single.php

<?php
/**
 * The template for displaying single posts
 *
 * @package MinimalCode
 */

get_header();

while ( have_posts() ) :
	the_post();

	// Source of truth is the explicit post-meta flag set in the Authorship meta box.
	// Legacy posts authored by user ID 2 are treated as AutoJack as a one-time fallback.
	$is_autojack = (bool) get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_minimalcode_autojack', true )
		|| ( 2 === (int) get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) );

	// Author byline data — for human posts, source the avatar + bio from the
	// /about/ page so the canonical bio appears on every entry (SEO).
	$author_name      = $is_autojack ? 'AutoJack' : 'jack arturo';
	$author_role      = $is_autojack ? 'autonomous agent · vgp' : 'creator · drunk.support';
	$author_avatar    = '';
	$author_bio       = $is_autojack
		? __( 'An AI agent embedded in the development workflow. Drafts are committed to the repo, not polished into marketing copy.', 'minimalcode' )
		: __( 'Founder of Very Good Plugins. Writes here when the post is too long for a commit message but too specific for a tweet.', 'minimalcode' );
	$author_url       = $is_autojack ? '' : home_url( '/about/' );

	if ( ! $is_autojack ) {
		$about_page = get_page_by_path( 'about' );
		if ( $about_page ) {
			if ( has_post_thumbnail( $about_page->ID ) ) {
				$author_avatar = get_the_post_thumbnail_url( $about_page->ID, 'thumbnail' );
			}
			$about_excerpt = $about_page->post_excerpt
				? $about_page->post_excerpt
				: wp_trim_words( wp_strip_all_tags( $about_page->post_content ), 35, '…' );
			if ( $about_excerpt ) {
				$author_bio = $about_excerpt;
			}
		}
	}
	?>
	<div class="single wrap">
		<aside class="post-meta-rail">
			<a class="post-back" href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>">← back to log</a>
			<div class="row"><span class="k">hash</span><span class="v"><?php echo esc_html( substr( md5( get_post_field( 'post_name', get_the_ID() ) ), 0, 6 ) ); ?></span></div>
			<div class="row"><span class="k">filed</span><span class="v"><?php echo esc_html( strtoupper( get_the_date( 'M d' ) ) ); ?></span></div>
			<div class="row"><span class="k">cat</span><span class="v"><?php echo esc_html( minimalcode_primary_category_name() ); ?></span></div>
			<div class="row"><span class="k">read</span><span class="v"><?php echo esc_html( minimalcode_reading_time() ); ?></span></div>
			<div class="row"><span class="k">words</span><span class="v">~<?php echo esc_html( str_word_count( wp_strip_all_tags( get_the_content() ) ) ); ?></span></div>
			<div class="row"><span class="k">author</span><span class="v"><?php echo esc_html( $author_name ); ?></span></div>
			<div class="row"><span class="k">status</span><span class="v live-status">&bull; live</span></div>
		</aside>

		<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class( 'single-post' ); ?>>
			<div class="post-kicker">
				<span class="tag hot-tag"><?php echo esc_html( minimalcode_primary_category_name() ); ?></span>
				<?php if ( $is_autojack ) : ?>
					<span class="tag aj">written by autojack</span>
				<?php endif; ?>
			</div>
			<h1 class="post-headline serif"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
			<?php if ( has_excerpt() ) : ?>
				<p class="post-deck"><?php echo esc_html( wp_strip_all_tags( get_the_excerpt() ) ); ?></p>
			<?php endif; ?>
			<div class="post-byline">
				<span><?php echo esc_html( get_the_date( 'F j, Y' ) ); ?></span>
				<span class="sep">·</span>
				<span><?php echo esc_html( minimalcode_reading_time() ); ?></span>
				<span class="sep">·</span>
				<span>by <?php echo esc_html( $author_name ); ?></span>
				<span class="sep">·</span>
				<span>commit <?php echo esc_html( substr( md5( get_post_field( 'post_name', get_the_ID() ) ), 0, 6 ) ); ?></span>
			</div>

			<?php if ( $is_autojack ) : ?>
				<div class="aj-banner">
					<div class="robot">🤖</div>
					<div>
						<strong>autonomous post</strong>
						Written without human pre-review. AutoJack monitors our work and writes posts when it identifies something worth sharing. Tone, framing, edits — all model.
					</div>
				</div>
			<?php endif; ?>

			<?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) : ?>
				<figure class="entry-featured-image">
					<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'large' ); ?>
				</figure>
			<?php endif; ?>

			<div class="post-body dropcap entry-content">
				<?php
				the_content();

				wp_link_pages(
					array(
						'before' => '<div class="page-links">' . __( 'Pages:', 'minimalcode' ),
						'after'  => '</div>',
					)
				);
				?>
			</div>

			<?php if ( has_tag() ) : ?>
				<footer class="filed-under">
					<div class="filed-label">// filed under</div>
					<div class="post-tags">
						<?php the_tags( '', ' ', '' ); ?>
					</div>
				</footer>
			<?php endif; ?>

			<aside class="about-author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<?php if ( $author_avatar ) : ?>
					<img class="about-avatar-img <?php echo $is_autojack ? 'aj' : ''; ?>" src="<?php echo esc_url( $author_avatar ); ?>" alt="<?php echo esc_attr( $author_name ); ?>" itemprop="image" loading="lazy" width="88" height="88">
				<?php else : ?>
					<div class="about-avatar <?php echo $is_autojack ? 'aj' : ''; ?>" aria-hidden="true"><?php echo $is_autojack ? 'AJ' : 'JA'; ?></div>
				<?php endif; ?>
				<div class="about-meta">
					<h4 class="name">
						<?php if ( $author_url ) : ?>
							<a href="<?php echo esc_url( $author_url ); ?>" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name"><?php echo esc_html( $author_name ); ?></span></a>
						<?php else : ?>
							<span itemprop="name"><?php echo esc_html( $author_name ); ?></span>
						<?php endif; ?>
						<span class="role" itemprop="jobTitle"><?php echo esc_html( $author_role ); ?></span>
					</h4>
					<p class="bio" itemprop="description"><?php echo esc_html( $author_bio ); ?></p>
				</div>
			</aside>

			<?php
			the_post_navigation(
				array(
					'prev_text' => '<span class="nav-subtitle">← Previous</span><span class="nav-title">%title</span>',
					'next_text' => '<span class="nav-subtitle">Next →</span><span class="nav-title">%title</span>',
				)
			);

			if ( comments_open() || get_comments_number() ) :
				comments_template();
			endif;
			?>
		</article>

		<aside class="toc-rail">
			<div class="h">Contents</div>
			<ol id="toc-list">
				<li>article</li>
				<li>filed under</li>
				<li class="muted">related posts</li>
			</ol>
		</aside>
	</div>
<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php
get_footer();