Blog-Website

Table of contents

• Overview
  • The challenge
  • Screenshot
  • Links
• My process
  • Built with
  • What I learned
  • Continued development
  • Useful resources
• Author
• Acknowledgments

Overview

The challenge

• Using EJS effectively to minimize the amount of repetitive HTML code in the project
• Following proper design when working with EJS templating and layouts
• Using MongoDB to store posts and then display them

Screenshot

Home Page

Search Results

Links

Live Site URL: The Thoughtful Pen

My process

Built with

FrontEnd

• HTML5
• CSS
• JS

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• EJS
• MongoDB

Deployed On

• Fly.io

What I learned

• How to utilize EJS, templating, and layouts to reduce repetitive code
• How to work with EJS on the server side and send variables to my .ejs pages
• How to connect to a MongoDB database and store/retrieve data inside a Node.js project

Continued development

• Implement MongoDB to store posts made by users since a new deployment deletes all current posts
• Add a name/date field when composing a blog so we know who posted it and when
• Add registration/sign-in functionality so only registered users can make blog posts

Useful resources

• Express documentation - Was constantly referring to documentation
• EJS documentation - Was much needed since it was my first time using EJS

Author

• GitHub - Peter Tsanev

Acknowledgments

• Documentation
• Stack Overflow with answers to any questions I had