MovieMingle

Core Mission To give every movie lover a "zero-barrier" online space where they can find like-minded fans and dive straight into deep discussions—using only front-end tech to keep deployment simple and content-focused. Main Features 1. Interest Circles (Groups) - Create a "Kurosawa Fans" or "Nolanites" circle in one click—just add a name and short description. - All groups live in localStorage; switching circles is instantaneous and the sidebar updates "My Groups" on the fly. 2. Content Publishing & Interaction - Post inside any group with title + text; author and timestamp are auto-saved and special chars are escaped. - Interact at post level: click the author nick to jump to their profile; new posts appear immediately across tabs via BroadcastChannel. 3. User System - Registration / login / logout run purely in the browser (passwords in plain text for demo, ready for backend hashing). - Avatar upload is auto-resized to 320 px & <150 KB, stored as base64 and reflected instantly on every page. 4. Discovery & Recommendations - Global search box understands prefixes like "topic:" or "group:", routes to the right page and filters results automatically. - Movie grid and topic plaza both include a "Shuffle" button for instant random discovery. 5. Community Management - Circle creator = default admin; members can join or leave freely. - Activity metrics: post count is tracked in real time and displayed on circle cards, guiding users to active communities.