v0.16.46 BLOG EXAMPLE / HEADLINES / TOPICS

News
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Headlines, sections, and a dense stream of recent coverage. Preview the finished page, then inspect the exact source compiled by the current Kudzu release.

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src/components/examples/BlogTemplates.tsx · NewsTSX
function News({ blog }: { blog: BlogExample }) {
  return (
    <div className="tpl tpl-news">
      <div className="news-utility">
        <span>Saturday, July 25, 2026</span>
        <strong>LIVE · 24°C SEOUL</strong>
        <a href="/example">Examples</a>
      </div>
      <header>
        <button>☰</button>
        <a href="#home">THE DAILY LEDGER</a>
        <button>Subscribe</button>
      </header>
      <nav>
        <a href="#world">World</a>
        <a href="#city">City</a>
        <a href="#business">Business</a>
        <a href="#science">Science</a>
        <a href="#arts">Arts</a>
      </nav>
      <div className="news-wire">
        <strong>BREAKING</strong>
        <span>Transit workers approve new agreement</span>
        <span>Wind advisory extended through Sunday</span>
      </div>
      <main>
        <section className="news-main">
          <article>
            <span>CITY HALL</span>
            <h1>
              <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${blog.posts[0].slug}`}>
                {blog.posts[0].title}
              </a>
            </h1>
            <p>The council voted 9–2 after months of public consultation.</p>
            <small>By Lena Ortiz · Updated 18 minutes ago</small>
          </article>
          <a
            className="news-photo"
            href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${blog.posts[0].slug}`}
            aria-label={blog.posts[0].title}
          />
          <aside>
            <strong>LATEST</strong>
            {blog.posts.slice(1).map((post) => (
              <article>
                <time>{post.meta}</time>
                <h2>
                  <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${post.slug}`}>
                    {post.title}
                  </a>
                </h2>
              </article>
            ))}
          </aside>
        </section>
        <section className="news-brief">
          <strong>MORNING BRIEFING</strong>
          <p>Five things to know before the day begins.</p>
          <a href={`/example/blog/${blog.slug}/demo/${blog.posts[1].slug}`}>
            Read the briefing →
          </a>
        </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 "news":
src/components/examples/BlogExamples.tsx · newsTSX
slug: "news",
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/news.cssCSS
.article-news {
  color: #111;
  background: #f7f5ef;
}
.article-news .article-hero {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1444723121867-7a241cacace9?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1500&q=85");
}
.article-news article > header > span {
  color: #a8141f;
}
.tpl-news {
  color: #111;
  background: #f7f5ef;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
.tpl-news > header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr 100px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid;
  border-bottom: 1px solid;
  text-align: center;
}
.tpl-news > header > a {
  color: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 62px);
  font-weight: 800;
}
.tpl-news button {
  padding: 8px;
  border: 1px solid;
  background: none;
}
.tpl-news > nav {
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 12px 0;
}
.tpl-news > nav a {
  color: inherit;
  font: 12px Arial;
}
.news-main {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 0.65fr;
  gap: 25px;
  padding: 36px 0;
  border-bottom: 4px double;
}
.news-main > article span {
  color: #a8141f;
  font: 10px Arial;
}
.news-main > article h1 {
  margin: 12px 0;
  font: 700 clamp(42px, 5vw, 68px)/0.93 Georgia;
}
.news-main > article p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.news-photo {
  min-height: 460px;
  background: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1444723121867-7a241cacace9?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1000&q=80")
    center/cover;
}
.news-utility,
.tpl-news > header,
.tpl-news > nav,
.tpl-news > main,
.news-wire {
  width: min(1280px, calc(100% - 36px));
  margin: auto;
}
.news-utility {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 10px 0;
  font: 9px Arial;
}
.news-utility strong {
  color: #a8141f;
}
.news-wire {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  color: white;
  background: #a8141f;
  font: 11px Arial;
}
.news-wire span + span {
  border-left: 1px solid #d87c82;
  padding-left: 28px;
}
.news-main aside {
  border-left: 1px solid;
  padding-left: 22px;
}
.news-main aside > strong {
  font: 10px Arial;
}
.news-main aside article {
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #aaa;
}
.news-main aside time {
  color: #a8141f;
  font: 9px Arial;
}
.news-main aside h2 {
  font-size: 20px;
}
.news-brief {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  margin: 35px 0 90px;
  padding: 25px;
  background: #e8e3d8;
}
.news-brief a {
  margin-left: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .news-main {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .tpl-news > header {
    grid-template-columns: 55px 1fr 55px;
  }
  .news-photo {
    min-height: 430px;
  }
  .news-wire {
    overflow-x: auto;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .news-main aside {
    border-left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
  }
}

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