📝 Blog Platform API

A RESTful API for a full-featured blogging platform.
Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB (MERN-style backend).

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 User authentication (JWT-based)
• 👤 User profiles with avatar, bio, and social links
• ✍️ Blog posts (CRUD with drafts & publishing)
• 🏷️ Tags & categories
• 💬 Comments with replies
• 👍 Reactions (likes, dislikes, bookmarks)
• 🔍 Search & filtering
• 📊 Analytics (views, trending posts)
• ⏱️ Pagination & sorting
• 📸 Media uploads
• 🛡️ Role-based access control (Admin/Author/Reader)

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⚡ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ORM)
• Auth: JWT authentication
• Testing: Jest / Mocha
• Docs: Swagger / Postman

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/mintxdp/blog-api.git
   cd blog-api