Blogs

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# Blogs & Posts

## Overview

Create blogs containing posts with images, publishing controls, comments, and likes.

## Features
- Blog CRUD with public visibility
- Posts with content, image, publish/unpublish, schedule
- Comments (polymorphic), moderation, likes

## Data Model
- `Blog` → user_id, title, slug, description, is_public
- `Post` → user_id, blog_id, title, slug, content, image_media_id, is_published, published_at
- Comments: `comments` (polymorphic), `comment_likes`, `post_likes`

## Key API Endpoints
- Blogs: `/api/dashboard/blogs` (index/show/store/update/delete)
- Posts: `/api/dashboard/posts` (index/show/store/update/delete/publish/unpublish)
- Public lists: `/api/blogs/{slug}`, `/api/posts/{slug}` and details
- Comments: `/api/comments` CRUD, `/api/comments/{id}/like`, `/api/posts/{postId}/like`

## Usage Examples
```javascript
// Create a blog
await apiPost('/api/dashboard/blogs', { title: 'News', slug: 'news' });

// Create a post
await apiPost('/api/dashboard/posts', {
  blog_id: blogId,
  title: 'Hello World',
  slug: 'hello-world',
  content: '<p>First post</p>'
});

// Publish
await apiPost(`/api/dashboard/posts/${postId}/publish`);
```

## Moderation
- Use dashboard comment moderation endpoints for approvals, rejections, feature flags, and bulk actions.

## Tips
- Ensure unique slugs per blog
- Use media library to attach images

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