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# Blog & CMS Platform
Multi-author blogging platform with TinyMCE editor, category/tag system, SEO meta fields, scheduled publishing, and newsletter subscription.
Overview
A fully-featured content management system and blogging platform built for a digital media company. Supports multiple authors with individual profiles and contribution stats.
Features: WYSIWYG editor (TinyMCE) with image upload, category and tag management, draft/schedule/publish workflow, reading time estimation, post views counter, social share buttons, disqus-style comment system, newsletter subscription with MailChimp integration, and Google Analytics integration.
Features: WYSIWYG editor (TinyMCE) with image upload, category and tag management, draft/schedule/publish workflow, reading time estimation, post views counter, social share buttons, disqus-style comment system, newsletter subscription with MailChimp integration, and Google Analytics integration.
Problem & Solution
Problem
The media company was publishing on WordPress but faced severe performance issues due to too many plugins. Their site would crash during high-traffic news events and editing was slow due to Gutenberg performance.
Solution
Built a custom lightweight CMS from scratch using Laravel. Implemented Cloudflare caching for static pages, lazy-loaded images, and infinite scroll for the blog archive. The editor saves drafts automatically every 30 seconds to prevent content loss.
Outcomes
Page load time: 0.8s (was 4.2s on WordPress)
500,000+ monthly page views served
25 active authors publishing daily
Newsletter: 12,000 subscribers