Blog Application

A dynamic blogging platform built with Express.js that allows users to create, edit, and manage blog posts with profile customization features.

🌐 Live Demo Experience the application live at: PostHub

🚀 Features

• User profile
• Create and edit blog posts
• Responsive design with modern UI
• Real-time timestamp for posts
• Image upload support

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Express.js
• Frontend: EJS templating, CSS
• File Handling: Multer
• Static Files: Express static
• Body Parsing: body-parser

📂 Project Structure

project-root/
├── public/
│   ├── images/
│   ├── styles/
│   │   ├── main.css
│   │   ├── header.css
│   │   ├── signup.css
│   │   └── create_styles.css
│   └── uploads/
├── views/
│   ├── signup.ejs
│   ├── home.ejs
│   ├── create.ejs
│   ├── edit.ejs
│   ├── header.ejs
│   └── footer.ejs
└── index.js

💻 Usage

1. Sign Up

   • Visit the homepage (/)
   • Enter your name
   • Upload a profile picture
   • Submit to create your profile

2. Create a Post

   • Click the "Create" button on the home page
   • Write your content in the text area
   • Click "Create" to publish

3. Edit Posts

   • Find the post you want to edit
   • Click the "Edit" button
   • Modify the content
   • Save changes

🔒 Security Features

• File type validation for image uploads
• Secure file storage with unique filenames

🎨 Styling

The application uses multiple CSS files for different components:

• main.css: General styling and blog post layout
• header.css: Navigation and header styling
• signup.css: Sign-up form styling
• create_styles.css: Post creation page styling

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name
3. Commit changes: git commit -am 'Add new feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature-name
5. Submit a Pull Request

🔍 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/	Sign-up page
GET	/home	Home page with posts
POST	/home	Create new profile
GET	/create	Create post page
POST	/post	Submit new post
POST	/edit	Edit existing post
POST	/submit	Submit edited post

✨ Future Enhancements

• User authentication
• Comments system
• Post categories
• Rich text editor
• Social sharing features
• Post search functionality

🐛 Known Issues

• No data persistence (posts are stored in memory)
• No user authentication
• Single user system

📞 Support

For support, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.

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Made By ADHIKKESH S K 👨‍✈️