apps/blog/models.py

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ class HomePage(Page):
         ctx["featured_article"] = self.featured_article
         ctx["latest_articles"] = articles
         ctx["more_articles"] = articles[:3]
+        ctx["available_tags"] = (
+            Tag.objects.filter(
+                id__in=ArticlePage.objects.live().public().values_list("tags__id", flat=True)
+            ).distinct().order_by("name")
+        )
         return ctx
 
 

apps/blog/tests/test_views.py

@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ def test_newsletter_forms_render_in_nav_and_footer(client, home_page):
     resp = client.get("/")
     html = resp.content.decode()
     assert resp.status_code == 200
-    assert 'name="source" value="nav"' in html
+    # Nav has a Subscribe CTA link (no inline form — wireframe spec)
-    assert 'name="source" value="footer"' in html
+    assert 'href="#newsletter"' in html
+    # Footer has Connect section with social/RSS links (no newsletter form)
+    assert "Connect" in html
+    assert 'name="source" value="nav"' not in html
+    assert 'name="source" value="footer"' not in html
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db

apps/comments/tests/test_more.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 from django.core.cache import cache
+from django.test import override_settings
 
 from apps.comments.forms import CommentForm
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ def test_comment_form_rejects_blank_body():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
+@override_settings(COMMENT_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE=3)
 def test_comment_rate_limit(client, article_page):
     cache.clear()
     payload = {

apps/comments/views.py

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class CommentCreateView(View):
         ip = client_ip_from_request(request)
         key = f"comment-rate:{ip}"
         count = cache.get(key, 0)
-        if count >= 3:
+        rate_limit = getattr(settings, "COMMENT_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE", 3)
+        if count >= rate_limit:
             return HttpResponse(status=429)
         cache.set(key, count + 1, timeout=60)
 

apps/core/management/commands/seed_e2e_content.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from wagtail.models import Page, Site
 
 from apps.authors.models import Author
 from apps.blog.models import AboutPage, ArticleIndexPage, ArticlePage, HomePage, TagMetadata
+from apps.comments.models import Comment
 from apps.legal.models import LegalIndexPage, LegalPage
 
 
@@ -51,7 +52,17 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             article_index.add_child(instance=article)
             article.save_revision().publish()
 
-        # Tagged article — used by tag-filter E2E tests
+        # Seed one approved top-level comment on the primary article for reply E2E tests
+        if not Comment.objects.filter(article=article, author_name="E2E Approved Commenter").exists():
+            Comment.objects.create(
+                article=article,
+                author_name="E2E Approved Commenter",
+                author_email="approved@example.com",
+                body="This is a seeded approved comment for reply testing.",
+                is_approved=True,
+            )
+
+
         tag, _ = Tag.objects.get_or_create(name="AI Tools", slug="ai-tools")
         TagMetadata.objects.get_or_create(tag=tag, defaults={"colour": "cyan"})
         tagged_article = ArticlePage.objects.child_of(article_index).filter(slug="e2e-tagged-article").first()

config/settings/development.py

@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ try:
     MIDDLEWARE = ["debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware", *MIDDLEWARE]
 except Exception:
     pass
+
+COMMENT_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE = 100

e2e/test_comments.py

@@ -12,39 +12,87 @@ def _go_to_article(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
     page.goto(f"{base_url}/articles/{ARTICLE_SLUG}/", wait_until="networkidle")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.e2e
+def _submit_comment(page: Page, *, name: str = "E2E Tester", email: str = "e2e@example.com", body: str) -> None:
-def test_valid_comment_submission_redirects(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
+    """Fill and submit the main (non-reply) comment form."""
-    _go_to_article(page, base_url)
+    form = page.locator("form[data-comment-form]")
-
+    form.locator('input[name="author_name"]').fill(name)
-    # Fill the main comment form (not a reply form)
+    form.locator('input[name="author_email"]').fill(email)
-    form = page.locator("form[action]").filter(has=page.get_by_role("button", name="Post comment"))
+    form.locator('textarea[name="body"]').fill(body)
-    form.locator('input[name="author_name"]').fill("E2E Tester")
-    form.locator('input[name="author_email"]').fill("e2e@example.com")
-    form.locator('textarea[name="body"]').fill("This is a test comment from Playwright.")
     form.get_by_role("button", name="Post comment").click()
 
-    # Successful submission redirects back to the article with ?commented=1
+
+@pytest.mark.e2e
+def test_valid_comment_shows_moderation_message(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
+    """Successful comment submission must show the awaiting-moderation banner."""
+    _go_to_article(page, base_url)
+    _submit_comment(page, body="This is a test comment from Playwright.")
+
     page.wait_for_url(lambda url: "commented=1" in url, timeout=10_000)
-    assert "commented=1" in page.url
+    expect(page.get_by_text("Your comment is awaiting moderation")).to_be_visible()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.e2e
+def test_valid_comment_not_immediately_visible(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
+    """Submitted comment must NOT appear in the comments list before moderation."""
+    _go_to_article(page, base_url)
+    unique_body = "Unique unmoderated comment body xq7z"
+    _submit_comment(page, body=unique_body)
+
+    page.wait_for_url(lambda url: "commented=1" in url, timeout=10_000)
+    expect(page.get_by_text(unique_body)).not_to_be_visible()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.e2e
 def test_empty_body_shows_form_errors(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
     _go_to_article(page, base_url)
+    _submit_comment(page, body="   ")  # whitespace-only body
+    page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle")
 
-    form = page.locator("form[action]").filter(has=page.get_by_role("button", name="Post comment"))
+    expect(page.locator('[aria-label="Comment form errors"]')).to_be_visible()
-    form.locator('input[name="author_name"]').fill("E2E Tester")
+    assert "commented=1" not in page.url
+
+
+@pytest.mark.e2e
+def test_missing_name_shows_form_errors(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
+    _go_to_article(page, base_url)
+
+    form = page.locator("form[data-comment-form]")
+    form.locator('input[name="author_name"]').fill("")
     form.locator('input[name="author_email"]').fill("e2e@example.com")
-    form.locator('textarea[name="body"]').fill("   ")  # whitespace-only body
+    form.locator('textarea[name="body"]').fill("Comment without a name.")
     form.get_by_role("button", name="Post comment").click()
     page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle")
 
-    # The page re-renders with the error summary visible
-    expect(page.locator('[aria-label="Comment form errors"]')).to_be_visible()
-    # URL must NOT have ?commented=1 — form was not accepted
     assert "commented=1" not in page.url
 
 
+@pytest.mark.e2e
+def test_reply_form_visible_on_approved_comment(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
+    """An approved seeded comment must display a reply form."""
+    _go_to_article(page, base_url)
+
+    # The seeded approved comment should be visible
+    expect(page.get_by_text("E2E Approved Commenter")).to_be_visible()
+    # And a Reply button for it
+    expect(page.get_by_role("button", name="Reply")).to_be_visible()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.e2e
+def test_reply_submission_redirects(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
+    """Submitting a reply to an approved comment should redirect with commented=1."""
+    _go_to_article(page, base_url)
+
+    # The reply form is always visible below the approved seeded comment
+    reply_form = page.locator("form[action]").filter(has=page.get_by_role("button", name="Reply")).first
+    reply_form.locator('input[name="author_name"]').fill("E2E Replier")
+    reply_form.locator('input[name="author_email"]').fill("replier@example.com")
+    reply_form.locator('textarea[name="body"]').fill("This is a test reply.")
+    reply_form.get_by_role("button", name="Reply").click()
+
+    page.wait_for_url(lambda url: "commented=1" in url, timeout=10_000)
+    expect(page.get_by_text("Your comment is awaiting moderation")).to_be_visible()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.e2e
 def test_comments_section_absent_when_disabled(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
     """Article with comments_enabled=False must not show the comments section."""
@@ -52,8 +100,7 @@ def test_comments_section_absent_when_disabled(page: Page, base_url: str) -> Non
     assert response is not None and response.status == 200, (
         f"Expected 200 for e2e-no-comments article, got {response and response.status}"
     )
-    # Confirm we're on the right page
     expect(page.get_by_role("heading", level=1)).to_have_text("No Comments Article")
-    # Comments section must be absent — exact=True prevents matching "No Comments Article" h1
     expect(page.get_by_role("heading", name="Comments", exact=True)).to_have_count(0)
     expect(page.get_by_role("button", name="Post comment")).to_have_count(0)
+

e2e/test_home.py

@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ def test_theme_toggle_adds_dark_class(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.e2e
-def test_newsletter_form_in_nav(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
+def test_nav_subscribe_cta_present(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
     page.goto(f"{base_url}/", wait_until="networkidle")
-    # The nav contains a newsletter form with an email input
     nav = page.locator("nav")
-    expect(nav.locator('input[type="email"]')).to_be_visible()
+    # Nav has a Subscribe CTA link (not a form — wireframe spec)
-    expect(nav.get_by_role("button", name="Subscribe")).to_be_visible()
+    expect(nav.get_by_role("link", name="Subscribe")).to_be_visible()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.e2e

e2e/test_newsletter.py

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from playwright.sync_api import Page, expect
 
 
 def _nav_newsletter_form(page: Page):
-    return page.locator("nav").locator("form[data-newsletter-form]")
+    """Return the newsletter form in the home page sidebar aside."""
+    return page.locator("aside").locator("form[data-newsletter-form]").first
 
 
 @pytest.mark.e2e
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ def test_subscribe_invalid_email_shows_error(page: Page, base_url: str) -> None:
     form = _nav_newsletter_form(page)
     # Disable the browser's native HTML5 email validation so the JS handler
     # fires and sends the bad value to the server (which returns 400).
-    page.evaluate("document.querySelector('nav form[data-newsletter-form]').setAttribute('novalidate', '')")
+    page.evaluate("document.querySelector('aside form[data-newsletter-form]').setAttribute('novalidate', '')")
     form.locator('input[type="email"]').fill("not-an-email")
     form.get_by_role("button", name="Subscribe").click()
 

templates/blog/article_page.html

@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@
         </div>
         <textarea name="body" required placeholder="Write a reply..." rows="2"
           class="w-full bg-transparent border border-zinc-300 dark:border-zinc-700 px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-brand-pink transition-colors mb-3 resize-none"></textarea>
-        <input type="text" name="honeypot" style="display:none" />
+        <input type="text" name="honeypot" hidden />        <button type="submit" class="px-4 py-2 bg-zinc-200 dark:bg-zinc-800 font-display font-bold text-sm hover:bg-brand-pink hover:text-white transition-colors">Reply</button>
-        <button type="submit" class="px-4 py-2 bg-zinc-200 dark:bg-zinc-800 font-display font-bold text-sm hover:bg-brand-pink hover:text-white transition-colors">Reply</button>
       </form>
     </article>
     {% endfor %}
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@
 
   <div class="bg-brand-surfaceLight dark:bg-brand-surfaceDark border border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800 p-6">
     <h3 class="font-display font-bold text-xl mb-6">Post a Comment</h3>
-    <form method="post" action="{% url 'comment_post' %}" class="space-y-4">
+    <form method="post" action="{% url 'comment_post' %}" data-comment-form class="space-y-4">
       {% csrf_token %}
       <input type="hidden" name="article_id" value="{{ page.id }}" />
       <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@
         <textarea name="body" required rows="5"
           class="w-full bg-transparent border border-zinc-300 dark:border-zinc-700 px-4 py-2 font-mono text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-brand-pink transition-colors resize-none">{% if comment_form %}{{ comment_form.body.value|default:'' }}{% endif %}</textarea>
       </div>
-      <input type="text" name="honeypot" style="display:none" />
+      <input type="text" name="honeypot" hidden />
       <button type="submit" class="px-6 py-3 bg-brand-dark text-brand-light dark:bg-brand-light dark:text-brand-dark font-display font-bold hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-solid-dark dark:hover:shadow-solid-light transition-all">Post comment</button>
     </form>
   </div>

templates/components/footer.html

@@ -21,9 +21,21 @@
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div>
-      <h4 class="font-display font-bold mb-4 uppercase text-sm tracking-widest text-zinc-400">Newsletter</h4>
+      <h4 class="font-display font-bold mb-4 uppercase text-sm tracking-widest text-zinc-400">Connect</h4>
-      <p class="text-zinc-500 font-mono text-sm mb-4">Get weekly AI tool reviews.</p>
+      <ul class="space-y-2 font-mono text-sm text-zinc-500">
-      {% include 'components/newsletter_form.html' with source='footer' label='Newsletter' %}
+        <li>
+          <a href="https://twitter.com/nohypeai" class="hover:text-brand-cyan transition-colors flex items-center justify-center md:justify-start gap-2">
+            <svg class="w-4 h-4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M6.633 10.25c.806 0 1.533-.446 2.031-1.08a9.041 9.041 0 0 1 2.861-2.4c.723-.384 1.35-.956 1.653-1.715a4.498 4.498 0 0 0 .322-1.672V2.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75 2.25 2.25 0 0 1 2.25 2.25c0 1.152-.26 2.243-.723 3.218-.266.558.107 1.282.725 1.282m0 0h3.126c1.026 0 1.945.694 2.054 1.715.045.422.068.85.068 1.285a11.95 11.95 0 0 1-2.649 7.521c-.388.482-.987.729-1.605.729H13.48c-.483 0-.964-.078-1.423-.23l-3.114-1.04a4.501 4.501 0 0 0-1.423-.23H5.904m10.598-9.75H14.25M5.904 18.5c.083.205.173.405.27.602.197.4-.078.898-.523.898h-.908c-.889 0-1.713-.518-1.972-1.368a12 12 0 0 1-.521-3.507c0-1.553.295-3.036.831-4.398C3.387 9.953 4.167 9.5 5 9.5h1.053c.472 0 .745.556.5.96a8.958 8.958 0 0 0-1.302 4.665c0 1.194.232 2.333.654 3.375Z" /></svg>
+            Twitter (X)
+          </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <a href="/feed/" class="hover:text-brand-cyan transition-colors flex items-center justify-center md:justify-start gap-2">
+            <svg class="w-4 h-4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M12.75 19.5v-.75a7.5 7.5 0 0 0-7.5-7.5H4.5m0-6.75h.75c7.87 0 14.25 6.38 14.25 14.25v.75M6 18.75a.75.75 0 1 1-1.5 0 .75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0Z" /></svg>
+            RSS Feed
+          </a>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6 mt-12 pt-8 border-t border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800 text-center font-mono text-xs text-zinc-500 flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center gap-4">

templates/components/nav.html

@@ -14,15 +14,7 @@
       <a href="/" class="hover:text-brand-cyan transition-colors">Home</a>
       <a href="/articles/" class="hover:text-brand-cyan transition-colors">Articles</a>
       <a href="/about/" class="hover:text-brand-pink transition-colors">About</a>
-      <form method="post" action="/newsletter/subscribe/" data-newsletter-form class="flex items-center gap-2" id="nav-newsletter">
+      <a href="#newsletter" class="px-5 py-2.5 bg-brand-dark dark:bg-brand-light text-brand-light dark:text-brand-dark font-display font-bold hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-solid-dark dark:hover:shadow-solid-light transition-all border border-transparent dark:border-zinc-700">Subscribe</a>
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        <input type="hidden" name="source" value="nav" />
-        <input type="email" name="email" required placeholder="dev@example.com"
-          class="bg-transparent border border-zinc-300 dark:border-zinc-700 px-3 py-2 text-brand-dark dark:text-brand-light font-mono text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-brand-pink transition-colors w-44" />
-        <input type="text" name="honeypot" style="display:none" />
-        <button type="submit" class="px-5 py-2.5 bg-brand-dark dark:bg-brand-light text-brand-light dark:text-brand-dark font-display font-bold hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-solid-dark dark:hover:shadow-solid-light transition-all border border-transparent dark:border-zinc-700 whitespace-nowrap">Subscribe</button>
-        <p data-newsletter-message aria-live="polite" class="font-mono text-xs text-brand-cyan min-h-[1rem]"></p>
-      </form>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Theme Toggle + Hamburger -->
@@ -49,7 +41,7 @@
       <input type="hidden" name="source" value="nav-mobile" />
       <input type="email" name="email" required placeholder="dev@example.com"
         class="w-full bg-transparent border border-zinc-300 dark:border-zinc-700 px-3 py-2 text-brand-dark dark:text-brand-light font-mono text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-brand-pink transition-colors" />
-      <input type="text" name="honeypot" style="display:none" />
+      <input type="text" name="honeypot" hidden />
       <button type="submit" class="w-full px-4 py-2.5 bg-brand-dark dark:bg-brand-light text-brand-light dark:text-brand-dark font-display font-bold transition-colors">Subscribe</button>
       <p data-newsletter-message aria-live="polite" class="font-mono text-xs text-brand-cyan min-h-[1rem]"></p>
     </form>

templates/components/newsletter_form.html

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <input type="hidden" name="source" value="{{ source|default:'unknown' }}" />
   <input type="email" name="email" required placeholder="dev@example.com"
     class="w-full bg-transparent border border-zinc-300 dark:border-zinc-700 px-4 py-2 text-brand-dark dark:text-brand-light font-mono text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-brand-pink transition-colors" />
-  <input type="text" name="honeypot" style="display:none" />
+  <input type="text" name="honeypot" hidden />
   <button type="submit"
     class="w-full bg-brand-dark text-brand-light dark:bg-brand-light dark:text-brand-dark font-display font-bold py-2 hover:bg-brand-pink dark:hover:bg-brand-pink hover:text-white transition-colors">
     {{ label|default:"Subscribe" }}