Nuxt CMS

A complete Nuxt 3 module for creating and managing a Content Management System (CMS) with admin interface, blog, and visual page builder.

Features

🎨 Visual Page Builder

• Drag & drop interface for creating pages
• Pre-built components (Hero, Cards, FAQ, Pricing, Team, Contact)
• Real-time component configuration
• Live preview of modifications

📝 Complete Blog System

• Article creation and editing with rich editor
• Categories, tags, and status management
• Featured images and excerpts
• SEO optimization (meta descriptions, keywords)
• Pagination and search filters

🔐 Secure Admin Interface

• JWT authentication
• Modern and responsive dashboard
• Page and article management
• Contact and form management
• Dark/light interface with Tailwind CSS

📊 Contact Management

• Contact message reception and management
• Message viewing interface
• Email response system
• Pagination and search

🛠 Integrated RESTful API

• Endpoints for pages, blog, authentication
• JSON database with LowDB
• Automatic slug and ID management
• Data validation

🎯 Ready-to-Use Components

• CmsHeader - Customizable site header
• AdminHeader - Admin navigation
• rawDisplayer - Raw content display
• Builder components: HeroSection, Card, Faq, Pricing, TeamSection, ContactForm

Quick Setup

Install the module to your Nuxt application with one command:

npx nuxi module add @atmoner/nuxt-cms

Then start your application:

npm run dev

Initial Configuration

1. Access installation: Visit /nuxt-cms/install to configure your CMS
2. Create admin account: Set your username and password
3. Login: Access administration via /nuxt-cms/admin/login

URL Structure

Public Pages

• / - Homepage
• /blog - Blog article list
• /blog/[slug] - Individual blog article
• /[slug] - Dynamic page created with the builder

Administration

• /nuxt-cms/install - Initial installation
• /nuxt-cms/admin/login - Admin login
• /nuxt-cms/admin - Main dashboard
• /nuxt-cms/admin/pages - Page management
• /nuxt-cms/admin/page-new - Create new page
• /nuxt-cms/admin/page-edit - Edit page
• /nuxt-cms/admin/blog - Blog management
• /nuxt-cms/admin/blog/new - Create article
• /nuxt-cms/admin/blog-edit - Edit article
• /nuxt-cms/admin/contacts - Contact management

Using Composables

useAuth()

User authentication management:

const { user, login, logout, verifyToken, isAuthenticated } = useAuth()

// Login
await login('username', 'password')

// Logout
await logout()

// Verify token
const isValid = await verifyToken()

useBlog()

Blog article management:

const { getArticles, getArticle, createArticle, updateArticle, deleteArticle } = useBlog()

// Get all articles
const articles = await getArticles({ status: 'published', limit: 10 })

// Create an article
await createArticle({
  title: 'My Article',
  slug: 'my-article',
  content: 'Article content...',
  status: 'published'
})

usePages()

Page management:

const { fetchPages, fetchPage, createPage, updatePage, deletePage } = usePages()

// Get all pages
const pages = await fetchPages()

// Create a page with components
await createPage({
  title: 'My Page',
  slug: 'my-page',
  components: [
    { component: 'HeroSection', config: { title: 'Welcome' } }
  ]
})

API Endpoints

The module automatically exposes these endpoints:

Authentication

• POST /api/nuxt-cms/auth/login - Login
• POST /api/nuxt-cms/auth/logout - Logout
• POST /api/nuxt-cms/auth/verify - Token verification

Blog

• GET /api/nuxt-cms/blog - Article list
• POST /api/nuxt-cms/blog - Create article
• GET /api/nuxt-cms/blog/[id] - Get article
• PUT /api/nuxt-cms/blog/[id] - Update article
• DELETE /api/nuxt-cms/blog/[id] - Delete article

Pages

• GET /api/nuxt-cms/pages - Page list
• POST /api/nuxt-cms/pages - Create page
• GET /api/nuxt-cms/pages/[id] - Get page
• PUT /api/nuxt-cms/pages/[id] - Update page
• DELETE /api/nuxt-cms/pages/[id] - Delete page

Contacts

• POST /api/contact - Send contact message
• GET /api/nuxt-cms/admin/contacts - Contact list (admin)

Customization

Custom Builder Components

You can extend the page builder by creating your own components:

<!-- components/builder/MyComponent.vue -->
<template>
  <div class="my-component">
    <h2>{{ config.title }}</h2>
    <p>{{ config.description }}</p>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
const props = defineProps(['config'])
</script>

Styling

The module uses Tailwind CSS. You can customize styles by extending your Tailwind configuration:

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  content: [
    // Your files...
  ],
  theme: {
    extend: {
      // Customizations...
    }
  }
}

Module Configuration

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: ['nuxt-cms'],
  'nuxt-cms': {
    // Configuration options (coming soon)
  }
})

Data Structure

Blog Article

interface BlogArticle {
  id: string
  title: string
  slug: string
  content: string
  excerpt?: string
  featured_image?: string
  meta_description?: string
  meta_keywords?: string
  author: string
  category: string
  tags: string[]
  status: 'draft' | 'published'
  created_at: string
  updated_at: string
}

Page

interface Page {
  id: string
  title: string
  slug: string
  meta_description?: string
  meta_keywords?: string
  components: PageComponent[]
  status: 'draft' | 'published'
  created_at: string
  updated_at: string
}

interface PageComponent {
  id: string
  component: string
  config: Record<string, any>
}

Security

• JWT authentication with secure cookies
• Server-side data validation
• Automatic CSRF protection
• Authentication middleware for admin routes
• Password hashing with bcrypt

Contributing

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Generate type stubs
npm run dev:prepare

# Develop with the playground
npm run dev

# Build the playground
npm run dev:build

# Run ESLint
npm run lint

# Run tests
npm run test
npm run test:watch

# Release new version
npm run release

Included Test Scripts

The module includes utility scripts in the scripts/ folder:

• hash-password.js - Generate password hash for administration
• test-login.js - Test authentication API login

Roadmap

Upcoming Features

• [ ] Media system (image upload)
• [ ] Advanced WYSIWYG editor
• [ ] Customizable themes
• [ ] Comment system
• [ ] Multi-user management
• [ ] Content export/import
• [ ] GraphQL API
• [ ] External service integrations
• [ ] Advanced caching system
• [ ] Built-in analytics

Support

If you encounter issues or have questions:

1. Check the documentation
2. Browse GitHub issues
3. Create a new issue with the appropriate tag

License

MIT License - see the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgments

This module uses the following technologies:

• Nuxt 3 - Vue.js Framework
• Tailwind CSS - CSS Framework
• LowDB - JSON Database
• JWT - Authentication
• bcryptjs - Password Hashing
• Vue Draggable - Drag & Drop Interface