diff --git a/src/blog/Blog.tsx b/src/blog/Blog.tsx
index 19f79e9..3b3e4f3 100644
--- a/src/blog/Blog.tsx
+++ b/src/blog/Blog.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,32 @@ import Profile from './components/Profile';
 import { useArticles } from './providers/Article';
 import { useAuth } from './providers/Author';
 import { View, useViewRouter } from "./types/views";
+import { ArticleModel } from "./types/models";
+import { ArticleViewProps, ArticleEditorProps } from "./types/props";
+
+function HomeView({ currentUser, open_login, open_profile, open_create, articles, openArticle }: any) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Box sx={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "flex-end", mb: 2, gap: 1 }}>
+        {!currentUser ? (
+          <Button variant="outlined" onClick={open_login}>Login</Button>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <Button variant="outlined" onClick={open_profile}>
+              {currentUser.username}
+            </Button>
+            <Button variant="contained" onClick={open_create}>
+              New Article
+            </Button>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+
+      <MainContent articles={articles} onSelectArticle={openArticle} />
+      <Latest articles={articles} onSelectArticle={openArticle} />
+    </>
+  );
+}
 
 export default function Blog(props: { disableCustomTheme?: boolean }) {
   const { articles, loading, error } = useArticles();
@@ -27,72 +53,86 @@ export default function Blog(props: { disableCustomTheme?: boolean }) {
 
   const {
     goBack,
-    openLogin,
-    openRegister,
-    openProfile,
-    openCreate,
-    openEditor,
+    navigateToChildren,
     openArticle,
   } = useViewRouter(setUI);
 
+  type RouterContext = {
+    ui: any;
+    articles: ArticleModel[];
+    currentUser: any;
+    openArticle: (index: number) => void;
+  };
+
+  type ViewComponentEntry<P> = {
+    component: React.ComponentType<P>;
+    extraProps?: (ctx: RouterContext) => Partial<P>;
+  };
+
+  const VIEW_COMPONENTS: Record<View, ViewComponentEntry<any>> = {
+    home: {
+      component: HomeView,
+    },
+
+    login: {
+      component: Login,
+    },
+
+    register: {
+      component: Register,
+    },
+
+    profile: {
+      component: Profile,
+    },
+
+    article: {
+      component: ArticleView,
+      extraProps: ({ ui, articles }) => ({
+        article: articles[ui.selectedArticle!],
+      }) satisfies Partial<ArticleViewProps>,
+    },
+
+    editor: {
+      component: ArticleEditor,
+      extraProps: ({ ui, articles }) => ({
+        article: ui.selectedArticle !== null ? articles[ui.selectedArticle] : null,
+      }) satisfies Partial<ArticleEditorProps>,
+    },
+
+    create: {
+      component: ArticleEditor,
+      extraProps: () => ({
+        article: null,
+      }) satisfies Partial<ArticleEditorProps>,
+    },
+  };
+
+
   const renderView = () => {
-    switch (ui.view) {
-      case "login":
-        return <Login onBack={() => goBack(ui.view)} onRegister={openRegister} />;
+    const entry = VIEW_COMPONENTS[ui.view];
+    const ViewComponent = entry.component;
 
-      case "register":
-        return <Register onBack={() => goBack(ui.view)} />;
+    const childNav = navigateToChildren(ui.view);
 
-      case "profile":
-        return <Profile onBack={() => goBack(ui.view)} />;
+    const ctx: RouterContext = {
+      ui,
+      articles,
+      currentUser,
 
-      case "article":
-        return (
-          <ArticleView
-            article={articles[ui.selectedArticle!]}
-            onBack={() => goBack(ui.view)}
-            onEdit={openEditor}
-          />
-        );
+      openArticle,
+    };
 
-      case "editor":
-        return (
-          <ArticleEditor
-            article={ui.selectedArticle !== null ? articles[ui.selectedArticle] : null}
-            onBack={() => goBack(ui.view)}
-          />
-        );
+    const extraProps = entry.extraProps ? entry.extraProps(ctx) : {};
 
-      case "create":
-        return (
-          <ArticleEditor
-            onBack={() => goBack(ui.view)}
-          />
-        );
-
-      default:
-        return (
-          <>
-            <Box sx={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "flex-end", mb: 2, gap: 1 }}>
-              {!currentUser ? (
-                <Button variant="outlined" onClick={openLogin}>Login</Button>
-              ) : (
-                <>
-                  <Button variant="outlined" onClick={openProfile}>
-                    {currentUser.username}
-                  </Button>
-                  <Button variant="contained" onClick={openCreate}>
-                    New Article
-                  </Button>
-                </>
-              )}
-            </Box>
-
-            <MainContent articles={articles} onSelectArticle={openArticle} />
-            <Latest articles={articles} onSelectArticle={openArticle} />
-          </>
-        );
-    }
+    return (
+      <ViewComponent
+        {...ctx}
+        {...childNav}
+        onBack={() => goBack(ui.view)}
+        {...extraProps}
+      />
+    );
   };
 
   if (loading) {
diff --git a/src/blog/components/Article/ArticleView.tsx b/src/blog/components/Article/ArticleView.tsx
index 0823822..47b2a24 100644
--- a/src/blog/components/Article/ArticleView.tsx
+++ b/src/blog/components/Article/ArticleView.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import ArrowBackRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowBackRounded';
 import EditRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/EditRounded';
 import { ArticleMeta } from "../ArticleMeta";
-import { ArticleProps } from '../../types/props';
+import { ArticleViewProps } from '../../types/props';
 import {useAuth} from "../../providers/Author";
 
 const ArticleContainer = styled(Box)(({ theme }) => ({
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ const CoverImage = styled('img')({
 export default function ArticleView({
   article,
   onBack,
-  onEdit,
-}: ArticleProps) {
+  open_editor,
+}: ArticleViewProps) {
 
   const { currentUser } = useAuth();
+  const onEdit = open_editor;
+
   return (
     <ArticleContainer>
     <Box
diff --git a/src/blog/types/props.ts b/src/blog/types/props.ts
index e9088f4..9e90fa6 100644
--- a/src/blog/types/props.ts
+++ b/src/blog/types/props.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ export interface LatestProps {
   onLoadMore?: (offset: number, limit: number) => Promise<void>; // optional async callback
 }
 
-export interface ArticleProps {
+export interface ArticleViewProps {
   article: ArticleModel;
   onBack: () => void;
-  onEdit: () => void;
+  open_editor?: () => void; // optional because home → article must still work
 }
 
+
 export interface ArticleEditorProps {
   article?: ArticleModel | null;
   onBack: () => void;
diff --git a/src/blog/types/views.ts b/src/blog/types/views.ts
index d805787..b36c3de 100644
--- a/src/blog/types/views.ts
+++ b/src/blog/types/views.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// types.ts
 export type View =
   | "home"
   | "login"
@@ -40,17 +39,16 @@ export const VIEW_TREE: Record<View, ViewNode> = {
   },
 };
 
-export function useViewRouter(setUI: React.Dispatch<any>) {
+export function useViewRouter(setUI: any) {
   const navigate = (view: View) => {
     setUI((prev: any) => ({ ...prev, view }));
     window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: "smooth" });
   };
 
-  const goBack = (currentView: View) => {
-    const parent = VIEW_TREE[currentView].parent;
-    if (parent) {
-      setUI((prev: any) => ({ ...prev, view: parent }));
-    }
+  // auto back logic from parent
+  const goBack = (view: View) => {
+    const parent = VIEW_TREE[view].parent;
+    if (parent) navigate(parent);
   };
 
   const openArticle = (i: number) => {
@@ -58,14 +56,17 @@ export function useViewRouter(setUI: React.Dispatch<any>) {
     window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: "smooth" });
   };
 
-  return {
-    navigate,
-    goBack,
-    openLogin: () => navigate("login"),
-    openRegister: () => navigate("register"),
-    openProfile: () => navigate("profile"),
-    openCreate: () => navigate("create"),
-    openEditor: () => navigate("editor"),
-    openArticle,
+  // auto child navigators from children[]
+  const navigateToChildren = (view: View) => {
+    const node = VIEW_TREE[view];
+    const funcs: Record<string, () => void> = {};
+
+    node.children?.forEach((child) => {
+      funcs[`open_${child}`] = () => navigate(child);
+    });
+
+    return funcs;
   };
+
+  return { navigate, goBack, openArticle, navigateToChildren };
 }