---
title: "Starter MDX Showcase"
date: "2026-06-03"
excerpt: "Sample starter content demonstrating math, local images, links, tables, tasks, and code blocks for validating site routes."
tags:
  - Design
  - Next.js
  - Math
  - Code
  - Web Dev
author: "Starter Content"
coverImage: "/starter-showcase.svg"
---

This is deliberately sample content for Krishna's journal. Replace it with your own writing once the routes, tags, and search experience are validated.

![Abstract gradient card used as a local starter cover](/starter-showcase.svg)

## What this post covers

- A local image from `public/` referenced with an absolute path.
- Links to [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) and an internal [tag page](/tags/web-dev/).
- GFM tables, task lists, blockquotes, code fences, and math.

> Starter posts should be easy to delete, but rich enough to prove the publishing pipeline works end to end.

## Markdown and GFM examples

| Feature | Purpose | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tags | Builds static tag pages | Ready |
| Math | Checks KaTeX rendering | Ready |
| Code | Checks syntax highlighting | Ready |

- [x] Confirm route generation has at least one post.
- [x] Confirm spaced tags such as **Web Dev** create usable params.
- [ ] Replace this demo with a real article.

Inline code like `generateStaticParams` should be readable inside a sentence, and inline math such as $E = mc^2$ should render without extra setup.

Display math is useful for longer equations:

$$
\operatorname{score}(post) = \frac{links + images + code}{reading\ time}
$$

## Code with title and highlighted lines

```tsx title="components/example-card.tsx" {2,6-8}
type ExampleCardProps = {
  title: string
  href: string
}

export function ExampleCard({ title, href }: ExampleCardProps) {
  return <a href={href}>{title}</a>
}
```

## Lists, links, and details

1. Draft the article in MDX.
2. Add concrete examples and screenshots.
3. Link to useful references, such as the [MDX docs](https://mdxjs.com/).

<details>
  <summary>Why keep demo content obvious?</summary>
  <p>Because starter posts are fixtures for validation, not permanent editorial content.</p>
</details>

## Closing note

This post intentionally exercises common authoring features so the owner can validate static post routes, tag pages, and future search indexing with realistic but replaceable content.
