CodeYourFuture · cifarquhar · May 7, 2026 · May 7, 2026 · May 8, 2026 · May 8, 2026
diff --git a/common-theme/layouts/_default/backlog.html b/common-theme/layouts/_default/backlog.html
@@ -36,17 +36,15 @@
       {{ $issueBlocks := partial "block/issues-list-as-blocks.html" (dict "backlog" . "backlog_filter" $backlog_filter "path" $currentPath) }}
       {{ range $issueBlocks }}
         {{ $issue := . }}
-        {{ range .labels.nodes }}
-          {{if in .name "Recurring"}}
+          {{if eq .category "recurring"}}
             {{ $recurringTasks = $recurringTasks | append $issue }}
-          {{else if in .name "Setup"}}
+          {{else if eq .category "setup"}}
             {{ $setupTasks = $setupTasks | append $issue }}
-          {{else if in .name "Core"}}
+          {{else if eq .category "mandatory"}}
             {{ $mandatoryTasks = $mandatoryTasks | append $issue }}
-          {{else if in .name "Optional"}}
+          {{else if eq .category "optional"}}
             {{ $optionalTasks = $optionalTasks | append $issue }}
           {{ end }}
-        {{ end }}
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
     {{ $page.Scratch.Set "backlog-tasks" (dict "setup" $setupTasks "recurring" $recurringTasks "mandatory" $mandatoryTasks "optional" $optionalTasks) }}

diff --git a/common-theme/layouts/_default/success.html b/common-theme/layouts/_default/success.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ <h2 class="e-heading__4 c-objectives__title is-invisible">
           {{ $blocks = $dedupedBlocks }}
 
           {{ range $blocks }}
-            {{ $name := .name }}
+            {{ $name := .title }}
             {{ $src := .src }}
             {{/* Call our scratch function */}}
             {{ partial "block/data.html" (dict "Scratch" $.Page.Scratch "src" $src  "name" $name "page" .) }}

diff --git a/common-theme/layouts/partials/block/backlog-issue.html b/common-theme/layouts/partials/block/backlog-issue.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <details class="c-issue">
     <summary class="c-issue__title e-heading__3">
-        {{ .block.name }}
+        {{ .block.title }}
         <a class="c-issue__link" href="{{ .block.src }}">🔗</a>
         <a href="https://curriculum.codeyourfuture.io/api/clone?state={{ dict "issue" .block.number "module" .block.repo "sprint"
             .sprint "prevURL" (urls.AbsLangURL .path) | jsonify }}" class="e-button"

diff --git a/common-theme/layouts/partials/block/block.html b/common-theme/layouts/partials/block/block.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{/* Call our scratch function */}}
-{{ partial "block/data.html" (dict "Scratch" .Page.Scratch "src" .block.src  "name" .block.name "time" .block.time "caption" .block.caption "picture" .block.picture "hasBlocks" .block.nested "page" .) }}
+{{ partial "block/data.html" (dict "Scratch" .Page.Scratch "src" .block.src  "name" .block.title "time" .block.time "caption" .block.caption "picture" .block.picture "hasBlocks" .block.nested "page" .) }}
 {{/* Retrieve the blockData from Scratch */}}
 {{ $blockData := .Page.Scratch.Get "blockData" }}
 

diff --git a/common-theme/layouts/partials/block/issues-list-as-blocks.html b/common-theme/layouts/partials/block/issues-list-as-blocks.html
@@ -1,69 +1,18 @@
-{{/* This uses graphQL instead of REST
-  It returns a map of "blocks" so issues can be passed into the blocks loop instead of needing its own system
-  If we decide we like this better, we should probably systematise this and store
-  the graphql queries in their own dir
-  https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/reference/objects#issue
-  This exact matches on labels unlike the current system which partial matches inside Hugo
-  We did that because PD kept making partially matching labels, but maybe we should be stricter
-  TODO But it means someone has to go round and clean up
+{{/*
+  Loading backlog issues from static JSON
+
+  - $courseRegex matches the course name from the url.
+  - $courseName strips the leading/trailing / characters    TODO: This could probably be avoided with a better regex
+  - $issuesForModule filters by module name and returns the first element from the resulting array.
+  - $IssuesForSprint filters those issues by sprint label
+
 */}}
-{{ $repo := .backlog }}
-{{ $variables := dict
-  "owner" site.Params.owner
-  "repo" $repo
-}}
-{{ $currentPath := .path }}
-{{ if .backlog_filter }}
-  {{ $variables = merge $variables (dict "labels" .backlog_filter) }}
-{{ end }}
-<!--prettier-ignore-->
-{{ $query := `query($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $labels: [String!]) {
-  repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
-    issues(
-      last: 100,
-      filterBy: {
-        states: OPEN,
-        labels: $labels
-      }
-    ) {
-      nodes {
-        title
-        url
-        number
-        labels(
-          first: 50 
-          orderBy: { 
-          direction: DESC 
-          field: NAME 
-          }
-        ) {
-          nodes {
-            name
-            color
-            description
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}` }}
 
-{{ $request := dict
-  "method" "POST"
-  "body" (dict "query" $query "variables" $variables | jsonify)
-}}
-{{ $issueBlocks := slice }}
-{{ with resources.GetRemote "https://api.github.com/graphql" (merge $request (partial "github-auth.html" .)) }}
-  {{ with .Content | unmarshal }}
-    {{ if not .data.repository }}
-      {{ errorf "GitHub repository %s/%s referenced on %s had no issues" site.Params.owner (index $variables "repo") $currentPath }}
-    {{ else }}
-      {{ with .data.repository.issues.nodes }}
-        {{ range sort . "title" "asc" }}
-          {{ $issueBlocks = $issueBlocks | append (dict "name" .title "src" .url "number" .number "labels" .labels "repo" $repo) }}
-        {{ end }}
-      {{ end }}
-    {{ end }}
-  {{ end }}
-{{ end }}
-{{ return $issueBlocks }}
+{{ $courseRegex := `/(.*?)/` }}
+{{ $courseName := (trim (index (findRE $courseRegex .path 1) 0) "/") }}
+
+{{ $courseIssues := index site.Data.backlog.courses $courseName}}
+{{ $issuesForModule := index (where $courseIssues.modules "name" .backlog) 0}}
+{{ $issuesForSprint := where $issuesForModule.sprints "name" .backlog_filter }}
+
+{{ return (index $issuesForSprint 0).backlog_tasks }}
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/_index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/_index.md
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/_index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/_index.md
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/backlog-1/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/backlog-1/index.md
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/backlog-2/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/backlog-2/index.md
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/backlog-3/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/backlog/backlog-3/index.md
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/prep/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/prep/index.md
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/success/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/project/success/index.md
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= ['Module-Data-Flows', 'Project-TV-Show']
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 1'
+backlog= ['Data flows']
+backlog_filter='Sprint 1'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/sprints/2/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/sprints/2/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= ['Module-Data-Flows', 'Project-TV-Show']
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 2'
+backlog= ['Data flows']
+backlog_filter='Sprint 2'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/sprints/3/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-flows/sprints/3/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= ['Module-Data-Flows', 'Project-TV-Show']
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 3'
+backlog= ['Data flows']
+backlog_filter='Sprint 3'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-groups/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-groups/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Data-Groups'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 1'
+backlog= 'Data groups'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 1'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-groups/sprints/2/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-groups/sprints/2/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Data-Groups'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 2'
+backlog= 'Data groups'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 2'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/data-groups/sprints/3/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/data-groups/sprints/3/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Data-Groups'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 3'
+backlog= 'Data groups'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 3'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/onboarding/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/onboarding/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'Backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Onboarding'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 1'
+backlog= 'Onboarding'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 1'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/onboarding/sprints/2/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/onboarding/sprints/2/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Onboarding'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 2'
+backlog= 'Onboarding'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 2'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/onboarding/sprints/3/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/onboarding/sprints/3/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Onboarding'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 3'
+backlog= 'Onboarding'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 3'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/structuring-data/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/structuring-data/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Structuring-and-Testing-Data'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 1'
+backlog= 'Structuring and testing data'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 1'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/structuring-data/sprints/2/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/structuring-data/sprints/2/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Structuring-and-Testing-Data'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 2'
+backlog= 'Structuring and testing data'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 2'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/itp/structuring-data/sprints/3/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/itp/structuring-data/sprints/3/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = 'backlog'
 layout = 'backlog'
 menu_level = ['sprint']
 weight = 2
-backlog= 'Module-Structuring-and-Testing-Data'
-backlog_filter='📅 Sprint 3'
+backlog= 'Structuring and testing data'
+backlog_filter='Sprint 3'
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/complexity/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/complexity/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Complexity"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 1"
+backlog = "Complexity"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 1"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/complexity/sprints/2/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/complexity/sprints/2/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Complexity"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 2"
+backlog = "Complexity"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 2"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/decomposition/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/decomposition/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Decomposition"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 1"
+backlog = "Decomposition"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 1"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/decomposition/sprints/2/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/decomposition/sprints/2/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Decomposition"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 2"
+backlog = "Decomposition"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 2"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/decomposition/sprints/3/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/decomposition/sprints/3/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Decomposition"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 3"
+backlog = "Decomposition"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 3"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/legacy/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/legacy/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Legacy-Code"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 1"
+backlog = "Legacy code"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 1"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/logic/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/logic/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Logic"
+backlog = "Logic"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 1"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/tools/sprints/1/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/tools/sprints/1/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Tools"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 1"
+backlog = "Tools"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 1"
 +++
diff --git a/org-cyf/content/sdc/tools/sprints/2/backlog/index.md b/org-cyf/content/sdc/tools/sprints/2/backlog/index.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ title = "Backlog"
 layout = "backlog"
 menu_level = ["sprint"]
 weight = 2
-backlog = "Module-Tools"
-backlog_filter = "📅 Sprint 2"
+backlog = "Tools"
+backlog_filter = "Sprint 2"
 +++