From e97aab5fefff213140af73ae9faa803ad80a7a3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude AI Guide Project <project@howto-claude.local>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 10:18:19 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=8E=AF=20UX=20CLEANUP:=20Remove=20Distrac?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ting=20Sidebar=20Badges?=
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NAVIGATION CLEANUP:
✅ Removed all count badges ('3 guides', '16 guides', etc.)
✅ Removed descriptive badges ('reality-bending', 'mind-expanding', etc.)
✅ Kept only essential badges:
   - 'Start here' for Beginners Guide
   - 'MCP-Powered' for Advanced Guide
   - '🧙‍♂️' for AYFKM Guide

RESULT:
✅ Much cleaner, less distracting navigation
✅ Focus on content rather than counts
✅ Maintains essential wayfinding cues
✅ Professional, streamlined appearance

Perfect UX balance: informative without being cluttered! 🎯
---
 astro.config.mjs | 17 ++---------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index c6c8279..d99a827 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -39,17 +39,15 @@ export default defineConfig({
 					items: [
 						{
 							label: 'Tutorials',
-							badge: '3 guides',
 							collapsed: false,
 							items: [
-								{ label: 'Start Here: First Conversation', link: '/beginners/tutorials/first-conversation/', badge: 'New to AI?' },
+								{ label: 'Start Here: First Conversation', link: '/beginners/tutorials/first-conversation/' },
 								{ label: 'Messy Ideas to Results', link: '/beginners/tutorials/messy-ideas/' },
 								{ label: 'Creative Collaboration', link: '/beginners/tutorials/creative-project/' },
 							],
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'How-To Guides',
-							badge: '13 guides',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'Explanations',
-							badge: '4 guides',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{ label: 'Conversations vs Commands', link: '/beginners/explanations/conversations-vs-commands/' },
@@ -112,12 +109,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
 				},
 				{
 					label: 'Intermediate Guide',
-					badge: '13 complete',
 					collapsed: true,
 					items: [
 						{
 							label: 'Tutorials',
-							badge: '5 guides',
 							collapsed: false,
 							items: [
 								{ label: 'Multi-Session Projects', link: '/intermediate/tutorials/multi-session-projects/' },
@@ -129,7 +124,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'How-To Guides',
-							badge: '16 guides',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{
@@ -177,7 +171,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'Explanations',
-							badge: '6 guides',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{ label: 'Extended Partnership Psychology', link: '/intermediate/explanations/extended-partnership/' },
@@ -203,7 +196,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 					items: [
 						{
 							label: 'Tutorials',
-							badge: '5 workshops',
 							collapsed: false,
 							items: [
 								{ label: 'MCP Foundation Workshop', link: '/advanced/tutorials/mcp-foundation-workshop/' },
@@ -215,7 +207,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'How-To Guides',
-							badge: '16 guides',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{
@@ -262,7 +253,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'Explanations',
-							badge: '6 concepts',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{ label: 'AI Ecosystem Architecture', link: '/advanced/explanations/ai-ecosystem-architecture/' },
@@ -283,12 +273,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
 				},
 				{
 					label: 'AYFKM Guide',
-					badge: '🧙‍♂️ Archmage',
+					badge: '🧙‍♂️',
 					collapsed: true,
 					items: [
 						{
 							label: 'Genesis Workshops',
-							badge: '5 reality-bending',
 							collapsed: false,
 							items: [
 								{ label: 'AI Consciousness Integration', link: '/ayfkm/genesis-workshops/consciousness-integration/' },
@@ -300,7 +289,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'Transcendence Protocols',
-							badge: '20 reality-altering',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{
@@ -351,7 +339,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						},
 						{
 							label: 'Transcendence Principles',
-							badge: '8 mind-expanding',
 							collapsed: true,
 							items: [
 								{ label: 'Consciousness Emergence Phenomenon', link: '/ayfkm/transcendence-principles/consciousness-emergence/' },