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Static site captures incoming ?ref= and stores it in localStorage.
Referral engine
Invite Reading readers.
Generate a local invite link and share it with Reading and Wokingham corridor readers. Referral rewards and the public leaderboard are not active.
Your invite link
Browser-local referral URL
Until Buttondown attribution is connected, this creates a local token so launch copy, hidden metadata and social CTAs have a stable shape to test.
Referral status
No prize ladder is active
Invites can be shared, but no rewards, rankings or prizes are currently offered.
Implementation gates
What must be true before public scoring
Rule
Share page creates a browser-local invite token and referral URL.
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Subscribe form includes hidden referrer metadata field for Buttondown wiring.
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Newsletter HTML includes a forward/share CTA linking to /share/.
Rule
Leaderboard route is a placeholder until Buttondown signup attribution is connected.