This post has six categories. Look at the featured image—that gradient is all of them blended together. I kept adding categories to see what would happen. This is about the process: pushing limits, having fun, and doing it all again when a new model drops.
I Wanted to See What Would Happen
So I kept adding categories
Look at the featured image for this post. That gradient came from blending six different category colors together. I didn't plan that. I just kept asking "what if we add one more?" until it looked like something I'd never seen before. That's the fun of building with AI.
Where It Started
The Actual Interesting Part
Multiple categories? That's just changing a field from a string to an array. Anyone can do that. The fun started when I thought: "What if the featured image could show all the categories at once? What if the colors blended?" So I asked Claude to make it happen. Teal from AI Development mixing with purple from Web Development mixing with blue from Case Studies. And it just... worked.
The Obvious Part
- Posts can have multiple categories
- Better for SEO - more internal links
- Better for readers - more discovery
- Shows up in multiple filtered views
- Basic stuff
The Unexpected Part
- Colors blend into unique gradients
- Every category combo looks different
- The more categories, the wilder it gets
- I asked, Claude built it
- Actually made me smile
The Question That Started It
What If...
Why can I only pick one category? This post is web dev AND a case study.
Had the idea. Asked Claude. Got working code in minutes. Colors blend now.
Why This Actually Matters
Beyond the cool colors: this post now shows up when you filter by AI Development, Web Development, Case Studies, Founder's Journal, Content Marketing, or Conversion Optimization. That's six different ways for readers to find it. Six different "Related Posts" sections where it could appear. That's the SEO and CRO benefit of connecting categories through prompting.
Try Something
Ask the AI to do something you're curious about. Don't plan it. Just try it.
Push It Further
When it works, ask 'what else?' The color blending came from that second question.
Do It Again
When a new model comes out, try the same thing. It might surprise you differently.
Why It Was Fun
The Good Parts
- 1
No planning, just curiosity
- 2
Saw results immediately
- 3
Had ideas, Claude built them
- 4
Shipped the same day
The One Line That Changed Everything
That's it. One field change. But it unlocked everything else. AI is really good at these "small change, big impact" refactors.
The Speed
The Part I Didn't Expect
It wasn't enough to just show the category badges. I wanted to see what would happen if the background colors blended too. So I asked Claude to make it happen—and now a Web Dev + Case Study post gets this purple-green gradient that's completely unique. Every category combo creates a different look.
The Speed Is The Thing
What Changed
The Visual Difference
Every SEO post: same green. Every web dev post: same purple. Boring.
Each post gets its own unique gradient from the category combo. Fun to look at.
Why This Was Actually Fun
The Real Point
Curiosity → question → code → result → delight. That's what building with AI feels like now. And it's addictive.
This Is What AI Development Feels Like
The multi-category thing is cool, but that's not really the point. The point is: I had a random thought, asked an AI about it, and two hours later had something working that I genuinely like looking at. That loop—curiosity to code to result—is addictive. And it keeps getting faster.
The best features don't come from roadmaps. They come from asking "what if" and seeing what happens.
How It Happened
The Session
Asked the question
Got surprised by colors
Shipped it live
All in the same afternoon
Try This Yourself
Try This
Go Look at the Blog
Scroll through the posts and look at the featured images. Each one has a different color combo now. That's the thing that made me smile. Maybe it'll make you want to try something too.
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Building a Multi-Category Blog System with AI
Building JJM: The Blog
From random question to color-blending system in 2 hours
From 'what if posts had multiple categories?' to working system
What We Built
- 1
Multi-category tagging
- 2
Color blending gradients
- 3
Dynamic featured images
- 4
Category filtering
- 5
Visual consistency
The Spark
Best features don't come from roadmaps. They come from asking 'what if' and seeing what happens.
Traditional vs AI Dev
Plan, spec, build, test, iterate
Ask 'what if', build it, ship it
You come up with the 'what if' - Claude figures out how to make it real.
— Jordan James
The Real Point
The curiosity to code to result loop is addictive. And it keeps getting faster.
See the Colors
Check out the blog and see the color-blending in action
Building JJM: The Blog
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