Markdown-based Backend CMS application for a blog.

The Application is an API driven, Markdown-based Backend CMS for a blog-like website.

Technology stack

Backend

Laravel 7
Laravel Passport
Laravel Ui
Intervention/image

Frontend

Vuejs
Vuex
Vue Router
Vue Js Modal
Vue Toasted
TailwindCSS

Features

 In the current version, the application uses Laravel Passports CreateFreshApiToken trait to consume its own API, and serve a Web-Based Mobile-Friendly User Interface. The login functionality is accomplished via the default Laravel authentication with the session being set to 30 days.

 Once Logged in the entire backend CMS is a Single Page Vue Application.

• The application is built around a single user.

• Posts CRUD. Includes a status flag to provide the ability to have draft post.

• Every Post belongs to a single Category.

• Subscribers with the unsubscribe feature.

• Ability to upload images from the markdown to use inside the posts.

  • All the uploaded images are set to be saved on the storage public disk. Since everyone has a different way to handle images, I wanted to keep it as simple as possible. All the functionality is provided through a HandleImages trait, to provide the flexibility of swapping the implementation easily.

• 85% of the backend CMS is covered from TDD tests.

The Javascript files for backend and frontend are compiled separately. This is mainly to provide the ability to choose a blade-like approach for the frontend and also to keep the javascript on the frontend to a minimum.

Future development

• Handle the backend errors in the frontend SPA.

• I am thinking of implementing a way to send emails from within the application. Haven't made up my mind on the final implementation.

Any suggestions are always welcome.

License

The Application is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.