feat: enhance OGB with components from Daemez

Day 1 Phase 1 Complete: Core Infrastructure

✅ Enhanced Header:
- Added CTA button (enabled by default, personal CTA text)
- Added Announcement Bar (dismissible, with type variants)
- Organized in tabs for better UX
- Localized fields for multilingual support

✅ Enhanced Footer:
- Added Social Links (LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, YouTube, etc.)
- Added EU Funding Logos (MANDATORY for Kit Digital grant)
- Added Personal Info (name, professional title, location, email, phone)
- Added Newsletter section (optional)
- Organized in tabs for better UX

✅ Enhanced Categories:
- Added description field (localized, for SEO)
- Added color field (hex color for UI badges)
- Added order field (custom sort)
- Added type field (project/post/skill categories)
- Added icon field for visual identification

✅ Localization:
- Configured EN/ES/CA (English, Spanish, Catalan)
- Default locale: English
- Fallback enabled

✅ Projects Collection:
- Portfolio showcase collection
- Content: heroImage, short/full description, problem/solution/results
- Technical: techStack, highlights
- Media: gallery, liveUrl, githubUrl, videoUrl, caseStudyUrl
- Metadata: client, year, duration, role, teamSize
- Categories relationship (filtered to project categories)
- Related projects relationship
- SEO plugin integration
- Draft/publish workflow with schedule
- Featured flag for homepage display

✅ Plugins Updated:
- Search plugin: now includes 'projects' collection
- Redirects plugin: now includes 'projects' collection

✅ Shared Components:
- Created /components/RowLabel.tsx (generic, reusable)

✅ TypeScript Types:
- Generated payload-types.ts for all new fields

All changes adapted for personal branding (not B2B corporate).
Ready for testing and content creation.

src/Footer/config.ts

@@ -10,20 +10,166 @@ export const Footer: GlobalConfig = {
   },
   fields: [
     {
-      name: 'navItems',
+      type: 'tabs',
-      type: 'array',
+      tabs: [
-      fields: [
+        {
-        link({
+          label: 'Navigation',
-          appearances: false,
+          fields: [
-        }),
+            {
-      ],
+              name: 'navItems',
-      maxRows: 6,
+              type: 'array',
-      admin: {
+              label: 'Footer Links',
-        initCollapsed: true,
+              fields: [
-        components: {
+                link({
-          RowLabel: '@/Footer/RowLabel#RowLabel',
+                  appearances: false,
+                }),
+              ],
+              maxRows: 12,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Main footer navigation links (Projects, Blog, About, Contact, Privacy, etc.)',
+                initCollapsed: true,
+                components: {
+                  RowLabel: '@/Footer/RowLabel#RowLabel',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'socialLinks',
+              type: 'array',
+              label: 'Social Links',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'platform',
+                  type: 'select',
+                  required: true,
+                  options: [
+                    { label: 'LinkedIn', value: 'linkedin' },
+                    { label: 'Twitter / X', value: 'twitter' },
+                    { label: 'GitHub', value: 'github' },
+                    { label: 'YouTube', value: 'youtube' },
+                    { label: 'Facebook', value: 'facebook' },
+                    { label: 'Instagram', value: 'instagram' },
+                  ],
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'url',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  required: true,
+                },
+              ],
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Social media links',
+                initCollapsed: true,
+              },
+            },
+          ],
         },
-      },
+        {
+          label: 'Branding & Compliance',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'euFundingLogos',
+              type: 'array',
+              label: 'EU Funding Logos',
+              required: true,
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'logo',
+                  type: 'upload',
+                  relationTo: 'media',
+                  required: true,
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'alt',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  required: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Alt text (e.g., "Financiado por la Unión Europea - NextGenerationEU")',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'link',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Optional link URL',
+                  },
+                },
+              ],
+              admin: {
+                description: 'MANDATORY for Kit Digital grant: EU, Next Generation EU, Plan de Recuperación logos',
+                initCollapsed: false,
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'personalInfo',
+              type: 'group',
+              label: 'Personal Information',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'name',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  defaultValue: 'Oscar Gimenez',
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'professionalTitle',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  localized: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Professional title or tagline (e.g., "Full Stack Developer", "Tech Consultant")',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'location',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  localized: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Location (e.g., "Barcelona, Spain")',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'email',
+                  type: 'email',
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'phone',
+                  type: 'text',
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Newsletter',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'newsletterEnabled',
+              type: 'checkbox',
+              defaultValue: false,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Enable newsletter signup in footer',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'newsletterHeading',
+              type: 'text',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Newsletter section heading',
+                condition: (data) => data.newsletterEnabled === true,
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'newsletterDescription',
+              type: 'textarea',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Newsletter description text',
+                condition: (data) => data.newsletterEnabled === true,
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
     },
   ],
   hooks: {

src/Header/config.ts

@@ -10,20 +10,148 @@ export const Header: GlobalConfig = {
   },
   fields: [
     {
-      name: 'navItems',
+      type: 'tabs',
-      type: 'array',
+      tabs: [
-      fields: [
+        {
-        link({
+          label: 'Navigation',
-          appearances: false,
+          fields: [
-        }),
+            {
-      ],
+              name: 'navItems',
-      maxRows: 6,
+              type: 'array',
-      admin: {
+              label: 'Main Navigation',
-        initCollapsed: true,
+              fields: [
-        components: {
+                link({
-          RowLabel: '@/Header/RowLabel#RowLabel',
+                  appearances: false,
+                }),
+              ],
+              maxRows: 6,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Main navigation menu items',
+                initCollapsed: true,
+                components: {
+                  RowLabel: '@/Header/RowLabel#RowLabel',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'ctaButton',
+              type: 'group',
+              label: 'CTA Button',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'enabled',
+                  type: 'checkbox',
+                  defaultValue: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Show CTA button in header',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'text',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  localized: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Button text (e.g., "Get in Touch", "Hire Me", "Let\'s Talk")',
+                    condition: (data) => data.ctaButton?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'link',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Button URL or page slug',
+                    condition: (data) => data.ctaButton?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'style',
+                  type: 'select',
+                  options: [
+                    { label: 'Primary', value: 'primary' },
+                    { label: 'Secondary', value: 'secondary' },
+                    { label: 'Outline', value: 'outline' },
+                  ],
+                  defaultValue: 'primary',
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Button visual style',
+                    condition: (data) => data.ctaButton?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
         },
-      },
+        {
+          label: 'Announcement Bar',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'announcementBar',
+              type: 'group',
+              label: 'Announcement Bar',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'enabled',
+                  type: 'checkbox',
+                  defaultValue: false,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Show announcement bar above header',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'message',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  localized: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Announcement text',
+                    condition: (data) => data.announcementBar?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'link',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Optional link URL',
+                    condition: (data) => data.announcementBar?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'linkText',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  localized: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Link text (e.g., "Learn more")',
+                    condition: (data) => data.announcementBar?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'type',
+                  type: 'select',
+                  options: [
+                    { label: 'Info', value: 'info' },
+                    { label: 'Success', value: 'success' },
+                    { label: 'Warning', value: 'warning' },
+                    { label: 'Promotion', value: 'promotion' },
+                  ],
+                  defaultValue: 'info',
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Bar style/color',
+                    condition: (data) => data.announcementBar?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'dismissible',
+                  type: 'checkbox',
+                  defaultValue: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Allow users to close the announcement',
+                    condition: (data) => data.announcementBar?.enabled === true,
+                  },
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
     },
   ],
   hooks: {

src/collections/Categories.ts

@@ -14,15 +14,63 @@ export const Categories: CollectionConfig = {
   },
   admin: {
     useAsTitle: 'title',
+    defaultColumns: ['title', 'type', 'icon', 'updatedAt'],
   },
   fields: [
     {
       name: 'title',
       type: 'text',
       required: true,
+      localized: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'description',
+      type: 'textarea',
+      localized: true,
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Category description for archive pages and SEO',
+      },
     },
     slugField({
       position: undefined,
     }),
+    {
+      name: 'type',
+      type: 'select',
+      required: true,
+      options: [
+        { label: 'Project Category', value: 'project' },
+        { label: 'Post Category', value: 'post' },
+        { label: 'Skill Category', value: 'skill' },
+      ],
+      admin: {
+        position: 'sidebar',
+        description: 'What type of content this category is for',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'icon',
+      type: 'text',
+      admin: {
+        position: 'sidebar',
+        description: 'Icon name (e.g., code, shield, cloud)',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'color',
+      type: 'text',
+      admin: {
+        position: 'sidebar',
+        description: 'Hex color for UI badges/tags (e.g., #3B82F6)',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'order',
+      type: 'number',
+      admin: {
+        position: 'sidebar',
+        description: 'Custom sort order (lower numbers appear first)',
+      },
+    },
   ],
 }

src/collections/Projects.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
+import { authenticated } from '../access/authenticated'
+import { authenticatedOrPublished } from '../access/authenticatedOrPublished'
+import { slugField } from 'payload'
+import { populatePublishedAt } from '../hooks/populatePublishedAt'
+import { generatePreviewPath } from '../utilities/generatePreviewPath'
+
+import {
+  MetaDescriptionField,
+  MetaImageField,
+  MetaTitleField,
+  OverviewField,
+  PreviewField,
+} from '@payloadcms/plugin-seo/fields'
+
+export const Projects: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'projects',
+  labels: {
+    singular: 'Project',
+    plural: 'Projects',
+  },
+  access: {
+    create: authenticated,
+    delete: authenticated,
+    read: authenticatedOrPublished,
+    update: authenticated,
+  },
+  defaultPopulate: {
+    name: true,
+    slug: true,
+    categories: true,
+    meta: {
+      image: true,
+      description: true,
+    },
+  },
+  admin: {
+    useAsTitle: 'name',
+    defaultColumns: ['name', 'client', 'year', 'featured', 'updatedAt'],
+    livePreview: {
+      url: ({ data, req }) =>
+        generatePreviewPath({
+          slug: data?.slug,
+          collection: 'projects',
+          req,
+        }),
+    },
+    preview: (data, { req }) =>
+      generatePreviewPath({
+        slug: data?.slug as string,
+        collection: 'projects',
+        req,
+      }),
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+      localized: true,
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'tabs',
+      tabs: [
+        {
+          label: 'Content',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'heroImage',
+              type: 'upload',
+              relationTo: 'media',
+              required: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Main project image/screenshot',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'shortDescription',
+              type: 'textarea',
+              required: true,
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Brief description for cards and previews (max 200 chars)',
+              },
+              validate: (val: string | null | undefined) => {
+                if (val && val.length > 200) {
+                  return 'Short description must be 200 characters or less'
+                }
+                return true
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'description',
+              type: 'richText',
+              required: true,
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Full project description and details',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'problem',
+              type: 'richText',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Problem statement: What challenge did this project solve?',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'solution',
+              type: 'richText',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Solution: How did you solve it?',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'results',
+              type: 'richText',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Results: What were the outcomes?',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'client',
+              type: 'text',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Client name (optional, can anonymize if needed)',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'year',
+              type: 'number',
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Year of completion',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'duration',
+              type: 'text',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Project duration (e.g., "3 months", "6 weeks")',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'role',
+              type: 'text',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Your role in the project (e.g., "Lead Developer", "Full Stack Developer")',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'teamSize',
+              type: 'text',
+              localized: true,
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Team size (e.g., "Solo project", "Team of 5")',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Technical',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'techStack',
+              type: 'array',
+              label: 'Tech Stack',
+              required: true,
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'name',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  required: true,
+                  admin: {
+                    description: 'Technology name (e.g., "React", "Node.js", "PostgreSQL")',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'category',
+                  type: 'select',
+                  options: [
+                    { label: 'Frontend', value: 'frontend' },
+                    { label: 'Backend', value: 'backend' },
+                    { label: 'Database', value: 'database' },
+                    { label: 'DevOps', value: 'devops' },
+                    { label: 'Tool', value: 'tool' },
+                    { label: 'Other', value: 'other' },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+              admin: {
+                initCollapsed: true,
+                components: {
+                  RowLabel: '@/components/RowLabel#RowLabel',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'highlights',
+              type: 'array',
+              label: 'Technical Highlights',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'title',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  required: true,
+                  localized: true,
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'description',
+                  type: 'textarea',
+                  required: true,
+                  localized: true,
+                },
+              ],
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Key technical achievements or interesting challenges solved',
+                initCollapsed: true,
+                components: {
+                  RowLabel: '@/components/RowLabel#RowLabel',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Media & Links',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'gallery',
+              type: 'array',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'image',
+                  type: 'upload',
+                  relationTo: 'media',
+                  required: true,
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'caption',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  localized: true,
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'alt',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  required: true,
+                  localized: true,
+                },
+              ],
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Additional screenshots, diagrams, or images',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'liveUrl',
+              type: 'text',
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Link to live project (if public)',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'githubUrl',
+              type: 'text',
+              admin: {
+                description: 'GitHub repository URL (if public)',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'videoUrl',
+              type: 'text',
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Project demo video URL (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'caseStudyUrl',
+              type: 'text',
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Link to external case study or blog post',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Relationships',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'categories',
+              type: 'relationship',
+              relationTo: 'categories',
+              hasMany: true,
+              required: true,
+              filterOptions: {
+                type: { equals: 'project' },
+              },
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Project categories (can select multiple)',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'relatedProjects',
+              type: 'relationship',
+              relationTo: 'projects',
+              hasMany: true,
+              filterOptions: ({ id }) => ({
+                id: { not_in: [id] },
+              }),
+              admin: {
+                description: 'Similar or related projects',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'meta',
+          label: 'SEO',
+          fields: [
+            OverviewField({
+              titlePath: 'meta.title',
+              descriptionPath: 'meta.description',
+              imagePath: 'meta.image',
+            }),
+            MetaTitleField({
+              hasGenerateFn: true,
+            }),
+            MetaImageField({
+              relationTo: 'media',
+            }),
+            MetaDescriptionField({}),
+            PreviewField({
+              hasGenerateFn: true,
+              titlePath: 'meta.title',
+              descriptionPath: 'meta.description',
+            }),
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'featured',
+      type: 'checkbox',
+      defaultValue: false,
+      admin: {
+        position: 'sidebar',
+        description: 'Display this project prominently on the homepage',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'status',
+      type: 'select',
+      required: true,
+      defaultValue: 'completed',
+      options: [
+        { label: 'Completed', value: 'completed' },
+        { label: 'In Progress', value: 'in-progress' },
+        { label: 'Archived', value: 'archived' },
+      ],
+      admin: {
+        position: 'sidebar',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'publishedAt',
+      type: 'date',
+      admin: {
+        position: 'sidebar',
+        date: {
+          pickerAppearance: 'dayAndTime',
+        },
+      },
+      hooks: {
+        beforeChange: [
+          ({ siblingData, value }) => {
+            if (siblingData._status === 'published' && !value) {
+              return new Date()
+            }
+            return value
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+    slugField(),
+  ],
+  hooks: {
+    beforeChange: [populatePublishedAt],
+  },
+  versions: {
+    drafts: {
+      autosave: {
+        interval: 100,
+      },
+      schedulePublish: true,
+    },
+    maxPerDoc: 50,
+  },
+}

src/components/RowLabel.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use client'
+import { useRowLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+
+export const RowLabel = () => {
+  const { data, rowNumber } = useRowLabel()
+
+  // Try common field names for labels
+  const label = data?.title || data?.name || data?.clientName || data?.label
+
+  return label || `Item ${String(rowNumber).padStart(2, '0')}`
+}

src/payload-types.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export interface Config {
   collections: {
     pages: Page;
     posts: Post;
+    projects: Project;
     media: Media;
     categories: Category;
     users: User;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export interface Config {
   collectionsSelect: {
     pages: PagesSelect<false> | PagesSelect<true>;
     posts: PostsSelect<false> | PostsSelect<true>;
+    projects: ProjectsSelect<false> | ProjectsSelect<true>;
     media: MediaSelect<false> | MediaSelect<true>;
     categories: CategoriesSelect<false> | CategoriesSelect<true>;
     users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigrationsSelect<false> | PayloadMigrationsSelect<true>;
   };
   db: {
-    defaultIDType: string;
+    defaultIDType: number;
   };
   globals: {
     header: Header;
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ export interface Config {
     header: HeaderSelect<false> | HeaderSelect<true>;
     footer: FooterSelect<false> | FooterSelect<true>;
   };
-  locale: null;
+  locale: 'en' | 'es' | 'ca';
   user: User & {
     collection: 'users';
   };
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ export interface UserAuthOperations {
  * via the `definition` "pages".
  */
 export interface Page {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   title: string;
   hero: {
     type: 'none' | 'highImpact' | 'mediumImpact' | 'lowImpact';
@@ -181,11 +183,11 @@ export interface Page {
             reference?:
               | ({
                   relationTo: 'pages';
-                  value: string | Page;
+                  value: number | Page;
                 } | null)
               | ({
                   relationTo: 'posts';
-                  value: string | Post;
+                  value: number | Post;
                 } | null);
             url?: string | null;
             label: string;
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ export interface Page {
           id?: string | null;
         }[]
       | null;
-    media?: (string | null) | Media;
+    media?: (number | null) | Media;
   };
   layout: (CallToActionBlock | ContentBlock | MediaBlock | ArchiveBlock | FormBlock)[];
   meta?: {
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ export interface Page {
     /**
      * Maximum upload file size: 12MB. Recommended file size for images is <500KB.
      */
-    image?: (string | null) | Media;
+    image?: (number | null) | Media;
     description?: string | null;
   };
   publishedAt?: string | null;
@@ -223,9 +225,9 @@ export interface Page {
  * via the `definition` "posts".
  */
 export interface Post {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   title: string;
-  heroImage?: (string | null) | Media;
+  heroImage?: (number | null) | Media;
   content: {
     root: {
       type: string;
@@ -241,18 +243,18 @@ export interface Post {
     };
     [k: string]: unknown;
   };
-  relatedPosts?: (string | Post)[] | null;
+  relatedPosts?: (number | Post)[] | null;
-  categories?: (string | Category)[] | null;
+  categories?: (number | Category)[] | null;
   meta?: {
     title?: string | null;
     /**
      * Maximum upload file size: 12MB. Recommended file size for images is <500KB.
      */
-    image?: (string | null) | Media;
+    image?: (number | null) | Media;
     description?: string | null;
   };
   publishedAt?: string | null;
-  authors?: (string | User)[] | null;
+  authors?: (number | User)[] | null;
   populatedAuthors?:
     | {
         id?: string | null;
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ export interface Post {
  * via the `definition` "media".
  */
 export interface Media {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   alt?: string | null;
   caption?: {
     root: {
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ export interface Media {
     };
     [k: string]: unknown;
   } | null;
-  folder?: (string | null) | FolderInterface;
+  folder?: (number | null) | FolderInterface;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
   url?: string | null;
@@ -366,18 +368,18 @@ export interface Media {
  * via the `definition` "payload-folders".
  */
 export interface FolderInterface {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   name: string;
-  folder?: (string | null) | FolderInterface;
+  folder?: (number | null) | FolderInterface;
   documentsAndFolders?: {
     docs?: (
       | {
           relationTo?: 'payload-folders';
-          value: string | FolderInterface;
+          value: number | FolderInterface;
         }
       | {
           relationTo?: 'media';
-          value: string | Media;
+          value: number | Media;
         }
     )[];
     hasNextPage?: boolean;
@@ -392,17 +394,37 @@ export interface FolderInterface {
  * via the `definition` "categories".
  */
 export interface Category {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   title: string;
+  /**
+   * Category description for archive pages and SEO
+   */
+  description?: string | null;
   /**
    * When enabled, the slug will auto-generate from the title field on save and autosave.
    */
   generateSlug?: boolean | null;
   slug: string;
-  parent?: (string | null) | Category;
+  /**
+   * What type of content this category is for
+   */
+  type: 'project' | 'post' | 'skill';
+  /**
+   * Icon name (e.g., code, shield, cloud)
+   */
+  icon?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Hex color for UI badges/tags (e.g., #3B82F6)
+   */
+  color?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Custom sort order (lower numbers appear first)
+   */
+  order?: number | null;
+  parent?: (number | null) | Category;
   breadcrumbs?:
     | {
-        doc?: (string | null) | Category;
+        doc?: (number | null) | Category;
         url?: string | null;
         label?: string | null;
         id?: string | null;
@@ -416,7 +438,7 @@ export interface Category {
  * via the `definition` "users".
  */
 export interface User {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   name?: string | null;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
@@ -464,11 +486,11 @@ export interface CallToActionBlock {
           reference?:
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'pages';
-                value: string | Page;
+                value: number | Page;
               } | null)
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'posts';
-                value: string | Post;
+                value: number | Post;
               } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
@@ -514,11 +536,11 @@ export interface ContentBlock {
           reference?:
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'pages';
-                value: string | Page;
+                value: number | Page;
               } | null)
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'posts';
-                value: string | Post;
+                value: number | Post;
               } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
@@ -539,7 +561,7 @@ export interface ContentBlock {
  * via the `definition` "MediaBlock".
  */
 export interface MediaBlock {
-  media: string | Media;
+  media: number | Media;
   id?: string | null;
   blockName?: string | null;
   blockType: 'mediaBlock';
@@ -566,12 +588,12 @@ export interface ArchiveBlock {
   } | null;
   populateBy?: ('collection' | 'selection') | null;
   relationTo?: 'posts' | null;
-  categories?: (string | Category)[] | null;
+  categories?: (number | Category)[] | null;
   limit?: number | null;
   selectedDocs?:
     | {
         relationTo: 'posts';
-        value: string | Post;
+        value: number | Post;
       }[]
     | null;
   id?: string | null;
@@ -583,7 +605,7 @@ export interface ArchiveBlock {
  * via the `definition` "FormBlock".
  */
 export interface FormBlock {
-  form: string | Form;
+  form: number | Form;
   enableIntro?: boolean | null;
   introContent?: {
     root: {
@@ -609,7 +631,7 @@ export interface FormBlock {
  * via the `definition` "forms".
  */
 export interface Form {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   title: string;
   fields?:
     | (
@@ -778,12 +800,195 @@ export interface Form {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "projects".
+ */
+export interface Project {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  /**
+   * Main project image/screenshot
+   */
+  heroImage: number | Media;
+  /**
+   * Brief description for cards and previews (max 200 chars)
+   */
+  shortDescription: string;
+  /**
+   * Full project description and details
+   */
+  description: {
+    root: {
+      type: string;
+      children: {
+        type: any;
+        version: number;
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }[];
+      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+      indent: number;
+      version: number;
+    };
+    [k: string]: unknown;
+  };
+  /**
+   * Problem statement: What challenge did this project solve?
+   */
+  problem?: {
+    root: {
+      type: string;
+      children: {
+        type: any;
+        version: number;
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }[];
+      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+      indent: number;
+      version: number;
+    };
+    [k: string]: unknown;
+  } | null;
+  /**
+   * Solution: How did you solve it?
+   */
+  solution?: {
+    root: {
+      type: string;
+      children: {
+        type: any;
+        version: number;
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }[];
+      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+      indent: number;
+      version: number;
+    };
+    [k: string]: unknown;
+  } | null;
+  /**
+   * Results: What were the outcomes?
+   */
+  results?: {
+    root: {
+      type: string;
+      children: {
+        type: any;
+        version: number;
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }[];
+      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+      indent: number;
+      version: number;
+    };
+    [k: string]: unknown;
+  } | null;
+  /**
+   * Client name (optional, can anonymize if needed)
+   */
+  client?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Year of completion
+   */
+  year?: number | null;
+  /**
+   * Project duration (e.g., "3 months", "6 weeks")
+   */
+  duration?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Your role in the project (e.g., "Lead Developer", "Full Stack Developer")
+   */
+  role?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Team size (e.g., "Solo project", "Team of 5")
+   */
+  teamSize?: string | null;
+  techStack: {
+    /**
+     * Technology name (e.g., "React", "Node.js", "PostgreSQL")
+     */
+    name: string;
+    category?: ('frontend' | 'backend' | 'database' | 'devops' | 'tool' | 'other') | null;
+    id?: string | null;
+  }[];
+  /**
+   * Key technical achievements or interesting challenges solved
+   */
+  highlights?:
+    | {
+        title: string;
+        description: string;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  /**
+   * Additional screenshots, diagrams, or images
+   */
+  gallery?:
+    | {
+        image: number | Media;
+        caption?: string | null;
+        alt: string;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  /**
+   * Link to live project (if public)
+   */
+  liveUrl?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * GitHub repository URL (if public)
+   */
+  githubUrl?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Project demo video URL (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
+   */
+  videoUrl?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Link to external case study or blog post
+   */
+  caseStudyUrl?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Project categories (can select multiple)
+   */
+  categories: (number | Category)[];
+  /**
+   * Similar or related projects
+   */
+  relatedProjects?: (number | Project)[] | null;
+  meta?: {
+    title?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Maximum upload file size: 12MB. Recommended file size for images is <500KB.
+     */
+    image?: (number | null) | Media;
+    description?: string | null;
+  };
+  /**
+   * Display this project prominently on the homepage
+   */
+  featured?: boolean | null;
+  status: 'completed' | 'in-progress' | 'archived';
+  publishedAt?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * When enabled, the slug will auto-generate from the title field on save and autosave.
+   */
+  generateSlug?: boolean | null;
+  slug: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "redirects".
  */
 export interface Redirect {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   /**
    * You will need to rebuild the website when changing this field.
    */
@@ -793,11 +998,15 @@ export interface Redirect {
     reference?:
       | ({
           relationTo: 'pages';
-          value: string | Page;
+          value: number | Page;
         } | null)
       | ({
           relationTo: 'posts';
-          value: string | Post;
+          value: number | Post;
+        } | null)
+      | ({
+          relationTo: 'projects';
+          value: number | Project;
         } | null);
     url?: string | null;
   };
@@ -809,8 +1018,8 @@ export interface Redirect {
  * via the `definition` "form-submissions".
  */
 export interface FormSubmission {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
-  form: string | Form;
+  form: number | Form;
   submissionData?:
     | {
         field: string;
@@ -828,18 +1037,23 @@ export interface FormSubmission {
  * via the `definition` "search".
  */
 export interface Search {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   title?: string | null;
   priority?: number | null;
-  doc: {
+  doc:
-    relationTo: 'posts';
+    | {
-    value: string | Post;
+        relationTo: 'posts';
-  };
+        value: number | Post;
+      }
+    | {
+        relationTo: 'projects';
+        value: number | Project;
+      };
   slug?: string | null;
   meta?: {
     title?: string | null;
     description?: string | null;
-    image?: (string | null) | Media;
+    image?: (number | null) | Media;
   };
   categories?:
     | {
@@ -857,7 +1071,7 @@ export interface Search {
  * via the `definition` "payload-kv".
  */
 export interface PayloadKv {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   key: string;
   data:
     | {
@@ -874,7 +1088,7 @@ export interface PayloadKv {
  * via the `definition` "payload-jobs".
  */
 export interface PayloadJob {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   /**
    * Input data provided to the job
    */
@@ -966,52 +1180,56 @@ export interface PayloadJob {
  * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
  */
 export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   document?:
     | ({
         relationTo: 'pages';
-        value: string | Page;
+        value: number | Page;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'posts';
-        value: string | Post;
+        value: number | Post;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'projects';
+        value: number | Project;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'media';
-        value: string | Media;
+        value: number | Media;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'categories';
-        value: string | Category;
+        value: number | Category;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'users';
-        value: string | User;
+        value: number | User;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'redirects';
-        value: string | Redirect;
+        value: number | Redirect;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'forms';
-        value: string | Form;
+        value: number | Form;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'form-submissions';
-        value: string | FormSubmission;
+        value: number | FormSubmission;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'search';
-        value: string | Search;
+        value: number | Search;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'payload-folders';
-        value: string | FolderInterface;
+        value: number | FolderInterface;
       } | null);
   globalSlug?: string | null;
   user: {
     relationTo: 'users';
-    value: string | User;
+    value: number | User;
   };
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
@@ -1021,10 +1239,10 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
  * via the `definition` "payload-preferences".
  */
 export interface PayloadPreference {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   user: {
     relationTo: 'users';
-    value: string | User;
+    value: number | User;
   };
   key?: string | null;
   value?:
@@ -1044,7 +1262,7 @@ export interface PayloadPreference {
  * via the `definition` "payload-migrations".
  */
 export interface PayloadMigration {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   name?: string | null;
   batch?: number | null;
   updatedAt: string;
@@ -1216,6 +1434,67 @@ export interface PostsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   createdAt?: T;
   _status?: T;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "projects_select".
+ */
+export interface ProjectsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  heroImage?: T;
+  shortDescription?: T;
+  description?: T;
+  problem?: T;
+  solution?: T;
+  results?: T;
+  client?: T;
+  year?: T;
+  duration?: T;
+  role?: T;
+  teamSize?: T;
+  techStack?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        name?: T;
+        category?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  highlights?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        title?: T;
+        description?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  gallery?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        image?: T;
+        caption?: T;
+        alt?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  liveUrl?: T;
+  githubUrl?: T;
+  videoUrl?: T;
+  caseStudyUrl?: T;
+  categories?: T;
+  relatedProjects?: T;
+  meta?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        title?: T;
+        image?: T;
+        description?: T;
+      };
+  featured?: T;
+  status?: T;
+  publishedAt?: T;
+  generateSlug?: T;
+  slug?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  _status?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "media_select".
@@ -1316,8 +1595,13 @@ export interface MediaSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
  */
 export interface CategoriesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   title?: T;
+  description?: T;
   generateSlug?: T;
   slug?: T;
+  type?: T;
+  icon?: T;
+  color?: T;
+  order?: T;
   parent?: T;
   breadcrumbs?:
     | T
@@ -1633,7 +1917,10 @@ export interface PayloadMigrationsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
  * via the `definition` "header".
  */
 export interface Header {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
+  /**
+   * Main navigation menu items
+   */
   navItems?:
     | {
         link: {
@@ -1642,11 +1929,11 @@ export interface Header {
           reference?:
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'pages';
-                value: string | Page;
+                value: number | Page;
               } | null)
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'posts';
-                value: string | Post;
+                value: number | Post;
               } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
@@ -1654,6 +1941,50 @@ export interface Header {
         id?: string | null;
       }[]
     | null;
+  ctaButton?: {
+    /**
+     * Show CTA button in header
+     */
+    enabled?: boolean | null;
+    /**
+     * Button text (e.g., "Get in Touch", "Hire Me", "Let's Talk")
+     */
+    text?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Button URL or page slug
+     */
+    link?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Button visual style
+     */
+    style?: ('primary' | 'secondary' | 'outline') | null;
+  };
+  announcementBar?: {
+    /**
+     * Show announcement bar above header
+     */
+    enabled?: boolean | null;
+    /**
+     * Announcement text
+     */
+    message?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Optional link URL
+     */
+    link?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Link text (e.g., "Learn more")
+     */
+    linkText?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Bar style/color
+     */
+    type?: ('info' | 'success' | 'warning' | 'promotion') | null;
+    /**
+     * Allow users to close the announcement
+     */
+    dismissible?: boolean | null;
+  };
   updatedAt?: string | null;
   createdAt?: string | null;
 }
@@ -1662,7 +1993,10 @@ export interface Header {
  * via the `definition` "footer".
  */
 export interface Footer {
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
+  /**
+   * Main footer navigation links (Projects, Blog, About, Contact, Privacy, etc.)
+   */
   navItems?:
     | {
         link: {
@@ -1671,11 +2005,11 @@ export interface Footer {
           reference?:
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'pages';
-                value: string | Page;
+                value: number | Page;
               } | null)
             | ({
                 relationTo: 'posts';
-                value: string | Post;
+                value: number | Post;
               } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
@@ -1683,6 +2017,56 @@ export interface Footer {
         id?: string | null;
       }[]
     | null;
+  /**
+   * Social media links
+   */
+  socialLinks?:
+    | {
+        platform: 'linkedin' | 'twitter' | 'github' | 'youtube' | 'facebook' | 'instagram';
+        url: string;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  /**
+   * MANDATORY for Kit Digital grant: EU, Next Generation EU, Plan de Recuperación logos
+   */
+  euFundingLogos: {
+    logo: number | Media;
+    /**
+     * Alt text (e.g., "Financiado por la Unión Europea - NextGenerationEU")
+     */
+    alt: string;
+    /**
+     * Optional link URL
+     */
+    link?: string | null;
+    id?: string | null;
+  }[];
+  personalInfo?: {
+    name?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Professional title or tagline (e.g., "Full Stack Developer", "Tech Consultant")
+     */
+    professionalTitle?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Location (e.g., "Barcelona, Spain")
+     */
+    location?: string | null;
+    email?: string | null;
+    phone?: string | null;
+  };
+  /**
+   * Enable newsletter signup in footer
+   */
+  newsletterEnabled?: boolean | null;
+  /**
+   * Newsletter section heading
+   */
+  newsletterHeading?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * Newsletter description text
+   */
+  newsletterDescription?: string | null;
   updatedAt?: string | null;
   createdAt?: string | null;
 }
@@ -1705,6 +2089,24 @@ export interface HeaderSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
             };
         id?: T;
       };
+  ctaButton?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        enabled?: T;
+        text?: T;
+        link?: T;
+        style?: T;
+      };
+  announcementBar?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        enabled?: T;
+        message?: T;
+        link?: T;
+        linkText?: T;
+        type?: T;
+        dismissible?: T;
+      };
   updatedAt?: T;
   createdAt?: T;
   globalType?: T;
@@ -1728,6 +2130,33 @@ export interface FooterSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
             };
         id?: T;
       };
+  socialLinks?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        platform?: T;
+        url?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  euFundingLogos?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        logo?: T;
+        alt?: T;
+        link?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  personalInfo?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        name?: T;
+        professionalTitle?: T;
+        location?: T;
+        email?: T;
+        phone?: T;
+      };
+  newsletterEnabled?: T;
+  newsletterHeading?: T;
+  newsletterDescription?: T;
   updatedAt?: T;
   createdAt?: T;
   globalType?: T;
@@ -1743,14 +2172,18 @@ export interface TaskSchedulePublish {
     doc?:
       | ({
           relationTo: 'pages';
-          value: string | Page;
+          value: number | Page;
         } | null)
       | ({
           relationTo: 'posts';
-          value: string | Post;
+          value: number | Post;
+        } | null)
+      | ({
+          relationTo: 'projects';
+          value: number | Project;
         } | null);
     global?: string | null;
-    user?: (string | null) | User;
+    user?: (number | null) | User;
   };
   output?: unknown;
 }

src/payload.config.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Categories } from './collections/Categories'
 import { Media } from './collections/Media'
 import { Pages } from './collections/Pages'
 import { Posts } from './collections/Posts'
+import { Projects } from './collections/Projects'
 import { Users } from './collections/Users'
 import { Footer } from './Footer/config'
 import { Header } from './Header/config'
@@ -57,6 +58,24 @@ export default buildConfig({
       ],
     },
   },
+  localization: {
+    locales: [
+      {
+        label: 'English',
+        code: 'en',
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'Español',
+        code: 'es',
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'Català',
+        code: 'ca',
+      },
+    ],
+    defaultLocale: 'en',
+    fallback: true,
+  },
   // This config helps us configure global or default features that the other editors can inherit
   editor: defaultLexical,
   db: postgresAdapter({
@@ -64,7 +83,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
       connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URI || '',
     },
   }),
-  collections: [Pages, Posts, Media, Categories, Users],
+  collections: [Pages, Posts, Projects, Media, Categories, Users],
   cors: [getServerSideURL()].filter(Boolean),
   globals: [Header, Footer],
   plugins: [

src/plugins/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const generateURL: GenerateURL<Post | Page> = ({ doc }) => {
 
 export const plugins: Plugin[] = [
   redirectsPlugin({
-    collections: ['pages', 'posts'],
+    collections: ['pages', 'posts', 'projects'],
     overrides: {
       // @ts-expect-error - This is a valid override, mapped fields don't resolve to the same type
       fields: ({ defaultFields }) => {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const plugins: Plugin[] = [
     },
   }),
   searchPlugin({
-    collections: ['posts'],
+    collections: ['posts', 'projects'],
     beforeSync: beforeSyncWithSearch,
     searchOverrides: {
       fields: ({ defaultFields }) => {