2nd YearIntermediateWeb 4-6 weeks
Blogging Platform with Authentication
A multi-user blog where authors register, write Markdown posts, manage drafts, and readers comment with tags, search, and pagination.
Next.jsPostgreSQLPrismaNextAuthTailwind CSS
Find GitHub repos & source code →How to build it step by step
- 1Auth: Set up email/OAuth login with NextAuth and protect author routes.
- 2Post CRUD: Create/edit Markdown posts with draft/publish states and slugs.
- 3Engagement: Add comments, tags, and full-text search; paginate the feed.
- 4SEO: Generate per-post metadata and a sitemap for crawlability.
Key features to implement
- ✓Author registration and login
- ✓Markdown editor with drafts
- ✓Comments and tags
- ✓Full-text search
- ✓SEO-friendly post pages
💡 Unique twist to stand out
Add a reading-time estimate, related-posts suggestions by shared tags, and a simple view-count analytics panel.
🎓 What you'll learn
Authentication flows, ORM modelling with Prisma, server rendering, and on-page SEO.