Project Overview

Chatter is a full-featured blogging platform built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Chakra UI. It allows users to create, publish, and manage posts using Markdown, with features for authentication, analytics, social interaction, and personalized reading experiences.

Problem Statement

Existing blogging tools are either too limited or too complex. Chatter was built to offer an intuitive, user-friendly platform for writing and discovering text-based content, with powerful tools for engagement and author control.

Key Features

• User registration and authentication (Email & Google)
• Markdown-powered post creation
• Publish, edit, draft, and bookmark posts
• Personalized feed and post discovery
• Categories and tags for filtering
• Comments and likes
• Author profile pages
• Content analytics
• Light/Dark theme switching
• Unit tests for key features
• Firebase backend for data and authentication

Results & Impact

• Streamlines content creation and management for writers
• Boosts user engagement via comments, likes, and bookmarks
• Provides insights with built-in analytics
• Delivers a clean and customizable reading experience
• Offers a scalable, modern platform built with Next.js and Firebase