Advanced Features and Pro Tips

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Advanced Features and Pro Tips

Take your Wild Feed usage to the next level with these advanced features, professional workflows, and optimization techniques.

Advanced Field Mapping

Complex Nested Structures

Wild Feed’s double underscore notation supports deeply nested objects:

{
  "meta__seo__title": "Custom SEO Title",
  "meta__seo__description": "Custom meta description",
  "meta__social__twitter__card": "summary_large_image",
  "meta__social__twitter__creator": "@username",
  "meta__social__og__type": "article",
  "meta__social__og__image": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}

Results in:

meta:
  seo:
    title: "Custom SEO Title"
    description: "Custom meta description"
  social:
    twitter:
      card: "summary_large_image"
      creator: "@username"
    og:
      type: "article"
      image: "https://example.com/image.jpg"

Array Handling

Arrays are preserved automatically:

{
  "tags": ["javascript", "tutorial", "web-development"],
  "authors": [
    {"name": "John Doe", "role": "Lead Developer"},
    {"name": "Jane Smith", "role": "Technical Writer"}
  ]
}

Professional Workflows

Content Planning Workflow

  1. Data Structure Design

    • Plan your frontmatter schema first
    • Create templates for different content types
    • Establish naming conventions

  2. Content Creation Process

    • Write content in your preferred editor
    • Structure data in JSON format
    • Use Wild Feed for final conversion and validation

  3. Quality Assurance

    • Preview all content before export
    • Validate frontmatter structure
    • Check for consistency across documents

Bulk Content Management

For managing large content libraries:

[
  {
    "type": "blog-post",
    "category": "tutorials",
    "series__name": "Web Development Basics",
    "series__order": 1,
    "title": "Introduction to HTML",
    "publish__date": "2024-01-15",
    "publish__status": "published",
    "content": "..."
  },
  {
    "type": "blog-post", 
    "category": "tutorials",
    "series__name": "Web Development Basics",
    "series__order": 2,
    "title": "CSS Fundamentals",
    "publish__date": "2024-01-22",
    "publish__status": "draft",
    "content": "..."
  }
]

Performance Optimization

Large Dataset Handling

Wild Feed efficiently handles large datasets. For optimal performance:

  • Chunk Processing: Break large datasets into smaller batches
  • Memory Management: Close unused documents when working with 100+ files
  • Export Strategy: Use bulk export for large collections

Content Optimization

Image Handling

Structure image data for easy processing:

{
  "images__featured__url": "https://example.com/featured.jpg",
  "images__featured__alt": "Descriptive alt text",
  "images__featured__width": 1200,
  "images__featured__height": 630,
  "images__gallery": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/image1.jpg",
      "caption": "Image caption"
    }
  ]
}

Organize internal and external links:

{
  "links__canonical": "https://example.com/articles/advanced-features",
  "links__related": [
    "/articles/getting-started",
    "/articles/seo-best-practices"
  ],
  "links__external": {
    "documentation": "https://docs.example.com",
    "source": "https://github.com/example/repo"
  }
}

Integration Workflows

Static Site Generator Integration

Hugo

# Optimized for Hugo
title: "Article Title"
date: 2024-01-15T10:00:00Z
draft: false
type: "post"
layout: "single"
url: "/blog/article-slug/"

Jekyll

# Optimized for Jekyll
layout: post
title: "Article Title"
date: 2024-01-15 10:00:00 +0000
categories: [blog, tutorial]
permalink: /blog/article-slug/

Gatsby

# Optimized for Gatsby
title: "Article Title"
date: 2024-01-15
template: "post"
slug: "/blog/article-slug"
socialImage: "/media/image.jpg"

CMS Integration

Structure data for headless CMS import:

{
  "cms__id": "unique-identifier",
  "cms__collection": "blog-posts",
  "cms__workspace": "production",
  "title": "Article Title",
  "slug": "article-slug",
  "meta__created": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
  "meta__updated": "2024-01-20T15:30:00Z",
  "content": "..."
}

Automation and Scripting

Command Line Integration

For automated workflows, export and process files programmatically:

# Example: Automated export and processing
node scripts/export-wild-feed.js
rsync -av exports/ production/content/
git add . && git commit -m "Content update: $(date)"

Data Validation

Implement validation rules:

{
  "validation": {
    "required_fields": ["title", "date", "content"],
    "field_types": {
      "date": "iso-date",
      "tags": "array",
      "published": "boolean"
    },
    "content_rules": {
      "min_length": 100,
      "max_length": 10000,
      "required_headings": ["h1"]
    }
  }
}

Error Prevention and Debugging

Common Issues and Solutions

  1. Invalid JSON: Use JSON validators before importing
  2. Encoding Issues: Ensure UTF-8 encoding for special characters
  3. Large Files: Split oversized content into smaller chunks
  4. Nested Depth: Limit nesting to 5 levels for optimal performance

Quality Checks

Before export, verify:

  • All required fields are present
  • Dates are in valid format
  • Content includes proper headings
  • Links are valid and accessible
  • Images have alt text

Advanced Export Options

Custom Naming Conventions

Structure filenames based on your data:

{
  "filename__pattern": "{date}-{slug}",
  "filename__date_format": "YYYY-MM-DD",
  "filename__slug_source": "title",
  "filename__extension": ".md"
}

Batch Processing

For large-scale operations:

  1. Prepare data in standardized format
  2. Process in batches of 50-100 documents
  3. Validate each batch before proceeding
  4. Implement error handling and recovery

Conclusion

These advanced features and workflows will help you maximize Wild Feed’s potential for professional content creation and management. Experiment with different approaches to find what works best for your specific use case.

Remember: the key to successful content management is consistency and automation. Use these techniques to build robust, scalable workflows that grow with your needs.

Ready to optimize your content? Start applying these techniques with Wild Feed today!

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