# Experimental Branch Summary *Branch: `experimental-polar-steps`. Ready for morning review.* --- ## What Was Done This branch researched Polarsteps and FindPenguins, distilled their best ideas for a solo travel blog on Grav CMS, planned four milestones, and implemented all four. --- ## What Was Built ### Milestone 1 โ€” Entry Enrichment - **Location badge** (`๐Ÿ“ City, Country`) on entry page and tracker feed cards - **Weather badge** (`โ›… Partly cloudy ยท 19ยฐC`) on entry page header - **"Get Weather" button** on post form โ€” auto-fetches via Open-Meteo (free, no key) - **Photo gallery** on entry pages โ€” 2-col/3-col grid with full lightbox - **Hero image** on feed cards โ€” falls back to first photo if no hero_image set - New post form fields: City, Country, weather auto-fill ### Milestone 2 โ€” Interactive Map (`/map`) - Leaflet.js with OpenStreetMap tiles - Marker per entry with GPS, route polyline in date order - Most recent entry highlighted - Click marker โ†’ popup with date, title, link to entry - Full-height map, mobile touch-friendly ### Milestone 3 โ€” Statistics Page (`/stats`) - Days on the road, entries posted, countries visited, distance traveled - Auto-updates as new entries are posted ### Milestone 4 โ€” Mini-map on Tracker Feed - Compact map above the entry list on /tracker - Tap marker โ†’ navigates to that entry - Hidden when no entries have GPS --- ## Navigation Three links in site header: **Journal ยท Map ยท Stats** --- ## Manual Verification Required on Mobile 1. Upload photos โ†’ verify gallery grid + lightbox works 2. Upload photo โ†’ verify hero image on feed card 3. Open /post logged in โ†’ Get Location + Get Weather buttons work end-to-end 4. Submit full entry โ†’ verify all badges appear 5. Open /map on phone โ†’ pinch zoom (no page scroll behind map) 6. Open /tracker โ†’ tap mini-map marker โ†’ navigates to entry 7. Check browser console โ†’ no JS errors --- ## What Was Skipped Background GPS tracking, social features, video reels, 3D flyover, printed books, AI itinerary builder โ€” all require native apps or don't suit a solo personal blog. Full reasoning in `docs/pm-analysis.md`.