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Functional requirements

Content management system (CMS):

  • Create, edit, and publish articles and blog posts
  • Organize content into categories and tags
  • Ability to schedule content to be published at a later date

User registration and login:

  • Create an account and log in
  • Reset their password if they forget it
  • Ability to assign different levels of permissions to different users (e.g. administrator, editor, author, etc.)

Search functionality:

  • Search for content on the website
  • Advanced search options, such as filtering by date range or category

Media management:

  • Upload and insert images and videos into articles and blog posts
  • Create and manage a media library for easy reuse of media files

Comments:

  • Ability for users to leave comments on articles and blog posts
  • Ability to moderate and approve/disapprove comments

Analytics:

  • Track website traffic and user behavior
  • View statistics on page views, unique visitors, and other metrics.

Subscriptions:

  • Ability for users to subscribe to the website and receive updates via email or RSS

Social media integration:

  • Share articles and blog posts on social media platforms
  • Automatically pull in content from social media accounts

Responsive design:

  • Ability to adapt the website layout to different screen sizes and devices.

SEO:

  • Optimize website content for search engines.
  • Ability to submit sitemaps and generate meta tags.

Advertising:

  • Display ads on the website and track ad performance.
  • Create different ad slots and target different audience segments.

e-commerce:

  • Ability to add products and process payments.
  • Ability to manage inventory and shipping.

Multi-language support:

  • Ability to display the website in different languages.
  • Ability to translate pages and posts.

Newsletter:

  • Create and send newsletters to subscribers
  • Segment subscribers into different lists and send targeted newsletters

Forms:

  • Create forms for users to fill out (e.g. contact form, survey form, registration form, etc.)
  • Export form submissions for further analysis

Push notifications:

  • Send push notifications to users who have opted in to receive them
  • Send targeted notifications based on user behavior or preferences

Live streaming:

  • Live stream video content
  • Ability to archive live streams for later viewing

Podcasting:

  • Ability to host and distribute audio content
  • Embed audio players and show episode information

Q&A/Forum:

  • Ability to create a Q&A or forum section on the website
  • Moderate and manage discussions

Accessibility:

  • Ability to make the website accessible to users with disabilities (e.g. screen readers, keyboard navigation, high contrast mode, etc.)
  • Ability to conform to web accessibility guidelines and standards.