ddev · stasadev · Oct 13, 2025 · Oct 11, 2025 · Oct 11, 2025
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ The site uses Astro's Content Collections with strict schema validation:
 Blog posts require:
 
 - Valid author (must exist in authors collection)
-- Categories from predefined list: Announcements, Community, DevOps, Performance, Guides, TechNotes, Training, Videos
+- Categories from predefined list: Announcements, Community, DevOps, Performance, Guides, Newsletters, TechNotes, Training, Videos
 - pubDate as Date object
 - Optional featureImage with alt text
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ categories:
 Post content here...
 ```
 
-**Categories**: Announcements, Community, DevOps, Performance, Guides, TechNotes, Training, Videos
+**Categories**: Announcements, Community, DevOps, Performance, Guides, Newsletters, TechNotes, Training, Videos
 
 **Images**: Production-ready, <2MB, reasonable dimensions, optimized
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ Choose whichever categories apply, with special attention to the first because i
 - _DevOps_ (workflows, infrastructure, etc.)
 - _Performance_ (benchmarking, tips, etc.)
 - _Guides_ (how-to style posts)
+- _Newsletters_ (monthly newsletters)
+- _Podcasts_ (podcasts)
+- _Releases_ (new features, bug fixes, etc.)
+- _Resources_ (links to external resources)
+- _Showcase_ (showcase of DDEV projects)
+- _Tutorials_ (tutorials)
+- _Videos_ (videos)
 - _TechNotes_ (more technical code-level discussions)
 - _Training_ (contributor training)
 - _Videos_ (posts that include or primarily feature video content)

diff --git a/src/content.config.ts b/src/content.config.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const allowedCategories = [
   "DevOps",
   "Performance",
   "Guides",
+  "Newsletters",
   "TechNotes",
   "Training",
   "Videos",

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-april-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-april-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   credit: "My First Painting in Palisade, by Nancy Lewis"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Spring has Sprung in Palisade, Colorado!**

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-august-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-august-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   caption: "Nuno Maduro at Laracon US 2025"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 🚀 Dive into August 2025 with DDEV! 🌟  

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-dec-2024-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-dec-2024-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   credit: Nancy Lewis painting of the Colorado River near Palisade, Colorado
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Hello DDEV Community!** It’s always a pleasure to reach out to you at the beginning of the month. Here are some updates for you.

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-feb-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-feb-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   credit: "Plateau Creek Mile Marker 55, by Nancy Lewis"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Happy February!**

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-jan-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-jan-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   credit: View of Mount Garfield above Palisade, Colorado on my walk to work today, January 6, 2025
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Happy New Year DDEV Community!**

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-july-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-july-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   caption: "Mount Garfield this morning, Palisade, Colorado, USA"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Welcome to the July 2025 DDEV Newsletter**  

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-june-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-june-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   credit: "Photo by Randy Fay"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Welcome to the June 2025 DDEV Newsletter**  

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-march-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-march-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   credit: "Palisade Vinelands, by Nancy Lewis"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Happy March!**

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-may-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-may-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   credit: "Photo by Randy Fay"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Welcome to the May 2025 DDEV Newsletter**  

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-nov-2024-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-nov-2024-newsletter.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ featureImage:
   alt: Palisade, Colorado, USA, November 1, 2024
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 **Happy November from DDEV**! It's a beautiful fall here, but things are cooling down. We live in an agricultural area, so the first freeze is always an event.

diff --git a/src/content/blog/ddev-september-2025-newsletter.md b/src/content/blog/ddev-september-2025-newsletter.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ featureImage:
   caption: "2025 Drupal Developer Survey: Almost everybody loves DDEV"
 categories:
   - Community
+  - Newsletters
 ---
 
 🚀 Our sprint to finish out 2025 has begun! 🌟

diff --git a/src/pages/newsletter.astro b/src/pages/newsletter.astro
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const title = `Newsletter`
 
     <div class="prose dark:prose-invert my-8">
     This is a low-volume newsletter, usually just once a month. We'd love to be able to keep in touch with you.
+
+      <a href="/blog/category/newsletters">See previous newsletters</a>.
     </div>
     <!-- NEW FORM GOES BELOW HERE -->