# CMS Feature Topics (Domain-Centric)

## Purpose

Describe the CMS by feature domains/modules (not personas), so implementation and UI structure stay clear.

## 1) Pages

Scope:

- create/edit/publish/unpublish/schedule pages
- slug + SEO metadata
- draft and publish states

Core entities:

- `Page`
- `PageVersion` (later)
- `SeoMeta`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 core

## 2) Navigation

Scope:

- menus, nested items, ordering, visibility
- route linking to pages or external URLs

Core entities:

- `NavigationMenu`
- `NavigationItem`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 core

## 3) Media

Scope:

- upload/browse/replace/delete media
- media-type classification (artwork, banner, promo, generic, video/gif)
- metadata management

Core entities:

- `MediaAsset`
- `MediaMetadata`
- `MediaVariant` (renditions)

MVP fit:

- MVP1 core

## 4) Portfolio / Artworks

Scope:

- artworks with grouped structures
- grouping by galleries/albums/categories/tags
- ordering and visibility

Core entities:

- `Artwork`
- `Gallery`
- `Album`
- `Category`
- `Tag`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 core

## 5) Cards and Reusable Blocks

Scope:

- reusable content blocks for pages
- card-based sections (price cards, promo cards, feature cards)

Core entities:

- `BlockTemplate`
- `BlockInstance`
- `CardPreset`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 (baseline blocks), MVP2 (advanced builder UX)

## 6) Forms

Scope:

- embeddable forms on pages
- schema-driven field definitions
- submission handling and moderation

Core entities:

- `FormDefinition`
- `FormField`
- `FormSubmission`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 for commission request path
- MVP2 for generic form builder

## 7) Announcements and Banners

Scope:

- prominent notices on public pages
- schedule windows and priority

Core entities:

- `Announcement`
- `HeaderBanner`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 core

## 8) News / Blog

Scope:

- editorial posts and updates
- author metadata, status flow

Core entities:

- `NewsPost`
- `NewsCategory`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 secondary core

## 9) Commissions

Scope:

- commission request intake
- admin processing and kanban status transitions

Core entities:

- `CommissionRequest`
- `CommissionStatus`
- `CommissionType` (options/extras/custom fields)

MVP fit:

- MVP1 core

## 10) Customers (CRM-Lite)

Scope:

- recurring customer records
- customer-to-commission linking and reuse

Core entities:

- `Customer`
- `CustomerContact`
- `CustomerCommissionLink`

MVP fit:

- MVP1 core

## 11) Users, Roles, and Permissions

Scope:

- users, role assignment, status (active/banned)
- protected owner/support invariants

Core entities:

- `User`
- `Role`
- `Permission`

MVP fit:

- MVP0/MVP1 bridge; refinements in MVP2

## 12) Settings

Scope:

- system settings and feature flags
- registration policy and future locale toggles

Core entities:

- `SystemSetting`

MVP fit:

- MVP0 baseline, expanded in MVP1/MVP2

## 13) Processing Pipelines (Later)

Scope:

- watermarking
- color extraction
- advanced media transforms
- queue/retry visibility

Core entities:

- `MediaJob`
- `MediaJobRun`
- `ExtractedPalette`

MVP fit:

- MVP2

## Suggested Admin IA Alignment

- Dashboard
- Pages
- Navigation
- Media
- Portfolio
- Announcements
- News
- Commissions
- Customers
- Users
- Settings