Implement news management features: add author field and comments functionality in NewsResource, enhance HomePageController to fetch latest news, and create dedicated views for news display and commenting. Update routes for comment submission and adjust homepage to showcase recent news articles.

database/migrations/2025_07_28_183714_add_author_to_news_table.php

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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('news', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('author')->after('image')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('news', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('author');
+        });
+    }
+};

database/migrations/2025_07_28_183737_create_comments_table.php

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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('comments', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->text('message');
+            $table->string('author_name')->nullable();
+            $table->foreignId('news_id')->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('comments');
+    }
+};

database/migrations/2025_07_28_184818_create_cta_settings.php

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+<?php
+
+use Spatie\LaravelSettings\Migrations\SettingsMigration;
+
+return new class extends SettingsMigration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        $this->migrator->add('cta.title', 'Join Our Community and Access Exclusive Insights Today');
+        $this->migrator->add('cta.button_text', 'Free Consultation');
+        $this->migrator->add('cta.button_url', 'request-quote.html');
+        $this->migrator->add('cta.background_image', '');
+    }
+};

database/seeders/NewsTableSeeder.php

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class NewsTableSeeder extends Seeder
      */
     public function run(): void
     {
-        News::factory()->count(12)->create();
+        News::factory()->count(12)->create([
+            'image' => '/web/assets/img/page/breadcrumb.jpg',
+        ]);
     }
 }