A web platform built for the Word Study Service Unit at Covenant University, featuring an admin backend so non-technical team members can manage announcements, events, and rosters independently.
I built a website for the Word Study Service Unit to practice with modern tools and test AI workflows. When the unit decided to make the site official, the priority changed. The site was complete, but updating it required me to edit the code directly. The new objective was to add an admin backend so team members could manage updates themselves.
The initial platform was built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Pages were functional and responsive, but member rosters, event dates, and content were stored directly in the code.
Migrating content to a Sanity backend gave the team a web dashboard to edit sermons, announcements, and team member details without opening a code editor.
Automated logic handles routine changes. Conference dates switch from upcoming to past based on the calendar date, YouTube video thumbnails load automatically when artwork is missing, and empty categories stay hidden until content exists.
Configuring live revalidation ensures admin edits appear immediately without a full rebuild, while switching the development compiler to Turbopack keeps local work fast and stable.
A website is only practical if the people who own it can actually run it. Taking myself out of the update loop made the platform far more useful to the team than any specific feature I coded.
The unit has an active website where team members manage sermons, events, and rosters directly through an admin panel. Routine updates happen without developer involvement.
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