From 545c782d37e22851c0c914df3e99f5576d08e6c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Local Administrator <ryan.salazar@relevantmediaproperties.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:32:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Industry News: remove author search filter

---
 src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx | 58 +++-----------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx b/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx
index ebb0395..5368e8b 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/app/home-page/components/ArticleFeed.tsx
@@ -47,19 +47,6 @@ type FeedMode = "pagination" | "infinite";
 type SortOrder = "recent" | "trending" | "most-commented";
 const ARTICLES_PER_PAGE = 15;
 
-// Derive unique authors from all articles (static + imported merged at runtime)
-function getUniqueAuthors(articles: ArticleItem[]): string[] {
-  const seen = new Set<string>();
-  const authors: string[] = [];
-  for (const a of articles) {
-    if (a.author && !seen.has(a.author)) {
-      seen.add(a.author);
-      authors.push(a.author);
-    }
-  }
-  return authors.sort();
-}
-
 // Parse "Month DD, YYYY" → Date object for comparison
 function parseArticleDate(dateStr: string): Date | null {
   const d = new Date(dateStr);
@@ -79,7 +66,6 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
   const [sortOrder, setSortOrder] = useState<SortOrder>("recent");
   // Advanced filters
   const [showAdvanced, setShowAdvanced] = useState(false);
-  const [authorFilter, setAuthorFilter] = useState("All");
   const [dateFrom, setDateFrom] = useState("");
   const [dateTo, setDateTo] = useState("");
   const searchRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -138,15 +124,12 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
   // Merge: interleave imported posts with static (imported first by recency, then static)
   const allArticles: ArticleItem[] = [...wpPosts];
 
-  const uniqueAuthors = getUniqueAuthors(allArticles);
-
-  const hasAdvancedActive = authorFilter !== "All" || dateFrom !== "" || dateTo !== "";
+  const hasAdvancedActive = dateFrom !== "" || dateTo !== "";
 
   const clearAllFilters = () => {
     setSearchQuery("");
     setActiveCategory("All");
     setSourceFilter("All");
-    setAuthorFilter("All");
     setDateFrom("");
     setDateTo("");
     setPage(1);
@@ -162,8 +145,7 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
       (sourceFilter === "Imported" && a.source === "imported") ||
       (sourceFilter === "Live" && a.source === "live");
     const q = searchQuery.toLowerCase();
-    const matchSearch = !q || a.title.toLowerCase().includes(q) || a.excerpt.toLowerCase().includes(q) || a.author.toLowerCase().includes(q);
-    const matchAuthor = authorFilter === "All" || a.author === authorFilter;
+    const matchSearch = !q || a.title.toLowerCase().includes(q) || a.excerpt.toLowerCase().includes(q);
     // Date range filtering
     let matchDate = true;
     if (dateFrom || dateTo) {
@@ -180,7 +162,7 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
         }
       }
     }
-    return matchCat && matchSource && matchSearch && matchAuthor && matchDate;
+    return matchCat && matchSource && matchSearch && matchDate;
   });
 
   // Sort filtered articles based on sortOrder. For every order we honor
@@ -244,7 +226,7 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
   // Reset infinite count when filters change
   useEffect(() => {
     setInfiniteCount(ARTICLES_PER_PAGE);
-  }, [searchQuery, activeCategory, sourceFilter, authorFilter, dateFrom, dateTo, sortOrder]);
+  }, [searchQuery, activeCategory, sourceFilter, dateFrom, dateTo, sortOrder]);
 
   // Arrow key navigation for filter chips
   const handleFilterKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent, index: number) => {
@@ -363,7 +345,7 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
             <span className="font-body text-xs text-[#555]">{sortedFiltered.length?.toLocaleString()} article{sortedFiltered.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}</span>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Filters — topic chips + date range visible by default, advanced (author + source) behind toggle */}
+          {/* Filters — date range visible by default, advanced (source) behind toggle */}
           <div className="mb-4 space-y-3">
             {/* Row: date range + advanced toggle */}
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
@@ -426,31 +408,6 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
                 className="bg-[#F8FAFC] border border-[#DCE6F2] rounded-sm p-3 space-y-3"
                 role="group"
                 aria-label="Advanced filters">
-                <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
-                  {/* Author filter (category + date moved out to the always-visible row) */}
-                  <div className="space-y-1">
-                    <label htmlFor={`${feedId}-author`} className="font-body text-[10px] text-[#555] uppercase tracking-wide block">
-                      Author
-                    </label>
-                    <div className="relative">
-                      <select
-                        id={`${feedId}-author`}
-                        value={authorFilter}
-                        onChange={(e) => { setAuthorFilter(e.target.value); setPage(1); }}
-                        className="w-full bg-[#111] border border-[#DCE6F2] text-[#ccc] font-body text-sm rounded-sm px-3 py-1.5 pr-8 appearance-none focus:outline-none focus:border-[#1D4ED8] focus:ring-1 focus:ring-[#1D4ED8]/30 transition-colors [color-scheme:dark]"
-                        aria-label="Filter by author">
-                        <option value="All">All Authors</option>
-                        {uniqueAuthors.map((author) => (
-                          <option key={author} value={author}>{author}</option>
-                        ))}
-                      </select>
-                      <svg className="absolute right-2.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 pointer-events-none text-[#555]" width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
-                        <path d="M2 3.5L5 6.5L8 3.5" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round"/>
-                      </svg>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-
                 {/* Source filter inside advanced panel */}
                 <div className="space-y-1">
                   <span className="font-body text-[10px] text-[#555] uppercase tracking-wide block">Source</span>
@@ -485,7 +442,7 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
                   <div className="flex justify-end pt-1 border-t border-[#1e1e1e]">
                     <button
                       type="button"
-                      onClick={() => { setAuthorFilter("All"); setDateFrom(""); setDateTo(""); setPage(1); }}
+                      onClick={() => { setDateFrom(""); setDateTo(""); setPage(1); }}
                       className="font-body text-[11px] text-[#1D4ED8] hover:underline focus:outline-none focus-visible:underline">
                       Clear advanced filters
                     </button>
@@ -499,7 +456,7 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
                 selection now. */}
 
             {/* Results count */}
-            {(searchQuery || activeCategory !== "All" || sourceFilter !== "All" || authorFilter !== "All" || dateFrom || dateTo) && (
+            {(searchQuery || activeCategory !== "All" || sourceFilter !== "All" || dateFrom || dateTo) && (
               <p
                 id={`${feedId}-results`}
                 className="font-body text-xs text-[#666]"
@@ -510,7 +467,6 @@ export default function ArticleFeed() {
                   : `${sortedFiltered.length} article${sortedFiltered.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""} found`}
                 {searchQuery ? ` for "${searchQuery}"` : ""}
                 {activeCategory !== "All" ? ` in ${activeCategory}` : ""}
-                {authorFilter !== "All" ? ` · by ${authorFilter}` : ""}
                 {sourceFilter !== "All" ? ` · ${sourceFilter} only` : ""}
                 {(dateFrom || dateTo) ? ` · ${dateFrom ? dateFrom : "any"} → ${dateTo ? dateTo : "any"}` : ""}
                 {sortedFiltered.length === 0 && (