feat: enhance blog post view counter with individual tracking and display

src/blog.njk

@@ -9,15 +9,20 @@ eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true
 <div class="space-y-8">
 {%- for post in collections.general | reverse -%}
   <div class="card">
-    <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold">
+    <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-1">
       <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-blue-400 hover:underline">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
     </h2>
-    <p class="text-gray-400 mb-4">
+    <div class="flex items-center text-gray-400 mb-4">
-      {{ post.date | readableDate }}
+      <i class="fas fa-calendar mr-2"></i>
-    </p>
+      <p>{{ post.date | readableDate }}</p>
+      <span class="mx-2 text-gray-600">|</span>
+      <i class="fas fa-eye mr-2"></i>
+      <span class="view-count" data-view-count data-slug="{{ post.fileSlug }}">...</span>
+    </div>
     {% if post.data.excerpt %}
       <p class="text-gray-300">{{ post.data.excerpt }}</p>
     {% endif %}
   </div>
 {%- endfor -%}
 </div>
+<script src="/js/view-counter.js"></script>

src/blog/8.14.25.md

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ title: "Junos ZTP with Dnsmasq DHCP in OPNsense"
 date: "2025-08-14"
 layout: "post.njk"
 tags: "general"
-description: "Stop configuring your new lab devices manually!"
+description: "Stop configuring your new lab devices manually! This guide will show you how to 'Zero Touch' provision Junos devices!"
-excerpt: "Stop configuring your new lab devices manually! This guide will show you how to 'Zero Touch' provision Junos devices!"
+excerpt: "Stop configuring your new lab devices manually!"
 sitemapPriority: 0.8
 sitemapChangefreq: "weekly"
 image: "/assets/images/8.14.25/junos+opnsense.jpg"

src/js/view-counter.js

@@ -1,37 +1,70 @@
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
-    const viewCountElement = document.querySelector('[data-view-count]');
+    // Select all elements that are designated to display view counts.
+    const viewCountElements = document.querySelectorAll('[data-view-count]');
 
-    if (viewCountElement) {
+    // If no such elements are found, do nothing.
-        const slug = viewCountElement.dataset.slug;
+    if (viewCountElements.length === 0) {
-
+        return;
-        // Function to fetch and display the view count
-        const getViews = async () => {
-            try {
-                const response = await fetch(`/api/views/${slug}`);
-                if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch views');
-                const data = await response.json();
-                viewCountElement.textContent = `${data.count} views`;
-            } catch (error) {
-                console.error('Error getting views:', error);
-                viewCountElement.textContent = 'Could not load views';
-            }
-        };
-
-        // Function to increment the view count
-        const incrementView = async () => {
-            try {
-                // Use a flag in localStorage to prevent incrementing on every refresh
-                const viewed = localStorage.getItem(`viewed-${slug}`);
-                if (!viewed) {
-                    await fetch(`/api/views/${slug}`, { method: 'POST' });
-                    localStorage.setItem(`viewed-${slug}`, 'true');
-                }
-            } catch (error) {
-                console.error('Error incrementing view:', error);
-            }
-        };
-
-        // Run the functions
-        incrementView().then(getViews);
     }
-});
+
+    // Process each view count element found on the page.
+    viewCountElements.forEach(element => {
+        const slug = element.dataset.slug;
+        if (!slug) {
+            // Skip if the element is missing the data-slug attribute.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check if the element is on a single post page by looking for a `.post-meta` parent.
+        // This distinguishes a single post view (which should be counted) from a list view.
+        const isSinglePost = element.closest('.post-meta');
+
+        if (isSinglePost) {
+            // On a single post page, increment the view count.
+            const viewed = localStorage.getItem(`viewed-${slug}`);
+
+            // Only increment if the user hasn't viewed this post in the current session.
+            if (!viewed) {
+                fetch(`/api/views/${slug}`, { method: 'POST' })
+                    .then(response => {
+                        if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
+                        return response.json();
+                    })
+                    .then(data => {
+                        element.textContent = data.count ?? 'Error';
+                        // Mark as viewed to prevent re-counting on refresh.
+                        localStorage.setItem(`viewed-${slug}`, 'true');
+                    })
+                    .catch(error => {
+                        console.error(`Error incrementing view count for slug ${slug}:`, error);
+                        element.textContent = 'N/A';
+                    });
+            } else {
+                // If already viewed in this session, just fetch the count without incrementing.
+                fetch(`/api/views/${slug}`)
+                    .then(response => {
+                        if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
+                        return response.json();
+                    })
+                    .then(data => {
+                        element.textContent = data.count ?? 0;
+                    })
+                    .catch(error => {
+                        console.error(`Error fetching view count for slug ${slug}:`, error);
+                        element.textContent = 'N/A';
+                    });
+            }
+        } else {
+            // On a list page (like the main blog page), just fetch and display the count.
+            fetch(`/api/views/${slug}`)
+                .then(response => response.json())
+                .then(data => {
+                    element.textContent = data.count ?? 0;
+                })
+                .catch(error => {
+                    console.error(`Error fetching view count for slug ${slug}:`, error);
+                    element.textContent = 'N/A';
+                });
+        }
+    });
+});