A Blogging Collection Dashboard $($ABCD$)$

We are developing an application called "Photo ABCD $($A Blogging Collection Dashboard$)".$

Here$$s an outline of features and functionalities for "A Blogging Collection Dashboard":

$1.$ Alphabetical and Chronological Blog Compilation:

$-$ Users can compile blogs alphabetically $($e$.$g$.,$ "A for Apple," $"$B for Ball"$).$

$-$ Users can also view blogs in chronological order, based on the event date they input.

$2.$ Blog Post Creation: $($can be created only by the registered $/$ logged in users$)$

Here is the information we manage on each blog post.

$-$ Creator: Email of the admin$/$user$/$logged in user creating the blog

$-$ Title: Blog titles must start with a specific letter.

$-$ Description$/$Story: Users can write descriptions or stories to accompany the photos.

$-$ Photo Upload: Option to upload multiple related photos.

$-$ Date of Event: Users input the event date for chronological sorting.

$-$ Blog Creation Date: The timestamp on which the blog is created is automatically captured.

$-$ Blog Modification Date: The timestamp on which the blog is update is automatically captured.

$-$ Privacy Filter : By default, all the blogs are private. The users can mark the privacy setting to "public".

$3.$ Customizable Alphabet Book:

$-$ Users can create custom "Alphabet Books" by adding blogs for each letter of the alphabet.$$

$-$ A progress bar to track completion of blogs for all $26$ letters.

$-$ A progress bar to show the counts of stories for each alphabet.

$4.$ Chronicle View:

$-$ Blogs can be displayed in a chronological format, similar to a photo timeline or family diary.

$5.$ Search and Filter Options:

$-$ Alphabetical Search: Quickly search for blogs by letter.

$-$ Date Range Filter: Filter blogs based on a specific time frame.

$6.$ Interactive Dashboard:

$-$ A user$-$friendly dashboard that shows all the blogs created, progress on alphabetical entries, and options for sorting.

$7.$ Sharing and Collaboration:

$-$ Private Sharing: By default, all the blogs are private.

$-$ Public Display: Option to make specific blogs public if the user chooses.

$8.$ Download or Print Feature:

$-$ Users can export or print their entire Alphabet Book or chronological blog collection into a digital format $($PDF$).$

$-$ Note on PDF generation: Generating a HTML compilation $($with page breaks$)$ so that users can use browser print button to generate the PDF is acceptable.

$9.$ Home Page $-$ Home or ABCD icon hyperlink:

$($As a visitor$)$ The home page of "ABCD" shows all the public blogs sorted in reverse chronological order $($latest one created shows up at the top$)$

$($As a visitor$)$ The home page shows the sorting options $($by alphabet or chronological order$)$

$10.$ Home Page $-$ My Blogs:

$($As a logged in user$)$ My Blogs page shows all the blogs created by the logged in user.$$

$($As a logged in user$)$ My Blogs page shows the sorting options $($by alphabet or chronological order$)$

$11.$ Administration:

One or more users may be designated as "admin"

By default, all the registered users role is "user".

If the admin user logs in$,$ then "Administration" hyper$-$link shows up in the tool bar.

"Administration" shows additional options $($users$,$ blogs, reports, summaries, preferences, etc.$)$ shown.

$12.($Stretch Goal$)$ Responsive Design $($Mobile App$)$:

Our "Photo ABCD" application is responsive

It must work on browsers, and hand$-$held devices $($such as ipad and iphone$)$

# Visitor Flow:

localhost$/$photoabcd will show the visitor view of the web application $($see #$9$ above$)$

# Registered User Flow $($see #$10$ above$)$

$1.$ Sign$-$Up$/$Login: Easy sign$-$up process with email and password. $($Optional capability: Getting the registration through social media or existing email like gmail$).$

$2.$ Create a Blog: Choose a letter, write a blog post, add photos, and set the event date.

$3.$ View and Sort: Users can toggle between "Alphabetical" and "Chronological" views.

$4.$ Share: Share the blog with other by setting the privacy flag to 'public'

$5.$ Compile: Automatically compile an Alphabet Book or a timeline of events, with the option to download or print.

# Admin Flow $($See #$11$ above$)$:

$1.$ Login as admin user

$2.$ Access the 'administration' panel for additional capabilities. Administration" shows additional options $($users management, blogs management, reports, summaries, preferences, etc.$)$ shown.

Admin user is super$-$admin and he$/$she can remove the users or blogs as needed.