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// Astro component with dynamic content
---
import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
// Fetch all blog posts at build time
const posts = await getCollection('blog');
const latest = posts.sort(
(a, b) => b.data.pubDate - a.data.pubDate
).slice(0, 5);
---
<div class="grid gap-6">
{latest.map((post) => (
<a href={`/blog/${post.slug}`}>
<h3>{post.data.title}</h3>
<p>{post.data.description}</p>
</a>
))}
</div>
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Markdown Style Guide
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// WordPress + GitHub Actions deployment
name: Deploy to WordPress
on:
push:
branches: [main]
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Deploy via FTP
uses: SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action@v4.3.4
with:
server: ${{ secrets.FTP_SERVER }}
username: ${{ secrets.FTP_USER }}
password: ${{ secrets.FTP_PASSWORD }}
local-dir: ./dist/
server-dir: /public_html/
- name: Clear OpenClaw Cache
run: |
curl -X POST \
https://api.openclaw.io/cache/clear \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.OPENCLAW_API }}"
→ Automated WordPress deployment with OpenClaw cache invalidation