Dynamic News Web Application

Comprehensive Full-Stack News Platform

This is a comprehensive, full-stack news application designed to deliver real-time news content across multiple categories and languages. The platform serves as a complete news ecosystem with robust content management capabilities, featuring both public-facing news consumption and powerful administrative controls.

The application addresses the modern need for multilingual news consumption while providing content creators and administrators with intuitive tools to manage, publish, and monitor news content effectively.

The platform supports multiple content types including Breaking News, Top Stories, Flash News, Visual Stories, Video Content, and Live Streams, all with comprehensive multilingual support for English, Urdu, and Hindi.

Core Features

The application provides a complete news ecosystem with advanced content management and user engagement features.

• Authentication & Authorization

  Multi-role user management supporting Users, Journalists, Authors, and Administrators. JWT-based authentication with email verification via OTP, password reset functionality, role-based access control, and session management with automatic token refresh.

• Content Management System

  Rich text editor (Jodit) for comprehensive article creation with support for both image and video-based articles. Category and subcategory organization, keyword tagging system, article status management (draft, pending, approved, published), and multi-language content support.

• Interactive Features

  Polling system with real-time vote counting and results display, anonymous voting with duplicate prevention. Comment system with user engagement, moderation tools, reply threading, and spam detection mechanisms.

Technology Stack

A modern full-stack solution built with cutting-edge technologies:

Frontend: React 18.2.0, Vite 4.4.5, Ant Design 5.9.3, React Router DOM 6.16.0, Axios 1.5.0, React i18next 13.2.2, Jodit React 1.3.39, React Slick 0.29.0, Moment.js 2.29.4, React Icons 4.11.0
Backend: Node.js, Express.js 4.18.2, Mongoose 7.4.0, JSON Web Token 9.0.1, bcryptjs 2.4.3, Multer 1.4.5, Nodemailer 6.9.5, CORS 2.8.5, Morgan 1.10.0
Database & Storage: Firebase Storage, Mongoose ODM

Administrative Dashboard

Comprehensive administrative tools including user management with role assignment and access control, content management with multi-stage approval system and content scheduling, media management with secure image upload and CDN integration, and analytics & reporting for content performance, user analytics, revenue tracking, and system health monitoring.

The platform also includes robust security implementation with password protection using bcrypt hashing, JWT security with expiration handling, OTP verification, comprehensive data validation, XSS prevention, and controlled CORS configuration.