A live view of everything built into the News Lanka demo and everything still planned. Completed work is ticked; planned work is listed in build order.
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Foundation
5/5
Next.js 16 + Payload 3 scaffold (single deploy)
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PostgreSQL + environment config; admin verified
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News data model — Articles, Categories, Tags, Authors, Media, Users
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Multilingual data layer (Sinhala / Tamil / English)
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Media pipeline — auto-WebP + 6 responsive sizes, Cloudflare R2-ready
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Design & frontend
9/9
Custom design system & premium gold · black palette
Skeleton loading states across the site (show placeholders until content loads)loading.tsx files removed — caused Next.js 16/Turbopack Suspense streaming bug that prevented client component hydration; skeletons now built into page components directly
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“Most Read” rail + ad slots on section / author / tag / search pages
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Content
1/1
49 articles seeded across all 7 categories (real June 2026 news) + topical images
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Monetisation & systems
3/3
Ad / banner system + admin (image + embed-code, placements, scheduling)
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AI feature-flag system — master + per-feature toggles, admin-switchable model
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Subscription paywall (Stripe test mode) + Subscribe pagePremium articles show a preview + paywall to non-subscribers; /subscribe offers monthly/annual plans. With STRIPE_SECRET_KEY set it opens a real Stripe test-mode Checkout (REST, no SDK dep); without a key it activates instantly in demo mode. Cancel supported.
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AI features
5/5
AI article summary + Listen (text-to-speech)
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Multi-provider AI (Anthropic / OpenAI / Google / Groq) — admin-switchable model + key
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Multilingual UI + AI translation (wire up the language switcher)Cookie-based locale (nl-locale); locale-aware Payload queries; translated UI strings (EN/SI/TA); AI translate button on article pages with sessionStorage cache
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Personalised “For You” feedSigned-in readers get a feed built from the categories of the stories they bookmark plus sections they follow; signed-out visitors see a trending teaser with a sign-in prompt
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Daily audio briefing (scheduled)/briefing compiles the day’s top stories into a spoken script (AI-narrated when a model/key is set, reliable template fallback otherwise) and plays it with the improved neural-voice TTS; revalidates through the day
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Engagement & platform
4/4
User accounts + engagement (sign-in, save / bookmark)Separate “Readers” auth collection (no admin access); register / sign-in / sign-out; bookmark button on every article; /account hub with saved-stories grid and subscription status
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Live blog / real-time breaking newsArticles of type “Live” get a timeline of updates (admin array field, pinned + timestamped); the article page shows a pulsing LIVE blog that auto-polls every 20s and surfaces a “new updates” banner. /live lists all running live coverage.
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Admin analytics dashboard (real view-ranked “Most Read”)Per-article view counter (deduped per session); “Most Read” rail now ranks by real views with a curated fallback; admin dashboard shows totals, top articles and a views-by-section breakdown
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“Advertise with us” pageLanding page with audience stats, ad-format showcase, rate card and an enquiry form that captures leads into the Inquiries collection (visible in admin under Leads)
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Newsroom & admin
1/1
Professional role-aware admin dashboard for editors & journalistsModern custom “/studio” dashboard (separate from Payload chrome): light & sleek, branded sidebar with grouped nav, pill topbar, premium gold hero banner, KPI tiles, “Continue editing” cards, desk table, stat ring, views-by-section chart and a team rail. Role-aware (journalists get a simplified view, no analytics) and staff-only (auth-guarded). Role-based access across all collections: authors edit only their own stories & can’t set promo flags; editors manage the desk, taxonomy, ads & leads; settings + roles are admin-only. Frontend content width widened to 1480px (NDTV-style).
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Launch
0/1
Deploy to Vercel + Neon Postgres (free tier)Deploy config ready: full .env.example + step-by-step DEPLOY.md (Neon pooled connection, Vercel env vars, first-admin setup, post-deploy checklist). Final deploy needs your Vercel/Neon accounts — follow DEPLOY.md.
CSE markets & AI prediction
3/3
Integrate Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) API — live prices, indices & company dataCSE data layer with indices + stocks; fetches live from CSE_API_BASE (shape per GH0STH4CKER’s CSE API) when set, otherwise serves a realistic sample snapshot so Markets works out of the box. Fails soft to sample data on API error.
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Markets section + live CSE ticker (prices alongside business news)/markets page with index cards, market open/closed status, a scrolling live price ticker, and a sortable active-stocks table; linked in the main nav
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AI stock-price prediction system — CSE data + politics / economy / world-news signalsAI outlook combines the price snapshot with recent News Lanka headlines to produce a short bullish/bearish/neutral commentary (model-generated when a key is set, momentum heuristic otherwise) with a clear “not investment advice” disclaimer
