Content model - BlogLoom

BlogLoom organizes content with a set of related objects. Understanding them helps you configure the site and console correctly.

Core objects

Object	Description	Relations
Post (Blog)	A Markdown article, the core entity	Belongs to one category, links to many tags and columns
Category	Top-level grouping for posts	A post belongs to one category
Tag	Topic marker for posts	A post can have many tags
Column	A series of posts, two-level with cover and summary	Many-to-many with posts
Moment	Short-form content	Supports likes
Comment	Visitor interaction under a post	Belongs to a post; supports replies
Site setting	Site-level configurable content	Name, avatar, friends, about page, etc.

Relationships

Category 1 ──── * Post (Blog) * ──── * Tag
                       │
                       ├── * Comment
                       └── * Column (many-to-many)
Moment ── * Like

Design conventions

One category per post: categories for archiving, tags for topical search.
Many-to-many columns: a post can appear in several series.
Nested comments: replies use a parent/child relationship.
Moments are separate: for short content that needs no category.

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