Implement visitor-facing dashboard with visitor_featured content filtering

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   # Prevent CSRF attacks by raising an exception.
   # For APIs, you may want to use :null_session instead.
   protect_from_forgery with: :exception
-  before_action :authenticate_user!  # ensures only logged-in users can access pages
+  before_action :authenticate_user!, unless: :public_page?
 
   private
 
+  def public_page?
+    # Allow unauthenticated access to the dashboard index
+    controller_name == "dashboard" && action_name == "index"
+  end
+
   def after_sign_in_path_for(resource)
     user_signed_in? ? authenticated_root_path : unauthenticated_root_path
   end

app/controllers/community_news_controller.rb

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def set_community_news
   # Strong parameters
   def community_news_params
     params.require(:community_news).permit(
-      :title, :body, :published, :featured,
+      :title, :body, :published, :featured, :visitor_featured,
       :reference_url, :youtube_url,
       :project_id, :windows_type_id,
       :author_id, :created_by_id, :updated_by_id,

app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb

@@ -2,30 +2,33 @@ class DashboardController < ApplicationController
   include AdminDashboardCardsHelper
 
   def index
+    # Use visitor_featured scope for non-authenticated users, featured for authenticated users
+    featured_scope = user_signed_in? ? :featured : :visitor_featured
+
     workshops = Workshop.includes(:sectors, :categories, :windows_type, :primary_asset, :gallery_assets)
-                        .featured
+                        .send(featured_scope)
                         .published
                         .decorate
     @workshops = workshops.sort { |x, y| Date.parse(y.date) <=> Date.parse(x.date) }
 
     @resources = Resource.includes(:windows_type, :primary_asset, :gallery_assets)
-                         .featured
+                         .send(featured_scope)
                          .published
                          .by_most_viewed(6)
                          .order(position: :asc, created_at: :desc)
                          .decorate
     @stories = Story.includes(:windows_type, :primary_asset, :gallery_assets)
-                    .featured
+                    .send(featured_scope)
                     .published
                     .order(:title)
                     .decorate
     @community_news = CommunityNews.includes(:windows_type, :primary_asset, :gallery_assets)
-                                   .featured
+                                   .send(featured_scope)
                                    .published
                                    .order(updated_at: :desc)
                                    .decorate
     @events = Event.includes(:event_registrations, :primary_asset, :gallery_assets)
-                   .featured
+                   .send(featured_scope)
                    .published
                    .order(:start_date)
                    .decorate

app/controllers/events_controller.rb

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def event_params
                                   :title,
                                   :description,
                                   :featured,
+                                  :visitor_featured,
                                   :start_date, :end_date,
                                   :registration_close_date,
                                   :publicly_visible,

app/controllers/resources_controller.rb

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def resource_id_param
 
   def resource_params
     params.require(:resource).permit(
-      :text, :rhino_text, :kind, :male, :female, :title, :featured, :inactive, :url,
+      :text, :rhino_text, :kind, :male, :female, :title, :featured, :visitor_featured, :inactive, :url,
       :agency, :author, :filemaker_code, :windows_type_id, :position,
       primary_asset_attributes: [ :id, :file, :_destroy ],
       gallery_assets_attributes: [ :id, :file, :_destroy ],

app/controllers/stories_controller.rb

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def set_story
   # Strong parameters
   def story_params
     params.require(:story).permit(
-      :title, :body, :featured, :published, :youtube_url, :website_url,
+      :title, :body, :featured, :visitor_featured, :published, :youtube_url, :website_url,
       :windows_type_id, :project_id, :workshop_id, :external_workshop_title,
       :created_by_id, :updated_by_id, :story_idea_id, :spotlighted_facilitator_id,
       primary_asset_attributes: [ :id, :file, :_destroy ],

app/controllers/workshops_controller.rb

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def view_all_workshops?
 
   def workshop_params
     params.require(:workshop).permit(
-      :title, :featured, :inactive,
+      :title, :featured, :visitor_featured, :inactive,
       :full_name, :user_id, :windows_type_id, :workshop_idea_id,
       :month, :year,
 

app/models/community_news.rb

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class CommunityNews < ApplicationRecord
 
   scope :by_most_viewed, ->(limit = 10) { order(view_count: :desc).limit(limit) }
   scope :featured, -> { where(featured: true) }
+  scope :visitor_featured, -> { where(visitor_featured: true) }
   scope :category_names, ->(names) { tag_names(:categories, names) }
   scope :sector_names,   ->(names) { tag_names(:sectors, names) }
   scope :community_news_name, ->(community_news_name) {

app/models/event.rb

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
 
   scope :by_most_viewed, ->(limit = 10) { order(view_count: :desc).limit(limit) }
   scope :featured, -> { where(featured: true) }
+  scope :visitor_featured, -> { where(visitor_featured: true) }
   scope :published, ->(published = nil) { publicly_visible(published) }
   scope :publicly_visible, ->(publicly_visible = nil) { publicly_visible ? where(publicly_visible: publicly_visible): where(publicly_visible: true) }
   scope :category_names, ->(names) { tag_names(:categories, names) }

app/models/resource.rb

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Resource < ApplicationRecord
   scope :category_names, ->(names) { tag_names(:categories, names) }
   scope :sector_names,   ->(names) { tag_names(:sectors, names) }
   scope :featured, ->(featured = nil) { featured.present? ? where(featured: featured) : where(featured: true) }
+  scope :visitor_featured, -> { where(visitor_featured: true) }
   scope :kinds, ->(kinds) {
     kinds = Array(kinds).flatten.map(&:to_s)
     where(kind: kinds)

app/models/story.rb

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Story < ApplicationRecord
   # Scopes
   scope :by_most_viewed, ->(limit = 10) { order(view_count: :desc).limit(limit) }
   scope :featured, -> { where(featured: true) }
+  scope :visitor_featured, -> { where(visitor_featured: true) }
   scope :category_names, ->(names) { tag_names(:categories, names) }
   scope :sector_names,   ->(names) { tag_names(:sectors, names) }
   scope :story_name, ->(story_name) {

app/models/workshop.rb

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class Workshop < ApplicationRecord
   scope :sector_names,   ->(names) { tag_names(:sectors, names) }
   scope :created_by_id, ->(created_by_id) { where(user_id: created_by_id) }
   scope :featured, -> { where(featured: true) }
+  scope :visitor_featured, -> { where(visitor_featured: true) }
   scope :legacy, -> { where(legacy: true) }
   scope :published, ->(published = nil) { published.to_s.present? ?
            where(inactive: !published) : where(inactive: false) }

app/views/community_news/_form.html.erb

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6">
       <%= f.input :published, as: :boolean, wrapper_html: { class: "flex items-center" } %>
       <%= f.input :featured, as: :boolean, wrapper_html: { class: "flex items-center" } %>
+      <%= f.input :visitor_featured, as: :boolean, label: "Visitor Featured?", wrapper_html: { class: "flex items-center" } %>
     </div>
   </div>
 

app/views/events/_form.html.erb

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       <div class="admin-only bg-blue-100 flex items-center mt-6 md:mt-0">
         <%= f.input :publicly_visible, as: :boolean, label: "Publicly visible?", wrapper_html: { class: "ml-2" } %>
         <%= f.input :featured, as: :boolean, label: "Featured?", wrapper_html: { class: "ml-2" } %>
+        <%= f.input :visitor_featured, as: :boolean, label: "Visitor Featured?", wrapper_html: { class: "ml-2" } %>
       </div>
     <% end %>
   </div>

app/views/resources/_form.html.erb

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
       <div class="flex items-center gap-6">
         <div><%= f.input :featured, as: :boolean, wrapper: false, label_html: { class: "inline" } %></div>
+        <div><%= f.input :visitor_featured, as: :boolean, wrapper: false, label: "Visitor Featured?", label_html: { class: "inline" } %></div>
 
         <div>
           <%= f.input :inactive, as: :boolean,

app/views/shared/_navbar.html.erb

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
         <!-- Profile dropdown -->
         <% if current_user %>
           <%= render "shared/navbar_user" %>
+        <% else %>
+          <%= link_to "Log in", new_user_session_path, class: "text-white bg-primary hover:bg-white/10 px-4 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium transition-colors" %>
         <% end %>
       </div>
     </div>

app/views/stories/_form.html.erb

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       <div class="flex gap-4">
         <%= f.input :published, as: :boolean, wrapper_html: { class: "flex items-center" } %>
         <%= f.input :featured, as: :boolean, wrapper_html: { class: "flex items-center" } %>
+        <%= f.input :visitor_featured, as: :boolean, label: "Visitor Featured?", wrapper_html: { class: "flex items-center" } %>
       </div>
     </div>
 

app/views/workshops/_form.html.erb

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 
           <div class="flex gap-x-6 items-center">
             <%= f.input :featured, as: :boolean, wrapper: false %>
+            <%= f.input :visitor_featured, as: :boolean, label: "Visitor Featured?", wrapper: false %>
             <%= f.input :inactive, as: :boolean, label: "Hidden?", wrapper: false %>
           </div>
         </div>

config/routes.rb

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
   # Wrap Devise routes in a scope for unauthenticated users
   devise_scope :user do
     unauthenticated do
-      root to: "devise/sessions#new", as: :unauthenticated_root
+      root to: "dashboard#index", as: :unauthenticated_root
     end
   end
 end

db/migrate/20260120005922_add_visitor_featured_to_models.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddVisitorFeaturedToModels < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :workshops, :visitor_featured, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+    add_column :resources, :visitor_featured, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+    add_column :stories, :visitor_featured, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+    add_column :community_news, :visitor_featured, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+    add_column :events, :visitor_featured, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+  end
+end