Navigation & Functionality Fixes

[Prachiikhar25]

while working on this project I saw major UI and functionality flaws which made me work more than I was assigned for, to get a better result.

I'll be showing current UI

Navigation & Routing System Fixes

1. Fixed Non-Functional Navigation Links
   Before: All navigation links pointed to dummy "#" or non-existent routes After: Implemented proper routing with functional links

Fixed header navigation: Home, Challenges, Editor, Profile
Updated CTA buttons: 🎯 Start Coding now points to /editor, 📚 View Challenges to /challenges
Added proper data-route attributes for client-side routing
Fixed all "Solve Challenge" buttons to point to /editor

2. Implemented Basic Client-Side Routing
   Enhanced the existing router in [app.js]

3. Page Structure Reorganization
   Created proper page hierarchy:

[index.html] → Clean landing page with hero section
[challenges.html]→ Challenge listing page
[editor.html] → Code editor interface
[profile.html] → User profile page
[about.html] → About page (enhanced existing)

Major UI/UX Enhancements
4. Modern Visual Design System

Enhanced Typography:
Logo: Added gradient text effect with hover animations
Headings: Implemented gradient text with -webkit-background-clip
Font weights: Increased to 900 for hero titles, 700 for cards

Enhanced Navigation:

Added pill-shaped hover effects
Gradient underline animations
Better spacing and typography
Smooth transform animations (translateY(-2px))

New Features Added:

Glass-morphism design system
3D transforms and perspectives
Advanced animation system
Gradient color schemes
Enhanced mobile navigation
Modern card designs
Improved typography system

🎯 Key Results
The website has been transformed from a basic landing page with broken navigation into a modern, professional web application featuring:

✅ Fully functional navigation system ✅ Modern glass-morphism design ✅ Smooth animations and micro-interactions ✅ Excellent responsive design ✅ Enhanced accessibility ✅ Professional visual hierarchy ✅ 3D visual effects ✅ Gradient color system

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

This PR implements a comprehensive overhaul of CodeClip's navigation system and UI design. The changes transform the application from a basic landing page with broken navigation into a modern single-page application with client-side routing.

Navigation & Routing Fixes:
The core improvement addresses non-functional navigation links that previously pointed to dummy "#" anchors or non-existent routes. The developer updated all navigation links across pages to use absolute paths (/challenges, /editor, /profile) with proper data-route attributes that integrate with the enhanced router in scripts/app.js. The router now correctly maps these routes to files in the reorganized /pages directory structure (e.g., /editor → pages/editor.html).

Page Structure Reorganization:
The file structure has been cleaned up with index.html serving as a focused landing page, while challenge-specific content was moved to pages/challenges.html. The routing system supports the new page hierarchy where most content pages are housed in the /pages directory, following common web application patterns.

Modern UI Design System:
The visual overhaul introduces a glassmorphism design system with gradient backgrounds, 3D transforms, and enhanced typography. The styles.css file was extensively updated to support dark theme aesthetics, backdrop blur effects, and smooth animations. Navigation elements now feature pill-shaped hover effects with gradient underlines and micro-interactions.

Integration with Existing Codebase:
These changes build upon CodeClip's existing foundation as an interactive coding challenge platform. The enhanced routing maintains compatibility with existing functionality while enabling faster navigation and better user experience. The UI improvements complement the platform's core features for storing, solving, and sharing coding challenges.

Confidence score: 2/5

• This PR has significant structural issues that could cause immediate problems in production
• Multiple files contain broken HTML structure, duplicate content, and inconsistent routing patterns that would break functionality
• Files need major attention: challenges_old.html (completely broken), pages/profile.html (missing closing tags), styles.css (duplicate/conflicting rules), and several pages with inconsistent navigation patterns

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[greptile-apps]

logic: This file is nearly identical to index.html, creating unnecessary duplication. Consider removing this file or clarifying its distinct purpose.

[greptile-apps]

logic: Duplicate header navigation appears inside the challenges filter section - this breaks HTML structure and will cause styling/functionality issues

Suggested change

	<nav class="header__nav" id="navMenu">
	<ul class="nav__list">
	<li><a href="/" data-route="/" class="nav__link">Home</a></li>
	<li><a href="pages/challenges.html" data-route="/challenges" class="nav__link active">Challenges</a></li>
	<li><a href="pages/editor.html" data-route="/editor" class="nav__link">Editor</a></li>
	<li><a href="pages/profile.html" data-route="/profile" class="nav__link">Profile</a></li>
	<li><a href="/about" data-route="/about" class="nav__link">About</a></li>
	</ul>
	</nav>
	<button class="header__toggle" id="navToggle" aria-label="Open navigation menu">
	<span class="hamburger"></span>
	<span class="hamburger"></span>
	<span class="hamburger"></span>
	</button>
	</div>
	</header>
	<!-- header code ends -->
	</div>
	</section>
	</div>
	</section>

[greptile-apps]

logic: Header navigation code is incorrectly nested inside a challenge card container, creating invalid HTML structure

Suggested change

	<nav class="header__nav" id="navMenu">
	<ul class="nav__list">
	<li><a href="/" data-route="/" class="nav__link">Home</a></li>
	<li><a href="pages/challenges.html" data-route="/challenges" class="nav__link active">Challenges</a></li>
	<li><a href="pages/editor.html" data-route="/editor" class="nav__link">Editor</a></li>
	<li><a href="pages/profile.html" data-route="/profile" class="nav__link">Profile</a></li>
	<li><a href="/about" data-route="/about" class="nav__link">About</a></li>
	</ul>
	</nav>
	<button class="header__toggle" id="navToggle" aria-label="Open navigation menu">
	<span class="hamburger"></span>
	<span class="hamburger"></span>
	<span class="hamburger"></span>
	</button>
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>

[greptile-apps]

logic: Missing Material Icons CSS link for the security icon to display properly

Suggested change

	<div class="icon"><i class="material-icons md-36" alt="Challenge vault icon">security</i></div>
	<!-- Google Fonts -->
	<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
	<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
	<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bitcount:[email protected]&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bitcount:[email protected]&family=Oooh+Baby&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
	<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons" rel="stylesheet">

[greptile-apps]

syntax: Duplicate <section class="challenges-grid"> tags without proper closing - this creates malformed HTML

Suggested change

	<section class="challenges-grid" aria-labelledby="challenge-heading">
	<section class="challenges-grid">
	<h2 id="challenge-heading">Available Coding Challenges</h2>
	<section class="challenges-grid" aria-labelledby="challenge-heading">

[Prachiikhar25]

theirs error in Deploy to github page

could you help with that @adityai0

this is description
This job failed because the workflow tried to push to the gh-pages branch but encountered a 403 "Permission denied" error for github-actions[bot]. The relevant logThe job failed because the GitHub Actions bot lacks permission entries are:

remote: Permission to opensource-society/CodeClip to push to the gh-pages branch. Specifically, the.git denied to github-actions[bot].
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/opensource-s error is:

remote: Permission to opensource-society/ociety/CodeClip.git/': The requested URLCodeClip.git denied to github-actions[bot].
fatal: unable to access ' returned error: 403

## Solution

You need to ensure that the GitHub Actions workflow has permission tohttps://github.com/opensource-society push to the gh-pages branch. Here’s how you can fix this/CodeClip.git/': The requested URL returned error: 403
``:

### 1. Use `GITHUB_TOKEN` With Proper Permissions

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### Solution

1. **Ensure Proper Permissions for- Make sure your workflow uses `GITHUB_TOKEN` for authentication.
- Grant `write` permissions to `contents` GitHub Actions**
   - Grant the `github-actions[bot in your workflow file (.github/workflows/pr-preview.yml):

]` write access to the repository or use a Personal Access Token (PAT) with `repo` scope and configure it```yaml
permissions:
  contents: write

This should be at the top of your workflow file.

as a secret (e.g., GH_TOKEN).

• Update the workflow to use 2. Check the Push URL

• When pushing, use the following format for the remote URL:

  https:// this token for pushing.
  
  

2. Update the Workflow Pushx-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/opensource-society Command
   • In .github/workflows/pr-preview.yml, set up authentication for pushing:

Example foryaml

• name: Set up Git user
  run: |
  git config --global user.name the git push command:

  git remote 'github-actions[bot]'
    git config set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/opensource-society/CodeClip.git
  git push origin --force gh-pages

3 --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users. Do Not Remove the Origin Unless Needed

• The log.noreply.github.com'

• name: Push changes
  env:
  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
  run: |
  git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token shows:

  [command]/usr/bin/git remote rm origin:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
  
  error: No such remote: 'origin'
  

  Only remove and re-add origin if necessary.

4. Example Workflow Change

Ensure your workflow contains:

permissions:
  contents: write

steps:
  - name:    git push origin --force gh-pages

3. Create and Add the PAT Secret
   • Go to your repository’s Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions.
   • Add a new secret named GH_TOKEN with a PAT that has repo write Checkout
     uses: actions/checkout@v4

other steps access.

Summary

• The failure is
  • name: Configure GitHub credentials
    run: |
    git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
    git config -- a permission issue when the workflow tries to push to the repository.
• Fix: Add a PAT as a secret and use it for authenticationglobal user.name "github-actions[bot]"
  git remote set in the workflow.

No code in your repo needs to change, only the workflow and repository settings.-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/opensource-society/CodeClip.git

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[adityai0]

@Prachiikhar25 resolve merge conflicts and mention issue no.