diff --git a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
index 602d89d..2a40d2d 100644
--- a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {#
   Recent Posts Section - displays latest posts from any collection
   Rendered by homepage-builder when recent-posts section is configured
-  Supports type-aware rendering for likes, bookmarks, reposts, replies, photos
+  Redesigned to match the visual language used on /blog/
 #}
 
 {% set sectionConfig = section.config or {} %}
@@ -15,153 +15,197 @@
     {{ sectionConfig.title or "Recent Posts" }}
   </h2>
 
-  <div class="space-y-4">
+  <ul class="post-list">
     {% for post in listedPosts | head(maxItems) %}
-      {# Detect post type from frontmatter properties #}
-      {% set likedUrl = post.data.likeOf or post.data.like_of %}
-      {% set bookmarkedUrl = post.data.bookmarkOf or post.data.bookmark_of %}
-      {% set repostedUrl = post.data.repostOf or post.data.repost_of %}
-      {% set replyToUrl = post.data.inReplyTo or post.data.in_reply_to %}
-      {% set hasPhotos = post.data.photo and post.data.photo.length %}
+    {# Detect post type from frontmatter properties #}
+    {% set likedUrl = post.data.likeOf or post.data.like_of %}
+    {% set bookmarkedUrl = post.data.bookmarkOf or post.data.bookmark_of %}
+    {% set repostedUrl = post.data.repostOf or post.data.repost_of %}
+    {% set replyToUrl = post.data.inReplyTo or post.data.in_reply_to %}
+    {% set hasPhotos = post.data.photo and post.data.photo.length %}
 
-      {# Determine border color by post type #}
-      {% set borderClass = "" %}
+    {% set borderClass = "" %}
+    {% if likedUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-red-400 dark:border-l-red-500" %}
+    {% elif bookmarkedUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-amber-400 dark:border-l-amber-500" %}
+    {% elif repostedUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-green-400 dark:border-l-green-500" %}
+    {% elif replyToUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-sky-400 dark:border-l-sky-500" %}
+    {% elif hasPhotos %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-purple-400 dark:border-l-purple-500" %}
+    {% elif post.data.title %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-indigo-400 dark:border-l-indigo-500" %}
+    {% else %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-teal-400 dark:border-l-teal-500" %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <li class="h-entry post-card {{ borderClass }}">
       {% if likedUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-red-400 dark:border-l-red-500" %}
-      {% elif bookmarkedUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-amber-400 dark:border-l-amber-500" %}
-      {% elif repostedUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-green-400 dark:border-l-green-500" %}
-      {% elif replyToUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-sky-400 dark:border-l-sky-500" %}
-      {% elif hasPhotos %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-purple-400 dark:border-l-purple-500" %}
-      {% else %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-surface-300 dark:border-l-surface-600" %}
-      {% endif %}
-
-    <article class="h-entry p-4 bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 hover:border-accent-400 dark:hover:border-accent-600 transition-colors {{ borderClass }}">
-
-      {% if likedUrl %}
-      {# ── Like card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Like #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-red-500" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path d="M12 21.35l-1.45-1.32C5.4 15.36 2 12.28 2 8.5 2 5.42 4.42 3 7.5 3c1.74 0 3.41.81 4.5 2.09C13.09 3.81 14.76 3 16.5 3 19.58 3 22 5.42 22 8.5c0 3.78-3.4 6.86-8.55 11.54L12 21.35z"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">Liked</span>
-            <time class="dt-published font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {{ likedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% unfurl likedUrl %}
           <a class="u-like-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ likedUrl }}">
             {{ likedUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or (post.date | dateDisplay) }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Like from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif bookmarkedUrl %}
-      {# ── Bookmark card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Bookmark #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-amber-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M5 5a2 2 0 012-2h10a2 2 0 012 2v16l-7-3.5L5 21V5z"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">Bookmarked</span>
-            <time class="dt-published font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {% if post.data.title and (post.data.title | trim) %}
-          <h3 class="p-name font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mt-1">
-            <a class="hover:text-accent-600 dark:hover:text-accent-400" href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title | trim }}</a>
+          {% if post.data.title %}
+          <h3 class="p-name text-lg font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mt-2">
+            <a class="hover:text-amber-600 dark:hover:text-amber-400" href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
           </h3>
           {% endif %}
-          {{ bookmarkedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% unfurl bookmarkedUrl %}
           <a class="u-bookmark-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
             {{ bookmarkedUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or (post.date | dateDisplay) }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Bookmark from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif repostedUrl %}
-      {# ── Repost card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Repost #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-green-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-green-600 dark:text-green-400">Reposted</span>
-            <time class="dt-published font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {{ repostedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% unfurl repostedUrl %}
           <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
             {{ repostedUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or (post.date | dateDisplay) }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Repost from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif replyToUrl %}
-      {# ── Reply card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Reply #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-sky-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M3 10h10a8 8 0 018 8v2M3 10l6 6m-6-6l6-6"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-sky-600 dark:text-sky-400">In reply to</span>
-            <time class="dt-published font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {{ replyToUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% unfurl replyToUrl %}
           <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
             {{ replyToUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or (post.date | dateDisplay) }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-sky-600 dark:text-sky-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Reply from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif hasPhotos %}
-      {# ── Photo card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Photo #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-purple-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M3 9a2 2 0 012-2h.93a2 2 0 001.664-.89l.812-1.22A2 2 0 0110.07 4h3.86a2 2 0 011.664.89l.812 1.22A2 2 0 0018.07 7H19a2 2 0 012 2v9a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2V9z"/>
@@ -169,82 +213,113 @@
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-purple-600 dark:text-purple-400">Photo</span>
-            <time class="dt-published font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          <div class="photo-gallery mt-2">
+          <div class="photo-gallery mt-3">
             {% for img in post.data.photo | head(2) %}
               {% set photoUrl = img.url %}
               {% if photoUrl and photoUrl[0] != '/' and 'http' not in photoUrl %}
                 {% set photoUrl = '/' + photoUrl %}
               {% endif %}
               <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="photo-link">
-                <img src="{{ photoUrl }}" alt="{{ img.alt | default('Photo from: ' + post.data.title) }}" class="u-photo rounded max-h-48 object-cover" loading="lazy" eleventy:ignore>
+                <img src="{{ photoUrl }}" alt="{{ img.alt | default('Photo') }}" class="u-photo" loading="lazy" eleventy:ignore>
               </a>
             {% endfor %}
           </div>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-2">
+          <div class="e-content photo-caption prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or (post.date | dateDisplay) }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-purple-600 dark:text-purple-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Photo from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif post.data.title and (post.data.title | trim) %}
-      {# ── Article card ── #}
-      <h3 class="p-name font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-1">
-        <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="u-url hover:text-accent-600 dark:hover:text-accent-400">
-          {{ post.data.title | trim }}
-        </a>
-      </h3>
+      {# Article #}
+      <div class="post-header">
+        <h3 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-1">
+          <a class="p-name u-url text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 hover:text-indigo-600 dark:hover:text-indigo-400" href="{{ post.url }}">
+            {{ post.data.title }}
+          </a>
+        </h3>
+        <div class="post-meta">
+          <time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
+          </time>
+          {% if post.data.category %}
+          <span class="post-categories">
+            {% if post.data.category is string %}
+            <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+            {% else %}
+            {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+            <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+            {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+          </span>
+          {% endif %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
       {% if showSummary and post.templateContent %}
-      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mb-2 line-clamp-2">
+      <p class="p-summary text-surface-700 dark:text-surface-300 mt-3">
         {{ post.templateContent | striptags | truncate(250) }}
       </p>
       {% endif %}
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400">
-        <time class="dt-published font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
-          {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-        </time>
-        {% if post.data.postType %}
-        <span class="px-2 py-0.5 bg-surface-100 dark:bg-surface-700 rounded-full">
-          {{ post.data.postType }}
-        </span>
-        {% endif %}
-      </div>
+      <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-sm text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" aria-label="Read more: {{ post.data.title }}">
+        Read more &rarr;
+      </a>
 
       {% else %}
-      {# ── Note card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mb-2">
+      {# Note #}
+      <div class="post-header">
         <a class="u-url" href="{{ post.url }}">
-          <time class="dt-published font-medium font-mono text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+          <time-difference><time class="dt-published text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 font-medium font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
             {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-          </time>
+          </time></time-difference>
         </a>
-        {% if post.data.postType %}
-        <span class="px-2 py-0.5 bg-surface-100 dark:bg-surface-700 rounded-full">
-          {{ post.data.postType }}
+        {% if post.data.category %}
+        <span class="post-categories ml-2">
+          {% if post.data.category is string %}
+          <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+          {% else %}
+          {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+          <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+          {% endfor %}
+          {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
       </div>
-      {% if post.templateContent %}
-      <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm max-w-none line-clamp-3">
-        {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
+      <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
+        {% if post.content and post.content.html %}
+          {{ post.content.html | safe }}
+        {% else %}
+          {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
+        {% endif %}
+      </div>
+      <div class="post-footer mt-3">
+        <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-sm text-teal-600 dark:text-teal-400 hover:underline" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Note from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">
+          Permalink
+        </a>
       </div>
       {% endif %}
-      <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or (post.date | dateDisplay) }}">
-        Permalink
-      </a>
-      {% endif %}
-
-    </article>
+    </li>
     {% endfor %}
-  </div>
+  </ul>
 
   {% if sectionConfig.showViewAll != false %}
   <a href="{{ sectionConfig.viewAllUrl or '/blog/' }}" class="text-sm text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-4 inline-flex items-center gap-1">
diff --git a/theme/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk b/theme/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
index 0c9f4e3..2a40d2d 100644
--- a/theme/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
+++ b/theme/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {#
   Recent Posts Section - displays latest posts from any collection
   Rendered by homepage-builder when recent-posts section is configured
-  Supports type-aware rendering for likes, bookmarks, reposts, replies, photos
+  Redesigned to match the visual language used on /blog/
 #}
 
 {% set sectionConfig = section.config or {} %}
@@ -15,153 +15,197 @@
     {{ sectionConfig.title or "Recent Posts" }}
   </h2>
 
-  <div class="space-y-4">
+  <ul class="post-list">
     {% for post in listedPosts | head(maxItems) %}
-      {# Detect post type from frontmatter properties #}
-      {% set likedUrl = post.data.likeOf or post.data.like_of %}
-      {% set bookmarkedUrl = post.data.bookmarkOf or post.data.bookmark_of %}
-      {% set repostedUrl = post.data.repostOf or post.data.repost_of %}
-      {% set replyToUrl = post.data.inReplyTo or post.data.in_reply_to %}
-      {% set hasPhotos = post.data.photo and post.data.photo.length %}
+    {# Detect post type from frontmatter properties #}
+    {% set likedUrl = post.data.likeOf or post.data.like_of %}
+    {% set bookmarkedUrl = post.data.bookmarkOf or post.data.bookmark_of %}
+    {% set repostedUrl = post.data.repostOf or post.data.repost_of %}
+    {% set replyToUrl = post.data.inReplyTo or post.data.in_reply_to %}
+    {% set hasPhotos = post.data.photo and post.data.photo.length %}
 
-      {# Determine border color by post type #}
-      {% set borderClass = "" %}
+    {% set borderClass = "" %}
+    {% if likedUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-red-400 dark:border-l-red-500" %}
+    {% elif bookmarkedUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-amber-400 dark:border-l-amber-500" %}
+    {% elif repostedUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-green-400 dark:border-l-green-500" %}
+    {% elif replyToUrl %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-sky-400 dark:border-l-sky-500" %}
+    {% elif hasPhotos %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-purple-400 dark:border-l-purple-500" %}
+    {% elif post.data.title %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-indigo-400 dark:border-l-indigo-500" %}
+    {% else %}
+      {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-teal-400 dark:border-l-teal-500" %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <li class="h-entry post-card {{ borderClass }}">
       {% if likedUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-red-400 dark:border-l-red-500" %}
-      {% elif bookmarkedUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-amber-400 dark:border-l-amber-500" %}
-      {% elif repostedUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-green-400 dark:border-l-green-500" %}
-      {% elif replyToUrl %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-sky-400 dark:border-l-sky-500" %}
-      {% elif hasPhotos %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-purple-400 dark:border-l-purple-500" %}
-      {% else %}
-        {% set borderClass = "border-l-[3px] border-l-surface-300 dark:border-l-surface-600" %}
-      {% endif %}
-
-    <article class="h-entry p-4 bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 hover:border-accent-400 dark:hover:border-accent-600 transition-colors {{ borderClass }}">
-
-      {% if likedUrl %}
-      {# ── Like card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Like #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-red-500" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path d="M12 21.35l-1.45-1.32C5.4 15.36 2 12.28 2 8.5 2 5.42 4.42 3 7.5 3c1.74 0 3.41.81 4.5 2.09C13.09 3.81 14.76 3 16.5 3 19.58 3 22 5.42 22 8.5c0 3.78-3.4 6.86-8.55 11.54L12 21.35z"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-500">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">Liked</span>
-            <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {{ likedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
-          <a class="u-like-of text-xs text-surface-400 dark:text-surface-500 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ likedUrl }}">
+          {% unfurl likedUrl %}
+          <a class="u-like-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ likedUrl }}">
             {{ likedUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Like from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif bookmarkedUrl %}
-      {# ── Bookmark card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Bookmark #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-amber-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M5 5a2 2 0 012-2h10a2 2 0 012 2v16l-7-3.5L5 21V5z"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-500">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">Bookmarked</span>
-            <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {% if post.data.title and (post.data.title | trim) %}
-          <h3 class="p-name font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mt-1">
-            <a class="hover:text-accent-600 dark:hover:text-accent-400" href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title | trim }}</a>
+          {% if post.data.title %}
+          <h3 class="p-name text-lg font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mt-2">
+            <a class="hover:text-amber-600 dark:hover:text-amber-400" href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
           </h3>
           {% endif %}
-          {{ bookmarkedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
-          <a class="u-bookmark-of text-xs text-surface-400 dark:text-surface-500 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
+          {% unfurl bookmarkedUrl %}
+          <a class="u-bookmark-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
             {{ bookmarkedUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Bookmark from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif repostedUrl %}
-      {# ── Repost card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Repost #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-green-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-500">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-green-600 dark:text-green-400">Reposted</span>
-            <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {{ repostedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
-          <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-400 dark:text-surface-500 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
+          {% unfurl repostedUrl %}
+          <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
             {{ repostedUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Repost from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif replyToUrl %}
-      {# ── Reply card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Reply #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-sky-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M3 10h10a8 8 0 018 8v2M3 10l6 6m-6-6l6-6"/>
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-500">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-sky-600 dark:text-sky-400">In reply to</span>
-            <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {{ replyToUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
-          <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-400 dark:text-surface-500 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
+          {% unfurl replyToUrl %}
+          <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
             {{ replyToUrl }}
           </a>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-3">
+          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-sky-600 dark:text-sky-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Reply from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif hasPhotos %}
-      {# ── Photo card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+      {# Photo #}
+      <div class="post-header flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 mt-1">
           <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-purple-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M3 9a2 2 0 012-2h.93a2 2 0 001.664-.89l.812-1.22A2 2 0 0110.07 4h3.86a2 2 0 011.664.89l.812 1.22A2 2 0 0018.07 7H19a2 2 0 012 2v9a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2V9z"/>
@@ -169,82 +213,113 @@
           </svg>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-500">
+          <div class="post-meta">
             <span class="font-medium text-purple-600 dark:text-purple-400">Photo</span>
-            <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            <time-difference><time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-            </time>
+            </time></time-difference>
+            {% if post.data.category %}
+            <span class="post-categories">
+              {% if post.data.category is string %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+              {% else %}
+              {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+              <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
-          <div class="photo-gallery mt-2">
+          <div class="photo-gallery mt-3">
             {% for img in post.data.photo | head(2) %}
               {% set photoUrl = img.url %}
               {% if photoUrl and photoUrl[0] != '/' and 'http' not in photoUrl %}
                 {% set photoUrl = '/' + photoUrl %}
               {% endif %}
               <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="photo-link">
-                <img src="{{ photoUrl }}" alt="{{ img.alt | default('Photo') }}" class="u-photo rounded max-h-48 object-cover" loading="lazy" eleventy:ignore>
+                <img src="{{ photoUrl }}" alt="{{ img.alt | default('Photo') }}" class="u-photo" loading="lazy" eleventy:ignore>
               </a>
             {% endfor %}
           </div>
           {% if post.templateContent %}
-          <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-2 max-w-none line-clamp-2">
+          <div class="e-content photo-caption prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
             {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
           </div>
           {% endif %}
-          <a class="u-url text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}">Permalink</a>
+          <a class="u-url text-sm text-purple-600 dark:text-purple-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" href="{{ post.url }}" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Photo from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">Permalink</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       {% elif post.data.title and (post.data.title | trim) %}
-      {# ── Article card ── #}
-      <h3 class="p-name font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mb-1">
-        <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="u-url hover:text-accent-600 dark:hover:text-accent-400">
-          {{ post.data.title | trim }}
-        </a>
-      </h3>
+      {# Article #}
+      <div class="post-header">
+        <h3 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-1">
+          <a class="p-name u-url text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 hover:text-indigo-600 dark:hover:text-indigo-400" href="{{ post.url }}">
+            {{ post.data.title }}
+          </a>
+        </h3>
+        <div class="post-meta">
+          <time class="dt-published font-mono text-sm" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+            {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
+          </time>
+          {% if post.data.category %}
+          <span class="post-categories">
+            {% if post.data.category is string %}
+            <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+            {% else %}
+            {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+            <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+            {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+          </span>
+          {% endif %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
       {% if showSummary and post.templateContent %}
-      <p class="text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 mb-2 line-clamp-2">
+      <p class="p-summary text-surface-700 dark:text-surface-300 mt-3">
         {{ post.templateContent | striptags | truncate(250) }}
       </p>
       {% endif %}
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-500">
-        <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
-          {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-        </time>
-        {% if post.data.postType %}
-        <span class="px-2 py-0.5 bg-surface-100 dark:bg-surface-700 rounded">
-          {{ post.data.postType }}
-        </span>
-        {% endif %}
-      </div>
+      <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-sm text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400 hover:underline mt-3 inline-block" aria-label="Read more: {{ post.data.title }}">
+        Read more &rarr;
+      </a>
 
       {% else %}
-      {# ── Note card ── #}
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-surface-500 mb-2">
+      {# Note #}
+      <div class="post-header">
         <a class="u-url" href="{{ post.url }}">
-          <time class="dt-published font-medium text-surface-500 dark:text-surface-400" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
+          <time-difference><time class="dt-published text-sm text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 font-medium font-mono" datetime="{{ post.date | isoDate }}">
             {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
-          </time>
+          </time></time-difference>
         </a>
-        {% if post.data.postType %}
-        <span class="px-2 py-0.5 bg-surface-100 dark:bg-surface-700 rounded">
-          {{ post.data.postType }}
+        {% if post.data.category %}
+        <span class="post-categories ml-2">
+          {% if post.data.category is string %}
+          <span class="p-category">{{ post.data.category }}</span>
+          {% else %}
+          {% for cat in post.data.category %}
+          <span class="p-category">{{ cat }}</span>
+          {% endfor %}
+          {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
       </div>
-      {% if post.templateContent %}
-      <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm max-w-none line-clamp-3">
-        {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
+      <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
+        {% if post.content and post.content.html %}
+          {{ post.content.html | safe }}
+        {% else %}
+          {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
+        {% endif %}
+      </div>
+      <div class="post-footer mt-3">
+        <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-sm text-teal-600 dark:text-teal-400 hover:underline" aria-label="Permalink: {{ post.data.title or ('Note from ' + (post.date | dateDisplay)) }}">
+          Permalink
+        </a>
       </div>
       {% endif %}
-      <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-xs text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-2 inline-block">
-        Permalink
-      </a>
-      {% endif %}
-
-    </article>
+    </li>
     {% endfor %}
-  </div>
+  </ul>
 
   {% if sectionConfig.showViewAll != false %}
   <a href="{{ sectionConfig.viewAllUrl or '/blog/' }}" class="text-sm text-accent-600 dark:text-accent-400 hover:underline mt-4 inline-flex items-center gap-1">