Instagram clone

Description

This Instagram clone project is built using the Laravel framework and incorporates several technologies and tools to provide a robust and feature-rich application.

Main Features

User Authentication:

Leveraged Laravel Breeze for quick setup of user authentication features.

Customized authentication views using Tailwind CSS and Blade templates.

Image and video Posting:

Utilized Cloudinary for cloud-based image and video storage, transformations, and delivery.

Implemented Intervention Image for additional image processing tasks within the application.

Interactions:

Enabled users to like and comment on posts using AJAX requests for seamless interactions.

Implemented real-time notifications using Pusher Channels for immediate feedback.

User Profiles:

Developed user profile pages with customizable avatars, bios, and posts listing.

Implemented followers/following and blocking functionality for social connections.

Feed and Explore:

Personalized feed based on followed users' posts, utilizing Laravel's Eloquent ORM for efficient data retrieval.

Explore page to discover new users and trending content, implemented with dynamic content loading.

Adding hashtag functionality for organizing and categorizing posts.

Enhancing search functionality for users and posts using Laravel Scout for full-text search capabilities.