automated featured blog display

templates/blog/blog.html

@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 {% extends "_default/base.html" %}
+<!-- blog template
+the template for displaying the blog page.
+consists of a featured blog row, 
+a paginated list of posts (sorted by date), 
+and a side nav for category and featured post navigation
+-->
 
 {% block content %}
 
 <main class="pt-16">
-    {%- set section = get_section(path="blog/featured/_index.md") %}
+
+    <!--sets global featured variable as the most recent post with the isFeatured tag-->
+    {%- set section = get_section(path="blog/_index.md") %}
+    {% for page in section.pages %}
+    {% if page.extra.isFeatured %}
+        {%- set_global featured = page %}
+        {% break %}
+    {% endif %}
+    {% endfor %}
+    
     {% include "partials/featuredBlog.html" %}
 
     <div class="flex">