Blogging Application

A blogging application with a clean and minimal UI featuring dark mode, an adaptive sidebar, and many easter eggs for users to discover. Blogs!

Features

• Clean and Minimal UI: The application boasts a sleek design with a dark mode for comfortable reading.
• Adaptive Sidebar: The sidebar adapts to user interactions, enhancing the browsing experience.
• Easter Eggs: Hidden features and surprises for users to find as they explore.
• HTML in Blogs: Users can embed HTML code within their blogs using [text] your code [/text] blocks.
• Post Progress: Users can see the progress of their posts beside the adaptive sidebar.
• Read Time Calculation: The estimated read time is displayed below the thumbnail of each post.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: Server-side JavaScript runtime.
• Express: Web framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database.
• Dependencies:
  • Multer: File handling and restrictions.
  • cookie-parser: Cookie handling.
  • jsonwebtoken (JWT): Token generation and verification.
  • EJS: Templating engine.

Security and Privacy

• Password Hashing: Passwords are hashed with the SHA-256 algorithm and never saved in the database.
• JWT Authentication: Efficient login and logout handling through JWT token generation and verification.

File Handling

• Multer: Used for restricting and handling file attachments.

Installation

To set up the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ashesbloom/Blogging-Application.git
   cd Blogging-Application

2. Initialize Node.js

   npm init

   Follow the prompts to create a package.json file.

3. Install Express

   npm install express

4. Install Other Dependencies

   npm install multer cookie-parser jsonwebtoken ejs

5. Run the Application

   node index.js

Custom Middleware / Features

• HTML Code in Blogs: Users can embed HTML code within their blog posts using [text] your code [/text] blocks.
• Post Progress: Users can track the progress of their posts in real time.
• Read Time Calculation: The application calculates and displays the read time of each post.

Contributing

If you want to contribute to the project, please follow the standard GitHub flow:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch.
3. Make your changes.
4. Submit a pull request.

Contact

For any inquiries or issues, contact us at [email protected].