diff --git a/client/components/admin/AdminBlogManager.tsx b/client/components/admin/AdminBlogManager.tsx
index 3fb7e860..c034551d 100644
--- a/client/components/admin/AdminBlogManager.tsx
+++ b/client/components/admin/AdminBlogManager.tsx
@@ -29,10 +29,17 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog";
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
 import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
-import { Loader2, Trash2, ExternalLink, RefreshCw, Plus, X } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  Loader2,
+  Trash2,
+  ExternalLink,
+  RefreshCw,
+  Plus,
+  X,
+  Send,
+} from "lucide-react";
 import { aethexToast } from "@/lib/aethex-toast";
 
-// API Base URL for fetch requests
 const API_BASE = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE || "";
 
 interface BlogPost {
@@ -200,10 +207,9 @@ export default function AdminBlogManager() {
         throw new Error(error.message || "Failed to publish post");
       }
 
-      const data = await response.json();
       aethexToast.success({
         title: "Post published!",
-        description: `Successfully published to Ghost`,
+        description: "Successfully published to Ghost",
       });
 
       // Reset form
@@ -242,154 +248,348 @@ export default function AdminBlogManager() {
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
-      <Card className="bg-card/60 border-border/40 backdrop-blur">
-        <CardHeader>
-          <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-            <div>
-              <CardTitle>Blog Management</CardTitle>
-              <CardDescription>
-                {blogPosts.length} published{" "}
-                {blogPosts.length === 1 ? "post" : "posts"}
-              </CardDescription>
-            </div>
-            <Button
-              size="sm"
-              variant="outline"
-              onClick={loadBlogPosts}
-              disabled={loading}
-              className="gap-2"
-            >
-              {loading ? (
-                <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
-              ) : (
-                <RefreshCw className="h-4 w-4" />
-              )}
-              {loading ? "Loading..." : "Refresh"}
-            </Button>
-          </div>
-        </CardHeader>
-        <CardContent className="space-y-4">
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row">
-            <div className="flex-1">
-              <Label htmlFor="search-blogs" className="text-xs mb-1 block">
-                Search
-              </Label>
-              <Input
-                id="search-blogs"
-                placeholder="Search by title, slug, or author..."
-                value={searchQuery}
-                onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
-                className="h-8"
-              />
-            </div>
-            <div className="flex-1">
-              <Label htmlFor="filter-category" className="text-xs mb-1 block">
-                Category
-              </Label>
-              <select
-                id="filter-category"
-                value={filterCategory}
-                onChange={(e) => setFilterCategory(e.target.value)}
-                className="h-8 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-1 text-sm"
-              >
-                <option value="">All categories</option>
-                {categories.map((cat) => (
-                  <option key={cat} value={cat || ""}>
-                    {cat || "Uncategorized"}
-                  </option>
-                ))}
-              </select>
-            </div>
-          </div>
+      <Tabs value={activeTab} onValueChange={setActiveTab}>
+        <TabsList className="grid w-full grid-cols-2">
+          <TabsTrigger value="manage">Manage Posts</TabsTrigger>
+          <TabsTrigger value="create" className="gap-2">
+            <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
+            Create New
+          </TabsTrigger>
+        </TabsList>
 
-          {filteredPosts.length === 0 ? (
-            <div className="text-center py-8">
-              <p className="text-muted-foreground">
-                {blogPosts.length === 0
-                  ? "No blog posts found"
-                  : "No matching blog posts"}
-              </p>
-              {blogPosts.length === 0 && (
+        {/* Manage Posts Tab */}
+        <TabsContent value="manage" className="space-y-6">
+          <Card className="bg-card/60 border-border/40 backdrop-blur">
+            <CardHeader>
+              <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                <div>
+                  <CardTitle>Blog Posts</CardTitle>
+                  <CardDescription>
+                    {blogPosts.length} published{" "}
+                    {blogPosts.length === 1 ? "post" : "posts"}
+                  </CardDescription>
+                </div>
                 <Button
                   size="sm"
-                  className="mt-4"
-                  onClick={() => window.open("/blog", "_blank")}
+                  variant="outline"
+                  onClick={loadBlogPosts}
+                  disabled={loading}
+                  className="gap-2"
                 >
-                  View public blog
+                  {loading ? (
+                    <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
+                  ) : (
+                    <RefreshCw className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  )}
+                  {loading ? "Loading..." : "Refresh"}
                 </Button>
+              </div>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row">
+                <div className="flex-1">
+                  <Label htmlFor="search-blogs" className="text-xs mb-1 block">
+                    Search
+                  </Label>
+                  <Input
+                    id="search-blogs"
+                    placeholder="Search by title, slug, or author..."
+                    value={searchQuery}
+                    onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
+                    className="h-8"
+                  />
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex-1">
+                  <Label htmlFor="filter-category" className="text-xs mb-1 block">
+                    Category
+                  </Label>
+                  <select
+                    id="filter-category"
+                    value={filterCategory}
+                    onChange={(e) => setFilterCategory(e.target.value)}
+                    className="h-8 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-1 text-sm"
+                  >
+                    <option value="">All categories</option>
+                    {categories.map((cat) => (
+                      <option key={cat} value={cat || ""}>
+                        {cat || "Uncategorized"}
+                      </option>
+                    ))}
+                  </select>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {filteredPosts.length === 0 ? (
+                <div className="text-center py-8">
+                  <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+                    {blogPosts.length === 0
+                      ? "No blog posts found"
+                      : "No matching blog posts"}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="overflow-x-auto">
+                  <Table>
+                    <TableHeader>
+                      <TableRow className="hover:bg-transparent">
+                        <TableHead>Title</TableHead>
+                        <TableHead>Author</TableHead>
+                        <TableHead>Category</TableHead>
+                        <TableHead>Date</TableHead>
+                        <TableHead className="w-20 text-right">
+                          Actions
+                        </TableHead>
+                      </TableRow>
+                    </TableHeader>
+                    <TableBody>
+                      {filteredPosts.map((post) => (
+                        <TableRow key={post.slug} className="hover:bg-muted/50">
+                          <TableCell className="font-medium">
+                            <div className="max-w-xs">
+                              <p className="truncate">{post.title}</p>
+                              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                                {post.slug}
+                              </p>
+                            </div>
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                            {post.author || "—"}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell>
+                            {post.category ? (
+                              <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs">
+                                {post.category}
+                              </Badge>
+                            ) : (
+                              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                                —
+                              </span>
+                            )}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                            {formatDate(post.published_at || post.date)}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="text-right">
+                            <div className="flex gap-1 justify-end">
+                              <Button
+                                size="sm"
+                                variant="ghost"
+                                onClick={() =>
+                                  window.open(`/blog/${post.slug}`, "_blank")
+                                }
+                                title="View published post"
+                              >
+                                <ExternalLink className="h-4 w-4" />
+                              </Button>
+                              <Button
+                                size="sm"
+                                variant="ghost"
+                                onClick={() => setDeleteConfirm(post)}
+                                disabled={deleting === post.slug}
+                                title="Delete post"
+                              >
+                                <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                              </Button>
+                            </div>
+                          </TableCell>
+                        </TableRow>
+                      ))}
+                    </TableBody>
+                  </Table>
+                </div>
               )}
-            </div>
-          ) : (
-            <div className="overflow-x-auto">
-              <Table>
-                <TableHeader>
-                  <TableRow className="hover:bg-transparent">
-                    <TableHead>Title</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead>Author</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead>Category</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead>Date</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="w-20 text-right">Actions</TableHead>
-                  </TableRow>
-                </TableHeader>
-                <TableBody>
-                  {filteredPosts.map((post) => (
-                    <TableRow key={post.slug} className="hover:bg-muted/50">
-                      <TableCell className="font-medium">
-                        <div className="max-w-xs">
-                          <p className="truncate">{post.title}</p>
-                          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                            {post.slug}
-                          </p>
-                        </div>
-                      </TableCell>
-                      <TableCell className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                        {post.author || "—"}
-                      </TableCell>
-                      <TableCell>
-                        {post.category ? (
-                          <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs">
-                            {post.category}
-                          </Badge>
-                        ) : (
-                          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                            —
-                          </span>
-                        )}
-                      </TableCell>
-                      <TableCell className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                        {formatDate(post.published_at || post.date)}
-                      </TableCell>
-                      <TableCell className="text-right">
-                        <div className="flex gap-1 justify-end">
-                          <Button
-                            size="sm"
-                            variant="ghost"
-                            onClick={() =>
-                              window.open(`/blog/${post.slug}`, "_blank")
-                            }
-                            title="View published post"
-                          >
-                            <ExternalLink className="h-4 w-4" />
-                          </Button>
-                          <Button
-                            size="sm"
-                            variant="ghost"
-                            onClick={() => setDeleteConfirm(post)}
-                            disabled={deleting === post.slug}
-                            title="Delete post"
-                          >
-                            <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
-                          </Button>
-                        </div>
-                      </TableCell>
-                    </TableRow>
-                  ))}
-                </TableBody>
-              </Table>
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </CardContent>
-      </Card>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+        </TabsContent>
+
+        {/* Create Post Tab */}
+        <TabsContent value="create" className="space-y-6">
+          <Card>
+            <CardHeader>
+              <CardTitle>Create New Post</CardTitle>
+              <CardDescription>
+                Publish directly to Ghost.org immediately
+              </CardDescription>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="space-y-6">
+              {/* Title */}
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="post-title" className="font-medium">
+                  Title
+                </Label>
+                <Input
+                  id="post-title"
+                  value={title}
+                  onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="Post title"
+                  className="border-border/50"
+                />
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Slug */}
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="post-slug" className="font-medium">
+                  URL Slug
+                </Label>
+                <Input
+                  id="post-slug"
+                  value={slug}
+                  onChange={(e) => setSlug(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="Leave blank to auto-generate"
+                  className="border-border/50"
+                />
+                {!slug && title && (
+                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Auto-slug:{" "}
+                    <code className="bg-background/80 px-2 py-1">{autoSlug}</code>
+                  </p>
+                )}
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Excerpt */}
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="post-excerpt" className="font-medium">
+                  Excerpt
+                </Label>
+                <Textarea
+                  id="post-excerpt"
+                  value={excerpt}
+                  onChange={(e) => setExcerpt(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="Brief summary (optional)"
+                  className="border-border/50 h-20"
+                />
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Featured Image */}
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="post-image" className="font-medium">
+                  Featured Image URL
+                </Label>
+                <Input
+                  id="post-image"
+                  value={featureImage}
+                  onChange={(e) => setFeatureImage(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="https://..."
+                  className="border-border/50"
+                />
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Tags */}
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="post-tags" className="font-medium">
+                  Tags
+                </Label>
+                <div className="flex gap-2">
+                  <Input
+                    id="post-tags"
+                    value={tagInput}
+                    onChange={(e) => setTagInput(e.target.value)}
+                    onKeyPress={(e) =>
+                      e.key === "Enter" && (e.preventDefault(), addTag())
+                    }
+                    placeholder="Add tag and press Enter"
+                    className="border-border/50"
+                  />
+                  <Button
+                    type="button"
+                    variant="outline"
+                    onClick={addTag}
+                    disabled={!tagInput.trim()}
+                  >
+                    Add
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+                {tags.length > 0 && (
+                  <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 pt-2">
+                    {tags.map((tag) => (
+                      <Badge
+                        key={tag}
+                        variant="secondary"
+                        className="gap-2 cursor-pointer hover:bg-destructive/20"
+                        onClick={() => removeTag(tag)}
+                      >
+                        {tag}
+                        <X className="h-3 w-3" />
+                      </Badge>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+
+          {/* HTML Editor */}
+          <Card>
+            <CardHeader>
+              <CardTitle>Post Body</CardTitle>
+              <CardDescription>HTML content</CardDescription>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+              <Textarea
+                value={html}
+                onChange={(e) => setHtml(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="<p>Write your post content here...</p>"
+                className="border-border/50 font-mono h-96"
+              />
+              <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                💡 Paste from Word, Google Docs, Medium, or any editor
+              </div>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+
+          {/* SEO */}
+          <Card>
+            <CardHeader>
+              <CardTitle>SEO</CardTitle>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="meta-title" className="font-medium">
+                  Meta Title
+                </Label>
+                <Input
+                  id="meta-title"
+                  value={metaTitle}
+                  onChange={(e) => setMetaTitle(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="Leave blank to use post title"
+                  className="border-border/50"
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="meta-desc" className="font-medium">
+                  Meta Description
+                </Label>
+                <Textarea
+                  id="meta-desc"
+                  value={metaDescription}
+                  onChange={(e) => setMetaDescription(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="Leave blank to use excerpt"
+                  className="border-border/50 h-20"
+                />
+              </div>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+
+          {/* Publish Button */}
+          <Button
+            onClick={handlePublish}
+            disabled={!title.trim() || !html.trim() || isPublishing}
+            className="w-full bg-gradient-to-r from-aethex-500 to-neon-blue h-12"
+          >
+            {isPublishing ? (
+              <>
+                <Loader2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
+                Publishing...
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <Send className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+                Publish to Ghost
+              </>
+            )}
+          </Button>
+        </TabsContent>
+      </Tabs>
 
       {deleteConfirm && (
         <AlertDialog