📚 BlogVerse - ASP.NET MVC Blogging Platform

BlogVerse is a full-featured blogging web application built using ASP.NET Core MVC, designed to empower writers and readers to connect through meaningful content.

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🚀 Features

👤 User Features

• 📝 Register & Login (with password hashing)
• 🌗 Dark/Light Mode Toggle
• 📖 Explore Blogs by categories
• ❤️ Like, Comment, and Save blogs
• 📂 Reading History and Saved Blogs
• 🔍 Search and Filter by topic or author
• 🔔 Get Notified when favorite authors post

✍️ Writer Features

• 🧠 AI-based Blog Ideas (optional future feature)
• ✨ Rich Text Editor (TinyMCE integrated)
• 📊 Writer Dashboard
  • My Posts
  • Saved Drafts
  • Analytics (e.g., views, likes, category-wise charts)

📢 Homepage Highlights

• 🦄 Hero section with CTA
• 🔥 Trending Blogs (interactive with detail view + popup)
• 🎯 "Why BlogVerse?" benefits grid
• 🛎️ Pop-up trigger after 30s on blog detail pages

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript
Backend	ASP.NET Core MVC (C#)
Database	SQL Server (via Entity Framework)
Auth System	ASP.NET Core Identity
Rich Editor	TinyMCE

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📸 Screenshots

Here are a few glimpses of BlogVerse in action:

🏠 Landing Page

🔐 Registration Page

🔑 Login Page

🧭 Main Sections

📊 Writer Dashboard

📝 Create Post (TinyMCE Editor)

📈 Analytics View

🧠 Blog Detail View with Popup

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🏗️ Project Setup

✅ Prerequisites

• .NET SDK 6.0+
• Visual Studio 2022 or VS Code
• SQL Server

🔧 Setup Commands

# Restore packages
dotnet restore

# Apply migrations
dotnet ef database update

# Run the app
dotnet run!

[image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3d3bd2a3-fa7e-45e0-8a9e-cd929d3d6cec)