Add blog link to Dev Blog Publisher card

What & Why

The Dev Blog Publisher card on the Communication Hub lets staff compose and publish posts to the academy's Blogger blog, but there's no way to actually visit the public blog from the card. Staff currently have to remember/type the URL. Add a small "View blog" link on the card that opens in a new tab so staff can quickly verify what was just posted.

Done looks like

The Dev Blog Publisher card on the Communication Hub shows a visible "View blog" link/button.
Clicking it opens the academy blog () in a new tab.
Link is placed sensibly in the card header area (or alongside the New Post / Post History tabs) so it's discoverable but doesn't compete with the primary actions.
Has a and uses the existing external-link icon convention.

Out of scope

Embedding the blog feed on the card (the public profile already does this).
Making the blog URL configurable — reuse the same constant already used in .
Backend changes.

Steps

1. Add a small "View blog" link in the Dev Blog Publisher card (in ), styled as a ghost button or muted link with an external-link icon, opening the blog URL in a new tab with . 2. Reuse the existing value () — extract it to a shared const if it makes sense, otherwise duplicate it locally with a comment.

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Friday, April 24, 2026