Refactor archive and author layouts for improved post filtering; update community blog and index to exclude community posts from general listings.

Author: ramgopalsiddh

_config.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ plugins:
 
 # Archives
 jekyll-archives:
-  enabled: all
+  enabled:
+    - categories
+    - years
+    - months
+    - days
   layout: archive
   permalinks:
     category: '/archives/:name/'
@@ -33,9 +37,6 @@ collections:
   authors:
     output: true
     permalink: /authors/:path/
-  community:
-    output: true
-    permalink: /community-blog/:title/
 
 defaults:
   - scope:
@@ -45,11 +46,10 @@ defaults:
       layout: "archive"
       type: "authors"
   - scope:
-      path: ""
-      type: "community"
+      path: "_posts/community"
     values:
       layout: "post"
-      type: "community"
+      permalink: /community-blog/:title/
 
 # Pagination 
 paginate: 6

_layouts/archive.html

@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ <h2>Archive of posts {% if page.type == "year" %} during {{ page.type }} {% elsi
 </div>
 <div class="row listrecent">
     {% if page.type == "authors" %}
-        {% for post in site.posts %}
-            {% if post.authors contains page.username or page.username == post.authors %}
-                {% include postbox.html %}
-            {% endif %}
+        {% assign author_posts = site.posts | where_exp: "post", "post.authors contains page.username or page.username == post.authors" %}
+        {% for post in author_posts %}
+            {% include postbox.html %}
         {% endfor %}
     {% else %}
-    {% for post in page.posts %}
-        {% include postbox.html %}
-    {% endfor %}
+        {% for post in page.posts %}
+            {% include postbox.html %}
+        {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
 </div>
 </section>
-

authors.html

@@ -21,13 +21,8 @@
                             </span>                
                             <span class="author-meta">
                                 <span class="post-name"><a href="{{author.url}}">{{ author.name }}</a></span><br/>
-                                {% assign number_of_posts = 0 %}
-                                    {% for post in site.posts %}
-                                        {% if post.authors contains author.username or author.username == post.authors %}
-                                            {% assign number_of_posts = number_of_posts | plus: 1 %}
-                                        {% endif %}
-                                    {% endfor %}
-                                <span class="post-date">Posts contributed: {{ number_of_posts }}</span>
+                                {% assign author_posts = site.posts | where_exp: "doc", "doc.authors contains author.username or author.username == doc.authors" %}
+                                <span class="post-date">Posts contributed: {{ author_posts.size }}</span>
                             </span>
                             <span class="post-read-more"><a href="{{author.url}}" title="Read Story"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="25" viewbox="0 0 25 25"><path d="M19 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14.66h.012c.01.103.045.204.12.285a.5.5 0 0 0 .706.03L12.5 16.85l5.662 4.126a.508.508 0 0 0 .708-.03.5.5 0 0 0 .118-.285H19V6zm-6.838 9.97L7 19.636V6c0-.55.45-1 1-1h9c.55 0 1 .45 1 1v13.637l-5.162-3.668a.49.49 0 0 0-.676 0z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></span>
                             <div class="clearfix"></div>

blog.html

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
             <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 mb-30px">   
             {% for post in site.posts %}            
+            {% if post.categories contains 'community' %}{% continue %}{% endif %}
             {% assign currentDate = post.date | date: "%Y" %}          
             {% if currentDate != myDate %}
             {% unless forloop.first %}</ul>{% endunless %}           

community-blog.html

@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
         <div class="row listrecent">
 
             <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 mb-30px">   
-            {% assign community_posts = site.community %}
-            {% assign sorted_posts = community_posts | reverse %}
-            {% for post in sorted_posts %}            
+            {% assign community_posts = site.posts | where: "categories", "community" %}
+            {% for post in community_posts %}            
             {% assign currentDate = post.date | date: "%Y" %}          
             {% if currentDate != myDate %}
             {% unless forloop.first %}</ul>{% endunless %}           

index.html

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ <h2 class="exclusive-tabs-header">
         <div id="area-meetup" class="exclusive-pane">
             <div class="row listrecent">
                 {% for post in paginator.posts %}
+                    {% if post.categories contains 'community' %}{% continue %}{% endif %}
                     {% include postbox.html %}
                 {% endfor %}
             </div>
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ <h2 class="exclusive-tabs-header">
         <!-- Community Blog Pane -->
         <div id="area-community" class="exclusive-pane">
             <div id="community-posts-container" class="row listrecent">
-                {% if site.community.size > 0 %}
-                    {% assign sorted_community = site.community | reverse %}
-                    {% for post in sorted_community %}
+                {% assign community_posts = site.posts | where: "categories", "community" %}
+                {% if community_posts.size > 0 %}
+                    {% for post in community_posts %}
                         {% include postbox.html %}          
                     {% endfor %}
                 {% else %}