Pradipta Sinha - Portfolio Website

A modern, SEO-optimized portfolio website built with Next.js 14, React, and Tailwind CSS.

🚀 Features

• Modern UI/UX: Beautiful, responsive design with smooth animations
• SEO Optimized: Comprehensive meta tags, structured data, sitemap, and robots.txt
• Dark Mode: Full dark mode support with persistent preference
• Performance: Optimized for speed with Next.js App Router and modern best practices
• Accessibility: WCAG compliant with proper ARIA labels
• Mobile First: Fully responsive design for all devices

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 14 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Animations: Framer Motion
• Icons: Lucide React
• Deployment: Vercel (recommended)

📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd gabusingh-portfolio

2. Install dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install
# or
pnpm install

3. Run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

🏗️ Build for Production

npm run build
npm start

📝 Configuration

SEO Settings

Update SEO metadata in app/layout.tsx:

• Update metadataBase URL
• Add your Google Search Console verification code
• Customize Open Graph images (add to /public/og-image.jpg)

Contact Form

The contact form currently shows an alert on submission. To integrate with a backend:

1. Update components/Contact.tsx to send data to your API
2. Consider using services like:
   • Formspree
   • EmailJS
   • Your own API endpoint

Social Links

All social links are configured in:

• components/Hero.tsx
• components/Contact.tsx
• components/Footer.tsx

Update these URLs as needed.

🎨 Customization

Colors

Edit tailwind.config.js to customize the color scheme:

colors: {
  primary: {
    // Your color palette
  },
}

Content

Update content in respective component files:

• Hero section: components/Hero.tsx
• About section: components/About.tsx
• Services: components/Services.tsx
• Portfolio: components/Portfolio.tsx
• Testimonials: components/Testimonials.tsx

📱 PWA Support

The site includes PWA manifest. Add app icons:

• /public/icon-192.png (192x192)
• /public/icon-512.png (512x512)
• /public/apple-touch-icon.png (180x180)
• /public/favicon.ico

🔍 SEO Checklist

• ✅ Meta tags (title, description, keywords)
• ✅ Open Graph tags
• ✅ Twitter Card tags
• ✅ Structured data (JSON-LD)
• ✅ Sitemap.xml
• ✅ Robots.txt
• ✅ Semantic HTML
• ✅ Alt text for images (add when adding images)
• ⚠️ Google Search Console verification (update in layout.tsx)
• ⚠️ Google Analytics (add if needed)

🚀 Deployment

Vercel (Recommended)

1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Import project in Vercel
3. Deploy automatically on push

Other Platforms

The site can be deployed to any platform supporting Next.js:

• Netlify
• AWS Amplify
• Cloudflare Pages
• Custom server with Node.js

📄 License

This project is private and proprietary.

👤 Author

Pradipta Sinha

• Website: gabusingh.in
• Agency: WPFreelance
• LinkedIn: pradiptasinha
• Upwork: Profile
• Fiverr: wpfreelance