Registration & Authentication: Allow users to create accounts, log in, and recover passwords. Support multi-factor authentication for enhanced security.
Profile Management: Enable users to manage their profiles, including personal details, profile picture, and privacy settings.
Role-Based Access: Provide different roles with specific permissions (e.g., User, Moderator, Admin) and functionalities.
Photo Upload and Management:
Upload Photos: Allow users to upload photos from various sources, including local storage and cloud services.
Edit Photos: Provide basic editing tools for cropping, rotating, and applying filters to photos.
Organize Photos: Allow users to organize photos into albums or collections, with features to sort and categorize.
Photo Sharing:
Public and Private Sharing: Enable users to share photos publicly or privately with specific users or groups.
Sharing Options: Provide sharing options via links, social media platforms, or direct messaging within the platform.
Access Control: Implement permissions and privacy settings to control who can view, comment on, or download photos.
Photo Discovery:
Search Functionality: Implement a search feature to allow users to find photos based on keywords, tags, or categories.
Explore and Recommendations: Provide recommendations based on user interests, photo popularity, and trending content.
Social Features:
Likes and Comments: Allow users to like and comment on photos, with notifications for new interactions.
Followers and Following: Enable users to follow other users and be followed, with features to view follower lists and activity feeds.
Photo Metadata:
Tags and Descriptions: Allow users to add tags, titles, and descriptions to photos for better organization and searchability.
Geotagging: Provide functionality to add location data (geotags) to photos.
Notifications:
Activity Alerts: Notify users about interactions such as new likes, comments, or follows.
System Notifications: Inform users about system updates, policy changes, or other important information.
Admin and Moderation:
Content Moderation: Allow administrators to review and moderate user-generated content, including flagging inappropriate photos or comments.
User Management: Enable administrators to manage user accounts, including suspending or banning users as necessary.
Reporting and Analytics:
Usage Statistics: Provide reports on platform usage, including active users, photo uploads, and engagement metrics.
Content Analytics: Offer insights into photo performance, such as views, likes, and comments.
Integration:
Social Media Integration: Allow users to share photos directly to social media platforms.
Cloud Storage Integration: Support integration with cloud storage services for photo backup and access.
Non-Functional Requirements
Performance:
Scalability: Ensure the system can handle increasing numbers of users, photos, and interactions efficiently.
Response Time: Maintain quick response times for photo uploads, searches, and user interactions.
Reliability:
High Availability: Achieve high availability with minimal downtime to ensure continuous access to the platform.
Fault Tolerance: Implement mechanisms to handle system failures and ensure uninterrupted service.
Security:
Data Encryption: Ensure encryption of sensitive data, including user information and photos, both in transit and at rest.
Access Control: Implement robust authentication and authorization mechanisms to protect user accounts and content.
Compliance: Adhere to relevant data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) to ensure privacy and security.
Usability:
User Interface: Design an intuitive and user-friendly interface for easy navigation, photo management, and social interactions.
Accessibility: Ensure the platform is accessible to users with disabilities, following guidelines such as WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
Maintainability:
Code Quality: Maintain high code quality and follow best practices to facilitate system updates and maintenance.
Documentation: Provide comprehensive documentation for users and developers, including user guides, API documentation, and system manuals.
Support:
Customer Service: Offer timely and effective support through various channels, such as live chat, email, and phone.
Help Center: Maintain a knowledge base or help center with FAQs, guides, and troubleshooting information.
Compatibility:
Cross-Browser Support: Ensure compatibility with major web browsers (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari).
Mobile Responsiveness: Design the platform to be fully functional on mobile devices, providing a seamless experience across platforms.
Backup and Recovery:
Regular Backups: Implement regular backups of data, including user photos and profiles, to prevent loss.
Recovery Procedures: Establish procedures for data recovery and system restoration to handle data loss or corruption.
Integration:
Interoperability: Ensure the system can integrate seamlessly with other services, such as social media platforms and cloud storage providers.
API Flexibility: Provide flexible APIs to accommodate various integration needs with external systems.
Data Quality:
Accuracy: Ensure the accuracy and reliability of photo metadata, user information, and search results.
Timeliness: Provide timely updates to reflect current photo availability, user interactions, and notifications.
