🚀 Portfolio Management System

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⚡ A dynamic portfolio management system with secure authentication, real-time content updates, and a fully customizable admin panel

This project provides a complete solution for managing portfolio content through a powerful admin panel, while delivering a clean and responsive public-facing website.

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🎬 Demo GIFs

🔐 Login Flow

🖥️ General Pages	📦 Content Pages

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✨ Features

🔐 Authentication & Security

• Secure login system
• Password hashing (PBKDF2 - salted)
• Login activity logging (IP + timestamp)

📊 Admin Panel

• Full CRUD operations (Projects, Skills, Messages, etc.)
• Dynamic dashboard overview
• Real-time preview system
• Site settings management

🌐 Portfolio Website

• Dynamic project rendering
• Responsive UI (Bootstrap 5)
• Contact & message system
• Clean and modern design

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• ASP.NET MVC (.NET Framework)
• Entity Framework
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Bootstrap 5
• JavaScript (AJAX, DOM Manipulation)
• HTML5 / CSS3

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📸 Screenshots

🌐 Homepage

Homepage

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📊 Dashboard & Settings

Dashboard	Site Settings

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👤 About & Live Preview

About Edit	Live Preview

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🛠️ Skills Management

Skill List	Add Skill	Edit Skill

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🗂️ Skill Categories

List	Add	Edit

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📁 Projects Management

Project List	Add Project	Edit Project

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🧩 Project Sections

Section List	Add Section	Edit Section

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💬 Messages & Logs

Messages	Login Logs

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🔐 Authentication

Login

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🌐 Project Detail Page

Empty	Full

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🧠 Database Diagram

ER Diagram

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🚀 Key Highlights

• Secure authentication with activity logging
• Fully dynamic content management system
• Real-time preview functionality
• Clean and scalable database design
• Admin panel with full CRUD operations
• Role-based admin panel structure

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🏗️ Architecture

This project follows a layered MVC architecture:

• Controllers → Handle HTTP requests and application flow
• Models → Represent database entities (Entity Framework)
• Views → Razor-based UI rendering
• Database → SQL Server relational structure

The system is designed with separation of concerns and maintainability in mind.

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🔄 How It Works

🌐 User Side

1. User visits the portfolio website
2. Data is fetched from SQL Server via Entity Framework
3. Controllers process the request
4. Views render dynamic content

🔐 Admin Panel

1. Admin logs in securely
2. Performs CRUD operations
3. Changes are instantly reflected on the website

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⚙️ Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/MertcanKayirici/PortfolioManagementSystem.git

2. Open the project

Open the .sln file using Visual Studio

3. Create database

Create a database named:

PortfolioDb

4. Run SQL script

Execute:

Database/PortfolioDb.sql

5. Configure connection string

Update your Web.config:

<connectionStrings>
  <add name="PortfolioDb"
       connectionString="Data Source=YOUR_SERVER_NAME;Initial Catalog=PortfolioDb;Integrated Security=True"
       providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>

• ⚠️ Make sure to replace YOUR_SERVER_NAME with your SQL Server instance name.

6. Run the project

Run the project using Visual Studio (F5) 🚀

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📌 Important Notes

• Ensure SQL Server is running
• Update the connection string before running
• Do not share sensitive credentials

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📂 Project Structure

• Controllers → MVC Controllers
• Models → Entity Framework Models
• Views → Razor Views
• Database → SQL Scripts
• Screenshots → Images & GIF files

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👨‍💻 Developer

Mertcan Kayırıcı

Backend-focused Full Stack Developer ASP.NET MVC & SQL Server

💡 Why This Project Matters

This project demonstrates the ability to build a full-featured content management system, not just a static portfolio website.

It includes:

• Secure authentication and user activity tracking
• Dynamic content management via admin panel
• Real-time preview and updates
• Scalable database design with relational structure

This makes it closer to real-world CMS systems used in production.

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⭐ Project Purpose

This project was built to simulate a real-world portfolio CMS system and demonstrate:

• Secure authentication and authorization logic
• Dynamic content management
• Admin panel architecture
• Scalable relational database design