Add Netlify _redirects for pretty URLs with proper 301 redirects

package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",
     "start": "astro dev",
-    "build": "astro check && astro build",
+    "prebuild": "node scripts/generate-redirects.js",
+    "build": "npm run prebuild && astro check && astro build",
     "preview": "astro preview",
     "astro": "astro"
   },

public/_redirects

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# redirects for pretty URLs - generated automatically
+
+/2024-01-06-why-does-every-guest-house-room-have-a-tv-screen /blog/2024-01-06-why-does-every-guest-house-room-have-a-tv-screen 301
+/2025-06-21-crowdsourcing-exam-problems /blog/2025-06-21-crowdsourcing-exam-problems 301
+/2025-07-05-hypothetical-grading-policy /blog/2025-07-05-hypothetical-grading-policy 301
+/2025-07-09-math-human-flourishing-struggle /blog/2025-07-09-math-human-flourishing-struggle 301
+/2025-07-17-teacher-training-initiative /blog/2025-07-17-teacher-training-initiative 301
+/2025-07-21-capacities-pkm /blog/2025-07-21-capacities-pkm 301
+/2025-08-07-nptel-underrated /blog/2025-08-07-nptel-underrated 301
+/2025-08-16-interactive-fiction-textbooks /blog/2025-08-16-interactive-fiction-textbooks 301
+/2025-08-27-vibecoding-manim-slides /blog/2025-08-27-vibecoding-manim-slides 301
+/2025-08-29-grok-a-book-new-editions /blog/2025-08-29-grok-a-book-new-editions 301
+/2025-09-05-pocket-shutdown /blog/2025-09-05-pocket-shutdown 301
+/2025-09-23-ten-years-iitgn /blog/2025-09-23-ten-years-iitgn 301
+/2025-11-17-iisc-time-tracking /blog/2025-11-17-iisc-time-tracking 301
+/2026-02-20-value-of-things-comment /blog/2026-02-20-value-of-things-comment 301
+/2026-02-25-mattermost-for-openclaw /blog/2026-02-25-mattermost-for-openclaw 301

scripts/generate-redirects.js

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Generate _redirects file for pretty URLs
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const contentDir = path.join(__dirname, '../src/content/blog');
+
+const redirects = [
+  '# redirects for pretty URLs - generated automatically',
+  ''
+];
+
+// Read all blog post directories
+const entries = fs.readdirSync(contentDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+for (const entry of entries) {
+  if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+    const slug = entry.name;
+    redirects.push(`/${slug} /blog/${slug} 301`);
+  }
+}
+
+// Write _redirects file
+const outputPath = path.join(__dirname, '../public/_redirects');
+fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, redirects.join('\n') + '\n');
+
+console.log(`Generated ${redirects.length - 2} redirects`);

src/pages/[...id].astro

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-export const prerender = true;
-import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
-
-export async function getStaticPaths() {
-  const posts = await getCollection('blog');
-  
-  return posts.map((post) => ({
-    params: { id: post.id },
-    props: { slug: post.id },
-  }));
-}
-
-const { slug } = Astro.props;
-return Astro.redirect(`/blog/${slug}`, 301);
----