How to Author a New Post on Jesus Blog

Because we're using the local file system as our Content API, publishing a new post on Jesus Blog is wonderfully simple. There are no databases to sync, no rich-text editors to fight with, and no complex deployment scripts to run locally.

Here is exactly how you write and publish a new blog post.

Step 1: Create a Markdown File

Navigate to the

content/posts/

.md

For example, creating

my-great-post.md

/blog/my-great-post

Step 2: Add the Frontmatter

At the very top of your file, you must include a YAML "frontmatter" block. This tells Next.js the metadata for your post, like the title, date, and tags.

It must be wrapped in

---

---
title: "The Ultimate Guide to Next.js Static Exports"
date: "2026-02-21"
excerpt: "Learn how to build lighting-fast blogs natively."
tags: ["nextjs", "react", "tutorial"]
---

Note: The

date

Step 3: Write Your Post

Below the frontmatter, just start writing in standard Markdown! Because we configured

remark-gfm

react-markdown

You can write headers, bold text, or create lists:

• Item 1
• Item 2

You can even create blockquotes:

"Talk is cheap. Show me the code." — Linus Torvalds

Step 4: Push to GitHub

Once you're happy with your writing, all you have to do is push your code:

git add .
git commit -m "Publish new tutorial post"
git push

That's it! GitHub Actions will immediately detect the push, rebuild the static HTML, and deploy the new post to GitHub Pages in about 60 seconds. Happy writing!