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Fix dashboard article status and scheduled-date display #195

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Show scheduled articles as "in 7h" instead of "-429m ago"
ssavutu Aug 6, 2026
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Capitalize dashboard status badges
ssavutu Aug 6, 2026
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32 changes: 24 additions & 8 deletions frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface RecentArticle {
id: number
title: string
slug: string
status: "published" | "draft"
status: "published" | "draft" | "scheduled"
authors: { name: string }[]
categories: { name: string }[]
published_date: string | null
Expand All @@ -51,14 +51,30 @@ function getHour() {
return "Good evening"
}

// Scheduled articles sit in the future, so the difference has to be read in
// both directions — otherwise their date reads as "-429m ago".
function timeAgo(dateStr: string | null) {
if (!dateStr) return "—"
const diff = Date.now() - new Date(dateStr).getTime()
const mins = Math.floor(diff / 60000)
if (mins < 60) return `${mins}m ago`
const hrs = Math.floor(mins / 60)
if (hrs < 24) return `${hrs}h ago`
return `${Math.floor(hrs / 24)}d ago`
const target = new Date(dateStr).getTime()
if (Number.isNaN(target)) return "—"
const diff = Date.now() - target
const ahead = diff < 0
const mins = Math.floor(Math.abs(diff) / 60000)
if (mins < 1) return "just now"
const label =
mins < 60
? `${mins}m`
: mins < 1440
? `${Math.floor(mins / 60)}h`
: `${Math.floor(mins / 1440)}d`
return ahead ? `in ${label}` : `${label} ago`
}

// The articles page shows capitalized status labels ("Published", "Scheduled"),
// so the dashboard badges match rather than showing the raw API value.
function formatStatusLabel(status: string) {
if (!status) return "—"
return status.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + status.slice(1).toLowerCase()
}

function toCanonicalSlug(value: string) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -435,7 +451,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
</td>
<td className="px-3 py-2.5">
<Badge variant={article.status === "published" ? "success" : "secondary"} className="text-[11px]">
{article.status}
{formatStatusLabel(article.status)}
</Badge>
</td>
<td className="px-5 py-2.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground text-right hidden lg:table-cell">
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