Build Event Management Admin Panel & Review Queue

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Build Event Management Admin Panel & Review Queue

Overview

Create comprehensive admin interface for managing event proposals, approvals, publishing, and attendee moderation.

Scope

• Admin queue for pending event proposals (awaiting approval)
• Event detail view with title, description, date, time, location, capacity, organizer
• Approve/reject events with optional feedback
• Publish approved events to main event directory
• Moderation tools: manage RSVP list, remove attendees if needed
• Analytics dashboard: RSVPs, actual attendance, feedback

Acceptance Criteria

• Pending events load from Firestore events collection filtered by status == 'draft'
• Event detail view shows: title, description, date/time, location, capacity, category, organizer
• Approve button: updates event status to published, sets publishedAt timestamp
• Reject button: updates status to rejected, sends email to organizer with feedback
• Event appears in main /events directory immediately after approval
• Can view full RSVP list with attendee details
• Remove attendee: allows admin to remove bad actors from RSVP
• Cancel event: sends notification to all attendees with reason
• View event analytics: RSVP count, actual attendees, repeat attendees
• Duplicate event prevention: check for similar events (same date/location)
• Admin-only access verified (403 for non-admins)
• Audit log: record all approvals, rejections, cancellations with admin ID and timestamp
• Empty state: when no pending events

Related Files

• app/admin/events/page.tsx — create if missing
• lib/services/events.ts — add approval/rejection/moderation functions
• app/events/page.tsx — filter to show only published events

Event Data Model

events {
  title: string
  description: string
  category: string
  date: timestamp
  endDate: timestamp
  location: { city: string, address: string, coordinates?: { lat, lng } }
  capacity: number
  organizer: { id: string, name: string, email: string }
  status: "draft" | "published" | "cancelled" | "rejected"
  createdAt: timestamp
  publishedAt?: timestamp
  cancelledAt?: timestamp
  rsvpList: string[] (array of user IDs)
  attendedList: string[] (confirmed attendees)
  feedback: string[] (optional feedback from attendees)
  rejectionReason?: string
}

Email Templates

• Approval: "Your event '[Title]' is now live! View it here: [link]"
• Rejection: "Your event '[Title]' was not approved. Reason: [feedback]. Resubmit with adjustments: [link]"
• Cancellation to attendees: "The event '[Title]' on [date] has been cancelled. Reason: [reason]"

Future Enhancements

• Automated event recommendations based on attendee interests
• Post-event survey and feedback collection
• Recurring event support
• Virtual event support (Zoom integration)

Why This Matters

• Ensures event quality and prevents spam
• Enables community events at scale
• Improves attendee trust and experience
• Community engagement driver