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PixelPress

Video game blog with news, reviews, and analysis of the gaming world

Astro 7.xMDXTailwind CSS 4Cloudflare WorkersR2Giscus
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The Problem It Solves

  • Blog platform for video game content with categories (reviews, news, guides, analysis, opinion).
  • Featured post system.
  • Comment integration and monetization.

Key Features

  • Blog with categories (reviews, news, guides, analysis, opinion).
  • Featured post system.
  • Dark/light theme toggle.
  • Table of contents for articles.
  • Ad integration (banner, sidebar, in-article).
  • Giscus comment system (GitHub Discussions).
  • Social sharing buttons (Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, WhatsApp).
  • Search functionality (Fuse.js).
  • Responsive design with mobile menu.
  • i18n support (Spanish/English).
  • R2 storage for media assets.
  • Client-side routing with View Transitions.
  • SEO optimization with Open Graph meta tags.

Technical Decision

  • Use Astro in SSR mode for dynamism and Cloudflare Workers for edge deployment.
  • MDX for rich content with React components.
  • Giscus for comments integrated with GitHub Discussions.
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