My First Blog Post: Getting Started

This is a test blog post to see how everything works end to end.

How This Post Was Created

1. Created a markdown file at src/content/posts/21.md
2. Added frontmatter matching the schema defined in src/content.config.ts
3. Referenced an existing author (david-lee) from src/content/authors/
4. Referenced an existing image from src/images/blog/

What Happens Next

Astro’s content collection system picks up this file automatically. The dynamic route at src/pages/blog/posts/[...slug].astro generates a page for it using getStaticPaths().

The post will appear at: /blog/posts/21

Frontmatter Flags Explained

Flag	Purpose
isBreaking	Shows on the Breaking News page
isTopStory	Shows on the Top Stories page
isFeatured	Shows on the Featured page
isBrief	Shows in the Briefs section on the homepage
isLocked	Marks as subscriber-only content

That’s it — just a markdown file with the right frontmatter, and the blog system handles the rest.