CASE STUDY

PCPST Web Platform & Dynamic Content Management System

Dynamic Web Platform & Custom Content Management System for STEM Outreach

Classification Dynamic Web Platform & Custom CMS
Role & Contribution Full-Stack Web Development & Custom CMS Architecture
Status LIVE
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PCPST Science Trust Web Platform

Dynamic web platform and custom CMS managing district-level STEM competitions, podium honor rolls, cash prizes, and multimedia archives.

01 System Overview

PCPST is a full-stack educational web portal and custom administrative CMS powering science outreach, district competitions, podium honor rolls with cash prize tracking, and high-resolution photo archives across 25+ institutions.

02 Problem & Architectural Solution

The Challenge: Static web pages required manual code edits for event updates, competition results, and gallery photos, leading to outdated records and administrative bottlenecks.

The Solution: Developed a custom administrative hub with drag-and-drop modular layout builders (SortableJS), dynamic competition winner managers, and entity-isolated media pipelines.

03 Engineering Challenges & Technical Solutions

Drag-and-Drop Content Layout Builder

Integrated SortableJS with asynchronous JSON state persistence to allow non-technical staff to reorder page sections effortlessly.

Optimized Media Upload Pipeline

Engineered chunked file upload handlers with server-side thumbnail generation and MIME validation.

04 Technology Stack

PHP 8.x MySQL Tailwind CSS Vanilla JS PDO SortableJS cPanel

05 Key Implementation Highlights

  • Custom administrative workspace with zero heavy framework overhead.
  • Dynamic competition honor roll manager with prize tracking and certificate exports.
  • Compiled production Tailwind CSS standalone bundle ensuring zero CDN dependency failures.
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06 Component Architecture Gallery

Visual layout and component flow mockups.

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