v0.16.46 BLOG EXAMPLE / FEATURES / CULTURE

Editorial
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Featured stories shaped by magazine-like hierarchy. Preview the finished page, then inspect the exact source compiled by the current Kudzu release.

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src/components/examples/BlogTemplates.tsx · EditorialTSX
function Editorial({ blog }: { blog: BlogExample }) {
  return (
    <div className="tpl tpl-editorial">
      <div className="edit-utility">
        <span>VOL. 08 · SUNDAY, JULY 25</span>
        <a href="/example">KUDZU EXAMPLES ↗</a>
      </div>
      <header>
        <button>MENU</button>
        <a href="#home">THE SUNDAY EDIT</a>
        <button>SEARCH</button>
      </header>
      <nav>
        <a href="#culture">Culture</a>
        <a href="#design">Design</a>
        <a href="#film">Film</a>
        <a href="#ideas">Ideas</a>
        <a href="#places">Places</a>
      </nav>
      <main>
        <section className="edit-lead">
          <a
            className="edit-lead-image"
            href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${blog.posts[0].slug}`}
            aria-label={blog.posts[0].title}
          />
          <article>
            <span>THE WEEKEND FEATURE</span>
            <h1>
              <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${blog.posts[0].slug}`}>
                {blog.posts[0].title}
              </a>
            </h1>
            <p>
              How small cinemas became the center of a new cultural movement,
              one restored screen at a time.
            </p>
            <footer>By Mara Bell · 12 min read</footer>
          </article>
        </section>
        <section className="edit-grid">
          {blog.posts.slice(1).map((post, index) => (
            <article>
              <div className={`edit-image edit-image-${index + 1}`} />
              <span>{index ? "SOUND" : "DESIGN"}</span>
              <h2>
                <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${post.slug}`}>
                  {post.title}
                </a>
              </h2>
              <p>A dispatch from the people shaping how we live now.</p>
            </article>
          ))}
          <aside>
            <strong>IN THIS ISSUE</strong>
            <ol>
              <li>New rituals for old cities</li>
              <li>The makers keeping repair alive</li>
              <li>A guide to listening well</li>
            </ol>
          </aside>
        </section>
      </main>
    </div>
  );
}
src/components/examples/BlogArticles.tsx · shared articleTSX
export function BlogArticle({ blog, post }: { blog: BlogExample; post: Post }) {
  const index = blog.posts.findIndex((entry) => entry.slug === post.slug);
  const previous =
    blog.posts[(index + blog.posts.length - 1) % blog.posts.length];
  const next = blog.posts[(index + 1) % blog.posts.length];
  const feature = articleFeature(blog.layout);
  const copy = articleCopy(blog.layout);
  const section = articleSection(blog.layout);
  const deck = articleDeck(blog.layout);
  const author = articleAuthor(blog.layout);
  const heading = articleHeading(blog.layout);
  const quote = articleQuote(blog.layout);

  return (
    <div className={`article-template article-${blog.layout}`}>
      <header>
        <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>{blog.publication}</a>
        <nav>
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>All stories</a>
          <a href="/example">Kudzu examples ↗</a>
        </nav>
      </header>
      <main>
        <div className="article-breadcrumb">
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo`}>{blog.name}</a>
          <span>/</span>
          <span>{post.meta}</span>
        </div>
        <article>
          <header>
            <span>{section}</span>
            <h1>{post.title}</h1>
            <p>{deck}</p>
            <div>
              <span>By {author}</span>
              <time>July 25, 2026 · 8 min read</time>
            </div>
          </header>
          <figure
            className="article-hero"
            role="img"
            aria-label={`${post.title} cover`}
          />
          <div className="article-content">
            {feature}
            <div className="article-copy">
              <p className="article-opening">{copy[0]}</p>
              <h2>{heading}</h2>
              <p>{copy[1]}</p>
              <blockquote>{quote}</blockquote>
              <p>{copy[2]}</p>
            </div>
          </div>
        </article>
        <footer className="article-pagination">
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${previous.slug}`}>
            <span>← Previous</span>
            <strong>{previous.title}</strong>
          </a>
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${next.slug}`}>
            <span>Next →</span>
            <strong>{next.title}</strong>
          </a>
        </footer>
      </main>
    </div>
  );
}

// Layout-specific feature
case "editorial":
src/components/examples/BlogExamples.tsx · editorialTSX
slug: "editorial",
src/pages/example/blog/[slug]/demo.tsxTSX
import {
  BlogDemo,
  BlogExample,
  blogExamples,
} from "../../../../components/examples/BlogExamples";
import {
  inlineStyles,
  loadBlogStyles,
} from "../../../../components/examples/ExampleSource";

export const metadata = {
  title: "Kudzu Blog Demo",
    description: "A static blog design compiled with Kudzu 0.16.46 TSX.",
  lang: "en",
  locale: "en_US",
  siteName: "Kudzu Examples",
  styles: true,
};

export function getStaticPaths() {
  return blogExamples.map((blog) => ({
    params: { slug: blog.slug },
    props: { blog },
  }));
}

export default async function BlogDemoPage({ blog }: { blog: BlogExample }) {
  const css = await loadBlogStyles(blog);
  return [inlineStyles(css), BlogDemo({ blog })];
}
src/pages/example/blog/[slug]/demo/[post].tsxTSX
import { BlogArticle } from "../../../../../components/examples/BlogArticles";
import {
  BlogExample,
  blogExamples,
} from "../../../../../components/examples/BlogExamples";
import {
  inlineStyles,
  loadBlogStyles,
} from "../../../../../components/examples/ExampleSource";

type Post = BlogExample["posts"][number];

export const metadata = {
  title: "Kudzu Blog Article Demo",
    description: "A statically generated article page compiled with Kudzu 0.16.46 TSX.",
  lang: "en",
  locale: "en_US",
  siteName: "Kudzu Examples",
  styles: true,
};

export function getStaticPaths() {
  return blogExamples.flatMap((blog) =>
    blog.posts.map((post) => ({
      params: { slug: blog.slug, post: post.slug },
      props: { blog, post },
    })),
  );
}

export default async function BlogArticlePage({
  blog,
  post,
}: {
  blog: BlogExample;
  post: Post;
}) {
  const css = await loadBlogStyles(blog);
  return [inlineStyles(css), BlogArticle({ blog, post })];
}
examples/styles/base.cssCSS
.tpl {
  min-height: 100vh;
}
.tpl,
.tpl * {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.tpl > main,
.tpl main {
  width: auto;
  margin: 0;
}
.tpl a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
.tpl button,
.tpl input {
  font: inherit;
}
.tpl nav {
  font-family: inherit;
}
.tpl h1 a,
.tpl h2 a,
.tpl h3 a {
  color: inherit;
}
.tpl .story-link {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 11px 14px;
  color: inherit;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-template {
  min-height: 100vh;
  color: #25211d;
  background: #f3efe7;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
.article-template > header,
.article-template > main {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: auto;
}
.article-template > header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 82px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-template > header > a {
  color: inherit;
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.article-template > header nav a {
  color: inherit;
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.article-breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 30px 0;
  color: #766f67;
  font: 10px var(--mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.article-breadcrumb a {
  color: inherit;
}
.article-template article > header {
  max-width: 920px;
  padding: 50px 0 65px;
}
.article-template article > header > p {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.article-template article > header > div {
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  color: #746c64;
  font: 10px var(--mono);
}
.article-hero {
  min-height: 620px;
  margin: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(130deg, #c55e40, #e7b778);
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.article-content {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 240px minmax(0, 680px);
  gap: 70px;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 80px 0 120px;
}
.article-content > aside {
  align-self: start;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 13px;
  padding: 22px;
  border-top: 3px solid currentColor;
  background: #e7dfd2;
  font: 11px var(--mono);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.article-content > aside a {
  color: inherit;
  border-bottom: 1px solid;
}
.article-copy {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.article-copy .article-opening:first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: 8px 10px 0 0;
  font-size: 76px;
  line-height: 0.7;
}
.article-copy h2 {
  margin: 60px 0 20px;
  font-size: 38px;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.article-copy blockquote {
  margin: 55px 0;
  padding-left: 28px;
  border-left: 3px solid #b64b31;
  font: italic 31px/1.45 Georgia;
}
.article-pagination {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  width: auto;
  padding: 0 0 80px;
  border-top: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.article-pagination a {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 30px;
  color: inherit;
}
.article-pagination a:last-child {
  border-left: 1px solid;
  text-align: right;
}
.article-pagination span {
  color: #81786f;
  font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.article-pagination strong {
  font-size: 20px;
}
.article-ingredients ul,
.article-takeaways ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
}
.article-developer,
.article-changelog,
.article-photography,
.article-community {
  color: #e6edf3;
  background: #0d1117;
  font-family: var(--mono);
}
.article-developer article > header h1,
.article-changelog article > header h1 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
}
.article-developer article > header > span,
.article-changelog article > header > span {
  color: #56d29a;
}
.article-developer .article-content > aside,
.article-changelog .article-content > aside,
.article-community .article-content > aside {
  background: #161b22;
}
.article-developer .article-copy blockquote,
.article-changelog .article-copy blockquote {
  border-color: #56d29a;
}
.article-template article > header > span {
  color: #b64b31;
  font: 10px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
}
.article-template article > header h1 {
  margin: 22px 0;
  font:
    600 clamp(60px, 9vw, 120px)/0.87 Georgia,
    serif;
  letter-spacing: -0.07em;
}
.article-content > aside > strong:first-child,
.article-content > aside > span:first-child {
  color: #b64b31;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.article-editorial .article-hero {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1489599849927-2ee91cede3ba?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1500&q=85");
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .article-template > header,
  .article-template > main {
    width: min(100% - 28px, 1120px);
  }
  .article-content {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    padding-top: 50px;
  }
  .article-content > aside {
    position: static;
  }
  .article-hero {
    min-height: 440px;
  }
  .tpl > header nav {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .article-template > header nav a:first-child {
    display: none;
  }
  .article-template article > header > div {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .article-pagination {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .article-pagination a:last-child {
    border-top: 1px solid;
    border-left: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }
}
examples/styles/editorial.cssCSS
.tpl-editorial {
  color: #181512;
  background: #f3efe6;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
.tpl-editorial > header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr 80px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid;
  border-bottom: 4px double;
  text-align: center;
}
.tpl-editorial > header > a {
  color: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.tpl-editorial button {
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.tpl-editorial > nav {
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 15px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid;
}
.tpl-editorial > nav a {
  color: inherit;
}
.edit-lead-image {
  min-height: 570px;
  background: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1489599849927-2ee91cede3ba?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80")
    center/cover;
  filter: sepia(0.25);
}
.edit-lead article span,
.edit-grid article > span {
  color: #b43e27;
  font: 9px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
}
.edit-lead h1 {
  margin: 18px 0;
  font:
    700 clamp(48px, 6.5vw, 86px)/0.9 Georgia,
    serif;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
}
.edit-lead p {
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.edit-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 0.7fr;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 40px 0 100px;
}
.edit-image {
  height: 250px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}
.edit-image-1 {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1494438639946-1ebd1d20bf85?auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&q=80");
}
.edit-image-2 {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1516280440614-37939bbacd81?auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&q=80");
}
.edit-utility,
.tpl-editorial > header,
.tpl-editorial > nav,
.tpl-editorial > main {
  width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: auto;
}
.edit-utility {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 13px 0;
  font: 9px var(--mono);
}
.edit-lead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
  gap: 46px;
  padding: 44px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid;
}
.edit-grid h2 {
  font-size: 30px;
}
.edit-grid aside {
  padding: 20px;
  border: 1px solid;
}
.edit-grid aside strong {
  font: 10px var(--mono);
}
.edit-grid aside li {
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .edit-lead,
  .edit-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .tpl-editorial > header {
    grid-template-columns: 55px 1fr 55px;
  }
  .edit-lead-image {
    min-height: 430px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .edit-utility span {
    display: none;
  }
  .tpl-editorial > header > a {
    font-size: 23px;
  }
}