

templates/blog_post_page.html

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{{ define "blog_post_page" }}
+{{ template "base" . }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "blog_post_content" }}
+<article>
+  <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
+  {{ if .Date }}<p><small>{{ .Date }}</small></p>{{ end }}
+
+  {{ if .Categories }}
+    <p>
+      Categories:
+      {{ range $i, $cat := .Categories }}
+      {{ if $i }}, {{ end }}
+      <a href="/blog/category/{{ $cat | slugify }}/">{{ $cat }}</a>
+      {{ end }}
+    </p>
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ .Content }}
+</article>
+{{ end }}

templates/category_page.html

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{ define "category_page" }}
+{{ template "base" . }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "category_content" }}
+<h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
+<ul>
+  {{ range .Posts }}
+    <li><a href="/blog/{{ .Slug }}/">{{ .Title }}</a><br>{{ .Description }}</li>
+  {{ end }}
+</ul>
+{{ end }}

templates/contact_page.html

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{{ define "contact_page" }}
+{{ template "base" . }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "contact_content" }}
+<article>
+  <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Contact Me</h1>
+
+  <form action="https://api.staticforms.xyz/submit" method="POST" class="space-y-4 max-w-xl">
+    <!-- StaticForms API Key -->
+    <input type="hidden" name="accessKey" value="sf_5m86ek16hmele1jlkl62ghml" />
+
+    <!-- Optional redirect after success -->
+    <input type="hidden" name="redirectTo" value="/thanks/" />
+
+    <label>
+      <span>Name</span>
+      <input id="name" type="text" name="name" required class="w-full border p-2 rounded" />
+      <span class="text-red-600 text-sm hidden" data-error="name"></span>
+    </label>
+
+    <label>
+      <span>Email</span>
+      <input id="email" type="email" name="email" required class="w-full border p-2 rounded" />
+      <span class="text-red-600 text-sm hidden" data-error="email"></span>
+    </label>
+
+    <label>
+      <span>Message</span>
+      <textarea id="message" name="message" rows="5" required class="w-full border p-2 rounded"></textarea>
+      <span class="text-red-600 text-sm hidden" data-error="message"></span>
+    </label>
+
+    <!-- reCAPTCHA if configured in dashboard -->
+    <!-- <div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="your-recaptcha-site-key"></div> -->
+
+    <button type="submit" class="bg-blue-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded hover:bg-blue-700">
+      Send Message
+    </button>
+  </form>
+</article>
+{{ end }}

templates/feed.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{{- define "rss_feed" -}}
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<rss version="2.0">
+  <channel>
+    <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
+    <link>{{ .SiteURL }}</link>
+    <description>{{ .Description }}</description>
+    <language>en-us</language>
+    <lastBuildDate>{{ .BuildDate }}</lastBuildDate>
+
+  {{ range .Posts }}
+    <item>
+      <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
+      <link>{{ $.SiteURL }}/blog/{{ .Slug }}/</link>
+      <guid>{{ $.SiteURL }}/blog/{{ .Slug }}/</guid>
+      <pubDate>{{ .DateFormatted }}</pubDate>
+      <description><![CDATA[{{ .Description }}]]></description>
+    </item>
+  {{ end }}
+  </channel>
+</rss>
+{{- end -}}

templates/footer.html

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{{ define "footer" }}
+<footer id="site_foot">
+  <p class="p-0 py-4 m-0 leading-none">&copy; {{ .Year }} Keith Solomon - Go SSG</p>
+</footer>
+{{ end }}

templates/header.html

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{{ define "header" }}
+<header id="site_head">
+  <h1><a href="/">Go SSG</a></h1>
+
+  <nav>
+    <ul class="list-none">
+      {{ range .Nav }}
+        <li class="list-none"><a class="text-white hover:text-primary-200" href="{{ .URL }}">{{ .Title }}</a></li>
+      {{ end }}
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+{{ end }}

templates/layout.html

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
-</head>
-
-<body>
-  <header>
-    <nav>
-      <ul>
-        {{ range .Nav }}
-        <li><a href="{{ .URL }}">{{ .Title }}</a></li>
-        {{ end }}
-      </ul>
-    </nav>
-  </header>
-
-  <main>
-    {{ .Content }}
-  </main>
-
-  <footer>
-    <p>&copy; {{ .Year }} Keith Solomon</p>
-  </footer>
-</body>
-
-</html>

templates/static_page.html

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{{ define "static_page" }}
+{{ template "base" . }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "static_content" }}
+<article>
+  <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
+  {{ .Content }}
+</article>
+{{ end }}

templates/thanks_page.html

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{{ define "thanks_page" }}
+{{ template "base" . }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "thanks_content" }}
+<div class="max-w-2xl mx-auto mt-10 text-center">
+  <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-green-700 mb-4">Thanks for reaching out!</h1>
+  <p class="text-lg">Your message has been received. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.</p>
+</div>
+{{ end }}