From ae049ce43f6b02d1b7d6fdab5b179b81bb2cff31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: digitaldirk <22691956+digitaldirk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:46:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add text if draft blog posts is empty

---
 .../Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor   | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor b/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor
index 469a28db..0aaf2ab8 100644
--- a/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor
+++ b/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor
@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@
 	<h3 class="fw-bold">Draft Blog Posts</h3>
 
 	<div class="content px-4">
-		@for (var i = 0; i < blogPosts.Count; i++)
-		{
-			<ShortBlogPost BlogPost="blogPosts[i]" UseAlternativeStyle="@(i % 2 != 0)"></ShortBlogPost>
-		}
+		@if (blogPosts.Count > 0)
+        {
+            @for (var i = 0; i < blogPosts.Count; i++)
+            {
+                <ShortBlogPost BlogPost="blogPosts[i]" UseAlternativeStyle="@(i % 2 != 0)"></ShortBlogPost>
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            <p>No draft blog posts currently.</p>
+        }
 	</div>
 </div>
 

From 91be5b311f5523ff3627a230bde5a59d1e8df687 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: digitaldirk <22691956+digitaldirk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:57:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add link to blog post create page

---
 .../Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor        | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor b/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor
index 0aaf2ab8..1829d3f5 100644
--- a/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor
+++ b/src/LinkDotNet.Blog.Web/Features/Admin/DraftBlogPost/DraftBlogPostPage.razor
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            <p>No draft blog posts currently.</p>
+            <p>No draft blog posts currently. <a href="/create">Create a new blog post</a></p>
         }
 	</div>
 </div>