BoidCMS
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BoidCMS is a free and open-source content management system designed for building simple websites and blogs. It was developed to address the common limitations of existing lightweight CMS solutions by providing a more modular and extensible architecture.
The Problem
While lightweight content management systems offer simplicity, many lack the flexibility needed for custom features and growth. I identified an opportunity to create a CMS that maintains its core simplicity while allowing developers to easily extend its functionality with custom plugins and themes.
Key Contributions
- Engineered a custom CRUD REST API plugin covering site configuration, content, and media files, proving core Backend Development skills.
- Developed a sophisticated, in-dashboard module distribution system that processes complex JSON metadata to manage dependency resolution (ensuring correct PHP/extension/plugin compatibility).
- Designed a submission process that validates new packages via a centralized GitHub repository requiring PRs and code review, demonstrating mastery of version control workflows and system governance.
- Built a web-based CRON task scheduler plugin for system-level automation and asynchronous task handling, showcasing critical systems-thinking ability.
Technology Used
- PHP: The core language for the backend.
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript: For building the front-end user interface.
- JSON: Used as a lightweight, flat-file database.
