MattLifeTech Blog — Claude Context

MattLifeTech Blog — Claude Context

Site Overview

  • URL: https://mattlifetech.github.io/
  • Stack: Jekyll + Minimal Mistakes theme (contrast skin) + GitHub Pages
  • Tone: Honest, no-BS product reviews and practical tech how-tos
  • Author: Matthew Choo — 20 years market research (Telco/Media), Asia-based

Affiliate Setup

Affiliate links are managed in _data/affiliate_links.yml. To add a buy card to any post:

Active Affiliate Programs

| Platform | Status | Notes | |—|—|—| | Shopee MY | Active | Links use sub_id: blog for tracking | | Lazada MY | Pending approval | Add links to YAML once approved | | AliExpress | App created (MattLifeTech) | App Key/Secret to be wired up |

Adding a New Product

  1. Add entry to _data/affiliate_links.yml with: title, tagline, image, shopee, lazada, note
  2. Generate Shopee affiliate link at https://affiliate.shopee.com.my/offer/custom_link
  3. Add `

` before ## Support Me in the post

Key Files

| File | Purpose | |—|—| | _config.yml | Site config, GA tracking (G-9CQYF1JHKV), GSC verification | | _data/affiliate_links.yml | All affiliate product links and metadata | | _includes/affiliate-card.html | Product card component (image + title + buy buttons) | | assets/css/main.scss | Custom CSS including .aff-card styles | | _posts/ | All blog posts — 72 total |

GSC & SEO

  • GSC property: https://mattlifetech.github.io/ — verified (siteOwner)
  • Sitemap: https://mattlifetech.github.io/sitemap.xml — submitted June 2026
  • GA: G-9CQYF1JHKV
  • Verification file: googlee1bdd1508645a7fa.html — do NOT delete

Gallery Posts — Hidden

17 AI-generated image gallery posts are hidden (published: false). They live in _posts/gallery*.md — keep them, just don’t publish.

Deployment

GitHub Pages — auto-deploys on push to main. Build takes ~90 seconds. Check status: https://github.com/mattlifetech/mattlifetech.github.io/actions