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61 changes: 55 additions & 6 deletions src/theme/BlogPostItem/Footer/index.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ export default function BlogPostItemFooterWrapper(props: Props): JSX.Element {
month: "short",
day: "numeric",
}).format(new Date(metadata.date));
const metaItems = [authorHandle, blogDate, readTimeText]
.filter(Boolean)
.join(META_SEPARATOR);
const metaDateAndTime = [blogDate, readTimeText].filter(Boolean).join(META_SEPARATOR);

const showAuthorCard = Boolean(isBlogPostPage && primaryAuthor && authorName);

Expand All @@ -111,7 +109,28 @@ export default function BlogPostItemFooterWrapper(props: Props): JSX.Element {
<section ref={authorCardRef} className={styles.authorCard} aria-label="Post author details">
<div className={styles.authorBody}>
<div className={styles.authorAvatarWrapper}>
{authorAvatar ? (
{githubUrl ? (
<Link
to={githubUrl}
className={styles.authorAvatarLink}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"
aria-label={`${authorName} on GitHub`}
>
{authorAvatar ? (
<img
className={styles.authorAvatar}
src={authorAvatar}
alt={`${authorName} profile picture`}
loading="lazy"
/>
) : (
<div className={styles.authorAvatarFallback} aria-hidden="true">
{authorName?.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
</div>
)}
</Link>
) : authorAvatar ? (
<img
className={styles.authorAvatar}
src={authorAvatar}
Expand All @@ -137,10 +156,40 @@ export default function BlogPostItemFooterWrapper(props: Props): JSX.Element {
</div>
<div className={styles.authorIdentity}>
<div className={styles.authorNameRow}>
<p className={styles.authorName}>{authorName}</p>
{githubUrl ? (
<Link
to={githubUrl}
className={styles.authorName}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"
>
{authorName}
</Link>
) : (
<p className={styles.authorName}>{authorName}</p>
)}
<span className={styles.authorBadge}>Author</span>
</div>
{metaItems ? <p className={styles.authorMeta}>{metaItems}</p> : null}
{(authorHandle || metaDateAndTime) ? (
<p className={styles.authorMeta}>
{authorHandle && (
githubUrl ? (
<Link
to={githubUrl}
className={styles.authorHandleLink}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"
>
{authorHandle}
</Link>
) : (
authorHandle
)
)}
{authorHandle && metaDateAndTime ? META_SEPARATOR : null}
{metaDateAndTime}
</p>
) : null}
{authorSummary ? (
<p className={styles.authorSummary}>{authorSummary}</p>
) : null}
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25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions src/theme/BlogPostItem/Footer/styles.module.css
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Expand Up @@ -34,6 +34,16 @@
justify-content: center;
}

.authorAvatarLink {
display: block;
line-height: 0;
border-radius: 50%;
}

.authorAvatarLink:hover {
opacity: 0.85;
}

.authorAvatar,
.authorAvatarFallback {
width: 64px;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -64,6 +74,21 @@
font-size: 1.75rem;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.2;
color: var(--ifm-font-color-base);
text-decoration: none;
}

.authorName:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}

.authorHandleLink {
color: inherit;
text-decoration: none;
}

.authorHandleLink:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}

.authorNameRow {
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