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resources/views/news/_article_card.blade.php

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+{{-- Reusable article card partial --}}
+<div class="card h-100 border-0 shadow-sm news-card">
+    @if($article->cover_url)
+        <a href="{{ route('news.show', $article->slug) }}">
+            <img src="{{ $article->cover_url }}" class="card-img-top"
+                 alt="{{ $article->title }}"
+                 style="height:180px;object-fit:cover;">
+        </a>
+    @endif
+    <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column">
+        @if($article->category)
+            <a href="{{ route('news.category', $article->category->slug) }}"
+               class="badge badge-primary mb-2 align-self-start">{{ $article->category->name }}</a>
+        @endif
+
+        <h6 class="card-title mb-1">
+            <a href="{{ route('news.show', $article->slug) }}" class="text-dark text-decoration-none">
+                {{ $article->title }}
+            </a>
+        </h6>
+
+        @if($article->excerpt)
+            <p class="card-text text-muted small flex-grow-1">{{ Str::limit($article->excerpt, 100) }}</p>
+        @endif
+
+        <div class="text-muted small mt-2 d-flex justify-content-between">
+            <span>{{ $article->published_at?->format('d M Y') }}</span>
+            <span><i class="fas fa-eye mr-1"></i>{{ number_format($article->views) }}</span>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>

resources/views/news/_sidebar.blade.php

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+{{-- Sidebar partial for news frontend --}}
+
+{{-- Categories widget --}}
+@if(!empty($categories) && $categories->isNotEmpty())
+<div class="card mb-4">
+    <div class="card-header"><strong>Categories</strong></div>
+    <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
+    @foreach($categories as $cat)
+        <a href="{{ route('news.category', $cat->slug) }}"
+           class="list-group-item list-group-item-action d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            {{ $cat->name }}
+            <span class="badge badge-secondary badge-pill">{{ $cat->published_articles_count ?? 0 }}</span>
+        </a>
+    @endforeach
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endif
+
+{{-- Trending articles --}}
+@if(!empty($trending) && $trending->isNotEmpty())
+<div class="card mb-4">
+    <div class="card-header"><strong><i class="fas fa-fire mr-1 text-danger"></i> Trending</strong></div>
+    <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
+    @foreach($trending as $item)
+        <a href="{{ route('news.show', $item->slug) }}"
+           class="list-group-item list-group-item-action py-2">
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
+                <span class="font-weight-bold small">{{ Str::limit($item->title, 55) }}</span>
+                <span class="badge badge-info badge-pill ml-2">{{ number_format($item->views) }}</span>
+            </div>
+            <small class="text-muted">{{ $item->published_at?->diffForHumans() }}</small>
+        </a>
+    @endforeach
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endif
+
+{{-- Tags cloud --}}
+@if(!empty($tags) && $tags->isNotEmpty())
+<div class="card mb-4">
+    <div class="card-header"><strong><i class="fas fa-tags mr-1"></i> Tags</strong></div>
+    <div class="card-body">
+    @foreach($tags as $tag)
+        <a href="{{ route('news.tag', $tag->slug) }}" class="badge badge-secondary mr-1 mb-1">
+            {{ $tag->name }}
+        </a>
+    @endforeach
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endif
+
+{{-- RSS link --}}
+<div class="card mb-4">
+    <div class="card-body text-center">
+        <a href="{{ route('news.rss') }}" class="btn btn-outline-warning btn-sm" target="_blank">
+            <i class="fas fa-rss mr-1"></i> RSS Feed
+        </a>
+    </div>
+</div>

resources/views/news/category.blade.php

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+@extends('news.layout', [
+    'metaTitle' => $category->name . ' — News',
+])
+
+@section('news_content')
+<div class="container py-5">
+    <h1 class="mb-1">{{ $category->name }}</h1>
+    @if($category->description)
+        <p class="text-muted mb-4">{{ $category->description }}</p>
+    @endif
+
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-lg-8">
+            <div class="row">
+            @forelse($articles as $article)
+                <div class="col-sm-6 mb-4">
+                    @include('news._article_card', ['article' => $article])
+                </div>
+            @empty
+                <div class="col-12 text-center text-muted py-5">No articles in this category.</div>
+            @endforelse
+            </div>
+            <div class="mt-3">{{ $articles->links() }}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-lg-4">
+            @include('news._sidebar', ['categories' => $categories])
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endsection

resources/views/news/index.blade.php

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+@extends('news.layout', [
+    'metaTitle'       => config('news.rss_title', 'News'),
+    'metaDescription' => config('news.rss_description', ''),
+])
+
+@section('news_content')
+<div class="news-index">
+    <div class="container py-5">
+
+        {{-- Featured article --}}
+        @if($featured)
+        <section class="mb-5">
+            <a href="{{ route('news.show', $featured->slug) }}" class="text-decoration-none">
+                <div class="card border-0 shadow-sm overflow-hidden news-featured">
+                    @if($featured->cover_url)
+                        <img src="{{ $featured->cover_url }}" class="card-img" alt="{{ $featured->title }}"
+                             style="height:400px;object-fit:cover;">
+                    @endif
+                    <div class="card-img-overlay d-flex align-items-end p-4"
+                         style="background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0.75))">
+                        <div class="text-white">
+                            @if($featured->category)
+                                <span class="badge badge-primary mb-2">{{ $featured->category->name }}</span>
+                            @endif
+                            <h2 class="font-weight-bold">{{ $featured->title }}</h2>
+                            <p class="mb-1">{{ Str::limit(strip_tags((string)$featured->excerpt), 180) }}</p>
+                            <small>
+                                {{ $featured->author?->name }} &middot;
+                                {{ $featured->published_at?->format('d M Y') }} &middot;
+                                {{ $featured->reading_time }} min read
+                            </small>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </a>
+        </section>
+        @endif
+
+        <div class="row">
+            {{-- Articles grid --}}
+            <div class="col-lg-8">
+                <div class="row">
+                @forelse($articles as $article)
+                    <div class="col-sm-6 mb-4">
+                        @include('news._article_card', ['article' => $article])
+                    </div>
+                @empty
+                    <div class="col-12 text-center text-muted py-5">No news articles published yet.</div>
+                @endforelse
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="mt-3">
+                    {{ $articles->links() }}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {{-- Sidebar --}}
+            <div class="col-lg-4">
+                @include('news._sidebar', [
+                    'categories' => $categories,
+                    'trending'   => $trending,
+                    'tags'       => $tags,
+                ])
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endsection

resources/views/news/layout.blade.php

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+{{--
+    Frontend layout wrapper for the News section.
+    Extends the main app layout.
+--}}
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', $metaTitle ?? config('news.rss_title', 'News'))
+
+@if(isset($metaDescription))
+@section('meta_description', $metaDescription)
+@endif
+
+@section('content')
+    @yield('news_content')
+@endsection

resources/views/news/show.blade.php

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+@extends('news.layout', [
+    'metaTitle'       => $article->meta_title ?: $article->title,
+    'metaDescription' => $article->meta_description ?: Str::limit(strip_tags((string)$article->excerpt), 160),
+])
+
+@section('news_content')
+
+{{-- OpenGraph meta --}}
+@push('head')
+<meta property="og:type"        content="article">
+<meta property="og:title"       content="{{ $article->effective_og_title }}">
+<meta property="og:description" content="{{ $article->effective_og_description }}">
+@if($article->effective_og_image)
+    <meta property="og:image" content="{{ $article->effective_og_image }}">
+@endif
+<meta property="article:published_time" content="{{ $article->published_at?->toIso8601String() }}">
+<meta property="article:author"         content="{{ $article->author?->name }}">
+@if($article->meta_keywords)
+    <meta name="keywords" content="{{ $article->meta_keywords }}">
+@endif
+@endpush
+
+<div class="news-article">
+    <div class="container py-5">
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-lg-8">
+
+                {{-- Cover image --}}
+                @if($article->cover_url)
+                    <img src="{{ $article->cover_url }}" class="img-fluid rounded mb-4 w-100"
+                         alt="{{ $article->title }}" style="max-height:450px;object-fit:cover;">
+                @endif
+
+                {{-- Meta --}}
+                <div class="d-flex align-items-center mb-3 text-muted small">
+                    @if($article->category)
+                        <a href="{{ route('news.category', $article->category->slug) }}"
+                           class="badge badge-primary mr-2">{{ $article->category->name }}</a>
+                    @endif
+                    <span>{{ $article->author?->name }}</span>
+                    <span class="mx-2">&middot;</span>
+                    <span>{{ $article->published_at?->format('d M Y') }}</span>
+                    <span class="mx-2">&middot;</span>
+                    <span><i class="fas fa-clock mr-1"></i>{{ $article->reading_time }} min read</span>
+                    <span class="mx-2">&middot;</span>
+                    <span><i class="fas fa-eye mr-1"></i>{{ number_format($article->views) }}</span>
+                </div>
+
+                <h1 class="mb-3">{{ $article->title }}</h1>
+
+                @if($article->excerpt)
+                    <p class="lead text-muted mb-4">{{ $article->excerpt }}</p>
+                @endif
+
+                <div class="news-content">
+                    {!! $article->content !!}
+                </div>
+
+                {{-- Tags --}}
+                @if($article->tags->isNotEmpty())
+                    <div class="mt-4">
+                        <strong><i class="fas fa-tags mr-1"></i></strong>
+                        @foreach($article->tags as $tag)
+                            <a href="{{ route('news.tag', $tag->slug) }}"
+                               class="badge badge-secondary mr-1">{{ $tag->name }}</a>
+                        @endforeach
+                    </div>
+                @endif
+
+                {{-- Share buttons --}}
+                <div class="mt-4 pt-4 border-top">
+                    <strong>Share:</strong>
+                    <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url={{ urlencode(url()->current()) }}&text={{ urlencode($article->title) }}"
+                       class="btn btn-sm btn-info ml-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+                        <i class="fab fa-twitter"></i> Twitter
+                    </a>
+                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u={{ urlencode(url()->current()) }}"
+                       class="btn btn-sm btn-primary ml-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+                        <i class="fab fa-facebook"></i> Facebook
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+
+                {{-- Forum discussion link --}}
+                @if($article->forum_thread_id)
+                    <div class="mt-4 alert alert-secondary">
+                        <i class="fas fa-comments mr-2"></i>
+                        <strong>Join the discussion:</strong>
+                        <a href="{{ url('/forum/thread/discussion-' . $article->slug) }}" class="ml-1">
+                            Discussion: {{ $article->title }}
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                @endif
+
+                {{-- Related articles --}}
+                @if($related->isNotEmpty())
+                    <div class="mt-5">
+                        <h4 class="mb-3">Related Articles</h4>
+                        <div class="row">
+                            @foreach($related as $rel)
+                                <div class="col-sm-6 mb-3">
+                                    @include('news._article_card', ['article' => $rel])
+                                </div>
+                            @endforeach
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                @endif
+
+            </div>{{-- col-lg-8 --}}
+
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endsection

resources/views/news/tag.blade.php

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+@extends('news.layout', [
+    'metaTitle' => '#' . $tag->name . ' — News',
+])
+
+@section('news_content')
+<div class="container py-5">
+    <h1 class="mb-4">
+        <i class="fas fa-tag mr-2"></i>#{{ $tag->name }}
+    </h1>
+
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-lg-8">
+            <div class="row">
+            @forelse($articles as $article)
+                <div class="col-sm-6 mb-4">
+                    @include('news._article_card', ['article' => $article])
+                </div>
+            @empty
+                <div class="col-12 text-center text-muted py-5">No articles with this tag.</div>
+            @endforelse
+            </div>
+            <div class="mt-3">{{ $articles->links() }}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-lg-4">
+            @include('news._sidebar', ['categories' => $categories])
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endsection