Simple Blog Platform with Next.js, React, TypeScript, Zustand, Axios, and CKEditor 5

A web application built with Next.js, React, TypeScript, Zustand, Axios, and CKEditor 5 that allows users to create, edit, delete, view, and comment (coming later) on blog posts. This project also incorporates Firebase for data storage and Vercel for deployment.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Usage
• Features
• State Management
• Firebase Setup
• Code Examples
• Testing
• Deployment
• Contributing
• Authors
• Acknowledgments

• Contact Information

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• Firebase project with the Realtime Database enabled

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dew-dr0p/simple-blogging-platform

2. Change to the project directory:

   cd simple-blogging-platform

3. Install the dependencies

   npm install

4. Create an .env.local file in the project root and add your Firebase credentials:

   FIREBASE_API_KEY=your-api-key
   FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your-auth-domain
   FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL=your-database-url
   FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id
   FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your-storage-bucket
   FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your-sender-id
   FIREBASE_APP_ID=your-app-id

5. Run the application

   npm run dev

Usage

Live Site Url: www.simple-blogging-app-lovat.vercel.app

This web application allows you to:

• Create new blog posts with titles, content, images, and categories.
• Edit and update existing blog posts.
• Delete blog posts.
• View a list of blog posts with pagination.
• View the full content of individual blog posts.
• Comment in blog posts (coming soon)

Features

• Create, edit, and delete blog posts.
• List and view blog posts.
• Firebase integration for data storage.
• Zustand for state management.
• CKEditor 5 for a rich text editor.
• Pagination to display blog posts.
• Comment functionality (to be implemented).
• User authentication (to be implemented).
• Responsive and clean UI with Tailwind CSS.

State Management

State is managed using the Zustand library. The store contains the current user and blog posts data.

Firebase Setup

1. Set up a Firebase project.
2. Initialize the Firebase Admin SDK with your service account credentials.
3. Enable the Realtime Database service in your Firebase project.
4. Create a Vercel environment variable to securely load your Firebase service account key.

Code Examples

Refer to the api directory for serverless functions that interact with Firebase. The store directory contains Zustand store setup.

Testing

Testing will be implemented in the future using the [testing framework].

Deployment

Deploy the application to Vercel using the vercel command.

Contributing

Guidelines for contributing would be made available later.

Author

Wisdom-Daniel Efe

• Linkedin - Wisdom-Daniel Efe
• Twitter - @D_e_w_D_r_0_p
• Github - Wisdom-Daniel Efe

Acknowledgments

• Next.js
• React
• Zustand
• CKEditor 5
• Firebase
• Tailwind CSS

Contact Information

For questions or feedback, please contact [efewisdomd01@gmail.com].