IdeaCrew Corporate Website

The public website for IdeaCrew. This site showcases IdeaCrew's services, portfolio, leadership, careers, news, and contact information. It is built with custom pages, components, and content models.

Overview

• Framework: Astro with TypeScript and React components
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Content: Markdown/MDX via Astro Content Collections
• Deployment: Netlify (configured via netlify.toml)
• OG Images: Dynamic generation for posts and site pages

Content Management System

The website content is managed through PagesCMS:

• CMS URL: https://app.pagescms.org/ideacrew/ideacrew-website/
• Documentation: https://pagescms.org/docs/
• Access: If you need access to the CMS, contact Brad Bodine.

Content Model

Content lives under src/content/ and is organized by collection:

• site/config.md: Site-wide metadata
• news/: News posts (blog)
• careers/: Job postings
• leaders/: Leadership bios
• work/: Case studies and client work

Static pages live in src/pages/ (e.g., about.md, contact.md, work.md, etc.). Shared layouts are in src/layouts/, and reusable components in src/components/.

Project Structure

/
├── public/
│   ├── assets/
│   └── ideacrew-og.jpg
├── src/
│   ├── assets/
│   ├── components/
│   ├── content/
│   ├── layouts/
│   ├── pages/
│   ├── styles/
│   └── utils/
├── netlify.toml
└── package.json

Getting Started

Requirements: Node.js LTS and npm.

npm install
npm run dev

The dev server runs at http://localhost:4321/ by default.

Build & Preview

npm run build
npm run preview

The build output is generated in dist/.

Commands

All commands are run from the repository root:

Command	Description
npm install	Install dependencies
npm run dev	Start the local dev server at localhost:4321
npm run build	Build the production site to ./dist/
npm run preview	Preview the built site locally
npm run format	Format the codebase with Prettier
npm run format:check	Check formatting
npm run lint	Lint with ESLint
npm run sync	Generate TypeScript types for Astro modules

Note: A prebuild script copies images from src/assets/images to public/images/ automatically during builds.

Environment Variables (optional)

Google Search Console site verification can be added via:

# .env
PUBLIC_GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION=your-google-site-verification-value

Deployment

The site is configured for Netlify:

• Build command: npm run build
• Publish directory: dist
• Additional settings are defined in netlify.toml.
• Netlify Project URL: https://app.netlify.com/projects/ideacrew-website/
• Access: If you need access to the Netlify project, contact Brad Bodine.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.