Istanbul University - Content Management System

A modern, scalable Content Management System built with .NET Core following Clean Architecture principles.

🏗️ Architecture

This project implements Clean Architecture with the following layers:

• Domain Layer: Core business entities and interfaces
• Application Layer: Business logic, DTOs, and service interfaces
• Infrastructure Layer: Data access, repositories, and external services
• WebApi Layer: REST API controllers and endpoints

🚀 Features

• Multi-Site Management: Support for multiple websites
• Page Management: Create and manage web pages with templates
• Content Management: Rich content creation and editing
• Menu System: Dynamic navigation menu management
• News & Notices: Built-in news and announcement system
• Component System: Reusable page components
• Theme Support: Multiple theme management
• File Upload: Document and image management
• Sitemap Generation: Automatic sitemap creation

🛠️ Technology Stack

• .NET Core: Backend framework
• ASP.NET Core Web API: RESTful API development
• Entity Framework Core: Object-Relational Mapping
• Clean Architecture: Project structure pattern
• DTOs: Data Transfer Objects for API communication
• Dependency Injection: Built-in IoC container

📁 Project Structure

new_cms/
├── Application/           # Application layer
│   ├── DTOs/             # Data Transfer Objects
│   ├── Interfaces/       # Service interfaces
│   ├── Mappings/         # Object mappings
│   └── Services/         # Business logic services
├── Domain/               # Domain layer
│   ├── Entities/         # Core business entities
│   └── Interfaces/       # Domain interfaces
├── Infrastructure/       # Infrastructure layer
│   ├── Persistence/      # Database context
│   └── Repositories/     # Data access layer
├── WebApi/              # Presentation layer
│   └── Controllers/      # API controllers
└── wwwroot/             # Static files
    └── uploads/         # File uploads

🚦 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 6.0 or later
• SQL Server (LocalDB or full instance)
• Visual Studio 2022 or VS Code

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/resulozdemir/IstanbulUniversity-ContentManagementSystem.git
   cd IstanbulUniversity-ContentManagementSystem

2. Restore packages

   dotnet restore

3. Update database connection string

   • Open appsettings.json
   • Update the connection string to match your database setup

4. Run database migrations

   dotnet ef database update

5. Run the application

   dotnet run

6. Access the API

   • API: https://localhost:5001
   • Swagger UI: https://localhost:5001/swagger

📖 API Documentation

The API provides comprehensive endpoints for:

• Pages: CRUD operations for web pages
• Content: Content management and editing
• Menus: Navigation menu management
• Sites: Multi-site configuration
• News: News article management
• Notices: Announcement system
• Templates: Page template management
• Components: Reusable page components
• Themes: Theme and styling management
• Uploads: File and image management

Example API Endpoints

GET    /api/pages/paged              # Get paginated pages
GET    /api/pages/active             # Get active pages
GET    /api/pages/{id}               # Get page by ID
POST   /api/pages                    # Create new page
PUT    /api/pages/{id}               # Update page
DELETE /api/pages/{id}               # Delete page (soft delete)

🔧 Configuration

Database Configuration

Update your connection string in appsettings.json:

{
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "DefaultConnection": "Server=(localdb)\\mssqllocaldb;Database=NewCmsDb;Trusted_Connection=true;"
  }
}

File Upload Configuration

File uploads are stored in wwwroot/uploads/:

• documents/: Document files
• images/: Image files
• temp/: Temporary uploads

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 Code Standards

• Follow Clean Architecture principles
• Use meaningful variable and method names
• Add XML documentation for public APIs
• Write unit tests for business logic
• Follow C# coding conventions

📄 License

This project is developed for Istanbul University. All rights reserved.

👥 Authors

• Resul Özdemir - Initial work - resulozdemir

📞 Support

For support and questions:

• Create an issue in this repository
• Contact the development team

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