🏗️ Project Architecture
Core Technologies
Backend: Laravel 11.x with Statamic 6
Frontend: Tailwind CSS 4 + Alpine.js 3
Database: MySQL 8.0 / PostgreSQL 13+ or Flat file
Build Tool: Vite 5 with hot reload
Package Manager: Composer (PHP) + NPM (JS)
Project Structure
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project/
├── app/ # Laravel application
├── resources/
│ ├── views/ # Blade templates
│ │ ├── blocks/ # Content blocks
│ │ ├── components/ # Reusable components
│ │ └── partials/ # Partial templates
│ ├── css/ # Styles
│ └── js/ # JavaScript
├── content/ # Statamic content
│ ├── collections/ # Collections
│ ├── globals/ # Global data
│ └── assets/ # Media files
└── config/ # Configurations
📦 Components and Blocks
Pre-built Content Blocks
Simple Hero — Main banner with headline and buttons
Article — Text content with formatting
Testimonials — Client reviews with a slider
Blog Grid — Grid of blog posts
Picture — Responsive images with optimization
Feature Block — Responsive multipropose block
Reusable Components
Button — Buttons with various styles and sizes
Heading — Headings with automatic level detection
Text — Text blocks with paragraph processing
Form — Forms with validation and error handling
Card — Cards for content display
Picture
Class System
Each component and block uses semantic CSS classes:
css
.component-name-wrapper /* Outer container */
.component-name-container /* Inner container */
.component-name-content /* Main content */
.component-name-element /* Individual elements */
🎨 Styling System
CSS Variables (Custom Properties)
css
:root {
/* Colors */
--primary: #1e293b;
--secondary: #64748b;
--background: #ffffff;
--foreground: #0f172a;
/* Typography */
--font-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-size-base: 1rem;
--line-height-base: 1.6;
/* Spacing */
--spacing-xs: 0.25rem;
--spacing-sm: 0.5rem;
--spacing-md: 1rem;
--spacing-lg: 2rem;
/* Radii */
--radius-sm: 0.25rem;
--radius-md: 0.5rem;
--radius-lg: 1rem;
}
Tailwind CSS Configuration
Full customization of the color palette
Responsive breakpoints for all devices
Custom utilities for specific tasks
Purge CSS for minimal bundle size
⚡ Performance
JavaScript Optimization
Tree shaking for unused code
Code splitting by routes
Minification and compression
Modern/Legacy bundles for older browser support
CSS Optimization
Critical CSS for first paint
CSS purging of unused styles
Autoprefixing for cross-browser compatibility
PostCSS processing and optimization
🔒 Security
Laravel Security Features
CSRF Protection for all forms
XSS Protection with automatic escaping
SQL Injection protection via Eloquent ORM
Rate Limiting for APIs and forms
Statamic Security
Role-based Access Control for the admin panel
Two-Factor Authentication support
Asset Security for file access control
Content Validation for filtering user input
📱 Responsiveness
Breakpoints
css
/* Mobile-first approach */
sm: 640px /* Tablets in portrait orientation */
md: 768px /* Tablets in landscape orientation */
lg: 1024px /* Laptops */
xl: 1280px /* Desktops */
2xl: 1536px /* Large monitors */
Responsive Components
Flexible Grid System for any layout
Container Queries for components
Touch-friendly interfaces for mobile
Progressive Enhancement approach
🌐 SEO and Accessibility
SEO Optimization
Semantic HTML5 markup
Open Graph and Twitter Cards
Structured Data with JSON-LD markup
XML Sitemap automatic generation