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Administrative Analytics Dashboard

The Mzansi Marketplace Admin Dashboard

Secure authentication and granular role-based authorization, ensuring users only access features and data appropriate to their assigned roles.It supports session management, privilege enforcement, and admin-level oversight for dynamic permission control.
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Project completed: June 2025

Project Overview

The Mzansi Super Admin Panel acts as the central intelligence layer for the Mzansi Marketplace, offering administrators secure, real-time control over all platform operations.Built on Laravel for robust backend management and Vue.js with Tailwind CSS for a responsive, intuitive UI, the system enables oversight of sellers, buyers, transactions, disputes, analytics, and configuration modules from a unified dashboard. It supports dynamic role-based access control, ensuring privilege isolation and secure session management. Real-time broadcasting powered by Laravel Echo and Pusher delivers instant updates across moderation queues, dispute tracking, and system alerts.

Modular features like seller verification, product compliance workflows, fraud detection tools, and API monitoring allow administrators to maintain trust and integrity at scale, with scalable components and optimized data flow ensuring the platform remains resilient under growing demand.

Category: Administrative Analytics Dashboard
Completed: June 2025

Challenges & Solutions

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Audit Trail & Compliance Logging

Ensuring accountability and traceability for all admin-level actions.

Solution

Developed a centralized audit log with timestamped entries, user IDs, action types, and affected resources. Enabled export for compliance reviews and incident analysis.

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Dynamic Permission Updates

Admins needed the ability to adjust roles and privileges without downtime or manual code changes.

Solution

Built a permission editor interface backed by database-driven role definitions, allowing real-time updates and propagation across the system without redeploying.

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Live System Monitoring

Admins needed real-time visibility into transactions, seller activity, and payment status to respond quickly and maintain platform integrity.

Solution

Integrated Laravel Echo with Pusher to broadcast live events across dashboard components. Enabled real-time alerts, status updates, and activity feeds for instant oversight.

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Multi-Role Permission Handling

Strict boundaries were required between admin roles (e.g., super admin, finance, support) to prevent privilege misuse.

Solution

Built a scalable RBAC system using Laravel Policies and Gate middleware, with granular permission checks and audit logging on sensitive actions like refunds, bans, and data exports.

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Platform Integration with External APIs

Needed seamless, secure communication with third-party services (e.g., Yoco) and internal seller/buyer APIs.

Solution

Used Postman and APIDog for thorough API testing and documentation. Implemented modular service layers with error handling, rate limiting, and token-based authentication for robust integration.

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Scalability & Security

The system had to grow with user demand while maintaining strict data privacy and secure access control.

Solution

Applied modular architecture to isolate critical components. Enforced CSRF protection, hashed tokens, and role-based session management. Logged all admin actions for traceability and compliance.

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Session Management & Expiry Control

Preventing stale sessions and unauthorized access from inactive or hijacked accounts.

Solution

Implemented session timeout policies, token revocation, and IP/device fingerprinting to detect anomalies and enforce secure re-authentication.

Key Features

API Monitoring Console

Inspect API usage, uptime, and error logs across seller, buyer, and payment modules.

Audit Logging & Action History

Timestamped logs of admin actions (e.g., bans, refunds, config changes) for accountability and compliance.

Broadcast Notifications

Send alerts, announcements, and fraud warnings in real-time to relevant admin groups.

Broadcast Notifications

Send real-time alerts, fraud warnings, and announcements to targeted admin groups or system-wide.

Dispute Management Panel

Track complaints with timestamped logs, resolution notes, and escalation workflows.

Document Review Workflow

Admin tools to view, approve, or reject seller-submitted documents with notes and status flags.

Dynamic Permission Editor

Modify role privileges in real time via a secure dashboard—no code changes required.

Feature Toggle System (optional enhancement)

Enable or disable modules (e.g., chat, reviews, promotions) without redeploying code.

Fraud Detection & Blocking

Flag suspicious activity and block users with audit trails and automated alerts.

Global Settings Panel

Manage platform-wide configurations including subscription tiers, category visibility, and payment integrations.

Live Sales Dashboard

Visual metrics for orders, revenue, disputes, and payment gateway performance using Laravel Echo and Pusher.

Onboarding Progress Tracker

Visual timeline of each seller’s verification steps and approval status.

Technologies Used

APIDogs

Broadcasting (Pusher)

Lavarel

Livewire

MySQL

PHP

Postman

Tailwind

VueJS

Project Statistics

9
Technologies
12
Key Features
7
Challenges Solved
10
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