Dev/first prod

astro.config.mjs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import config from "./src/config/config.json";
 export default defineConfig({
   site: config.site.base_url ? config.site.base_url : "http://examplesite.com",
   base: config.site.base_path ? config.site.base_path : "/",
-  trailingSlash: config.site.trailing_slash ? "always" : "never",
+  trailingSlash: "ignore",
   image: { service: sharp() },
   vite: { plugins: [tailwindcss()] },
   integrations: [
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
         "@/shortcodes/Youtube",
         "@/shortcodes/Tabs",
         "@/shortcodes/Tab",
+        "@/shortcodes/FloatImage",
+        "@/shortcodes/ImageGallery.astro",
+        "@/components/ImageMod.astro",
       ],
     }),
     mdx(),

package.json

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "remark-collapse": "^0.1.2",
     "remark-toc": "^9.0.0",
     "sharp": "^0.34.5",
+    "spacekit.js": "^0.1.1",
     "vite": "^7.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

src/config/config.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     "title": "AlexTac's Blog and Personal Website",
     "base_url": "https://alextac.com",
     "base_path": "/",
-    "trailing_slash": false,
     "favicon": "/images/favicon.png",
     "logo": "/images/logo.png",
     "logo_darkmode": "/images/logo-darkmode.png",

src/config/menu.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         },
         {
           "name": "Publications",
-          "url": "/publications"
+          "url": "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kqvM1s4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao"
         },
         {
           "name": "Awards",

src/content.config.ts

@@ -19,33 +19,14 @@ const blogCollection = defineCollection({
     description: z.string().optional(),
     date: z.date().optional(),
     image: z.string().optional(),
-    author: z.string().default("Admin"),
+    show_image: z.boolean().default(true),
+    author: z.string().default("Alex Tacescu"),
     categories: z.array(z.string()).default(["others"]),
     tags: z.array(z.string()).default(["others"]),
     draft: z.boolean().optional(),
   }),
 });
 
-// Author collection schema
-const authorsCollection = defineCollection({
-  loader: glob({ pattern: "**/*.{md,mdx}", base: "src/content/authors" }),
-  schema: z.object({
-    ...commonFields,
-    social: z
-      .array(
-        z
-          .object({
-            name: z.string().optional(),
-            icon: z.string().optional(),
-            link: z.string().optional(),
-          })
-          .optional(),
-      )
-      .optional(),
-    draft: z.boolean().optional(),
-  }),
-});
-
 // Pages collection schema
 const pagesCollection = defineCollection({
   loader: glob({ pattern: "**/*.{md,mdx}", base: "src/content/pages" }),
@@ -63,6 +44,7 @@ const projectsCollection = defineCollection({
     description: z.string().optional(),
     date: z.date().optional(),
     image: z.string().optional(),
+    show_image: z.boolean().default(true),
     categories: z.array(z.string()).default(["others"]),
     tags: z.array(z.string()).default(["others"]),
     featured: z.boolean().optional(),
@@ -79,6 +61,7 @@ const awardsCollection = defineCollection({
     description: z.string().optional(),
     date: z.date().optional(),
     image: z.string().optional(),
+    show_image: z.boolean().default(true),
     categories: z.array(z.string()).default(["others"]),
     tags: z.array(z.string()).default(["others"]),
     featured: z.boolean().optional(),
@@ -91,6 +74,7 @@ const aboutCollection = defineCollection({
   loader: glob({ pattern: "**/*.{md,mdx}", base: "src/content/about-me" }),
   schema: z.object({
     ...commonFields,
+    show_image: z.boolean().default(true),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -131,7 +115,6 @@ const homepageCollection = defineCollection({
         .object({
           enable: z.boolean(),
           title: z.string(),
-          url: z.string(),
           thumbnail: z.string().optional(),
           fallback_url: z.string().optional(),
         })
@@ -235,7 +218,6 @@ export const collections = {
   // Pages
   homepage: homepageCollection,
   blog: blogCollection,
-  authors: authorsCollection,
   pages: pagesCollection,
   "about-me": aboutCollection,
   projects: projectsCollection,

src/content/about-me/-index.md

@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@ title: "About Me"
 meta_title: "About Alex Tacescu"
 description: "Learn more about Alex Tacescu - Lead Flight Software Engineer, Robotics Engineer, and Space Systems Developer"
 image: "/images/awards/tonight-show.jpg"
+show_image: false
 draft: false
 ---
 
-Hi, my name is Alex Tacescu, and I am a Lead Flight Software Engineer at [Inversion Space](https://www.inversionspace.com/). Throughout the 14+ years of experience working with robots and 5+ years working in the space industry, I have designed and built over 20 robots, launched countless rockets into space while at SpaceX (including 4+ crewed missions and NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test), built and launched a satellite into space with Inversion, written hundreds of thousands lines of code while working with companies like **SpaceX**, **Tesla**, **Amazon Robotics**, and **NASA**.
+Hi, my name is Alex Tacescu, and I am a Lead Flight Software Engineer at [Inversion Space](https://www.inversionspace.com/). Throughout the 14+ years of experience working with robots and 5+ years working in the space industry, I have designed and built over 20 robots, launched countless rockets into space while at SpaceX (including 4+ crewed missions and NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test), built and launched a satellite into space with Inversion, written hundreds of thousands lines of code while working with companies like [**Inversion Space**](https://inversionspace.com), [**SpaceX**](https://spacex.com), [**Tesla**](https://spacex.com), [**Amazon Robotics**](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/robotics).
 
-I received my Bachelors and Masters in Robotics Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
+I received my Bachelors and Masters in Robotics Engineering from [Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)](https://wpi.edu).
 
 ## My Journey
 
 For as long as I can remember, I've enjoyed taking things apart to discover how they work. When I was 8 years old, I saved up my money and pre-ordered the LEGO Mindstorm NXT 1.0, which sparked my passion for robotics. After joining my high school FIRST FRC Robotics team (FIRST FRC Team 2761), I became captivated by innovation and the engineering process for making a product. As the Engineering Team Leader of the FRC Team 2761, I really enjoyed designing, building, programming and testing robots.
 
-Inspired by my grandfather's suffering from Parkinson's disease, I started [Project Maverick](https://pmaverick.com/), an omni-directional robotic mobility system for people with walking disabilities. Since then, I've built a fully functional prototype and worked on implementing additional features to optimize the driving capabilities of my system. This project has taken me from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, where I got 2nd place in my category of Applied Mechanics, to **The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon**.
+Inspired by my grandfather's suffering from Parkinson's disease, I started [Project Maverick](https://pmaverick.com/), an omni-directional robotic mobility system for people with walking disabilities. Since then, I've built a fully functional prototype and worked on implementing additional features to optimize the driving capabilities of my system. This project has taken me from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, where I got 2nd place in my category of Applied Mechanics, to [The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon](/awards/tonight-show).
 
 ## Academic Experience
 
@@ -28,8 +29,6 @@ During my junior year at WPI, I started work on my Major Qualifying Project: **S
 
 In my spare time, I love to play sports and hang out with my friends. Among my favorite sports are tennis and ultimate frisbee, for which I played for my school's teams. I also enjoy skiing, fishing, hiking, and camping with my family and friends.
 
-## My Mission
+## Why This Website?
 
-My ultimate aspiration is to one day start a company specializing in applying robotics to enhance people's lifestyles through innovation and technology.
-
-My motivation for this website is two-fold: share my knowledge, projects, and successes with everyone around the world while having a place to save my personal debugging techniques, show off some of my favorite projects, and share my passion for technology with the world! Therefore, this website will contain all sorts of topics, from 3D printing and mechanical engineering, to software and operating systems, to photography and general technology. I hope you find some of the information useful and entertaining!
+My motivation for this website is two-fold: share my knowledge, projects, and successes with everyone around the world while having a place to save my personal debugging techniques, show off some of my favorite projects, and share my passion for technology with the world! This website contains all sorts of topics, from 3D printing and mechanical engineering, to software / operating systems and artificial intelligence. I hope you find some of the information useful and entertaining!