I have recently discovered Claude and this may be old hat to some folks- I am an old school coder struggling to manually use Clojure and I have done some things with Biff in the past - I developed a We b Site for my Church use Astro Framework without a backend so I asked Claude to help me to explore options and include Biff. this is the result:I'll continue with the Clojure Biff implementation for your church website (It literally wrote the code for the two options but I haven't tried to run it):
Now that I've prepared all the prototype code, let me explain how this solution would help Mount Zion UCC manage their website content efficiently:
Complete Content Solution Overview
I've created a comprehensive prototype that demonstrates how your church bulletin content can be automatically processed and formatted for your website. This approach works with both Astro (your current framework) or Biff (Clojure-based, which you're interested in).
1. Bulletin Content Extraction & Formatting
The bulletin-parser artifact shows how we can automatically:
• Extract text content from your PDF bulletins
• Parse sections like weekly schedule, announcements, and sermon information
• Structure this data for your website
This means church staff would only need to upload the weekly bulletin PDF, and the system would automatically update your website with:
• This week's schedule
• Current announcements
• Sermon information
2. Website Implementation Options
Astro with Decap CMS Integration:
• Provides a user-friendly admin interface
• Content editing without coding knowledge
• Automatic bulletin processing
• Mobile-friendly design
Clojure/Biff Implementation:
• More customizable back-end
• PDF processing capabilities
• Database storage of church events and content
• Simple admin dashboard
3. Hero Image Generator
The Hero Image Generator tool allows staff to:
• Create professional-looking hero graphics without design skills
• Customize text, backgrounds, and layout
• Use templates for common church events (Sunday service, special events)
• Download images or copy HTML code directly
How Church Staff Would Use This
1. Weekly Bulletin Updates:
◦ Staff uploads the weekly bulletin PDF
◦ System automatically extracts schedule, announcements, sermon info
◦ Website updates with new content
◦ Optional manual editing if needed
2. Special Events:
◦ Create event entries through the admin interface
◦ Generate hero graphics for the event
◦ Everything appears on the homepage automatically
3. Design Customization:
◦ Change colors, fonts, and layouts through admin controls
◦ No coding required for basic customization
Next Steps
1. Choose Your Framework:
◦ Continue with Astro (easier transition)
◦ Move to Clojure/Biff (more custom control)
2. Setup and Data Migration:
◦ I can help implement either solution
◦ Transfer existing content to the new system
3. Staff Training:
◦ Brief training session for content management
◦ Documentation for reference
Would you like me to focus on implementing the Astro solution (faster setup) or the Clojure/Biff solution (more customization)? Or would you like to see any aspects of these prototypes in more detail?
nice. interesting to see how well it does. I've been wondering how things like Claude would do with biff. especially if they can ingest all the docs and tutorial code.