status.health® Blog - Project Summary

status.health® Blog - Project Summary

✅ Project Status: Ready for Deployment

What’s Been Created

1. Complete Jekyll Blog Structure
   • ✅ All required Jekyll files and directories
   • ✅ GitHub Pages compatible configuration
   • ✅ Responsive design with dark mode
   • ✅ Rainbow gradient branding per guidelines
   • ✅ Newsletter integration ready
   • ✅ AI transparency with attest.ink badges
2. Content
   • ✅ First blog post introducing status.health®
   • ✅ 2-year content calendar (96 weekly posts + monthly deep-dives)
   • ✅ About, Newsletter, and Categories pages
   • ✅ 404 error page
3. Testing & Deployment
   • ✅ test-suite.sh - Comprehensive testing script
   • ✅ jekyll-build-test.sh - Build configuration validator
   • ✅ DEPLOYMENT.md - Complete deployment guide
   • ✅ All tests passing (40/40)

Quick Start

# Test the setup
./test-suite.sh

# Install and run locally (requires Ruby)
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve

Before Deploying

1. Update Newsletter Settings in _config.yml:
   • Replace YOUR_FORM_ID with actual form ID
   • Update newsletter_endpoint URL

2. Optional: Add analytics IDs to _config.yml

3. Deploy to GitHub Pages:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Initial status.health® blog setup"
   git push origin main
   

4. Enable GitHub Pages in repository settings

Key Features

• 🌈 Rainbow gradient branding
• 📱 Mobile-responsive design
• 🌓 Dark mode support
• 📮 Newsletter integration (ConvertKit/Mailchimp/Generic)
• 🤖 AI attribution badges
• 📊 SEO optimized with sitemap/RSS
• ♿ Accessible (WCAG 2.1 AA target)

File Structure

blog/
├── _posts/              # Blog posts
├── _layouts/            # Page templates
├── _includes/           # Reusable components
├── _categories/         # Category definitions
├── assets/              # CSS, JS, images
├── _config.yml          # Jekyll configuration
├── index.html           # Homepage
├── test-suite.sh        # Testing script
├── DEPLOYMENT.md        # Deployment guide
└── blog-posts-checklist.md  # Content calendar

Timeline

• Now - December 2025: Educational content while building MVP
• December 2025: Beta testing begins
• April 2026: Official platform launch

Support

For issues or questions:

• Review DEPLOYMENT.md for detailed instructions
• Check CLAUDE.md for development guidance
• Run ./test-suite.sh to diagnose problems

The blog is fully functional and ready to deploy! 🚀