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Fernlight Companion

FERNLIGHT COMPANION — FREE PLUGIN

A free companion plugin that adds custom blocks and reading-experience features. Nothing on this page requires a purchase.

The free companion plugin. It adds editorial blocks and reading-experience polish on top of the base theme — install it, activate it, use it. No account, no license key.

8 free custom blocks

Every block below is live-rendered from the real Companion plugin, not a screenshot.

Fernlight Divider — a brand-styled section rule, used between H2 sections in a post body:

Fernlight Icon — a small inline SVG icon set for accents and bullets:

Fernlight Pull Quote — the brand’s signature italic pull-quote treatment:

The best writing is not about the writer at all.

Fernlight Tabs — client-side tabbed content, keyboard accessible, no page reload:

A calm, editorial theme built for writers who want their words to be the point.

Fernlight Newsletter — a provider-neutral signup block (connect any form action or shortcode):

Less clutter. More clarity.

One or two short emails a week. Practical, never preachy. Unsubscribe whenever.

No spam. No selling your address. Unsubscribe in one click.

Fernlight Post Hero — the eyebrow + title + meta band used at the top of every post (see it live on any Journal post):

Field Notes

Fernlight Companion

2 min read · July 1, 2026

Fernlight Post Callout — auto-derived footer callout linking back to a post’s category (shown here with example data):

Browse all Field Notes or go back to all posts.

Fernlight Related Grid

A hand-curated 3-card “more from the blog” grid that replaces the automatic related-posts logic on a single post. See it live at the bottom of any Journal post below.

Reading & archive experience

Companion adds these to every post and archive automatically — no block insertion needed:

Filterable blog grid — Grid / list / masonry archive switcher with instant client-side filtering by category.
Heading anchors — Hover any H2 in a post body for a copyable deep link (see it on a Journal post).
Reading progress bar — A slim progress indicator tracks scroll position through long posts.
Prev / next post nav — Automatic chronological navigation at the end of every post.
Category accent color — Each category can carry its own accent tint through cards and headers.
Instant search — Client-side instant search with no page reload.
Load more — Infinite-scroll-style pagination for archives, no plugin conflicts.

Free, read-only AI Site Intelligence

Companion exposes a completely free, read-only discovery layer so AI tools and agents can understand this site safely — no writes, no external calls, no phone-home. Click through to see the real live JSON:

Live discovery endpoints

Stack manifest

Maps theme + Companion + Pro editions, features, and REST routes

Site context pack

Theme version, active style, tokens, patterns, nav, and abilities

Pattern recommendations

Suggests patterns for a stated intent/page type

Readiness report

What AI tools can safely read on this install

All of this ships free with Companion — no license, no Pro upgrade. Pro adds the next step: reviewable, human-approved AI write workflows. See the Pro page for that layer.

Give the reader one clear next step.

Invite them to continue reading, explore a resource, or join the conversation.

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