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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>