diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b7724a..d801c12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ A collection of side-by-side code comparisons showing old Java patterns next to
 
 🔗 **[javaevolved.github.io](https://javaevolved.github.io)**
 
+[![GitHub Pages](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub%20Pages-live-brightgreen)](https://javaevolved.github.io)
+[![Snippets](https://img.shields.io/badge/snippets-107-blue)](#categories)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE)
+[![Contributions welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/contributions-welcome-orange)](#contributing)
+
+> **Note:** Update the snippet count badge above when adding new patterns.
+
 ---
 
 ## What is this?
@@ -31,12 +38,13 @@ Each comparison includes an explanation of *why* the modern approach is better,
 | **Date/Time** | `java.time` basics, `Duration`/`Period`, `DateTimeFormatter`, instant precision |
 | **Security** | TLS defaults, `SecureRandom`, PEM encoding, key derivation functions |
 | **Tooling** | JShell, single-file execution, JFR profiling, compact source files, AOT |
+| **Enterprise** | EJB → CDI, JDBC → JPA/Jakarta Data, JNDI → injection, MDB → reactive messaging, REST |
 
 ## Architecture
 
 This site uses a **JSON-first** build pipeline:
 
-- **Source of truth**: Individual `content/category/slug.json` files (85 across 10 category folders)
+- **Source of truth**: Individual `content/category/slug.json` files (107 across 11 category folders)
 - **Templates**: `templates/` — shared HTML templates with `{{placeholder}}` tokens
 - **Generator**: `html-generators/generate.jar` — pre-built fat JAR that produces all HTML detail pages and `data/snippets.json`
 - **Deploy**: GitHub Actions runs the generator and deploys to GitHub Pages
@@ -69,10 +77,10 @@ For development on the generator itself, you can use JBang or Python — see [ht
 Contributions are welcome! Content is managed as JSON files — never edit generated HTML.
 
 1. Fork the repo
-2. Create or edit a JSON file in the appropriate content folder (e.g. `content/language/my-feature.json`)
-3. Follow the [snippet JSON schema](.github/copilot-instructions.md) for all required fields
-4. Run `java -jar html-generators/generate.jar` to verify your changes build correctly
-5. Update `site/index.html` with a new preview card if adding a new snippet
+2. Create a new JSON file in the appropriate `content/<category>/` folder (e.g. `content/language/my-feature.json`)
+3. Copy [`content/template.json`](content/template.json) to the new file as a starting point for all required fields (see the [snippet JSON schema](.github/copilot-instructions.md) for details)
+4. Update the `prev`/`next` fields in adjacent pattern JSON files to maintain navigation
+5. Run `jbang html-generators/generate.java` to verify your changes build correctly
 6. Open a pull request
 
 Please ensure JDK version labels only reference the version where a feature became **final** (non-preview).
diff --git a/content/template.json b/content/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a7da6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+  "id": 0,
+  "slug": "your-slug-here",
+  "title": "Your Pattern Title",
+  "category": "language",
+  "difficulty": "beginner",
+  "jdkVersion": "17",
+  "oldLabel": "Java 8",
+  "modernLabel": "Java 17+",
+  "oldApproach": "Old Approach Name",
+  "modernApproach": "Modern Approach Name",
+  "oldCode": "// Old way...",
+  "modernCode": "// Modern way...",
+  "summary": "One-line description of the pattern.",
+  "explanation": "A paragraph explaining how the modern approach works and when to use it.",
+  "whyModernWins": [
+    {
+      "icon": "⚡",
+      "title": "Short benefit title",
+      "desc": "One sentence describing this benefit."
+    },
+    {
+      "icon": "👁",
+      "title": "Short benefit title",
+      "desc": "One sentence describing this benefit."
+    },
+    {
+      "icon": "🔒",
+      "title": "Short benefit title",
+      "desc": "One sentence describing this benefit."
+    }
+  ],
+  "support": {
+    "state": "available",
+    "description": "Widely available since JDK 17 (September 2021)"
+  },
+  "prev": "category/previous-slug",
+  "next": "category/next-slug",
+  "related": [
+    "category/related-slug-1",
+    "category/related-slug-2",
+    "category/related-slug-3"
+  ],
+  "docs": [
+    {
+      "title": "Javadoc or Guide Title",
+      "href": "https://docs.oracle.com/..."
+    }
+  ]
+}