Build a Dynamic CMS with Terms & Taxonomies — Playlist Announcement

If you’ve ever worked on a content-heavy website or app, you know that organizing content effectively is just as important as creating it. In this upcoming playlist, I’ll walk you through building a fully functional CMS (Content Management System) that revolves around one of the most powerful but underused concepts: terms and taxonomies.

This won’t be your typical CMS tutorial — we’ll focus on flexibility, reusability, and creating a system that can adapt to different types of content without rewriting the logic every time.

What’s This CMS All About?

We’re going to build a system where terms (also called taxonomies) do the heavy lifting — think of them as smart categories or tags. But instead of using them just for filtering, we’ll go several steps further.

Here’s what you can expect:

1. Terms/Taxonomy as the Backbone : Terms won’t just be categories — they’ll define structure. You’ll be able to group, filter, and even trigger custom navigation or layouts based on terms.
   
2. Linking Content to Multiple Terms: Every piece of content (be it a file, a YouTube video, or a blog post) can be assigned to one or more terms. This way, we ensure maximum reusability and flexibility.
3. Custom Navigation Per Term/Taxonomy : We’ll create dynamic menus and navigation systems that adjust based on the current term. This is great for educational sites, portfolios, or any site that requires different layouts for different sections.
   
4. Multiple Content Types Using the Same Resource: You’ll be able to manage different types of content — uploaded files, embedded YouTube videos, text posts — all using the same resource model. No need for separate tables or repeated logic.
   
5. Displaying Content by Type Under a Term: Want to show only videos under “JavaScript Basics” and only files under “Laravel Deep Dive”? Done. Our system will support that flexibility.

Here are a few more things I plan to include in the series as we build and refine the CMS:

• Role-based content visibility (e.g., some content only visible to logged-in users)
• Search and filter integration (instant filtering by term, content type, or keyword)
• Optional nesting of terms (build a hierarchy, like “Backend” > “Laravel” > “Eloquent”)
• Content scheduling or publishing control (set publish dates, drafts, etc.)

Here is the link for github repo.