Now let me read the existing authors and articles pages:

Now I have the full picture. Let me generate author images and then build everything out. Let me start by generating images for the authors and then update all the components.

Now let me generate the article cover images:

Now let me revamp the sidebar with stacked creator photo files and update all the pages. Let me fix the author-card component first (it references postCount which doesn't exist) and then rebuild the sidebar and all pages:

Now let me fix the author-card component and update the author detail page:

Now let me enhance the articles page with a compact view mode and sorting options:

Now let me also update the navbar to include an "Articles" link distinct from the homepage:

Now let me update the homepage to use the max-w-6xl for the container to match the navbar, and make the layout max-width consistent:

Now update the footer to match as well:

Now let me mark all tasks done:

Here's a summary of everything that was built and updated:

Left sidebar -- Completely revamped with a "file tab" aesthetic where each author appears as a stacked file card showing their avatar, name, role, mini stats (articles + views), and a top specialty badge, all connected with visual connector lines and an online indicator dot.

Authors page (/authors) -- Now features global community stats (researchers, articles, total views, categories), a highlighted "Top Contributor" section with a large profile card showing their latest articles inline, and then a full grid of all creators with bios, stats, specialties, and article previews.

Articles page (/articles) -- Enhanced with 3 view modes (grid, list, and a new compact table view), a sort dropdown (newest, oldest, most viewed, longest read), and all 8 tag filters (Ciberseguridad General, OSINT, Pentesting, Web3, Bug Bounty, Hacking Hardware, Hacking WiFi, Programacion). The compact view shows a data-dense table with thumbnails, author avatars, tags, views, read time, and dates.

Author detail pages (/authors/[id]) -- Full profile with large avatar, location, social links (Twitter, GitHub, website), stats cards, specialties, topic tags derived from their articles, their first article featured prominently, remaining articles in a grid, and an "Other Creators" section linking to the rest of the team.

Now I have the full picture. Let me set up tasks and build everything out.

Let me start by revamping the homepage with a wider left sidebar and a filter/search bar below the hero.

Now let me create a filter bar component for the homepage and update the page layout:

Now update the homepage to use the filter bar and make the sidebar wider:

Now let me redesign the Authors page and the AuthorCard component for a cleaner, more minimal look:

Now let me update the author detail page to be more minimal and consistent:

Here is a summary of all the changes made across the three main areas:

Homepage: The left sidebar now uses wider cards (lg:w-72 xl:w-80) with each creator showing a large avatar, name, role, location, article/view stats, and top specialty badge. Below the hero header, a new FilterBar component provides a full search input and horizontally scrollable tag pills (all 8 categories) that filter the article grid in real-time with a results counter.

Articles page (/articles): Completely redesigned with a prominent search bar at the top, tag filter pills with article counts, a sort dropdown (newest/oldest/most viewed/longest), and 3 view modes -- grid (3 columns), list (horizontal cards), and compact (data-dense table with thumbnails, author avatars, tags, views, read time, and dates). The active tag/view/sort toggle buttons use a clean bg-foreground text-background style for minimal contrast.

Authors page (/authors) and detail pages: The Authors page features a stats strip, a large top-contributor highlight card with embedded article previews, and a 3-column grid of author cards with gradient banner tops, offset avatars, stats, specialties, and latest article previews. The author detail page uses a profile banner with overlapping avatar, social link pills, stat cards, specialties/tags, and the full article list with featured first article.