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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