FlyBlogs

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About

FlyBlogs is a dynamic blogging platform built with Laravel. It enables users to create, manage, and share blog posts, with integrated Twitter support for instant or scheduled social sharing. Key features include blog scheduling, image uploads, post filtering by categories, a notification system, and interactive user engagement tools.

Features:

• Complete Blog post management system: Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) blog posts.
• Secure user authentication and profile customization.
• Integrated Twitter sharing, allowing both instant and scheduled posts directly to Twitter.
• Interactive commenting system and "like" feature for user engagement, with notifications sent to blog owners when a like or comment is created.
• Responsive design ensuring optimal display on both desktop and mobile devices.
• Filter and browse blogs by title, category, and description for enhanced searchability.

Technologies Used:

• PHP (8.x)
• Laravel (10.x)
• OAuth Twitter Integration
• MySQL database
• Tailwind CSS

Installation & Setup

To get the project up and running, follow these steps:

• Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/younesghu/FlyBlogs.git
cd FlyBlogs
  

• Install dependencies:

composer install
  

• Create a .env file:

cp .env.example .env
  

Set up your environment variables in .env (e.g., database credentials).

• Generate an application key:

php artisan key:generate
  

• Run the database migrations:

php artisan migrate
      or
php artisan migrate:fresh --seed
  

Optionally, you can use the migrate:fresh --seed command to reset your database and seed it with sample data. This will include a user with the following details:

• Name: David Johnson
• Email: davidjohnson@test
• Password: password
• Start the development server:

php artisan serve
  

Twitter Integration Setup

To enable Twitter sharing for blog posts, follow these steps:

• Go to the Twitter Developer Portal and create a Twitter app.
• Get your API Key, API Secret Key, Access Token, and Access Token Secret.
• Add these credentials to your .env file:

 
            TWITTER_CLIENT_ID=your-twitter-api-key 
            TWITTER_CLIENT_SECRET=your-twitter-api-secret 
            TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-twitter-access-token 
            TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET=your-twitter-access-secret 
        

• Ensure the user has linked their Twitter account through OAuth to share posts directly on Twitter.

Use Case Diagram

Use Class Diagram

License

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