Critical Capabilities
Content Core 📝
Multiple post types: Images, Videos, Galleries, External Links.
Media Operations 📤
Robust image/video uploads, auto-thumbnailing, metadata stripping, full-res display.
Traffic Control 🤝
Integrated traffic exchange, configurable skimming, detailed analytics.
System Security 🛡️
CSRF/XSS, rate limiting, blacklisting, strict CSP, secure sessions.
Admin Tools ⚙️
Dashboard, post/submission management, settings, scraper, cache control.
Public Submissions 📮
User-submitted content workflow with admin approval and blacklist integration.
Post Management CRUD ✏️
Comprehensive tools to Create, Read, Update, and Delete all content types efficiently.
Category Structuring 📁
Organize content with custom categories for streamlined navigation and content discovery.
Smart Tagging 🏷️
Enhance content discoverability with a flexible tagging system for precise organization.
Approval Workflow ✅
Control content publication with pending and approved statuses, ensuring quality control.
Visibility Controls 👁️
Manage post visibility with public/private, featured, and sticky flags for dynamic display.
Scheduled Publishing ⏰
Plan your content strategy by scheduling posts for automatic future publication.
Browse & Discover 🌐
Public users can easily navigate content by category, tags, post type, and archive.
User Engagement 👍
Allow public users to interact with content via 'upvote' and 'downvote' functionalities.
Link Tracking 🔗
Monitor external link performance with integrated click tracking for plug posts.
Robust File Uploads 📥
Securely upload images and videos with robust Multer integration and file handling.
Temp Upload Storage 🗄️
Utilizes a temporary directory for raw uploads, ensuring clean processing workflows.
Advanced Image Processing 🌄
Automatic thumbnail generation, configurable formats, quality control, and metadata stripping.
High-Res Image Display 🖼️
Preserve image quality with direct display of full-resolution images on their dedicated post pages.
Direct Video Uploads 📹
Seamlessly upload video files with configurable size limits for rich content.
Gallery Management 📸
Create and manage rich image galleries with multiple images and a customizable cover.
Automatic File Cleanup 🧹
Ensures disk space efficiency by automatically deleting associated media files on post removal.
Orphaned File Recovery 🗑️
Intelligently handles and cleans up incomplete or failed media uploads to maintain data integrity.
Concurrent Processing ⚡
Optimize batch media operations like thumbnail regeneration with concurrent processing for speed.
Secure Admin Login 🔒
Dedicated and secure login portal for administrators to access management features.
Robust Session Control ⏳
Advanced session management with configurable age, `httpOnly`, and `SameSite` attributes for security.
Password Hashing 🔑
Protects all user passwords with industry-standard bcrypt hashing, never storing plain text.
Admin Panel Dashboard 📊
Centralized overview of key site statistics, recent submissions, and traffic trends.
Admin Password Change 🔄
Allows administrators to securely update their passwords via the settings page.
Initial Admin Seeding 👤
Automatic creation of a default admin user upon first database initialization for quick setup.
Traffic Partners 🤝
Manage external sites for traffic exchange, fostering mutual growth.
In/Out Hit Tracking 📈
Accurately track both incoming and outgoing hits for precise traffic insights.
Traffic Skim Control 🔪
Configurable percentage of outgoing traffic redirected to trade partners.
Detailed Traffic Logs 🔎
View comprehensive traffic logs, filterable by referrer, date, and IP address.
Unique Visitor Window 🕒
Configurable time window for precise unique visitor tracking and reporting.
Self-Referral Blocking 🚫
Prevents skewed traffic statistics by ignoring hits from your own domain.
Client-Side Activity Ping 📡
Frontend JavaScript pings update visitor `last_seen` timestamps, enabling duration tracking.
Public Submission Form ✍️
Allows anonymous users to submit links with an accompanying image for consideration.
Pending Submissions 🕒
Admins can view and manage submitted content awaiting approval.
Submission Moderation ⚖️
Admins can approve, reject, or ban submissions, maintaining content quality.
Submission Image Upload 📸
Users can upload images directly with their submissions, enhancing content.
Blacklist Integration 🛑
Automatically screens submissions against a blacklist to prevent spam and abuse.
CSRF Protection 🔒
Implemented with `csurf` middleware for all state-changing forms/APIs, preventing cross-site request forgeries.
Login Rate Limiting 🛡️
Protects the admin login route against brute-force attacks with configurable limits.
Blacklisting System 🚷
Add/delete domains and email addresses to prevent spam and abuse effectively.
Helmet Middleware ⛑️
Integrates various security HTTP headers including strict Content-Security-Policy.
HTTPS for Session Cookies 🌐
Enforces the `secure` flag for session cookies in production environments for encrypted transmission.
XSS Sanitization 🧼
Global input sanitization with whitelisting for admin-allowed HTML to prevent cross-site scripting attacks.
Global Settings Management ⚙️
Admins can configure site title, description, thumbnail settings, and upload limits via the UI.
Thumbnail Sizing & Format 📏
Configure thumbnail width, height, format (JPEG, PNG, WebP), and compression quality.
Max Upload File Size ⬆️
Set maximum file size (in bytes) for all media uploads.
Security Configuration 🛡️
Adjust login rate limits, session max age, and unique traffic window for security and tracking.
Sidebar Cache TTL ⏱️
Configurable duration (seconds) for caching public sidebar content to reduce database load.
Node.js/Express Backend 💻
Built on a modern JavaScript development stack for high performance and scalability.
EJS View Engine 📄
Simple and flexible templating engine for dynamic content rendering.
Tailwind CSS 🎨
Utility-first CSS framework for rapid and consistent styling across the application.
Prettier Formatting ✨
Ensures consistent and readable code style across the entire codebase.
JSDoc Commenting 📝
Extensive and detailed documentation for all JavaScript files, enhancing maintainability.
Modular Architecture 🧩
Organized controllers and routes split into smaller, feature-specific files for clarity.
Async Error Handling 🛑
Uses `express-async-handler` to centralize error reporting and prevent crashes.
SQLite Database 🗄️
Lightweight, file-based database for easy setup and management.
Application Startup Init 🚀
Critical setup occurs before server starts listening, ensuring stability.
Cache Busting ♻️
Dynamic versioning for JavaScript assets ensures fresh files after deployments.
Sidebar Caching 💨
In-memory caching with configurable TTL reduces database load for public sidebar data.
Concurrency Limiting ⚡
Uses `p-limit` for bulk operations, preventing server overload during intensive tasks.
Separation of Concerns 🗂️
Clear distinction between configuration, models, controllers, services, middleware, and utilities.
Random Post Navigation 🎲
Promotes content discovery with a 'Random' link, redirecting users to an unexpected post.
"Chosen Ones" Widget ⭐
Displays up to 8 unique featured posts in a randomized 2x2 thumbnail grid in the sidebar.
"Featured Content" List 📜
Presents up to 5 unique featured posts as a randomized text list in the sidebar.
Top Partners Widget 🏆
Leaderboard displaying traffic exchange partners ranked by inbound hits in the sidebar.
Sponsor Ads Widget 📢
Rotation of active banner advertisements displayed prominently in the sidebar.
Friends/Links Widget 🔗
A static list of friendly sites or external links conveniently located in the sidebar.
Dynamic Tag Cloud ☁️
Visually weighted display of popular tags with randomized order for aesthetic variety and discovery.
Flash Messages 🔔
Provides clear user feedback (success/error) via transient messages displayed in the header.
Client-Side Validation ✅
Immediate user feedback for form inputs, improving data entry accuracy and speed.
Dynamic Admin Post Form 🎚️
Interactive forms for post creation/editing, dynamically showing/hiding fields based on content type.
Image/Video Previews 👀
Client-side previews for image/video file uploads in admin forms for immediate feedback.
Confirmation Modals 💬
Standardized, visually integrated modals for critical admin actions requiring user confirmation.
Image Fallbacks 🖼️
Generic placeholder images are displayed when specific content images are missing, maintaining visual integrity.
SEO `alt` Text 🔡
Descriptive `alt` attributes for all images, improving accessibility and search engine optimization.
Schema.org Microdata 🔍
Structured data markup for posts (Article, VideoObject, ImageObject) for rich snippets and search engine understanding.
Responsive Design 📱
Implemented with Tailwind CSS for optimal viewing across various devices and screen sizes.
Accessibility (ARIA) ♿
WAI-ARIA attributes added to pagination and interactive elements for enhanced screen reader support.
Loading Indicators ⏳
Visual loaders for AJAX operations provide clear feedback during data processing.
Favicon & Touch Icons ✨
Improved branding and user experience with custom favicons and touch icons for all devices.
Web Font Preloading ⏱️
Optimizes loading of Font Awesome and other web fonts for faster page rendering.
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