From 661f8c915beea678213c58d8f9a587779455bd27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vishesh 'ironeagle' Bangotra <aetoskia@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:47:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fixes for public listed articles

---
 src/blog/providers/Article.tsx | 19 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/blog/providers/Article.tsx b/src/blog/providers/Article.tsx
index a66cf0f..9809215 100644
--- a/src/blog/providers/Article.tsx
+++ b/src/blog/providers/Article.tsx
@@ -18,15 +18,8 @@ export const ArticleProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ child
       setLoading(true);
       setError(null);
 
-      const res = await api.get<ArticleModel[]>('/articles', {
-        params: { skip: 0, limit: 10 },
-      });
-
-      const formatted = res.data.map((a) => ({
-        ...a,
-        id: a._id || undefined,
-      }));
-
+      const res = await api.get<ArticleModel[]>('/articles', { params: { skip: 0, limit: 10 } });
+      const formatted = res.data.map((a) => ({ ...a, id: a._id || undefined }));
       setArticles(formatted);
     } catch (err: any) {
       console.error('Failed to fetch articles:', err);
@@ -38,7 +31,13 @@ export const ArticleProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ child
 
   /** 🔹 Auto-fetch articles whenever user logs in/out */
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (token) fetchArticles();
+    // Always load once on mount
+    // If endpoint requires JWT, fallback safely
+    if (!token) {
+      fetchArticles().catch(() => setLoading(false)); // try anyway (handles both public/protected)
+    } else {
+      fetchArticles();
+    }
   }, [token]);
 
   return (