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Keep /blog general and make /ctf_blog security-only #34

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Separate CTF archive from general blog and filter security writeups
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Keep Astro CTF shelf cybersecurity-only
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48 changes: 47 additions & 1 deletion client/blog-astro/src/pages/index.astro
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Expand Up @@ -8,8 +8,54 @@ const blogPosts = Array.isArray(blogIndex?.posts)
? blogIndex.posts
: [];

const isCybersecurityWriteup = (item) => {
if (!item || typeof item !== 'object') {
return false;
}

const kind = String(item.kind || '')
.trim()
.toLowerCase();

if (kind === 'blog' || kind === 'webcomic') {
return false;
}

if (kind === 'ctf') {
return true;
}

if (
item.ctf &&
typeof item.ctf === 'object' &&
(
item.ctf.event ||
item.ctf.category ||
item.ctf.difficulty ||
item.ctf.points
)
) {
return true;
}

const haystack = [
item.title,
item.excerpt,
item.description,
item.category,
...(Array.isArray(item.tags) ? item.tags : []),
]
.filter(Boolean)
.join(' ')
.toLowerCase();

return /\b(ctf|cyber|cybersecurity|security|dfir|forensic|forensics|osint|reverse engineering|reversing|binary exploitation|pwn|web exploitation|web security|cryptography|crypto challenge|malware|incident response|soc|vulnerability|pentest|penetration testing|network security|packet|threat intel|threat intelligence)\b/.test(
haystack
);
};

const ctfWriteups = Array.isArray(ctfIndex?.writeups)
? ctfIndex.writeups
? ctfIndex.writeups.filter(isCybersecurityWriteup)
: [];

const comics = Array.isArray(webcomicIndex?.comics)
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280 changes: 278 additions & 2 deletions client/src/App.jsx
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Expand Up @@ -3769,6 +3769,54 @@ function WebcomicWildCard({
);
}

function isCybersecurityWriteup(item) {
if (!item || typeof item !== 'object') {
return false;
}

const kind =
String(item.kind || '')
.trim()
.toLowerCase();

if (kind === 'webcomic' || kind === 'blog') {
return false;
}

if (kind === 'ctf') {
return true;
}

if (
item.ctf &&
typeof item.ctf === 'object' &&
(
item.ctf.event ||
item.ctf.category ||
item.ctf.difficulty ||
item.ctf.points
)
) {
return true;
}

const haystack = [
item.title,
item.excerpt,
item.description,
item.category,
item.issuer,
...(Array.isArray(item.tags) ? item.tags : []),
]
.filter(Boolean)
.join(' ')
.toLowerCase();

return /\b(ctf|cyber|cybersecurity|security|dfir|forensic|forensics|osint|reverse engineering|reversing|binary exploitation|pwn|web exploitation|web security|cryptography|crypto challenge|malware|incident response|soc|vulnerability|pentest|penetration testing|network security|packet|threat intel|threat intelligence)\b/.test(
haystack
);
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P2 Badge Keep pre-kind CTF index entries visible

Legacy ctf_blog/index.json summaries produced before content kinds were introduced contain only fields such as slug, title, excerpt, and tags, so they reach this keyword test without kind or ctf metadata. A valid writeup with a challenge-specific but generic title/tag (for example, “Baby Shark” tagged “misc”) therefore disappears from the new /ctf_blog catalog—and from the Astro CTF shelf using the duplicated predicate—even though its presence in the legacy CTF index already establishes its type. Treat missing kind as legacy CTF content or inspect the linked document instead of requiring one of this fixed set of keywords.

Useful? React with 👍 / 👎.

}

function CTFBlogIndexView() {
const [ctfItems, setCtfItems] =
useState([]);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4106,6 +4154,231 @@ function CTFBlogIndexView() {
);
}

function CTFCatalogView() {
const [items, setItems] =
useState([]);
const [loading, setLoading] =
useState(true);

useEffect(() => {
let active = true;

async function loadCatalog() {
const candidates = [
BASE_PATH +
'ctf_blog/index.json',
BASE_PATH +
'ctf-blog/index.json',
];

for (const url of candidates) {
try {
const response =
await fetch(url);

if (!response.ok) {
continue;
}

const data =
await response.json();

const writeups =
Array.isArray(data?.writeups)
? data.writeups
: [];

if (active) {
setItems(
writeups.filter(
isCybersecurityWriteup
)
);
setLoading(false);
}

return;
} catch {
// Try the legacy path next.
}
}

if (active) {
setItems([]);
setLoading(false);
}
}

loadCatalog();

return () => {
active = false;
};
}, []);

const heroImage = blogAsset(
'images/blog-hero-sakura-catgirl.webp'
);

const cards =
items.length
? items
: Array.from(
{ length: 6 },
(_, index) => ({
__placeholder: true,
id:
'ctf-catalog-placeholder-' +
index,
})
);

return (
<>
<nav className="blog-top-nav">
<a
href="/"
className="blog-brand"
>
<b>
ZUL<span>/</span>JAMAL
</b>
</a>

<div>
<a href="/blog">
Blog
</a>
<a href="#writeups">
CTF writeups
</a>
</div>
</nav>

<main className="blog-home">
<section className="blog-hero ctf-catalog-hero">
<img
src={heroImage}
alt=""
className="blog-hero-image"
/>

<div className="blog-hero-shade" />

<div className="blog-hero-copy">
<small>
CYBERSECURITY / CTF ARCHIVE
</small>

<h1>
Challenge notes,
<br />
<i>
evidence & exploits.
</i>
</h1>

<p>
This archive intentionally shows
only cybersecurity and CTF-related
writeups. General blog posts and
webcomics stay under /blog.
</p>

<div className="blog-engine-strip">
<span>DFIR</span>
<span>OSINT</span>
<span>WEB</span>
<span>REV</span>
<span>PWN</span>
<span>CRYPTO</span>
</div>
</div>
</section>

<section
id="writeups"
className="blog-shelf"
>
<div className="blog-shelf-head">
<div>
<small>
SECURITY-ONLY INDEX
</small>

<h2>
CTF & cybersecurity
</h2>

<p>
Filtered from the published CTF
index using document type, CTF
metadata, tags and security
keywords.
</p>
</div>

<span>
{items.length} published
</span>
</div>

{loading ? (
<div className="writeup-index-empty">
<strong>
Loading security archive...
</strong>
</div>
) : (
<div className="blog-card-grid">
{cards.map((item, index) => (
<BlogSectionCard
key={
item.slug ||
item.id ||
index
}
item={item}
type="CTF"
fallbackImage={
heroImage
}
placeholder={
Boolean(
item.__placeholder
)
}
/>
))}
</div>
)}
</section>

<section className="blog-vector-footer">
<div>
<small>
SCOPE BOUNDARY
</small>

<h2>
Security work only.
</h2>

<p>
Personal notes, general systems
articles and webcomics remain on
the main blog instead of leaking
into the CTF archive.
</p>
</div>

<PolymathVectorSystem />
</section>
</main>
</>
);
}

function BlogArticleView({ slug }) {
const [post, setPost] =
useState(null);
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CTF BLOG ROUTES
======================================================= */

if (ctfPath === '/blog') {
return <CTFBlogIndexView />;
}

if (
ctfPath === '/blog' ||
ctfPath === '/ctf_blog' ||
ctfPath === '/ctf-blog'
) {
return <CTFBlogIndexView />;
return <CTFCatalogView />;
}

if (
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