Theme Blog
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Composer package | capell-app/theme-blog |
| Package slug | theme-blog |
| Product group | Capell Themes |
| Tier | premium |
| Bundle | themes |
| Runtime contexts | frontend |
| Capell version | ^1.0 |
| Source repository | capell-app/packages |
| Source path | packages/theme-blog |
| Docs source | packages/theme-blog/docs |
| Manifest | capell.json |
What This Plugin Adds
Section titled “What This Plugin Adds”Theme Blog is an Available, No schema impact Capell theme in the Capell Themes product group. It ships as capell-app/theme-blog and extends these surfaces: frontend.
Theme Blog provides a reading-first Blade presentation with serif typography, publication page patterns, editorial sections, and a focused content measure.
Admins select Blog through theme management, preview it, and adjust shared theme settings. Public pages use its editorial presets and package-owned publication widgets.
Evidence: src/BlogThemeServiceProvider.php, src/Support/Demo/BlogDemoContent.php, tests/Unit/BlogThemeDefinitionTest.php, capell.json, src/Manifest/ThemeManagementPageContribution.php, docs/overview.admin.md.
Status details:
- Status: Available
- Tier: premium
- Bundle: themes
- Composer package:
capell-app/theme-blog - Namespace:
Capell\ThemeBlog - Theme key:
blog
Why It Matters
Section titled “Why It Matters”For developers: The provider extends the Foundation default theme and registers Blog definitions, presets, assets, and layout-widget renderables through shared registries.
For teams: Writers and publication teams get a consistent long-form reading layout while keeping text and images in normal Capell content records.
Evidence: src/BlogThemeServiceProvider.php, tests/Unit/BlogThemeDefinitionTest.php, tests/Unit/PublicOutputSafetyTest.php, docs/overview.admin.md, src/Support/Demo/BlogDemoContent.php.
Screens And Workflow
Section titled “Screens And Workflow”Screenshot contract: docs/screenshots.json.


Desktop, tablet, and mobile variants remain defined in the screenshot contract; this list groups them by workflow.
- Blog Homepage (frontend, required).
- Blog Directory (frontend, required).
- Blog Detail Article (frontend, required).
- Blog Contact (frontend, optional).
- Blog Empty State (frontend, required).
- Blog Page Not Found (frontend, required).
- Blog Call To Action (frontend, required).
Technical Shape
Section titled “Technical Shape”- Service providers:
Capell\ThemeBlog\BlogThemeServiceProvider. - Actions:
InstallBlogThemeDemoAction. - Command signatures:
capell:theme-blog-demo. - Console command classes:
DemoCommand. - Manifest contributions:
admin-page: Capell\ThemeBlog\Manifest\ThemeManagementPageContribution. - Health checks:
Capell\ThemeBlog\Health\ThemeBlogHealthCheck. - Blade views:
packages/theme-blog/resources/views/page.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/author-profiles--bibliography.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/author-profiles.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/content-listing.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/contextual-glossary--compact.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/contextual-glossary.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/cta.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/editorial-statement.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/essay-index--marginalia.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/essay-index.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/features.blade.php,packages/theme-blog/resources/views/sections/hero.blade.php,and 12 more. - Cache tags:
theme-blog.
Data Model
Section titled “Data Model”This theme has no schema impact. It relies on core Capell site, page, locale, and theme records instead of declaring package-owned tables.
Install Impact
Section titled “Install Impact”- Required packages:
capell-app/core,capell-app/theme-foundation,capell-app/frontend. - Admin navigation: declares
admin-page: ThemeManagementPageContribution; each Filament page or resource controls its own navigation visibility. - Admin/editor extensions: none declared.
- Permissions: none declared in
capell.json. - Public routes: none declared.
- Database changes: no package migrations declared.
- Config: no package config files.
- Settings: no package settings declared.
- Queues or schedules: none declared.
- Cache tags:
theme-blog. - Commands:
capell:theme-blog-demo.
Common Pitfalls
Section titled “Common Pitfalls”- Keep required Capell packages on compatible v4 releases:
capell-app/core,capell-app/theme-foundation,capell-app/frontend. - Keep public Blade and cached HTML free of authoring markers, model IDs, permissions, signed editor URLs, and lazy database queries.
- Custom write integrations must preserve invalidation for
theme-blogcache tags.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”| Symptom | Likely cause | Check | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Package surface is missing after install | Provider or manifest is not loaded | Confirm capell.json, package composer.json, and provider registration | Reinstall the package, refresh Composer autoload, and clear host caches |
| Public output leaks unexpected state | Render data, cache variation, or authoring boundary has regressed | Check public Blade, cache tags, and public-output safety tests | Move data loading out of Blade and rerun the package public-output tests |
Quick Start
Section titled “Quick Start”- Install the package:
composer require capell-app/theme-blog. - No package-specific setup command or migrations are declared.
- Open the Blog Homepage and confirm the public output renders without admin state.
Next Steps
Section titled “Next Steps”- Package docs
- Overview
- Troubleshooting
- Screenshot contract
- Marketplace assets
- Capell content language plan
- Capell documentation design system
- Capell and package ERD notes
- Related packages: Theme Foundation.
- Focused tests:
vendor/bin/pest packages/theme-blog/tests --configuration=phpunit.xml.