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Portfolio Website Development Roadmap

Phase 1: Design & Planning

  • Define website sections
    • Home/Hero section
    • About Me
    • Skills/Tech Stack
    • Projects Portfolio
    • Contact Section
  • Plan color scheme and typography
  • Define responsive design breakpoints

Phase 2: Project Setup & Configuration

  • Initialize Next.js project
  • Install and configure Tailwind CSS
  • Install and configure DaisyUI
  • Set up MongoDB Atlas
  • Configure environment variables
  • Set up project structure and folders

Phase 3: Core Development

Frontend

  • Create basic layout components

    • Navigation
    • Footer
    • Layout wrapper

  • Implement responsive design

  • Create main pages

    • Home page
      • Hero section
      • Featured projects
      • Skills overview
      • Call to action
    • Projects page
      • Project grid/list
      • Project filters
      • Project cards
    • About page
      • Professional summary
      • Skills & expertise
      • Experience timeline
      • Education
    • Contact page
      • Contact form
      • Social links
      • Location/timezone
      • Availability status

    Implementation Plan:

    • Create page files:

      • src/app/page.js (home)
      • src/app/about/page.js
      • src/app/projects/page.js
      • src/app/contact/page.js

    • Create page components:

      • src/components/home/Hero.js
      • src/components/home/FeaturedProjects.js
      • src/components/about/AboutContent.js
      • src/components/projects/ProjectGrid.js
      • src/components/contact/ContactForm.js

    • Create shared components:

      • src/components/ui/PageHeader.js
      • src/components/ui/Section.js
      • src/components/ui/Button.js
      • src/components/ui/Card.js

    • Update existing files:

      • src/app/globals.css (page-specific styles)
      • src/app/layout.js (metadata for each page)

  • Add animations and transitions

  • Implement dark/light mode

Backend

  • Set up MongoDB connection
  • Create API routes for:
    • Contact form
    • Project data
    • Skills/Tech stack
  • Implement data models
  • Add form validation

Phase 4: Content & Features

  • Add project showcase section
    • Project cards
    • Project details modal/page
    • Live demo links
    • GitHub links
  • Implement contact form
  • Add social media links
  • Create skills visualization
  • Add downloadable resume option

Phase 5: Performance & SEO

  • Optimize images
  • Implement SEO best practices
    • Meta tags
    • Sitemap
    • robots.txt
  • Add loading states
  • Implement error boundaries
  • Add 404 page

Phase 6: Testing & Deployment

  • Test responsiveness
  • Test forms and API endpoints
  • Cross-browser testing
  • Deploy to Vercel/similar platform
  • Set up custom domain

Phase 7: Polish & Launch

  • Add final content
  • Proofread all text
  • Test all links and forms
  • Get feedback
  • Launch!

Future Enhancements

  • Blog section
  • Project filtering
  • Analytics integration
  • Automated testing
  • CI/CD pipeline