Realtime Portfolio CMS

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Project Overview

A portfolio system with admin publishing workflows and live content updates for project and blog pages.

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Problem

Static portfolio updates were slow and required code edits for every content change, which blocked fast publishing.

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Solution

Built a CMS-driven architecture with structured content models, preview mode, and reusable UI rendering components.

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Tech Stack

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Architecture

Next.js App Router frontend + server actions + PostgreSQL via Prisma. Content is normalized into project and post tables with cache revalidation after edits.

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Challenges

• - Keeping preview and published content paths consistent.
• - Avoiding stale cached pages after content edits.
• - Designing a schema flexible enough for case studies and blog posts.

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Lessons Learned

• - Model content around UI sections to reduce ad-hoc rendering logic.
• - Use targeted cache invalidation for predictable updates.
• - Editorial workflows matter as much as frontend polish.

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Links