Real World Case Study - Jake's Method on Steroids

If we haven't met or read any of my posts here. Me: Computer user before PC's were available. Built my 1st one in 78 with a soldering pencil, think rotary phones. Now WebDev and Marketing consultant.

Why your here. I develop full stack websites with PayloadCMS after switching from years of WordPress.

What I'm sharing here is a PayloadCMS Project Development workspace template. To use it's as simple as cloning/forking a repo and including the folder in your local dev project. Once opened in your ide of choice, run setup.

Key Benefits of This Approach

Consistency: Repeatable process ensures quality across projects
Clarity: Explicit stage contracts prevent misunderstandings
Efficiency: Reusable components and patterns reduce development time
Quality: Built-in validation checkpoints catch issues early
Knowledge Retention: Process captures organizational learning
Scalability: Approach works for both simple sites and complex applications

1st it asks some questions:

I'll help you set up your PayloadCMS project development workspace. Please answer all of the following questions in a single message:

1. Project name: What is the name of your PayloadCMS project? (Default: my-payloadcms-site)

2. Website type: What type of website are you building? (Options: Blog, Business site, Portfolio, E-commerce, Documentation, Other)

3. MVP stage: Do you want to include MVP development as an optional precursor stage? (Default: yes)

4. Deployment target: Which deployment target do you plan to use? (Options: DigitalOcean, Vercel, Cloudflare, AWS, Other)

5. Database: What database will you use with PayloadCMS? (Options: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLite, MySQL)

6. Vercel best practices: Do you want to bundle the vercel-react-best-practices skill for frontend optimization? (Default: yes)

7. SEO configuration: Do you want to include SEO configuration in your PayloadCMS setup? (Default: yes)

8. Search functionality: Do you want to include search functionality in your PayloadCMS setup? (Default: yes)

9. CSS framework: What is your preferred CSS framework/styling approach? (Options: Tailwind CSS, CSS Modules, Styled Components, Plain CSS, Other)

10. Multi-language/i18n: Do you need multi-language/i18n support? (Default: no)

After running through the setup, I ended up with a 6 stage 2,677 lines of code spec document. The attached README accurately describes the process.

If you want to dig deeper, I've set up a repo https://github.com/dvogeldev/payloadcms-project-development

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