SkinbaseNova/docs/categories.md

SkinBase – Category System (NEW SQL Structure)

This document defines the new category & taxonomy system for SkinBase. Copilot AI Agent must follow this structure strictly and MUST NOT reuse legacy logic.

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🎯 Goals

• SEO-friendly URLs (no IDs in public routes)
• Clear separation of content types (Photography, Skins, Wallpapers, etc.)
• Unlimited category nesting
• Laravel-friendly (Eloquent, migrations, relations)
• Ready for sitemap, breadcrumbs, translations

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🚫 Legacy System (DO NOT USE)

The old table artworks_categories is deprecated.

DO NOT:

• use section_id
• use rootid
• use num_artworks
• expose IDs in URLs
• infer hierarchy from numeric hacks

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✅ New Database Structure

1️⃣ content_types

Top-level sections (URL level 1)

CREATE TABLE content_types (
    id INT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
    name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
    slug VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
    description TEXT NULL,
    created_at TIMESTAMP NULL,
    updated_at TIMESTAMP NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB;