Implement Blog Save Functionality #249
Description
💾 Feature Request: Implement Blog Save Functionality
Description
We want to allow users to save blogs so they can easily revisit their favorite or important posts later. This feature is user-specific and separate from the "archive" functionality, which is only available to blog authors.
Feature Overview
- Users can save or unsave a blog post.
- Saved blogs should be only visible to the user who saved them.
- A new “Saved Blogs” section should be available in the user profile/dashboard.
- Visual feedback (like a bookmark icon) should indicate whether a blog is saved.
Backend Requirements
- Create a new user-to-blog relationship (e.g., a
savedBlogs: string[]field in the user model). - Endpoints:
POST /blogs/save/:blogId→ Save the blog for the current user.DELETE /blogs/save/:blogId→ Unsave the blog.GET /users/saved-blogs→ Fetch all saved blogs for the logged-in user.
Frontend Requirements
- Add a “Save” icon/button (e.g., bookmark) on each blog card and blog page.
- Clicking the icon should toggle the save state and show immediate feedback.
- Show the list of saved blogs under a new section in the user's profile.
- Disable or hide this feature for unauthenticated users.
Acceptance Criteria
- Users can successfully save and unsave blogs.
- Saved blogs are stored and fetched per user.
- The UI reflects the current save status of a blog post.
- Only authenticated users can use this feature.