Original post: Page history and credits on a static blog

Series: Part of How this blog was built : documenting every decision that shaped this site.

Most blog posts operate on an implicit contract: once published, they don't change.

Or if they do change, the change is invisible. This is fine for minor edits, but

when you correct something meaningful — a wrong date, a misattributed quote, broken

code — readers who've already seen the post have no way of knowing.

This blog has two optional features that address this: a page history log and a

credits section. Both are schema-validated fields in the content collection and

rendered at the bottom of post pages.

Architecture overview

Diagram fallback for Dev.to. View the canonical article for the full version: https://sourcier.uk/blog/page-history-credits

UI mockup

The wireframe below shows the presentation intent for both metadata surfaces: a

timeline-style history block and compact, pill-style credits.

Diagram fallback for Dev.to.…