Jekyll Scripterix Website - Expansion

Longest session this month - continuing the build of the Jekyll Scripterix architecture

🧭 Portfolio portal refinement (2h)

• Updated hero headings: “Portfolio” (EN) and “Selected Portfolio Projects” (PL)
• Reorganized sections – project cards above case studies, accordion with logbook and timeline
• Simplified stats (_data/stats.json) and aligned labels across languages
• Removed duplicate styles to prep the layout for future filtering

🕹️ UX experiments in the archive (3h)

• Implemented a horizontal timeline slider (buttons, scroll snapping, keyboard support)
• Tested an informational modal with sessionStorage persistence
• Decided to roll back the slider → returned to a simple grid plus CSS/JS refactor
• Lesson learned: keep things minimal until the full UX project is ready

🌐 Content parity and translations (1h)

• Added the English version of the post-6-start-wyzwanie entry (kept translation_id intact)
• Reviewed every post – demoted initial headings to ##, no layout conflicts
• Updated logbook heading styles (**...** → ### ...)

📓 Logbook + documentation (0.5h)

• Wrote this logbook entry and revisited earlier sections
• Updated _drafts/README-einstein.md (markdown formatting)
• Organized assets inside _data and _works

🚀 QA & build pipeline (0.5h)

• Ran bundle exec jekyll build after each iteration
• Checked for Liquid/Markdown errors – clean reports
• Captured notes for upcoming CI (GitHub Actions + screenshot generator)

Results

• Portfolio ready for filter expansion with consistent copy
• Archive cleared of temporary experiments; insights preserved
• Complete translation pairs for recent posts plus typography cleanup
• Logbook and documentation refreshed (Einstein guide)

Update architecture

Jekyll Site (2025-10-07)
├── _includes/portfolio-page.html   # card layout, case studies accordion
├── _posts/2024-10-12-*.md          # EN/PL posts with translation_id
├── _logbook/2025-10-07-*.md        # current Challenge10k session
├── _data/stats.json                # portfolio hero data
├── assets/js/portfolio-filter.js   # fetch + card rendering logic
└── archive/index.markdown          # timeline, search, UX experiments

Related links

• 🔗 Challenge10k Dashboard
• 🗂️ Portfolio
• 📚 README Einstein (draft)
• 🧪 Archive with search

Takeaways

1. UX experiments need staging—slider/toast work best on a separate branch.
2. Consistent translation_id speeds up EN/PL pairing and statistics.
3. Markdown lint keeps documents tidy (headings, lists, code fences).
4. Simple bundle exec jekyll build as a smoke test catches regressions fast.
5. Documentation (README) must grow with the architecture or context gets lost.

Metrics

• Build time: 0.8 s (average after refactors)
• _site size: ~86 KB of assets after style cleanup
• Logbook entries: 5 (PL) / 5 (EN) with current translation_id
• Portfolio works: 5 active cards (shared EN/PL)

Next: Automate GitHub Actions (build + deploy) and add a thumbnail generator for projects.