diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 9bbae71b..84a07cbb 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ build_search_index = true
 
 generate_feeds = true
 
+taxonomies = [
+    { name = "blog_type", render = false },
+]
+
 [markdown.highlighting]
 theme = "github-dark-default"
 
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-04-12-hello-world.md b/content/blog/2024-04-12-hello-world.md
index a308c124..7d1ba693 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-04-12-hello-world.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-04-12-hello-world.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ aliases = [
 description= "Welcome! For the inaugural blog post on valkey.io, I’d like to recap the story so far, what to look forward to, and then describe how this blog works."
 authors= ["kyledvs"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 categories= "update"
 featured = false
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-04-16-valkey-7-2-5-out.md b/content/blog/2024-04-16-valkey-7-2-5-out.md
index 0d5cd190..ddcfcda3 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-04-16-valkey-7-2-5-out.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-04-16-valkey-7-2-5-out.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ aliases= [
 description= "Exciting times!I'm pleased to announce that you can start using the first generally available, stable Valkey release today."
 authors= ["kyledvs"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 categories= "update"
 featured = false
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-04-26-modules-101.md b/content/blog/2024-04-26-modules-101.md
index 6780dd57..02ba202b 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-04-26-modules-101.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-04-26-modules-101.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ aliases= [
 description= "The idea of modules is to allow adding extra features (such as new commands and data types) to Valkey without making changes to the core code."
 authors= ["dmitrypol"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["How-to"]
 [extra]
 categories= "modules"
 featured = false
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-05-24-may-roundup.md b/content/blog/2024-05-24-may-roundup.md
index ec1ad6e4..95534edc 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-05-24-may-roundup.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-05-24-may-roundup.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ aliases= [
 description= "It's become clear that people want to talk about Valkey and have been publishing blog posts/articles fervently. Here you'll find a collection of all the post I'm aware of in the last few weeks."
 authors= ["kyledvs"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 [extra]
 categories= "update"
 featured = false
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-06-27-using-bitnami-valkey-chart/index.md b/content/blog/2024-06-27-using-bitnami-valkey-chart/index.md
index 4e407f0d..c3051ca6 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-06-27-using-bitnami-valkey-chart/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-06-27-using-bitnami-valkey-chart/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ aliases= [
     "/blog/2024/06/using-bitnami-valkey-chart/"
 ]
 authors=["rafariossaa"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["How-to"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-01.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-07-07-unlock-one-million-rps.md b/content/blog/2024-07-07-unlock-one-million-rps.md
index b04f96e9..c4b7ae0a 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-07-07-unlock-one-million-rps.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-07-07-unlock-one-million-rps.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ description= "Learn about the new performance improvements in Valkey 8 which red
 # 'authors' are the folks who wrote or contributed to the post.
 # Each author corresponds to a biography file (more info later in this document)
 authors= [ "dantouitou", "uriyagelnik"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-01.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-07-31-valkey-8-0-0-rc1.md b/content/blog/2024-07-31-valkey-8-0-0-rc1.md
index 306ecb05..17f672b2 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-07-31-valkey-8-0-0-rc1.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-07-31-valkey-8-0-0-rc1.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ description= "The first release candidate of Valkey 8.0 is now available! Come l
 # 'authors' are the folks who wrote or contributed to the post.
 # Each author corresponds to a biography file (more info later in this document)
 authors= [ "pingxie", "madolson" ]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-07.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-08-29-valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0.md b/content/blog/2024-08-29-valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0.md
index 2794ca25..13d79db8 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-08-29-valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-08-29-valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title= "Storing more with less: Memory Efficiency in Valkey 8"
 date= 2024-09-04 01:01:01
 description= "Learn about the new memory efficiency improvements in Valkey 8 which reduces memory overhead, which allows more data to be stored in the same amount of memory."
 authors= [ "hpatro"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-05.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-09-13-unlock-one-million-rps-part2.md b/content/blog/2024-09-13-unlock-one-million-rps-part2.md
index eba88064..5ce1ae30 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-09-13-unlock-one-million-rps-part2.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-09-13-unlock-one-million-rps-part2.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ description= "Maximize the performance of your hardware with memory access amort
 # 'authors' are the folks who wrote or contributed to the post.
 # Each author corresponds to a biography file (more info later in this document)
 authors= [ "dantouitou", "uriyagelnik"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-06.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md
index ec7f1c5e..0e6ca80b 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title=  "Generally Available: Valkey 8.0.0"
 description = "Today marks a milestone for the Valkey project: the first major release."
 date= 2024-09-16 01:01:01
 authors= ["kyledvs"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-05.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-11-21-testing-the-limits/index.md b/content/blog/2024-11-21-testing-the-limits/index.md
index 9b71df21..276090f2 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-11-21-testing-the-limits/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-11-21-testing-the-limits/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "Pushing the limits of Valkey on a Raspberry Pi"
 description = "While most people won't go to production on a Raspberry Pi, we'll cover how to thoroughly performance test Valkey to understand how it works in production."
 date= 2024-11-21 01:01:01
 authors= ["dtaivpp"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-07.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-12-20-2024-year-of-valkey/index.md b/content/blog/2024-12-20-2024-year-of-valkey/index.md
index c05a1dd7..7b230712 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-12-20-2024-year-of-valkey/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-12-20-2024-year-of-valkey/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ title=  "2024: The Year of Valkey"
 description = "The end of the calendar year is a great time to reflect, but for Valkey this particular year-end holds special meaning."
 date= 2024-12-20 01:01:01
 authors= ["kyledvs"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-05.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2024-12-22-az-affinity-strategy.md b/content/blog/2024-12-22-az-affinity-strategy.md
index 9bfbb74f..452cc1a4 100644
--- a/content/blog/2024-12-22-az-affinity-strategy.md
+++ b/content/blog/2024-12-22-az-affinity-strategy.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title= "Reducing application latency and lowering Cloud bill by setting up your
 date= 2025-01-08 01:01:01
 description= "By implementing AZ affinity routing in Valkey and using GLIDE, you can achieve lower latency and cost savings by routing requests to replicas in the same AZ as the client."
 authors= [ "asafporatstoler", "adarovadya", "muhammadawawdi"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-04.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-03-28-new-hash-table/index.md b/content/blog/2025-03-28-new-hash-table/index.md
index c83c66b5..e961e46b 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-03-28-new-hash-table/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-03-28-new-hash-table/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title= "A new hash table"
 date= 2025-03-28 00:00:00
 description= "Designing a state-of-the art hash table"
 authors= ["zuiderkwast"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-05.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-03-4-go-client-in-public-preview.md b/content/blog/2025-03-4-go-client-in-public-preview.md
index b0d36330..53c611fd 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-03-4-go-client-in-public-preview.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-03-4-go-client-in-public-preview.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title= "Introducing the Valkey Glide Go Client: Now in Public Preview!"
 description = "Valkey Glide now supports GO. Read to learn more about the new client designed for performance and developer productivity"
 date= 2025-03-04 01:01:01
 authors= [ "niharikabhavaraju"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/default.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-04-02-valkey-8-1-0-ga.md b/content/blog/2025-04-02-valkey-8-1-0-ga.md
index b7806e8b..573e4519 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-04-02-valkey-8-1-0-ga.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-04-02-valkey-8-1-0-ga.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ description= "Valkey 8.1 is now generally available! Come learn about the exciti
 # 'authors' are the folks who wrote or contributed to the post.
 # Each author corresponds to a biography file (more info later in this document)
 authors= [ "rdias", "mvisser" ]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-03.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-04-09-introducing-bloom-filters.md b/content/blog/2025-04-09-introducing-bloom-filters.md
index a682d5ac..76a6c895 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-04-09-introducing-bloom-filters.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-04-09-introducing-bloom-filters.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Learn how to use bloom filters to perform large-scale membership
 date= 2025-04-09 01:01:01
 authors= [ "karthiksubbarao"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-02.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-04-27-valkey-modules-rust-sdk-updates.md b/content/blog/2025-04-27-valkey-modules-rust-sdk-updates.md
index ff9edfdd..f3177eef 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-04-27-valkey-modules-rust-sdk-updates.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-04-27-valkey-modules-rust-sdk-updates.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ description= "Extending Valkey using Rust SDK."
 authors= ["dmitrypol"]
 categories= "modules"
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["How-to"]
 [extra]
 categories= "performance"
 featured = false
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-05-14-upgrade-stories-vol1.md b/content/blog/2025-05-14-upgrade-stories-vol1.md
index 58b56232..661d2f4a 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-05-14-upgrade-stories-vol1.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-05-14-upgrade-stories-vol1.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Two new Valkey users describe what it's really like to upgrade"
 date= 2025-05-14 01:01:01 
 authors= ["kyledvs", "nigel"] 
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 [extra]
 categories= "update"
 featured = false
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-05-21-performance-optimization-methodology-for-valkey/index.md b/content/blog/2025-05-21-performance-optimization-methodology-for-valkey/index.md
index 7f48cc59..21d3dc33 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-05-21-performance-optimization-methodology-for-valkey/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-05-21-performance-optimization-methodology-for-valkey/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ date= 2025-05-27 00:00:00
 description= "Performance Optimization Methodology for Valkey"
 authors= ["lipzhu", "guowangy"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 categories= "performance"
 featured = true
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-06-13-introducing-valkey-search/index.md b/content/blog/2025-06-13-introducing-valkey-search/index.md
index 43d52ce9..83c7de10 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-06-13-introducing-valkey-search/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-06-13-introducing-valkey-search/index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title= "Introducing Vector Search To Valkey"
 description = "Learn how to build high-performance, reliable vector similarity search with valkey-search." 
 date= 2025-07-07 01:01:01 
 authors= ["yairgott", "allenss"] 
-
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-08.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-06-23-valkey-bundle-one-stop-shop-for-low-latency-modern-applications/index.md b/content/blog/2025-06-23-valkey-bundle-one-stop-shop-for-low-latency-modern-applications/index.md
index 1fd8fd25..f262c319 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-06-23-valkey-bundle-one-stop-shop-for-low-latency-modern-applications/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-06-23-valkey-bundle-one-stop-shop-for-low-latency-modern-applications/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Introducing valkey-bundle a single-container solution that combin
 date= 2025-06-23 00:00:01 
 authors= ["rlunar"] 
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-02.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-06-30-introducing-enhanced-json-capabilities-in-valkey.md b/content/blog/2025-06-30-introducing-enhanced-json-capabilities-in-valkey.md
index 49c055e6..b7a41c35 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-06-30-introducing-enhanced-json-capabilities-in-valkey.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-06-30-introducing-enhanced-json-capabilities-in-valkey.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "Introducing Enhanced JSON Capabilities in Valkey"
 description = "Learn about the new Valkey JSON with some real-world examples and application."
 date = "2025-06-30 01:01:01"
 authors= [ "roshkhatri"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 +++
 
 JSON is a ubiquitous format for semi-structured data, and developers often expect native support across their technology stack, including in-memory stores like Valkey. Previously, working with JSON in Valkey required serializing entire objects as strings or flattening them into Hashes, limiting nesting. These workarounds added complexity and made updates harder than they should be.
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-07-10-keyspace-save-the-date.md b/content/blog/2025-07-10-keyspace-save-the-date.md
index ccbcb61c..531cc738 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-07-10-keyspace-save-the-date.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-07-10-keyspace-save-the-date.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "Save the Date August 28, 2025: Keyspace"
 description = "Join the Valkey crew on August 28, 2025 in Amsterdam for the first ever Valkey conference: Keyspace!"
 date = "2025-07-10 01:01:01"
 authors= [ "kyledvs"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Events"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-05.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-07-21-valkey-on-k0rdent.md b/content/blog/2025-07-21-valkey-on-k0rdent.md
index 652dd441..5e073e7a 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-07-21-valkey-on-k0rdent.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-07-21-valkey-on-k0rdent.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "Using k0rdent MultiClusterService Template for Valkey on Kubernetes"
 description = "Learn how to deploy and manage Valkey across multiple Kubernetes clusters using k0rdent's template-driven approach for simplified multi-cluster application delivery."
 date = "2025-07-21 01:01:42"
 authors= [ "s3rj1k"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 +++
 
 Managing distributed applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters can be a complex and time-consuming process. This guide demonstrates how to streamline Valkey deployment using [k0rdent's](https://k0rdent.io/) `MultiClusterService` template, providing a practical example of modern multi-cluster application delivery.
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-08-04-valkey-swift/index.md b/content/blog/2025-08-04-valkey-swift/index.md
index 4768bad4..0399306d 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-08-04-valkey-swift/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-08-04-valkey-swift/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "The new Swift client for Valkey is now in preview. Learn about it
 date= 2025-08-04 00:00:00
 authors= [ "adamfowler"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-04.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-08-12-keyspace-schedule.md b/content/blog/2025-08-12-keyspace-schedule.md
index d867a6c5..39bd592f 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-08-12-keyspace-schedule.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-08-12-keyspace-schedule.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "What you'll see at Keyspace 2025"
 description = "I sat on the selection committee for Keyspace and was floored by the number and quality of submissions we received. It's truly amazing to see the talent and depth of experience that is present in the Valkey community manifest in a slate of presentations aimed to interest both experienced and new Valkey users."
 date = "2025-08-12 01:01:01"
 authors= [ "kyledvs" ]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Events"]
 +++
 
 <style type="text/css">
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-09-11-valkey-investment-in-open-source.md b/content/blog/2025-09-11-valkey-investment-in-open-source.md
index 0f6ae8bf..ed1b76bc 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-09-11-valkey-investment-in-open-source.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-09-11-valkey-investment-in-open-source.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Valkey was founded just over a year ago to keep high-performance
 date= 2025-09-16 00:00:00
 authors= [ "lorilorusso"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-04.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-09-25-numbered-databases/index.md b/content/blog/2025-09-25-numbered-databases/index.md
index e4be79e8..b8014af7 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-09-25-numbered-databases/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-09-25-numbered-databases/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Valkey 9.0 brings new namespacing abilities to cluster mode. In t
 date= 2025-09-25 00:00:00
 authors= [ "kyledvs"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/blog/numbered-databases/images/move-db.drawio.png"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-09-30-hash-fields-expiration/index.md b/content/blog/2025-09-30-hash-fields-expiration/index.md
index f5c825cb..47de4726 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-09-30-hash-fields-expiration/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-09-30-hash-fields-expiration/index.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ description= """
     We’ll also walk through practical examples to show how you can start using this feature today.
     """
 authors= ["ranshid"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-08.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-10-02-50-million-zsets/index.md b/content/blog/2025-10-02-50-million-zsets/index.md
index 5fc5999c..da29c2cf 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-10-02-50-million-zsets/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-10-02-50-million-zsets/index.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ description= """
 The latest Valkey 8.1 release introduces a redesigned hash table and other optimizations that promise lower memory usage and higher throughput. In this post, we put Valkey 8.1 under pressure by benchmarking it against Valkey 8.0, inserting 50 million members into a sorted set and measuring memory consumption and throughput along the way.
     """
 authors= ["khawaja"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/blog/50-million-zsets/hero-used-memory-vs-inserts-new.png"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-10-15-properly-secure-your-valkey-deployment.md b/content/blog/2025-10-15-properly-secure-your-valkey-deployment.md
index ec97eae3..af31e57f 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-10-15-properly-secure-your-valkey-deployment.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-10-15-properly-secure-your-valkey-deployment.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Learn how to secure your Valkey deployment with defense in depth
 date= 2025-12-12 00:00:00
 authors= [ "allenhelton"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["How-to"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-06.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-10-20-1-billion-rps/index.md b/content/blog/2025-10-20-1-billion-rps/index.md
index c3e5141b..5c7e7f6d 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-10-20-1-billion-rps/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-10-20-1-billion-rps/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title= "Scaling a Valkey Cluster to 1 Billion Request per Second"
 date= 2025-10-20 00:00:00
 description= "Learn about the internal workings of cluster mode and the improvements which helped to scale to 1 Billion RPS with the latest Valkey 9.0 release"
 authors= ["hpatro", "maheshcherukumilli", "sarthakaggarwal97", "sungming2"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-04.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-10-21-introducing-valkey-9/index.md b/content/blog/2025-10-21-introducing-valkey-9/index.md
index c493bd5f..d0316ea7 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-10-21-introducing-valkey-9/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-10-21-introducing-valkey-9/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ For Valkey's second major release, Valkey 9.0 brings innovation, long-requested
 Read on to find out all the team packed into this release.
     """
 authors= ["kyledvs"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-08.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-10-27-atomic-slot-migration/index.md b/content/blog/2025-10-27-atomic-slot-migration/index.md
index 77e31e43..a9859416 100644
--- a/content/blog/2025-10-27-atomic-slot-migration/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2025-10-27-atomic-slot-migration/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title= "Resharding, Reimagined: Introducing Atomic Slot Migration"
 date= 2025-10-29 00:00:00
 description= "Valkey 9.0 brings big changes and improvements to the underlying mechanisms of resharding. Find out how Atomic Slot Migration works, the benefits it brings, and the headaches it eliminates."
 authors= ["murphyjacob4"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-05.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-01-06-valkey-helm-chart/index.md b/content/blog/2026-01-06-valkey-helm-chart/index.md
index 20d5f5cc..aa5eed9c 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-01-06-valkey-helm-chart/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-01-06-valkey-helm-chart/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "Valkey Helm: The new way to deploy Valkey on Kubernetes"
 date = 2026-01-06
 description = "A guide on why the new Valkey Helm chart exists, how it helps, and how to migrate from Bitnami." 
 authors =  ["sgissi","maheshcherukumilli"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/valkey-helm.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-01-22-2025-year-end/index.md b/content/blog/2026-01-22-2025-year-end/index.md
index 9581ea3e..4b6f29c6 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-01-22-2025-year-end/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-01-22-2025-year-end/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "Valkey 2025 Year-End Review: Reflecting on Progress and Looking Ahead"
 date = 2026-01-22
 description = "This past year marked an important chapter for Valkey, one defined by growth, collaboration, and a shared commitment to building an open, high-performance key-value store for everyone."
 authors= ["kyledvs", "crystalpham"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 +++
 
 As we kick off 2026, it’s a great moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate what the Valkey project and its community has accomplished together. This past year marked an important chapter for Valkey, one defined by growth, collaboration, and a shared commitment to building an open, high-performance key-value store for everyone.
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-02-04-valkey-newsletter-new/index.md b/content/blog/2026-02-04-valkey-newsletter-new/index.md
index dbdf189d..3beab179 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-02-04-valkey-newsletter-new/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-02-04-valkey-newsletter-new/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title = "Don’t Miss What’s Next in Valkey — Subscribe Now"
 date = 2026-02-04
 description = "Valkey is moving fast — and the easiest way to stay ahead is to subscribe to the official Valkey newsletter. From new releases and roadmap milestones to community highlights and upcoming events, our newsletter is your single source of truth for everything happening across the Valkey ecosystem."
 authors = ["crystalpham"]
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 +++
 
 Valkey is moving fast and the easiest way to stay ahead is to [subscribe](/blog/valkey-newsletter-new/#email-signup) to the official Valkey newsletter.
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-02-19-operational-lessons/index.md b/content/blog/2026-02-19-operational-lessons/index.md
index c8bfa6d0..d860b6d7 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-02-19-operational-lessons/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-02-19-operational-lessons/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ date = 2026-02-19
 description = "Production lessons on tail latency, migrations, and scale from engineers operating Valkey at real-world scale."
 authors = ["allenhelton", "mikecallahan"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-04.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-02-25-introducing-valkey-admin/index.md b/content/blog/2026-02-25-introducing-valkey-admin/index.md
index c9b08308..a6de5d29 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-02-25-introducing-valkey-admin/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-02-25-introducing-valkey-admin/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Valkey Admin is an open-source desktop application that provides
 date= 2026-02-25 00:00:00
 authors= [ "allenhelton", "arsenykostenko"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/blog/introducing-valkey-admin/images/hero.jpg"
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-03-10-valkey-search-1_2/index.md b/content/blog/2026-03-10-valkey-search-1_2/index.md
index 5b11828f..42b4f434 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-03-10-valkey-search-1_2/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-03-10-valkey-search-1_2/index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title= "Beyond Vectors: Introducing Full-Text Search and Aggregations to Valkey"
 description = "Valkey Search now enables querying across text, tags, and numeric data and analyzing results with aggregations."
 date= 2026-03-17 01:00:00
 authors= [ "karthiksubbarao", "allenss", "bcathcart", "cnuthalapati"]
-
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-06.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-03-17-spring-data-valkey/index.md b/content/blog/2026-03-17-spring-data-valkey/index.md
index 121109b1..df995f4b 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-03-17-spring-data-valkey/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-03-17-spring-data-valkey/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description = "Introducing Spring Data Valkey, a new open source Spring Data mod
 date= 2026-04-01 00:00:00
 authors= ["makubo-aws"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
 [extra]
 featured = false
 +++
diff --git a/content/blog/2026-03-27-valkey-tooling-primitives.md b/content/blog/2026-03-27-valkey-tooling-primitives.md
index a4857d40..215c4898 100644
--- a/content/blog/2026-03-27-valkey-tooling-primitives.md
+++ b/content/blog/2026-03-27-valkey-tooling-primitives.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ date = 2026-03-27
 description = "Valkey ships powerful operational primitives like COMMANDLOG, SLOT-STATS, and upcoming per-thread I/O metrics — but without purpose-built tooling, much of that value goes unrealized."
 authors = ["kivanow"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Technical Deep Dive"]
 [extra]
 featured = true
 featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-04.webp"
diff --git a/content/blog/README b/content/blog/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bc5aa11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/blog/README
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Valkey Blog
+
+Blog posts live in `content/blog/`. Each post is either a standalone `.md` file or a directory with an `index.md` (use a directory when you need to include images or other assets).
+
+## Front matter
+
+Every blog post must include TOML front matter between `+++` fences. Example:
+
+```toml
++++
+title = "Your Post Title"
+date = 2026-04-01
+description = "A short summary shown in the blog listing and metadata."
+authors = ["github-username"]
+
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Announcements"]
+
+[extra]
+featured = false
+featured_image = "/assets/media/featured/random-01.webp"
++++
+```
+
+### Required fields
+
+| Field | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `title` | Post title |
+| `date` | Publish date (`YYYY-MM-DD`) |
+| `description` | Short summary for the blog listing |
+| `authors` | List of GitHub usernames |
+| `taxonomies.blog_type` | Post category (see below) |
+
+### Optional fields
+
+| Field | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `extra.featured` | Set to `true` to show in the Featured sidebar |
+| `extra.featured_image` | Path to a featured image |
+
+### Post types
+
+The `blog_type` taxonomy is defined in `config.toml`. Current values:
+
+- `Technical Deep Dive` — In-depth technical content
+- `Announcements` — Releases, new features, project news
+- `Community Highlight` — Community stories, year-in-review, ecosystem
+- `How-to` — Tutorials and guides
+- `Events` — Event recaps and announcements
+
+To add a new type, add a post using it and update `sass/_valkey.scss` (badge color) and this README.
+
+## File naming
+
+Use the format `YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md` (or `YYYY-MM-DD-slug/index.md` for posts with assets).
diff --git a/content/blog/whats-new-june-2024.md b/content/blog/whats-new-june-2024.md
index 1d226e54..4d0b4cbb 100644
--- a/content/blog/whats-new-june-2024.md
+++ b/content/blog/whats-new-june-2024.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ date= 2024-06-27 01:01:01
 description= "What have people been saying about Valkey in June 2024? Read on to find out."
 authors= ["kyledvs"]
 
+[taxonomies]
+blog_type = ["Community Highlight"]
 [extra]
 categories= "roundup"
 featured = false
diff --git a/sass/_valkey.scss b/sass/_valkey.scss
index 97dd00bf..068e34b9 100644
--- a/sass/_valkey.scss
+++ b/sass/_valkey.scss
@@ -911,6 +911,47 @@ aside {
   }
 }
 
+.blog-type-filters {
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+
+  select {
+    padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    border: 1px solid $grey-lt-300;
+    background: $white;
+    color: $text;
+    font-size: 1.3rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+}
+
+.sr-only {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: -1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  border: 0;
+}
+
+.blog-type-badge {
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.7rem;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: $white;
+  background-color: $grey-dk-200;
+
+  &[data-type="Technical Deep Dive"] { background-color: #6983ff; }
+  &[data-type="Community Highlight"] { background-color: $green-200; }
+  &[data-type="How-to"] { background-color: $purple-200; }
+  &[data-type="Announcements"] { background-color: $yellow-100; }
+  &[data-type="Events"] { background-color: $red-100; }
+}
+
 .blog-inner {
   
   .blog-list {
diff --git a/templates/blog-page.html b/templates/blog-page.html
index 5c16477a..0d3d2e77 100644
--- a/templates/blog-page.html
+++ b/templates/blog-page.html
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 <h1>{{ page.title }}</h1>
 <div class="meta">
+  {% set blog_type = page.taxonomies.blog_type | default(value=[]) %}
+  {% set type_name = blog_type | first | default(value="") %}
+  {% if type_name %}
+  <span class="blog-type-badge" data-type="{{ type_name }}">{{ type_name }}</span>
+  {% endif %}
   {{ page.date | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
   {% if page.authors %}
     &middot; 
diff --git a/templates/blog.html b/templates/blog.html
index 04e2d933..378b2e8f 100644
--- a/templates/blog.html
+++ b/templates/blog.html
@@ -8,15 +8,66 @@ <h1>{{ section.title }}</h1>
 {% endblock subhead_content %}
 
 {% block main_content %}
+  {% set taxonomy = get_taxonomy(kind="blog_type", required=false) %}
+  {% if taxonomy %}
+  <div class="blog-type-filters" hidden>
+    <label for="blog-type-select" class="sr-only">Filter posts by type</label>
+    <select id="blog-type-select">
+      <option value="All">All Types</option>
+      {% for term in taxonomy.items %}
+      <option value="{{ term.name }}">{{ term.name }}</option>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </select>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
   <ul class="blog-list">
     {% for page in section.pages %}
-    <li>
+    {% set blog_type = page.taxonomies.blog_type | default(value=[]) %}
+    {% set type_name = blog_type | first | default(value="") %}
+    <li{% if type_name %} data-type="{{ type_name }}"{% endif %}>
+      {% if type_name %}
+      <span class="blog-type-badge" data-type="{{ type_name }}">{{ type_name }}</span>
+      {% endif %}
       <h2><a href="{{ page.permalink }}">{{ page.title  | safe}}</a></h2>
       <div class="meta">{{ page.date | date(format="%A %B %e, %Y") }}</div>
       <p>{{ page.description | safe }}</p>
     </li>
     {% endfor %}
   </ul>
+  <p class="blog-no-results" hidden>No posts match this filter.</p>
+  <script>
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+    var select = document.getElementById('blog-type-select');
+    if (!select) return;
+    var items = document.querySelectorAll('.blog-list li');
+    var noResults = document.querySelector('.blog-no-results');
+    select.closest('.blog-type-filters').hidden = false;
+
+    function applyFilter(type) {
+      var visible = 0;
+      items.forEach(function(li) {
+        var show = type === 'All' || li.getAttribute('data-type') === type;
+        li.hidden = !show;
+        if (show) visible++;
+      });
+      noResults.hidden = visible > 0;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      var initial = decodeURIComponent(location.hash.slice(1));
+      if (initial) {
+        var option = Array.from(select.options).find(function(o) { return o.value === initial; });
+        if (option) { select.value = initial; applyFilter(initial); }
+      }
+    } catch(e) {}
+
+    select.addEventListener('change', function() {
+      var type = select.value;
+      applyFilter(type);
+      history.replaceState(null, '', type === 'All' ? location.pathname + location.search : '#' + encodeURIComponent(type));
+    });
+  });
+  </script>
 {% endblock main_content %}
 
 {% block related_content %}