Test Article

This is a test article written in Markdown using Astro’s content collections. The first paragraph automatically receives lead styling to draw readers into the content.

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Why Content Collections?

Content collections provide several benefits over plain Markdown files in the pages folder:

• Type safety for frontmatter with Zod validation
• Better organization with content separate from routing
• Powerful querying to filter, sort, and transform content
• Automatic TypeScript types for better editor support

Here’s an example of inline code: const greeting = "Hello". And a link to Astro’s documentation.

Code Blocks

Code blocks get special styling with a dark background:

function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}

const message = greet('World');
console.log(message);

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Lists and Quotes

Unordered lists use sandstone-colored markers:

• First item in the list
• Second item with more text to demonstrate wrapping behavior
• Third item
• Fourth item

Ordered lists for sequential content:

1. Discovery phase
2. Direction setting
3. Development work
4. Delivery and launch

Blockquotes

A blockquote for highlighting important ideas. The serif font adds elegance and distinction from body text.

With attribution:

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. — Steve Jobs

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Conclusion

This test article demonstrates all the typographic elements available in the article styling system. Content collections make it easy to add more posts while maintaining consistent structure.