# Shorts Feature Implementation Plan ## Overview Add "Shorts" as a separate attribute (boolean flag) to identify short-form vertical videos, independent of the video content type (generic/music/match). ## ✅ Completed Tasks ### 1. ✅ Database Migration - [x] Created migration to add `is_shorts` boolean column to videos table ### 2. ✅ Video Model (app/Models/Video.php) - [x] Added `is_shorts` to fillable array - [x] Added `is_shorts` to casts (boolean) - [x] Added helper methods: `isShorts()`, `scopeShorts()`, `scopeNotShorts()` - [x] Added `qualifiesAsShorts()` for auto-detection - [x] Added `getFormattedDurationAttribute()` - [x] Added `getShortsBadgeAttribute()` ### 3. ✅ Video Controller (app/Http/Controllers/VideoController.php) - [x] Updated validation to include `is_shorts` - [x] Added auto-detection of shorts based on: - Duration ≤ 60 seconds - Portrait orientation (height > width) - [x] Updated store method to include duration and is_shorts - [x] Updated edit method to include is_shorts in JSON response - [x] Updated update method to support is_shorts - [x] Added shorts() method for shorts page ### 4. ✅ Views - [x] Added Shorts toggle in upload form (create.blade.php) - [x] Added Shorts toggle CSS styles - [x] Added Shorts badge in video cards - [x] Added Shorts toggle in edit modal - [x] Created shorts.blade.php page - [x] Updated sidebar to link to Shorts page ### 5. ✅ Routes - [x] Added /shorts route ### 6. ✅ Admin - [x] Updated SuperAdminController to support is_shorts ## Usage 1. Users can mark videos as Shorts during upload 2. Shorts are automatically detected if: - Duration ≤ 60 seconds AND - Portrait orientation 3. Shorts have a red badge on video cards 4. Dedicated /shorts page shows all Shorts videos 5. Sidebar has a link to Shorts