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Manage dynamic blog content through the admin dashboard with full internationalization support.

Dynamic Content Management: The database blog system provides a complete admin interface for content teams to create, edit, and manage blog posts with multi-language support.

Admin Dashboard

Access the blog admin dashboard at /admin/blog with proper permissions. Blog Admin Dashboard: Blog admin dashboard with post management

Dashboard Features

Content Management

• Create and edit posts
• Markdown editor with preview
• Image upload and management
• SEO metadata editor
• Publishing workflow

Markdown Editor Interface: Blog markdown editor with preview

Organization

• Category management
• Hashtag system
• Content filtering and search
• Bulk operations
• Analytics dashboard

Categories and Status Management: Blog categories and status management

Creating Blog Posts

Access Admin Dashboard

Login to your application
Navigate to /admin/blog
Click "New Post" button

Requires ADMIN or REDACTOR role permissions to create posts.

Fill Post Information

Basic Information:

Title: Post title (required)
Slug: URL-friendly identifier (auto-generated)
Description: Meta description for SEO
Category: Select or create content category
Status: Draft or Published

Content:

Markdown Editor: Write your content with live preview
Image Upload: Add images directly in the editor
Formatting: Full markdown support with toolbar

SEO Configuration: Blog SEO configuration interface

Add Taxonomy

Categories:

Select existing category or create new
Used for content organization
Affects navigation and filtering

Hashtags:

Add relevant tags for discoverability
Auto-complete from existing tags
Used for content search and related posts

Save and Publish

Draft Mode:

Save as draft for review
Preview content before publishing
Share draft links with team

Publishing:

Set publishing date (immediate or scheduled)
Change status to "Published"
Content goes live automatically

Multi-Language Support

The database blog includes comprehensive internationalization features:

Language Management

Supported Languages

Configure supported languages in your application:The blog system supports multiple languages including English, French, and Spanish.Multi-language Blog Management:

Multi-language blog management interface

Create Translations

In Admin Dashboard:

Create Base Post in your primary language
Click "Add Translation" button
Select Target Language from dropdown
Fill Translation Content:
- Translated title
- Localized slug
- Translated description
- Translated content

Language-Specific Content

Each translation includes translated title, slug, description, and content.Example URLs:

English: /en/blog/getting-started-nextjs
French: /fr/blog/commencer-avec-nextjs
Spanish: /es/blog/empezar-con-nextjs

Translation Workflow

Content Creation Process

Create Master Post in primary language
Save as Draft for review
Add Translations for each target language
Review All Languages before publishing
Publish Simultaneously or per language

Translation Status

Admin Dashboard shows:

Languages available for each post
Translation completeness status
Last modified dates per language
Missing translation indicators

Language Fallbacks

Automatic Fallback Logic:

If translation missing, show primary language
Fallback chain: requested → default → available
SEO hreflang tags for language variants
Language switcher shows available translations

Content Management Features

Publishing Workflow

Draft Management:

Save work in progress as drafts
Preview drafts with special URLs
Share drafts with team for review
Track revision history

// Post status management
enum PostStatus {
  DRAFT = 'DRAFT',
  PUBLISHED = 'PUBLISHED',
  ARCHIVED = 'ARCHIVED'
}

Access Control:

// Blog permissions by role
const permissions = {
  'blog-post:create': ['ADMIN', 'REDACTOR'],
  'blog-post:read': ['ADMIN', 'REDACTOR', 'MODERATOR'],
  'blog-post:update': ['ADMIN', 'REDACTOR'],
  'blog-post:delete': ['ADMIN'],
  'blog-post:publish': ['ADMIN', 'REDACTOR']
}

Role Capabilities:

ADMIN: Full access, can delete and manage users
REDACTOR: Create, edit, publish content
MODERATOR: View and comment on content

Content Organization

Hashtag System

Tag Features:

Auto-complete from existing tags
Tag popularity and usage stats
Tag-based content discovery
Tag cloud visualization

Content Filtering

Admin Filters:

Filter by status (draft, published)
Filter by category
Filter by author
Filter by date range
Search in title and content
Language-specific filtering

File Management

Media Management:

Upload images directly in editor
Organize media files
Image optimization
File browser with preview

File Management Interface: Blog file management interface

Analytics and Insights

Content Analytics

Post Metrics

• Page views per post
• Reading time analytics
• Social shares tracking
• Comment engagement
• Language performance

Content Insights

• Popular categories
• Top performing tags
• Author performance
• Content freshness
• SEO performance

Performance Tracking

The blog system tracks basic analytics like page views and engagement metrics for each post. Frontend Blog Detail Page: Frontend blog post detail page

Database Schema

Core Tables

CREATE TABLE post (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  status post_status NOT NULL DEFAULT 'DRAFT',
  nb_view INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  nb_like INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  category_id UUID REFERENCES category(id),
  author_id UUID REFERENCES users(id),
  created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
  published_at TIMESTAMP
);

CREATE TABLE post_translation (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  post_id UUID REFERENCES post(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  language supported_language NOT NULL,
  title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
  slug VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
  description TEXT,
  content TEXT NOT NULL,
  created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),

  UNIQUE(post_id, language),
  UNIQUE(slug, language)
);

-- Categories
CREATE TABLE category (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
  slug VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
  description TEXT,
  color VARCHAR(7), -- Hex color
  created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
);

-- Hashtags
CREATE TABLE hashtag (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
  created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
);

-- Post-Hashtag Junction
CREATE TABLE post_hashtag (
  post_id UUID REFERENCES post(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  hashtag_id UUID REFERENCES hashtag(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  PRIMARY KEY (post_id, hashtag_id)
);

Blog Routes

The database blog is available at the following routes:

Public Blog: /blog - View published posts
Admin Dashboard: /admin/blog - Create and manage posts (requires admin access)
Individual Posts: /blog/[slug] - View specific post by slug

Database Blog Ready! Your dynamic blog system is fully configured with multi-language support, admin dashboard, and comprehensive content management features. Access /admin/blog to start creating content.