From 5f27bb99505092321feec2d8e4f713f290ae3b45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Mintel <marc@mintel.me>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:44:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore: shift showcase asset rewrites to next.config.mjs for
 standalone stability

---
 apps/web/next.config.mjs   | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 apps/web/src/middleware.ts |  7 -------
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/next.config.mjs b/apps/web/next.config.mjs
index 86f3fc9..e0a7a88 100644
--- a/apps/web/next.config.mjs
+++ b/apps/web/next.config.mjs
@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ const nextConfig = {
       },
     ];
   },
+  async rewrites() {
+    return {
+      beforeFiles: [
+        // Map Patttern: Global assets moved into KLZ showcase folder
+        {
+          source: '/assets/klz-cables.com/:path*',
+          destination: '/showcase/klz-cables.com/assets/klz-cables.com/:path*',
+        },
+        {
+          source: '/wp-content/:path*',
+          destination: '/showcase/klz-cables.com/wp-content/:path*',
+        },
+        {
+          source: '/wp-includes/:path*',
+          destination: '/showcase/klz-cables.com/wp-includes/:path*',
+        },
+      ]
+    };
+  },
   // In Standalone mode, Next.js expects the tracing root to be the monorepo root
   outputFileTracingRoot: path.join(dirname, '../../'),
 };
diff --git a/apps/web/src/middleware.ts b/apps/web/src/middleware.ts
index 74a1e5b..a47d19a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/middleware.ts
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   // Normalize pathname to ensure we're matching correctly
   const path = pathname;
 
-  // Map Pattern 1: Global assets (directly under root)
-  // These are often mirrored by wget/discovery engines into a domain-named subfolder
-  if (path.startsWith('/wp-content/') || path.startsWith('/wp-includes/') || path.startsWith('/assets/')) {
-    // Brute force: Re-route to the known KLZ showcase directory
-    return NextResponse.rewrite(new URL(`/showcase/klz-cables.com${path}`, request.url));
-  }
-
   // Map Pattern 2: Showcase-prefixed assets (used for relative links within the showcase)
   const showcaseMatch = path.match(/^\/(?:case-studies|work|blog)\/([^\/]+)\/(.*)/);
   if (showcaseMatch) {