📝 Medium Clone (Laravel)

A full-featured Medium.com clone built with Laravel. This project replicates key functionalities of the popular blogging platform, including article creation, categorization, user authentication, and a sleek interface.

🚀 Features

• 🧾 Post articles with title, content, and images
• 🔐 User authentication and registration
• 📚 Category filtering (Technology, Health, Politics, etc.)
• 📅 Publish dates and like counts
• 🧭 Clean UI/UX mimicking Medium
• 🛠 Built with Laravel backend

🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: Laravel 10+
• Database: MySQL
• Frontend: Blade / Tailwind CSS
• Authentication: Laravel Breeze

📸 Preview

Home page displaying all articles categorized and styled like Medium.

📂 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repo:

    git clone https://github.com/yourusername/medium-clone.git
    cd medium-clone-laravel

2. Install dependencies:

   composer install
   npm install && npm run dev

3. Setup environment

   cp .env.example .env
   php artisan key:generate

4. Configure your .env and run migrations:

   php artisan migrate --seed

5. Run the server

   php artisan serve