From c04bcca6f8dcc8c35e4c7cbf369a2cab9c340b64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prad Nukala <prad@sonr.io>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:29:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(index): simplify homepage sections and add person
 schema

---
 src/pages/index.astro | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 src/site.config.ts    | 18 +++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 69a3358..93e42ea 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 import { type CollectionEntry, getCollection } from "astro:content";
 import PostPreview from "@/components/blog/PostPreview.astro";
 import Project from "@/components/project/Project.astro";
-import SocialList from "@/components/SocialList.astro";
 import { getAllPosts } from "@/data/post";
 import { getAllSpeaking } from "@/data/speaking";
 import PageLayout from "@/layouts/Base.astro";
+import { siteConfig, socialLinks } from "@/site.config";
 import { collectionDateSort } from "@/utils/date";
 
-const MAX_POSTS = 5;
+const MAX_POSTS = 4;
 const allPosts = await getAllPosts();
 const latestPosts = (allPosts.sort(collectionDateSort) as CollectionEntry<"writing">[]).slice(
 	0,
 	MAX_POSTS,
 );
 
-const MAX_PROJECTS = 3;
+const MAX_PROJECTS = 2;
 const allProjects = await getCollection("projects");
 const latestProjects = allProjects
 	.sort(collectionDateSort)
@@ -23,16 +23,42 @@ const latestProjects = allProjects
 
 const MAX_TALKS = 3;
 const latestTalks = (await getAllSpeaking()).sort(collectionDateSort).slice(0, MAX_TALKS);
+
+const meta = {
+	title: "Engineer & Founder",
+	description:
+		"Prad Nukala — engineer and founder building decentralized identity infrastructure. Explore my projects, experience, writing, and talks.",
+};
+
+const social = Object.fromEntries(socialLinks.map((s) => [s.friendlyName, s.link]));
+
+// Person structured data for richer search results.
+const personSchema = {
+	"@context": "https://schema.org",
+	"@type": "Person",
+	name: siteConfig.author,
+	url: siteConfig.url,
+	jobTitle: "Engineer & Founder",
+	description: meta.description,
+	image: new URL("/avatar.png", siteConfig.url).href,
+	sameAs: socialLinks.filter((s) => !s.link.startsWith("mailto:")).map((s) => s.link),
+};
 ---
 
-<PageLayout meta={{ title: "Home" }}>
+<PageLayout meta={meta}>
+	<script type="application/ld+json" set:html={JSON.stringify(personSchema)} is:inline />
 	<section>
 		<h1 class="title mb-6">Prad Nukala</h1>
 		<p class="mb-4">
 			Engineer and founder. I build decentralized identity infrastructure and tools for developers.
 			Here you'll find what I've built, where I've worked, what I write, and the talks I've given.
 		</p>
-		<SocialList />
+		<p>
+			Find me on <a class="cactus-link" href={social.GitHub} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Github</a>,
+			<a class="cactus-link" href={social.X} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>,
+			<a class="cactus-link" href={social.LinkedIn} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, or
+			<a class="cactus-link" href={social.Email}>contact me directly</a>.
+		</p>
 	</section>
 	{
 		latestProjects.length > 0 && (
@@ -47,6 +73,9 @@ const latestTalks = (await getAllSpeaking()).sort(collectionDateSort).slice(0, M
 						</li>
 					))}
 				</ul>
+				<a class="hover:text-link mt-6 inline-block" href="/projects/">
+					See all projects <span aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+				</a>
 			</section>
 		)
 	}
@@ -61,6 +90,9 @@ const latestTalks = (await getAllSpeaking()).sort(collectionDateSort).slice(0, M
 				))
 			}
 		</ul>
+		<a class="hover:text-link mt-6 inline-block" href="/writing/">
+			See all writing <span aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+		</a>
 	</section>
 	{
 		latestTalks.length > 0 && (
@@ -78,6 +110,9 @@ const latestTalks = (await getAllSpeaking()).sort(collectionDateSort).slice(0, M
 						</li>
 					))}
 				</ul>
+				<a class="hover:text-link mt-6 inline-block" href="/speaking/">
+					See all talks <span aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+				</a>
 			</section>
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/src/site.config.ts b/src/site.config.ts
index 53953df..cd1b9f8 100644
--- a/src/site.config.ts
+++ b/src/site.config.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,24 @@ export const siteConfig: SiteConfig = {
 // The Stream player iframe is loaded from `${streamOrigin}/<videoId>/iframe`.
 export const streamOrigin = "https://customer-CODE.cloudflarestream.com";
 
+// Social links shown in the homepage intro and the footer's icon row.
+// ! Update the handles below to your own.
+export const socialLinks: {
+	friendlyName: string;
+	link: string;
+	name: string;
+	isWebmention?: boolean;
+}[] = [
+	{ friendlyName: "GitHub", link: "https://github.com/prdlk", name: "mdi:github" },
+	{ friendlyName: "X", link: "https://x.com/prad_nukala", name: "mdi:twitter" },
+	{
+		friendlyName: "LinkedIn",
+		link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/prad-nukala/",
+		name: "mdi:linkedin",
+	},
+	{ friendlyName: "Email", link: "mailto:prad@sonr.io", name: "mdi:email-outline" },
+];
+
 // Used to generate links in both the Header & Footer.
 export const menuLinks: { path: string; title: string }[] = [
 	{