Custom Email-Gated Blog Site

I want to move away from the design limits of Beehiiv and Substack and launch my own blog on with one key feature: readers must enter their email address before they can see certain posts. Once they submit, the post should unlock instantly and their address should be stored (or passed to an email-service API) so I can nurture the list later.

I need this completed ASAP, so please reply with a brief rundown of relevant projects you’ve already delivered that prove you understand email capture or membership paywalls in a custom codebase. If you can commit to a rapid turnaround while ensuring maintainable, well-commented code, let’s get started right away.