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A customizable social media post component for React applications that mimics popular social media feeds with features like likes, comments, and image galleries.
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# React Newsfeed Component
A customizable social media post component for React applications that mimics popular social media feeds with features like likes, comments, and image galleries.
## Authors
- [@abhishekgiri49](https://www.github.com/abhishekgiri49)
- [Linkedin](https://linkedin.com/in/abhishekgiri49)
- [Portfolio](https://giriabhishek.com.np)
[](https://codesandbox.io/p/devbox/l8xtfx?embed=1)
## Features
📝 Social media post component with author info, content, and tags
🖼️ Image gallery support with multiple images
❤️ Like functionality with count
💬 Comment system with replies
🔗 Share functionality (using Web Share API when available)
📱 Responsive design
🎨 Customizable options menu
## Installation
```hash
npm install react-newsfeed
# or
yarn add react-newsfeed
```
### Usage
```hash
import "./App.css";
import { Post } from "react-newsfeed";
import { useState } from "react";
import { BookmarkCheck, Bug, Share } from "lucide-react";
import ApplyFollowRow from "./ApplyFollowRow";
interface PostData {
id: string;
author: {
name: string;
avatar: string;
timeAgo: string;
};
content: string;
tags: string[];
images: Array<{
id: string;
url: string;
alt: string;
type?: "image" | "video" | "youtube";
}>;
liked: boolean;
likeCount: number;
comments: Array<{
id: string;
author: string;
avatar: string;
content: string;
timestamp: string;
likes: number;
liked: boolean;
canDelete?: boolean;
replies: any[];
showReplies: boolean;
showReplyInput: boolean;
}>;
}
function App() {
const [posts, setPosts] = useState<PostData[]>([
{
id: "1",
author: {
name: "Panda Media",
avatar:
"https://images.unsplash.com/profile-1749556385385-1235419e91caimage?w=32&dpr=1&crop=faces&bg=%23fff&h=32&auto=format&fit=crop&q=60&ixlib=rb-4.1.0",
timeAgo: "20h",
},
content: "Check out these amazing pandas!",
tags: ["panda", "nature", "photography"],
images: [
{
id: "1",
url: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1499750310107-5fef28a66643?q=80&w=1170&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D",
alt: "Image 1",
type: "image",
},
{
id: "2",
url: "https://plus.unsplash.com/premium_photo-1675882505334-382d4cb3d718?q=80&w=1165&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D",
alt: "Image 2",
type: "image",
},
],
liked: false,
likeCount: 124,
comments: [
{
id: "1",
author: "User 1",
avatar: "https://img.icons8.com/color/48/user-male-circle--v5.png",
content: "Great post!",
timestamp: "2h",
likes: 5,
liked: false,
replies: [],
showReplies: false,
showReplyInput: false,
},
],
},
{
id: "2",
author: {
name: "Wildlife Photography",
avatar:
"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1564564244660-5d73c057f2d2?q=80&w=1476&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D",
timeAgo: "5h",
},
content:
"It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for 'lorem ipsum' will uncover many web sites still in their infancy. Various versions have evolved over the years, sometimes by accident, sometimes on purpose (injected humour and the like).",
tags: ["nature", "photography", "hiking"],
images: [
{
id: "1",
url: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1548347480-50e99d864837?q=80&w=1170&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D",
alt: "Nature shot",
type: "image",
},
],
liked: true,
likeCount: 89,
comments: [],
},
// Example with video
{
id: "3",
author: {
name: "Video Creator",
avatar: "https://img.icons8.com/color/48/user-male-circle--v5.png",
timeAgo: "1h",
},
content: "Check out this amazing video!",
tags: ["video", "content"],
images: [
{
id: "1",
url: "https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4", // Sample video URL
alt: "Sample video",
type: "video",
},
],
liked: false,
likeCount: 45,
comments: [],
},
// Example with YouTube video
{
id: "4",
author: {
name: "YouTube Content",
avatar: "https://img.icons8.com/color/48/user-male-circle--v5.png",
timeAgo: "3h",
},
content: "Amazing YouTube video!",
tags: ["youtube", "video"],
images: [
{
id: "1",
url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ", // Example YouTube URL
alt: "YouTube video",
type: "youtube",
},
],
liked: false,
likeCount: 67,
comments: [],
},
// Example with mixed media types
{
id: "5",
author: {
name: "Mixed Media",
avatar: "https://img.icons8.com/color/48/user-male-circle--v5.png",
timeAgo: "6h",
},
content: "Mixed media post with image, video, and YouTube!",
tags: ["mixed", "media"],
images: [
{
id: "1",
url: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1548347480-50e99d864837?q=80&w=1170&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D",
alt: "Image",
type: "image",
},
{
id: "2",
url: "https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4",
alt: "Video",
type: "video",
},
{
id: "3",
url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
alt: "YouTube",
type: "youtube",
},
],
liked: true,
likeCount: 156,
comments: [],
},
]);
const handleLikePost = (postId: string, liked: boolean) => {
setPosts(
posts.map((post) =>
post.id === postId
? {
...post,
liked,
likeCount: liked ? post.likeCount + 1 : post.likeCount - 1,
}
: post
)
);
};
const handleAddComment = (postId: string, content: string) => {
const newComment = {
id: Date.now().toString(),
author: "Current User",
avatar: "https://img.icons8.com/color/48/user-male-circle--v5.png",
content,
timestamp: "Just now",
likes: 0,
liked: false,
canDelete: true,
replies: [],
showReplies: false,
showReplyInput: false,
};
setPosts(
posts.map((post) =>
post.id === postId
? {
...post,
comments: [newComment, ...post.comments],
}
: post
)
);
return newComment;
};
const handleLikeComment = (postId: string, commentId: string) => {
setPosts(
posts.map((post) =>
post.id === postId
? {
...post,
comments: post.comments.map((comment) =>
comment.id === commentId
? {
...comment,
liked: !comment.liked,
likes: comment.liked
? comment.likes - 1
: comment.likes + 1,
}
: comment
),
}
: post
)
);
};
const handleDeleteComment = (postId: string, commentId: string) => {
setPosts(
posts.map((post) =>
post.id === postId
? {
...post,
comments: post.comments.filter(
(comment) => comment.id !== commentId
),
}
: post
)
);
};
const handleAddReply = (
postId: string,
commentId: string,
content: string
) => {
const newReply = {
id: `${commentId}-${Date.now()}`,
author: "Current User",
avatar: "https://img.icons8.com/color/48/user-male-circle--v5.png",
content,
timestamp: "Just now",
canDelete: true,
likes: 0,
liked: false,
};
setPosts(
posts.map((post) =>
post.id === postId
? {
...post,
comments: post.comments.map((comment) =>
comment.id === commentId
? {
...comment,
replies: [...comment.replies, newReply],
}
: comment
),
}
: post
)
);
return newReply;
};
const handleLikeReply = (
postId: string,
commentId: string,
replyId: string
) => {
console.log(postId, commentId, replyId);
setPosts(
posts.map((post) =>
post.id === postId
? {
...post,
comments: post.comments.map((comment) =>
comment.id === commentId
? {
...comment,
replies: comment.replies.map((reply) =>
reply.id === replyId
? {
...reply,
liked: !reply.liked,
likes: reply.liked
? reply.likes - 1
: reply.likes + 1,
}
: reply
),
}
: comment
),
}
: post
)
);
};
const handleDeleteReply = (
postId: string,
commentId: string,
replyId: string
) => {
setPosts(
posts.map((post) =>
post.id === postId
? {
...post,
comments: post.comments.map((comment) =>
comment.id === commentId
? {
...comment,
replies: comment.replies.filter(
(reply) => reply.id !== replyId
),
}
: comment
),
}
: post
)
);
};
const handleShareClick = (postId: string) => {
const postToShare = posts.find((post) => post.id === postId);
if (postToShare) {
if (navigator.share) {
// Web Share API
navigator
.share({
title: `Post by ${postToShare.author.name}`,
text: postToShare.content,
url: window.location.href,
})
.catch((err) => {
console.error("Error sharing:", err);
});
} else {
// Fallback for browsers without Share API
console.log("Shared post:", postId);
alert(
`Sharing: "${postToShare.content}" by ${postToShare.author.name}`
);
}
}
};
return (
<div className="max-w-lg mx-auto p-4 space-y-4">
{posts.map((post) => (
<Post
key={post.id}
author={post.author}
content={post.content}
tags={post.tags}
extraComponent={
<ApplyFollowRow
onQuickApply={async () => {
// call your API here
// await fetch("/api/apply", { method: "POST", body: ... });
}}
onFollow={async (isFollowing) => {
// call your API to follow/unfollow
// await fetch(`/api/follow?follow=${isFollowing}`, { method: "POST" });
}}
/>
}
options={[
{
title: "Share",
action: () => console.log("Sharing post..."),
icon: <Share />,
},
{
title: "Report",
action: () => alert("Reported!"),
icon: <Bug />,
},
{
title: "Save",
action: () => console.log("Sharing post..."),
icon: <BookmarkCheck />,
},
]}
images={post.images}
initialLiked={post.liked}
initialLikeCount={post.likeCount}
initialComments={post.comments}
onLikePost={(liked) => handleLikePost(post.id, liked)}
onAddComment={(content) => handleAddComment(post.id, content)}
onLikeComment={(commentId) => handleLikeComment(post.id, commentId)}
onDeleteComment={(commentId) =>
handleDeleteComment(post.id, commentId)
}
onAddReply={(commentId, content) =>
handleAddReply(post.id, commentId, content)
}
onLikeReply={(commentId, replyId) =>
handleLikeReply(post.id, commentId, replyId)
}
onDeleteReply={(commentId, replyId) =>
handleDeleteReply(post.id, commentId, replyId)
}
onClickShare={() => handleShareClick(post.id)}
/>
))}
</div>
);
}
export default App;
```
### Props
images | `Array<{id, url, alt,type}>` | Array of images to display?: "image" | "video" | "youtube";
## Props
| Prop | Type | Description |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| author | `object` | Author information (contains `name`, `avatar`, `timeAgo`) |
| content | `string` | Post content text |
| tags | `string[]` | Array of tags |
| extraComponent | `ReactNode Component` | ReactNode Component |
| images | `Array<{id, url, alt,type}>` | Array of images to display |
| options | `Array<{title, action, icon}>` | Array of options for the post menu |
| initialLiked | `boolean` | Initial liked state |
| initialLikeCount | `number` | Initial like count |
| initialComments | `array` | Initial comments array |
| onLikePost | `function` | Callback when post is liked/unliked |
| onAddComment | `function` | Callback when comment is added |
| onLikeComment | `function` | Callback when comment is liked |
| onDeleteComment | `function` | Callback when comment delete button is pressed |
| onAddReply | `function` | Callback when reply is added |
| onLikeReply | `function` | Callback when reply is liked |
| onDeleteReply | `function` | Callback when reply is deleted |
| onClickShare | `function` | Callback when share button is clicked |
### Demo Output

### Dependencies
React
Tailwindcss@3
Modern browser with Web Share API support for native sharing
### Browser Support
The component works in all modern browsers. The share functionality will use the Web Share API when available, with a fallback to a simple alert when not supported.
### License
MIT