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Maintainer card grids sized their columns from the viewport while the cards themselves were capped at a fixed width, so the two disagreed: cards stopped growing while their grid tracks kept expanding, and the leftover space turned into gaps. Narrow screens also dropped to a single column, turning a 40-person list into a very long scroll.

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Every place MaintainerCard renders in its full variant. Preview: https://refactor-maintainer-card-responsive-grid-tanstack-com.thetanstack.workers.dev

Page Path Change
Maintainers /maintainers two-column floor, auto-fit grid, container-based 3-column ceiling, tighter vertical rhythm
Enterprise Support /paid-support two-column floor, auto-fit grid, container-based 3-column ceiling
Library contributors /query/latest/docs/contributors two-column floor, auto-fit grid, container-based 3-column ceiling
Home — Core Maintainers / added sm:grid-cols-3 step, released card cap, synced skeleton
Workshops — Instructors /workshops 4-column step moved lgmd, released card cap

The contributors page applies to every library, not just Query.

MaintainersSection / LandingCommunitySection use the same grid but are unreachable — nothing imports LandingCommunitySection — so they are left untouched.

Changes

MaintainerCard — the name switched from sm:text-ds-mono-lg (viewport) to @[13rem]:text-ds-mono-lg (card width). The card is now an @container, so the name follows the space it actually has rather than the window size.

Gridsmaintainers, paid-support, and the library contributors page replace grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 with grid-cols-2 as a floor, an auto-fit track above @[28rem] (minmax(180px,1fr)), and a 3-column ceiling at @[43rem]. [&>*>*]:max-w-none releases the card cap so cards fill their track.

Both bounds are per-container, not per-viewport. That matters on the contributors page, where the partners sidebar leaves the content column far narrower than the window — a viewport breakpoint forced 3 columns into a 380px area.

The two-column floor replaces the old single-column step. On a 375px screen a 40-person list goes from roughly 18,600px of scroll to 5,640px (~70% less) while the avatar stays at 148px, which is still large enough to recognize a face.

Home — added sm:grid-cols-3 between the existing 2- and 5-column steps, and matched the loading skeleton so the layout does not shift when content arrives.

Workshops — moved the 4-column step from lg to md. With 4 instructors this keeps rows balanced (2+2 or 4) and avoids the 2-column stretch that let cards reach ~484px.

Also reduced the vertical rhythm on maintainers for narrow screens (gap-16gap-6 md:gap-16, gap-12gap-6 md:gap-12, mt-4mt-3 md:mt-4).

Verification

Measured in the browser across container widths on every affected page:

  • No single-column state remains — swept 280–900px on all three grid pages
  • No empty space between a card and its grid track (previously up to 100px on paid-support, 70px on home/workshops)
  • No size inversion — swept 320–1600px and confirmed cards never jump larger as the screen shrinks
  • No name wraps to a second line at the sizes where the large type applies (previously 12 of 40 at 187px cards)
  • compact and row view modes unaffected; light mode unchanged

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Style
    • Improved responsive layouts for maintainer, contributor, and instructor cards across community, library, support, and workshop pages.
    • Cards now adapt more smoothly to their available space using container-based sizing and auto-fit columns.
    • Updated grid spacing, card widths, typography, and padding for improved readability on smaller screens.
    • Maintainer and instructor grids display more columns at medium screen sizes where space allows.

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The changes update maintainer, contributor, and instructor layouts to use container queries, auto-fit columns, revised breakpoints, unconstrained child widths, and responsive page spacing.

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Responsive card layouts

Layer / File(s) Summary
Card container behavior
src/components/MaintainerCard.tsx
Maintainer card sizing, spacing, and name typography now respond to container queries.
Full-card page grids
src/routes/_library/.../$version.docs.contributors.tsx, src/routes/maintainers.tsx, src/routes/paid-support.tsx
Full-card layouts now use container-aware auto-fit columns. Child width constraints are removed, and maintainer page spacing is responsive.
Secondary grid breakpoints
src/components/home/HomeCommunitySection.tsx, src/routes/workshops.tsx
Home maintainer grids use three columns at sm. Workshop instructor grids use four columns at md. Direct child max-width constraints are removed.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 72a4c

On the contributors page, some full maintainer cards may remain capped at 252px while their grid columns are wider, leaving avoidable empty space and an inconsistent layout. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or a small follow-up to remove that cap in full-card mode.

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src/routes/_library/$libraryId/$version.docs.contributors.tsx (1)

91-91: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add an sm override for full-card mode.

At sm and wider, MaintainerCard’s sm:max-w-[252px] wins over [&>*>*]:max-w-none. When the container reaches @[43rem], full cards can remain 252px wide in three-column tracks. Add sm:[&>*>*]:max-w-none.

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In `@src/routes/_library/`$libraryId/$version.docs.contributors.tsx at line 91,
Update the full-card grid class in the contributors route to add an sm
breakpoint override, using sm:[&>*>*]:max-w-none alongside the
existing max-width utility so MaintainerCard remains unrestricted at sm and
wider.
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In `@src/routes/_library/`$libraryId/$version.docs.contributors.tsx:
- Line 91: Update the full-card grid class in the contributors route to add an
sm breakpoint override, using sm:[&>*>*]:max-w-none alongside the
existing max-width utility so MaintainerCard remains unrestricted at sm and
wider.

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