Petora
Brief Description
Petora is a full-featured pet adoption marketplace built to connect animal shelters and independent rescuers with loving adopters. The platform allows rescue organizations to easily list and categorize pets while prospective owners can search, filter, and apply for adoption. It features secure JWT authentication, rich responsive dashboards for both rescuers and adopters, and automated status emails. The frontend is powered by Next.js and styled using HeroUI.
Main Technology Stack
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Challenges Faced
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Implementing stateful form validation for nested pet health status fields across multi-step adoption application modals.
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Synchronizing image uploads with reliable public CDN storage while maintaining sub-second feedback on progress bars.
Potential Improvements & Future Plans
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Integrating direct chat messaging using socket connections between shelter managers and applicants.
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Adding automated geolocation features to suggest adoptable pets within a specific radius of the user's zip code.