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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:29:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=94=92=20secure=20hardcoded=20IndexNow=20?=
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Remove hardcoded IndexNow API key from `astro.config.mjs` and use `process.env.INDEXNOW_KEY` instead. Conditionally apply the plugin to ensure builds succeed when the key is not present.

Co-authored-by: lsb11 <269203137+lsb11@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 astro.config.mjs | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index f1805f6..325b177 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
       },
     }),
     mdx(),
-    indexnow({
-      key: 'b953b757ff91da6971c05ff7f7e39668',
-    }),
+    ...(process.env.INDEXNOW_KEY ? [indexnow({ key: process.env.INDEXNOW_KEY })] : []),
   ],
 });