Automation Scripts

This directory contains automation scripts to make content management easier.

🚀 All-in-One Site Manager (Recommended)

The Complete Solution

• Bash version: ./site-manager.sh
• Fish version: ./site-manager.fish

A comprehensive interactive menu system for managing all aspects of your website.

Usage:

./site-manager.sh  # or ./site-manager.fish

Features:

• [1] 📝 Create Blog Post
• [2] 📚 Add Resource
• [3] 📅 Add Calendar Event
• [4] 🎤 Add Conference
• [5] 📸 Add Gallery Album
• [6] 💼 Add Career Entry
• [7] 🎓 Add Certification/Course
• [8] 🔍 Preview Site (Jekyll Serve)
• [9] 📤 Commit & Push Changes
• [0] ❌ Exit

Why use this:

• Interactive menu - no need to remember commands
• Handles all content types in one place
• Built-in preview and git workflow
• Consistent formatting across all additions
• Works in both bash and fish shells

Calendar Event Quick Flow (Option 3)

The calendar event flow now supports faster and UI-friendly input:

• Defaults start date to today
• Auto-fills end date when omitted
• Supports type and status used by the calendar UI filters
• Optional blog_post and gallery links for event cards
• Runs scripts/validate_data.rb automatically after insert

Recommended values:

• Type: conference, training, workshop, meetup, ctf, other
• Status: planned, confirmed, attending, completed, cancelled

Individual Scripts

Gallery Import

• Bash version: ./add_gallery.sh

Imports images from a local folder, creates a gallery directory, and appends a correctly formatted entry to _data/gallery.yml.

Usage:

./add_gallery.sh /path/to/photos

Examples

Using Site Manager

./site-manager.sh

# Select option 1 for blog post
Post title: Building Custom C2 Infrastructure
Post slug: custom-c2-infrastructure
Category: red-team
Tags: c2,infrastructure,sliver
Description: A guide to building scalable C2 infrastructure

# Then select option 8 to preview
# Finally select option 9 to commit and push

Adding Multiple Items

./site-manager.sh

# Add a resource (option 2)
Resource title: Sliver C2 Framework
URL: https://github.com/BishopFox/sliver
...

# Add a conference (option 4)
Conference name: DEF CON 34
Year: 2026
...

# Preview changes (option 8)
# Commit everything (option 9)

Tips

1. Use site-manager: The all-in-one script is easier and more consistent
2. Test locally first: Always preview (option 8) before pushing
3. Descriptive content: Use clear titles and descriptions
4. Consistent naming: Stick to established categories and tag conventions
5. Regular commits: Commit after each major addition (option 9)

Workflow Example

Recommended workflow for adding content:

1. Run ./site-manager.sh
2. Add your content (options 1-7)
3. Preview locally (option 8) - check everything looks good
4. Commit and push (option 9)
5. Done! 🎉

Future Enhancements

Potential additions:

• Batch import from CSV/JSON files
• Automated image optimization for gallery
• Bulk photo upload with auto-naming
• Template customization options
• Analytics integration
• SEO metadata generator