This release adds a new large article card layout, improves image URL handling across the app, and enhances article CRUD logic to correctly insert/update items in the global provider.

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aetoskia-blog-app",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

src/blog/components/Article/ArticleEditor.tsx

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export default function ArticleView({
               title,
               tag,
               img,
+              description,
               content,
             })
           }

src/blog/components/Article/ArticleView.tsx

@@ -55,7 +55,14 @@ export default function ArticleView({
 
       <Divider sx={{ my: 3 }} />
 
-      <CoverImage src={article.img} alt={article.title} />
+      <CoverImage
+        src={(
+          import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL.replace(/\/+$/, "") +
+          "/" +
+          (article.img?.replace(/^\/+/, "") || "")
+        )}
+        alt={article.title}
+      />
 
       <Box
         sx={{

src/blog/components/ArticleCards/ArticleCardSize12.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { CardMedia, Typography } from '@mui/material';
+import { ArticleMeta } from "../ArticleMeta";
+import { ArticleCardProps } from "../../types/props";
+import { StyledCard, StyledCardContent, StyledTypography } from "../../types/styles";
+
+
+export default function ArticleCardSize12({
+  article,
+  index,
+  focusedCardIndex,
+  onSelectArticle,
+  onFocus,
+  onBlur,
+}: ArticleCardProps) {
+  return (
+    <StyledCard
+      variant="outlined"
+      onClick={() => onSelectArticle(index)}
+      onFocus={() => onFocus(index)}
+      onBlur={onBlur}
+      tabIndex={0}
+      className={focusedCardIndex === index ? 'Mui-focused' : ''}
+    >
+      <CardMedia
+        component="img"
+        alt={article.title}
+        image={(
+          import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL.replace(/\/+$/, "") +
+          "/" +
+          (article.img?.replace(/^\/+/, "") || "")
+        )}
+        sx={{
+          aspectRatio: '16 / 9',
+        }}
+      />
+      <StyledCardContent>
+        <Typography gutterBottom variant="caption" component="div">
+          {article.tag}
+        </Typography>
+        <Typography gutterBottom variant="h6" component="div">
+          {article.title}
+        </Typography>
+        <StyledTypography variant="body2" color="text.secondary" gutterBottom>
+          {article.description}
+        </StyledTypography>
+      </StyledCardContent>
+      <ArticleMeta article={article} />
+    </StyledCard>
+  );
+};

src/blog/components/ArticleCards/ArticleCardSize4.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function ArticleCardSize4({
     >
       <CardMedia
         component="img"
-        alt="green iguana"
+        alt={article.title}
         image={(
           import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL.replace(/\/+$/, "") +
           "/" +

src/blog/components/ArticleCards/ArticleCardsGrid.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Grid, Box } from '@mui/material';
+import ArticleCardSize12 from './ArticleCardSize12';
 import ArticleCardSize6 from './ArticleCardSize6';
 import ArticleCardSize4 from './ArticleCardSize4';
 import ArticleCardSize2 from './ArticleCardSize2';
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export default function ArticleCardsGrid({
   articles,
   onSelectArticle,
   xs = 12,
+  md12 = 12,
   md6 = 6,
   md4 = 4,
   nested = 2,
@@ -30,8 +32,9 @@ export default function ArticleCardsGrid({
     setFocusedCardIndex(null);
   };
 
-  const renderCard = (article: ArticleModel, index: number, type: '6' | '4' | '2' = '6') => {
+  const renderCard = (article: ArticleModel, index: number, type: '12' | '6' | '4' | '2' = '12') => {
     const CardComponent =
+      type === '12' ? ArticleCardSize12 :
       type === '6' ? ArticleCardSize6 :
       type === '4' ? ArticleCardSize4 :
       ArticleCardSize2;
@@ -51,6 +54,17 @@ export default function ArticleCardsGrid({
 
   return (
     <Grid container spacing={2} columns={12}>
+      {/* ---- 1 article: 12 ---- */}
+      {count === 1 && (
+        <>
+          {visibleArticles.map((a, i) => (
+            <Grid key={i} size={{ xs, md: md12 }}>
+              {renderCard(a, i, '12')}
+            </Grid>
+          ))}
+        </>
+      )}
+
       {/* ---- 2 articles: 6 | 6 ---- */}
       {count === 2 && (
         <>

src/blog/providers/Article.tsx

@@ -10,15 +10,38 @@ export const ArticleProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ child
   const [articles, setArticles] = useState<ArticleModel[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const { token } = useAuth();
+  const { token, currentUser } = useAuth();
+
+  const upsertArticleInList = (updated: ArticleModel) => {
+    setArticles(prev => {
+      const exists = prev.some(a => a._id === updated._id);
+      if (exists) {
+        // UPDATE → replace item
+        return prev.map(a => (a._id === updated._id ? updated : a));
+      } else {
+        // CREATE → append to top
+        return [updated, ...prev];
+      }
+    });
+  };
 
   /** 🔹 Author IDs must be strings for API, so we normalize here */
-  const normalizeArticleForApi = (article: Partial<ArticleModel>) => ({
-    ...article,
-    authors: (article.authors ?? []).map(a =>
-      a._id
-    ),
-  });
+  const normalizeArticleForApi = (article: Partial<ArticleModel>) => {
+    // Extract existing authors as a list of IDs (string[])
+    const existingIds = (article.authors ?? []).map(a =>
+      typeof a === "string" ? a : a._id
+    );
+
+    // Inject currentUser if missing
+    const allAuthorIds = currentUser?._id
+      ? Array.from(new Set([...existingIds, currentUser._id])) // dedupe
+      : existingIds;
+
+    return {
+      ...article,
+      authors: allAuthorIds,
+    };
+  };
 
   /** 🔹 Fetch articles (JWT automatically attached by api.ts interceptor) */
   const fetchArticles = async () => {
@@ -50,6 +73,7 @@ export const ArticleProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ child
       setError(null);
 
       const res = await api.put<ArticleModel>(`/articles/${articleData._id}`, normalizedArticleData);
+      upsertArticleInList(res.data);
       return res.data;
     } catch (err: any) {
       console.error('Article update failed:', err);
@@ -72,6 +96,7 @@ export const ArticleProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ child
       setError(null);
 
       const res = await api.post<ArticleModel>(`/articles`, normalizedArticleData);
+      upsertArticleInList(res.data);
       return res.data;
     } catch (err: any) {
       console.error('Article create failed:', err);

src/blog/types/props.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface ArticleGridProps {
   articles: ArticleModel[];
   onSelectArticle: (index: number) => void;
   xs?: number;  // default 12 for mobile full-width
+  md12?: number, // default 12 (full-width)
   md6?: number; // default 6 (half-width)
   md4?: number; // default 4 (third-width)
   nested?: 1 | 2; // number of stacked cards in a nested column