Using the Admin Panel

The admin panel at /admin/ is a password-protected interface for managing all site entries — editing fields, publishing/unpublishing, adding new entries, deleting entries, and renaming categories and types.

All changes are batched and committed to GitHub in a single operation when you click Save Changes, triggering an automatic deploy.

Logging In

1. Go to /admin/ (e.g. https://lowdo.netlify.app/admin/)
2. Enter the admin password
3. Click Log In

Contact Bay if you need the password.

The Table View

After logging in you'll see a table of all entries (including drafts). Columns:

Filtering and Searching

• Search box — filter by title or slug as you type
• Type filter chips — show only entries of a specific type
• Column headers — click to sort ascending/descending

Editing an Entry

Click Edit on any row to open the side panel with all editable fields:

Click Apply Changes to confirm edits. The row highlights yellow to indicate unsaved changes. Click Save Changes (top right) to commit everything to GitHub.

Draft Toggle

The dot in the Draft column controls visibility:

• Red dot = draft (hidden from public site)
• Grey dot = published (visible on public site)

Click the dot to toggle. Draft entries are visible in the admin table but excluded from the public index and project pages.

Editing Categories Inline

Each entry's categories appear as tags in the table row:

• Click × on a tag to remove it
• Click + to add a category (opens a searchable dropdown)
• Type a new name in the dropdown to create a category that doesn't exist yet

Editing Type Inline

The type tag works the same way:

• Click × or + on the type tag to open the type picker
• Start typing to filter existing types or create a new one
• Press Enter or click + Create "..." to set a custom type

Adding a New Entry

1. Click + New Entry (top right)
2. A new blank row appears in the table, marked with a blue highlight
3. Click Edit on the new row to open the side panel
4. Fill in the title, type, date, and any other fields
5. Click Apply Changes
6. The slug is auto-generated from the title and today's date (e.g. 260410_my-entry)
7. Click Save Changes to create the file on GitHub

Default: New entries are created as type: project in entries/projects/. Change the type tag in the row to use a different type — non-project entries are placed in entries/other/ automatically.

Deleting an Entry

1. Click Del on the row you want to remove
2. Confirm the deletion in the dialog
3. The row is marked for deletion (removed from the table immediately)
4. Click Save Changes to permanently delete the folder and files from GitHub

⚠️ Deletion cannot be undone after saving.

Bulk Category Editing

Select multiple entries using the checkboxes, then use the bulk action buttons that appear:

• + Add Category — add a category to all selected entries at once
• − Remove Category — remove a category from all selected entries

Renaming Labels (Categories and Types)

To rename a category or type across all entries at once:

1. Click Manage Labels in the toolbar
2. Select the Categories or Types tab
3. Click Rename next to the label you want to change
4. Type the new name and press Enter or click Save
5. All entries with that label are updated in memory
6. Click Save Changes to commit everything to GitHub

This is faster than selecting entries individually and editing them one by one.

Saving Changes

All edits are held in memory until you click Save Changes. The counter in the header shows how many entries have pending changes.

When you save:

1. All changes are sent to the GitHub API as a single commit
2. Netlify detects the commit and deploys automatically (3–5 minutes)
3. The table resets — modified highlights clear

If the session expires (24 hours): you'll be prompted to log in again. Any unsaved changes in memory will be lost — save before leaving the tab for a long time.