EXTENSION.md updated and completed

colapsable fotos and comments section in contribution popup, comment count in popup and sidebar
photos and comments functionality for contributions, moderation page functionality pending
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--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ POSTGRES_HOSTNAME=postgres_host
 POSTGRES_PORT=postgres_port
 POSTGRES_DB=postgres_database
 POSTGRES_USER=postgres_user
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=xxxx
-
-ADMIN_PASSWORD=xxxxx
-
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=
 MUNICIPALITY_SLUG=lohne
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 .vscode/
 *.log
 scripts
+
+public/uploads/photos/*
+!public/uploads/photos/.gitkeep
--- a/EXTENSION.md
+++ b/EXTENSION.md
@@ -1,8 +1,47 @@
-## Neue Ideenkarte anlegen
-1.	DNS record ```<name>``` A 195.59.32.237 600s
-2.	Nginx Weiterleitung in ```default.conf```: 
+# Neue Ideenkarte anlegen

+## Übersicht
+
+| Variable | Bedeutung |
+|---|---|
+| `<name>` | Name der Kommune (z.B. `lohne`) |
+| `<ID>` | Eindeutige Port-ID für die Datenbank (z.B. `4` → Port `5434`) |
+| `<branch-name>` | Git-Branch des Frontend-Repos |
+
+---
+
+## Schritt 1 — DNS Record anlegen
+
+Im DNS-Panel einen neuen A-Record anlegen:
+
+| Feld | Wert |
+|---|---|
+| Name | `<name>` |
+| Typ | `A` |
+| Ziel | `195.59.32.237` |
+| TTL | `600s` |
+
+> ⚠️ DNS muss vollständig propagiert sein, bevor Certbot in Schritt 3 ausgeführt wird.
+
+Propagation prüfen:
+```bash
+dig <name>.endex-geodaten.de
 ```
+
+---
+
+## Schritt 2 — Nginx `default.conf` anpassen
+
+### 2a — Subdomain in den Port-80-Block eintragen
+
+```nginx
+server_name endex-geodaten.de www.endex-geodaten.de git.endex-geodaten.de lohne.endex-geodaten.de <name>.endex-geodaten.de localhost;
+```
+
+### 2b — Neuen HTTPS-Server-Block hinzufügen
+
+```nginx
+# WEBGIS <NAME>
 server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name <name>.endex-geodaten.de;
@@ -26,8 +65,34 @@ server {
 }
 ```

-3. Docker container für UI
+---
+
+## Schritt 3 — SSL-Zertifikat erneuern
+
+Da kein Wildcard-Zertifikat verwendet wird, muss das Cert neu ausgestellt werden:
+
+```bash
+docker compose run --rm certbot certonly --webroot \
+  --webroot-path=/var/www/certbot \
+  -d endex-geodaten.de \
+  -d www.endex-geodaten.de \
+  -d git.endex-geodaten.de \
+  -d lohne.endex-geodaten.de \
+  -d <name>.endex-geodaten.de
 ```
+
+Nginx neu laden:
+```bash
+docker compose exec nginx nginx -s reload
+```
+
+---
+
+## Schritt 4 — Docker Container in `docker-compose.yml` anlegen
+
+### PHP/UI Container
+
+```yaml
  webgis-<name>-php:
    build: php-docker/
    container_name: webgis-<name>-php
@@ -38,41 +103,81 @@ server {
      - webgis-<name>-nw
 ```

-und Datenbank anlegen.
+### Datenbank Container

-```
-  webgis-<name>db:
+```yaml
+  webgis-<name>-db:
    image: postgis/postgis:15-3.3
    container_name: webgis-<name>-db
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:543<ID>:5432" # inside the container always 5432
    environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER=${WEBGIS_DB_USER} # maybe go back to default username
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${WEBGIS_DB_PW} # must be secure and unique
-      - POSTGRES_DB=${WEBGIS_DB_NAME} #same as container name
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${WEBGIS_<NAME>_DB_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${WEBGIS_<NAME>_DB_PW}
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${WEBGIS_<NAME>_DB_NAME}
    volumes:
      - ./webgis-<name>-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    networks:
      - webgis-<name>-nw
 ```

-4.	nginx Volume für neue Stadt in ```docker-compose.yml``` anlegen
-```
-./webgis-<name>:/var/www/webgis-<name>
+### Netzwerk ergänzen
+
+Unter dem `networks:` Block am Ende der `docker-compose.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+networks:
+  webgis-<name>-nw:
+    driver: bridge
 ```

+---

-5. Frontend source code nach ```webgis-<name>``` klonen
+## Schritt 5 — Nginx Volume ergänzen
+
+Beim nginx-Service in `docker-compose.yml` das neue Volume eintragen:
+
+```yaml
+volumes:
+  - ./webgis-<name>:/var/www/webgis-<name>
 ```
+
+---
+
+## Schritt 6 — Frontend Source Code klonen
+
+```bash
 git submodule add -b <branch-name> https://git.endex-geodaten.de/lukas.uptmoor/webgis-<name>.git
 ```

-Jede Kommune sollte ein eigenes Repo kriegen, da Features am Anfang variieren.
+> Jede Kommune erhält ein eigenes Repo, da Features initial variieren können.

+---

-6. Mit der Datenbank verbinden über SSH-Tunnel
+## Schritt 7 — Container starten
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d webgis-<name>-php webgis-<name>-db
 ```
+
+Logs prüfen:
+```bash
+docker compose logs -f webgis-<name>-php
+docker compose logs -f webgis-<name>-db
+```
+
+---
+
+## Schritt 8 — Datenbank vorbereiten
+
+SSH-Tunnel öffnen:
+```bash
 ssh -L 5433:localhost:543<ID> root@endex-geodaten.de
 ```
-und Datenbank für Anwendung vorbereiten.
+
+Strukturen laden:
+
+```bash
+docker exec -it webgis-<name>-db psql -U $POSTGRES_USER -d $POSTGRES_DB < migrations/001_initial_schema.sql
+```
--- a/migrations/003_news_table.sql
+++ b/migrations/003_news_table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-- =====================================================================
+-- Migration 004: Creates News Table for Municipality Announcements
+-- =====================================================================
+
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Block 1: Creates Table "news"
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS news (
+    news_id         SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    municipality_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES municipalities(municipality_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    title           VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    content         TEXT NOT NULL,
+    author_name     VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Stadtverwaltung',
+    published_at    TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+    created_at      TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+    updated_at      TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+);
+
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Block 2: Trigger Functions
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- Automatically Refresh updated_at on every UPDATE.
+CREATE TRIGGER set_news_updated_at
+    BEFORE UPDATE ON news
+    FOR EACH ROW
+    EXECUTE FUNCTION set_updated_at();
+
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Block 3 Indexes for fast Queries
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+CREATE INDEX idx_news_municipality ON news(municipality_id);
+
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Block 4: Seed Data — Initial News Article
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+INSERT INTO news (municipality_id, title, content)
+SELECT municipality_id, 'Mitmachkarte gestartet', 
+       'Die Mitmachkarte als Bürgerbeteiligungsportal der Stadt Lohne (Oldenburg) wird nun freigeschaltet. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Hinweise und Vorschläge!'
+FROM municipalities WHERE slug = 'lohne';
--- a/migrations/004_reverse_geocoding.sql
+++ b/migrations/004_reverse_geocoding.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- =====================================================================
+-- Migration 004: Adds Address Column for Reverse Geocoding
+-- =====================================================================
+
+ALTER TABLE contributions
+    ADD COLUMN address VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL;
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN contributions.address IS 'Reverse geocoded Address, stored automatically on Creation.';
--- a/migrations/005_browser_id.sql
+++ b/migrations/005_browser_id.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-- =====================================================================
+-- Migration 005: Adds Browser ID for anonymous User Identification
+-- =====================================================================
+
+-- Adds browser_id Column to Contributions
+ALTER TABLE contributions
+    ADD COLUMN browser_id VARCHAR(36) DEFAULT NULL;
+
+-- Adds browser_id Column to Votes
+-- Replaces voter_name for Identification
+ALTER TABLE votes
+    ADD COLUMN browser_id VARCHAR(36) DEFAULT NULL;
+
+-- Index for fast Vote Lookup by Browser
+CREATE INDEX idx_votes_browser ON votes(browser_id);
+
+
+-- New UNIQUE Constraint: One Vote per Browser per Contribution
+
+-- Drops old Constraint voter_name based
+ALTER TABLE votes
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS votes_unique_per_voter;
+
+-- Creates new Constraint browser_id based
+ALTER TABLE votes
+    ADD CONSTRAINT votes_contribution_browser_unique
+    UNIQUE (contribution_id, browser_id);
--- a/migrations/006_comments_and_photos.sql
+++ b/migrations/006_comments_and_photos.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+-- =====================================================================
+-- Migration 006: Comments Table and Photo Support
+-- =====================================================================
+
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Block 1: Creates Table "comments"
+-- Stores Comments on Contributions. Comments is linked to
+-- Contributions and identified by browser_id.
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS comments (
+    comment_id      SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    contribution_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES contributions(contribution_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    author_name     VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
+    browser_id      VARCHAR(36) DEFAULT NULL,
+    content         TEXT NOT NULL,
+    created_at      TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+);
+
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Block 2: Indexes for fast Comment Queries
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+CREATE INDEX idx_comments_contribution ON comments(contribution_id);
+CREATE INDEX idx_comments_browser ON comments(browser_id);
+
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Block 3: Adds Photo Path Column to Contributions
+-- Stores relative Path to uploaded Photo File.
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ALTER TABLE contributions
+    ADD COLUMN photo_path VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL;
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN contributions.photo_path IS 'Relative Path to uploaded Photo. NULL = no Photo.';
--- a/public/admin.css
+++ b/public/admin.css
@@ -1,529 +0,0 @@
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-        justify-content: center;
-    }
-
-    .filter-tabs {
-        overflow-x: auto;
-    }
-
-    .page-tabs {
-        overflow-x: auto;
-    }
-}
--- a/public/admin.php
+++ b/public/admin.php
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM municipalities WHERE slug = :slug");
 $stmt->execute([':slug' => getenv('MUNICIPALITY_SLUG')]);
 $municipality = $stmt->fetch();

+// Loads News for Moderation
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+    SELECT news_id, title, content, author_name, published_at, created_at
+    FROM news
+    WHERE municipality_id = :mid
+    ORDER BY published_at DESC
+");
+$stmt->execute([':mid' => $municipality['municipality_id']]);
+$news_items = $stmt->fetchAll();
+
 // Shows Login Page if not authenticated
 if ($page === 'login' || !is_admin()) {
    show_login_page($municipality, $login_error ?? null);
@@ -102,8 +112,7 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Moderation — <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?></title>
-    <link rel="icon" href="assets/icon-municipality.png" type="image/png">
-
+    <link rel="icon" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['logo_path'] ?? 'assets/icon-municipality.png') ?>" type="image/png">

    <!-- Loads CSS Dependencies -->

@@ -114,7 +123,7 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.9.4/leaflet.min.css">
    
    <!-- Application Styles -->
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="admin.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">


    <!-- Loads JavaScript Dependencies -->
@@ -131,15 +140,17 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
    <!-- ============================================================= -->
    <!-- Header                                                        -->
    <!-- ============================================================= -->
-    <div class="admin-header">
+    <div class="page-header">
+        <div class="page-header-inner">
            <h1><i class="fa-solid fa-shield-halved"></i> Moderationsportal <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?></h1>
-        <div class="admin-nav">
+            <div class="page-header-nav">
                <a href="index.php"><i class="fa-solid fa-map"></i> Bürgerportal</a>
                <a href="admin.php?page=logout"><i class="fa-solid fa-right-from-bracket"></i> Abmelden</a>
            </div>
        </div>
+    </div>

-    <div class="admin-container">
+    <div class="page-container">

        <!-- ========================================================= -->
        <!-- Page Navigation Tabs                                      -->
@@ -234,6 +245,10 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                            <div class="contribution-row-header" onclick="toggleRow(this.parentElement)">
                                <div class="contribution-row-summary">
                                    <span class="title"><?= htmlspecialchars($item['title']) ?></span>
+                                    <span class="badge badge-category">
+                                        <i class="fa-solid <?= $cat['faIcon'] ?>"></i>
+                                        <?= $cat['label'] ?>
+                                    </span>
                                    <span class="badge badge-<?= $item['status'] ?>"><?= $status_label[$item['status']] ?? $item['status'] ?></span>
                                </div>
                                <i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-down collapse-icon"></i>
@@ -256,10 +271,6 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                                        <?php endif; ?>

                                        <div class="detail-meta">
-                                            <span>
-                                                <i class="fa-solid <?= $cat['faIcon'] ?>" style="color:<?= $cat['color'] ?>;"></i>
-                                                <?= $cat['label'] ?>
-                                            </span>
                                            <span><i class="fa-solid fa-user"></i> <?= htmlspecialchars($item['author_name']) ?></span>
                                            <span><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar"></i> <?= date('d.m.Y, H:i', strtotime($item['created_at'])) ?> Uhr</span>
                                            <span>
@@ -286,7 +297,7 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                                    <?php endif; ?>

                                    <?php if ($item['status'] !== 'pending'): ?>
-                                        <button class="btn btn-edit" onclick="changeStatus(<?= $item['contribution_id'] ?>, 'pending')" style="background:#f57f17;">
+                                        <button class="btn btn-reset" onclick="changeStatus(..., 'pending')">
                                            <i class="fa-solid fa-rotate-left"></i> Zurücksetzen
                                        </button>
                                    <?php endif; ?>
@@ -312,15 +323,56 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);


        <!-- ========================================================= -->
-        <!-- Placeholder Tabs for future Features                        -->
+        <!-- News Article Tab                                      -->
        <!-- ========================================================= -->
        <div id="tab-news" class="page-tab-content" style="display:none;">
-            <div class="placeholder-content">
-                <i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper"></i>
-                <p>Neuigkeiten verwalten - geplant in zukünftiger Version.</p>
-            </div>
+            <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:20px;">
+                <h2 style="margin:0;border:none;padding:0;"><i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper"></i> Neuigkeiten</h2>
+                <button class="btn btn-approve" onclick="createNews()">
+                    <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> Nachricht hinzufügen
+                </button>
            </div>

+            <?php if (empty($news_items)): ?>
+                <div class="empty-state">
+                    <i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper" style="font-size:2rem;margin-bottom:8px;display:block;"></i>
+                    Noch keine Neuigkeiten veröffentlicht.
+                </div>
+            <?php else: ?>
+                <?php foreach ($news_items as $news): ?>
+                    <div class="contribution-row" data-id="<?= $news['news_id'] ?>">
+                        <div class="contribution-row-header" onclick="toggleRow(this.parentElement)">
+                            <div class="contribution-row-summary">
+                                <span class="title"><?= htmlspecialchars($news['title']) ?></span>
+                                <span style="font-size:0.8rem;color:#999;">
+                                    <?= date('d.m.Y', strtotime($news['published_at'])) ?>
+                                    · <?= htmlspecialchars($news['author_name']) ?>
+                                </span>
+                            </div>
+                            <i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-down collapse-icon"></i>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="contribution-row-detail">
+                            <div style="padding:12px 0;font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.6;color:#5a5a7a;">
+                                <?= nl2br(htmlspecialchars($news['content'])) ?>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="action-buttons">
+                                <button class="btn btn-edit" onclick="editNews(<?= $news['news_id'] ?>, '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['title']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['content']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['author_name']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>')">
+                                    <i class="fa-solid fa-pen"></i> Bearbeiten
+                                </button>
+                                <button class="btn btn-delete" onclick="deleteNews(<?= $news['news_id'] ?>)">
+                                    <i class="fa-solid fa-trash"></i> Löschen
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                <?php endforeach; ?>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+        </div>
+
+
+        <!-- ========================================================= -->
+        <!-- Placeholder Tabs for future Features                      -->
+        <!-- ========================================================= -->
        <div id="tab-stats" class="page-tab-content" style="display:none;">
            <div class="placeholder-content">
                <i class="fa-solid fa-chart-bar"></i>
@@ -577,10 +629,14 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                title: 'Beitrag bearbeiten',
                html:
                    '<div style="text-align:left;">' +
-                        '<label style="font-weight:600;font-size:0.85rem;">Titel</label>' +
-                        '<input id="swal-title" class="swal2-input" value="' + currentTitle + '">' +
-                        '<label style="font-weight:600;font-size:0.85rem;">Beschreibung</label>' +
-                        '<textarea id="swal-description" class="swal2-textarea">' + currentDescription + '</textarea>' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="' + currentTitle + '">' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Beschreibung</label>' +
+                            '<textarea id="swal-description" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;">' + currentDescription + '</textarea>' +
+                        '</div>' +
                    '</div>',
                showCancelButton: true,
                confirmButtonText: 'Speichern',
@@ -641,6 +697,156 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                });
            });
        }
+        
+
+        // =============================================================
+        // Create News Article
+        // =============================================================
+
+        function createNews() {
+            Swal.fire({
+                title: 'Neuigkeit hinzufügen',
+                html:
+                    '<div style="text-align:left;">' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" placeholder="Titel der Neuigkeit">' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Inhalt</label>' +
+                            '<textarea id="swal-news-content" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;" placeholder="Neuigkeit verfassen..."></textarea>' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Autor</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-author" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="Stadtverwaltung">' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                    '</div>',
+                showCancelButton: true,
+                confirmButtonText: 'Veröffentlichen',
+                cancelButtonText: 'Abbrechen',
+                confirmButtonColor: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+                preConfirm: function () {
+                    const title = document.getElementById('swal-news-title').value.trim();
+                    const content = document.getElementById('swal-news-content').value.trim();
+                    const author = document.getElementById('swal-news-author').value.trim() || 'Stadtverwaltung';
+                    if (!title || !content) {
+                        Swal.showValidationMessage('Titel und Inhalt sind Pflichtfelder.');
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    return { title: title, content: content, author_name: author };
+                }
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                if (!result.isConfirmed) return;
+
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('action', 'create_news');
+                formData.append('municipality_id', MUNICIPALITY_ID);
+                formData.append('title', result.value.title);
+                formData.append('content', result.value.content);
+                formData.append('author_name', result.value.author_name);
+
+                fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
+                    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                    .then(function (response) {
+                        if (response.error) {
+                            Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        Swal.fire('Veröffentlicht!', 'Neuigkeit wurde veröffentlicht.', 'success')
+                            .then(function () { location.reload(); });
+                    });
+            });
+        }
+
+
+        // =============================================================
+        // Edit News Article
+        // =============================================================
+        function editNews(newsId, currentTitle, currentContent, currentAuthor) {
+            Swal.fire({
+                title: 'Neuigkeit bearbeiten',
+                html:
+                    '<div style="text-align:left;">' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="' + currentTitle + '">' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Inhalt</label>' +
+                            '<textarea id="swal-news-content" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;">' + currentContent + '</textarea>' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Autor</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-author" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="' + currentAuthor + '">' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                    '</div>',
+                showCancelButton: true,
+                confirmButtonText: 'Speichern',
+                cancelButtonText: 'Abbrechen',
+                confirmButtonColor: PRIMARY_COLOR,
+                preConfirm: function () {
+                    return {
+                        title: document.getElementById('swal-news-title').value.trim(),
+                        content: document.getElementById('swal-news-content').value.trim(),
+                        author_name: document.getElementById('swal-news-author').value.trim() || 'Stadtverwaltung'
+                    };
+                }
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                if (!result.isConfirmed) return;
+
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('action', 'update_news');
+                formData.append('news_id', newsId);
+                formData.append('title', result.value.title);
+                formData.append('content', result.value.content);
+                formData.append('author_name', result.value.author_name);
+
+                fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
+                    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                    .then(function (response) {
+                        if (response.error) {
+                            Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        Swal.fire('Gespeichert!', 'Neuigkeit wurde aktualisiert.', 'success')
+                            .then(function () { location.reload(); });
+                    });
+            });
+        }
+
+
+        // =============================================================
+        // Create News Article
+        // =============================================================
+        function deleteNews(newsId) {
+            Swal.fire({
+                title: 'Neuigkeit löschen?',
+                text: 'Diese Aktion kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden.',
+                icon: 'warning',
+                showCancelButton: true,
+                confirmButtonText: 'Löschen',
+                cancelButtonText: 'Abbrechen',
+                confirmButtonColor: '#c62828'
+            }).then(function (result) {
+                if (!result.isConfirmed) return;
+
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('action', 'delete_news');
+                formData.append('news_id', newsId);
+
+                fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
+                    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                    .then(function (response) {
+                        if (response.error) {
+                            Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        Swal.fire('Gelöscht!', 'Neuigkeit wurde gelöscht.', 'success')
+                            .then(function () { location.reload(); });
+                    });
+            });
+        }
+
    </script>

 </body>
@@ -659,9 +865,8 @@ function show_login_page($municipality, $error = null) {
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Moderation - Anmeldung</title>
-    <link rel="icon" href="assets/icon-municipality.png" type="image/png">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.1/css/all.min.css">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="admin.css">
+    <link rel="icon" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['logo_path'] ?? 'assets/icon-municipality.png') ?>" type="image/png">    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.1/css/all.min.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
    <style>:root { --color-primary: <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['primary_color']) ?>; }</style>
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -670,7 +875,7 @@ function show_login_page($municipality, $error = null) {
            <h1><i class="fa-solid fa-shield-halved"></i> Moderationsportal</h1>
            <p>Bitte geben Sie das Moderationspasswort ein.</p>
            <?php if ($error): ?>
-                <div class="login-error"><?= htmlspecialchars($error) ?></div>
+                <div class="login-error"><i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"></i> <?= htmlspecialchars($error) ?></div>
            <?php endif; ?>
            <form method="POST" action="admin.php?page=login">
                <input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Passwort" autofocus>
--- a/public/api/contributions.php
+++ b/public/api/contributions.php
@@ -38,13 +38,31 @@ switch ($action) {
    case 'vote':
        handle_vote($input);
        break;
+    case 'create_news':
+        handle_create_news($input);
+        break;
+    case 'update_news':
+        handle_update_news($input);
+        break;
+    case 'delete_news':
+        handle_delete_news($input);
+        break;
+    case 'read_comments':
+        handle_read_comments($input);
+        break;
+    case 'create_comment':
+        handle_create_comment($input);
+        break;
+    case 'delete_comment':
+        handle_delete_comment($input);
+        break;
    default:
        error_response('Unknown Action. Supported Actions are read, create, update, delete, vote.');
 }


 // =====================================================================
-// Action Handlers
+// Action Handlers for Contributions
 // =====================================================================


@@ -117,6 +135,23 @@ function handle_read($input) {
        'features' => $features
    ];

+    // Includes User's Votes for persistent Vote Display
+    // Returns which Contributions the current Browser has voted on
+    $browser_id = $input['browser_id'] ?? '';
+    if ($browser_id !== '') {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+            SELECT contribution_id, vote_type 
+            FROM votes 
+            WHERE browser_id = :bid
+        ");
+        $stmt->execute([':bid' => $browser_id]);
+        $user_votes = [];
+        foreach ($stmt->fetchAll() as $v) {
+            $user_votes[$v['contribution_id']] = $v['vote_type'];
+        }
+        $featureCollection['user_votes'] = $user_votes;
+    }
+
    json_response($featureCollection);
 }

@@ -126,6 +161,11 @@ function handle_read($input) {
 // Required: municipality_id, geom, geom_type, category, title, author_name
 // Optional: description
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CREATE: Inserts new Contributions with optional Photo Upload
+// Required: municipality_id, geom, geom_type, category, title, author_name
+// Optional: description, browser_id, photo (File Upload)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 function handle_create($input) {
    $pdo = get_db();

@@ -149,14 +189,23 @@ function handle_create($input) {
        error_response('Invalid GeoJSON in Geometry Field.');
    }

+    // Handles Photo Upload
+    $photo_path = null;
+    if (isset($_FILES['photo']) && $_FILES['photo']['error'] === UPLOAD_ERR_OK) {
+        $photo_path = handle_photo_upload($_FILES['photo']);
+        if (!$photo_path) {
+            error_response('Photo Upload failed. JPG, PNG, GIF and WebP up to 5 MB are allowed.');
+        }
+    }
+
    // Prepared SQL Statement
    try {
        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
            INSERT INTO contributions 
-                (municipality_id, geom, geom_type, category, title, description, author_name)
+                (municipality_id, geom, geom_type, category, title, description, author_name, browser_id, photo_path)
            VALUES 
                (:mid, ST_SetSRID(ST_GeomFromGeoJSON(:geom), 4326), :geom_type, 
-                 :category, :title, :description, :author_name)
+                 :category, :title, :description, :author_name, :browser_id, :photo_path)
        ");

        $stmt->execute([
@@ -166,7 +215,9 @@ function handle_create($input) {
            ':category'    => $input['category'],
            ':title'       => $input['title'],
            ':description' => $input['description'] ?? '',
-            ':author_name' => $input['author_name']
+            ':author_name' => $input['author_name'],
+            ':browser_id'  => $input['browser_id'] ?? null,
+            ':photo_path'  => $photo_path
        ]);

        json_response([
@@ -205,7 +256,7 @@ function handle_update($input) {
    }

    // Builds dynamic SQL Query to only update sent Fields
-    $updatable_fields = ['category', 'title', 'description', 'status'];
+    $updatable_fields = ['category', 'title', 'description', 'status', 'address'];
    $set_clauses = [];
    $params = [':id' => $contribution_id];

@@ -311,11 +362,16 @@ function handle_vote($input) {
    // Prepared SQL Statement
    try {
        // Checks if Voter already voted on this Contribution
+        $browser_id = $input['browser_id'] ?? '';
+        if (empty($browser_id)) {
+            error_response('Browser ID required for Voting.');
+        }
+
        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
            SELECT vote_id, vote_type FROM votes
-            WHERE contribution_id = :cid AND voter_name = :voter
+            WHERE contribution_id = :cid AND browser_id = :bid
        ");
-        $stmt->execute([':cid' => $input['contribution_id'], ':voter' => $input['voter_name']]);
+        $stmt->execute([':cid' => $input['contribution_id'], ':bid' => $browser_id]);
        $existing = $stmt->fetch();

        if ($existing) {
@@ -330,26 +386,28 @@ function handle_vote($input) {
                $stmt->execute([':vid' => $existing['vote_id']]);

                $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
-                    INSERT INTO votes (contribution_id, voter_name, vote_type)
-                    VALUES (:cid, :voter, :vtype)
+                    INSERT INTO votes (contribution_id, voter_name, vote_type, browser_id)
+                    VALUES (:cid, :voter, :vtype, :bid)
                ");
                $stmt->execute([
                    ':cid'   => $input['contribution_id'],
                    ':voter' => $input['voter_name'],
-                    ':vtype' => $input['vote_type']
+                    ':vtype' => $input['vote_type'],
+                    ':bid'   => $browser_id
                ]);
                json_response(['message' => 'Vote changed.', 'action' => 'changed'], 200);
            }
        } else {
            // No existing Vote — Inserts Vote
            $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
-                INSERT INTO votes (contribution_id, voter_name, vote_type)
-                VALUES (:cid, :voter, :vtype)
+                    INSERT INTO votes (contribution_id, voter_name, vote_type, browser_id)
+                    VALUES (:cid, :voter, :vtype, :bid)
                ");
                $stmt->execute([
                    ':cid'   => $input['contribution_id'],
                    ':voter' => $input['voter_name'],
-                ':vtype' => $input['vote_type']
+                    ':vtype' => $input['vote_type'],
+                    ':bid'   => $browser_id
                ]);
            json_response(['message' => 'Vote recorded.', 'action' => 'created'], 201);
        }
@@ -358,3 +416,249 @@ function handle_vote($input) {
        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
    }
 }
+
+
+// =====================================================================
+// Action Handlers for News
+// =====================================================================
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CREATE NEWS: Inserts new News Entry
+// Required: municipality_id, title, content
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_create_news($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['municipality_id', 'title', 'content']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+            INSERT INTO news (municipality_id, title, content, author_name)
+            VALUES (:mid, :title, :content, :author)
+        ");
+        $stmt->execute([
+            ':mid'     => $input['municipality_id'],
+            ':title'   => $input['title'],
+            ':content' => $input['content'],
+            ':author'  => $input['author_name'] ?? 'Stadtverwaltung'
+        ]);
+        json_response(['message' => 'News created successfully.', 'news_id' => (int) $pdo->lastInsertId()], 201);
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// UPDATE NEWS: Updates existing News Entry
+// Required: news_id
+// Optional: title, content
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_update_news($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['news_id']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    $set = [];
+    $params = [':id' => $input['news_id']];
+
+    foreach (['title', 'content', 'author_name'] as $field) {
+        if (isset($input[$field]) && $input[$field] !== '') {
+            $set[] = "$field = :$field";
+            $params[":$field"] = $input[$field];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (empty($set)) {
+        error_response('No Fields to update.');
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE news SET " . implode(', ', $set) . " WHERE news_id = :id");
+        $stmt->execute($params);
+        json_response(['message' => 'News updated successfully.']);
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DELETE NEWS: Deletes existing News Entry
+// Required: news_id
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_delete_news($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['news_id']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("DELETE FROM news WHERE news_id = :id");
+        $stmt->execute([':id' => $input['news_id']]);
+        json_response(['message' => 'News deleted successfully.']);
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
+
+
+// =====================================================================
+// Action Handlers for Photos
+// =====================================================================
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// PHOTO UPLOAD: Validates and Saves uploaded Photo Files
+// Returns relative Path on Success, null on Failure.
+// Allowed: JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP. with maximum Size of 5 MB.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_photo_upload($file) {
+    // Validates File Size
+    $max_size = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
+    if ($file['size'] > $max_size) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    // Validates MIME Type
+    $allowed_types = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif', 'image/webp'];
+    $finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE);
+    $mime = finfo_file($finfo, $file['tmp_name']);
+    finfo_close($finfo);
+
+    if (!in_array($mime, $allowed_types)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    // Generates unique Filename
+    $ext = [
+        'image/jpeg' => 'jpg',
+        'image/png'  => 'png',
+        'image/gif'  => 'gif',
+        'image/webp' => 'webp'
+    ][$mime];
+
+    $filename = uniqid('photo_', true) . '.' . $ext;
+    $upload_dir = __DIR__ . '/../uploads/photos/';
+    $target_path = $upload_dir . $filename;
+
+    // Creates Upload Directory
+    if (!is_dir($upload_dir)) {
+        mkdir($upload_dir, 0755, true);
+    }
+
+    // Moves uploaded File
+    if (move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
+        return 'uploads/photos/' . $filename;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// Action Handlers for Comments
+// =====================================================================
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// READ COMMENTS: Loads Comments for a Contribution
+// Returns Comments sorted by Date (newest first)
+// Required: contribution_id
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_read_comments($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['contribution_id']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+            SELECT comment_id, contribution_id, author_name, browser_id, content, created_at
+            FROM comments
+            WHERE contribution_id = :cid
+            ORDER BY created_at ASC
+        ");
+        $stmt->execute([':cid' => $input['contribution_id']]);
+        $comments = $stmt->fetchAll();
+
+        json_response(['comments' => $comments, 'count' => count($comments)]);
+
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
+
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CREATE COMMENT: Adds Comments to Contributions
+// Required: contribution_id, author_name, content
+// Optional: browser_id
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_create_comment($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['contribution_id', 'author_name', 'content']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    // Validates Content Length
+    if (strlen($input['content']) > 1000) {
+        error_response('Comment too long. Maximum 1000 Characters.');
+    }
+
+    // Checks if Contribution exists
+    $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT contribution_id FROM contributions WHERE contribution_id = :id");
+    $stmt->execute([':id' => $input['contribution_id']]);
+    if (!$stmt->fetch()) {
+        error_response('Contribution not found.', 404);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+            INSERT INTO comments (contribution_id, author_name, browser_id, content)
+            VALUES (:cid, :author, :bid, :content)
+        ");
+        $stmt->execute([
+            ':cid'     => $input['contribution_id'],
+            ':author'  => $input['author_name'],
+            ':bid'     => $input['browser_id'] ?? null,
+            ':content' => $input['content']
+        ]);
+
+        json_response([
+            'message'    => 'Comment created successfully.',
+            'comment_id' => (int) $pdo->lastInsertId()
+        ], 201);
+
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
+
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DELETE COMMENT: Removes a Comment
+// Required: comment_id
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function handle_delete_comment($input) {
+    $pdo = get_db();
+
+    $missing = validate_required($input, ['comment_id']);
+    if (!empty($missing)) {
+        error_response('Missing Fields: ' . implode(', ', $missing));
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("DELETE FROM comments WHERE comment_id = :id");
+        $stmt->execute([':id' => $input['comment_id']]);
+
+        json_response(['message' => 'Comment deleted successfully.']);
+
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        error_response('Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), 500);
+    }
+}
--- a/public/api/init.php
+++ b/public/api/init.php
@@ -28,24 +28,16 @@ session_start();

 // Initializes Database Connection
 try {
-    $opt = [
+    $dsn = "pgsql:host=$host;dbname=$db;port=$port";
+    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, [
        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
        PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES   => false
-    ];
-    $dsn = "pgsql:host=$host;dbname=$db;port=$port;sslmode=disable";
-    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, $opt);
-
-
-    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, [PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION]);
-
-
-
-    
+    ]);

 // Creates Error Message
-} catch(PDOException $e) {
-    echo "Error: ".$e->getMessage();
+} catch (PDOException $e) {
+    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
 }

 ?>
--- a/public/imprint.php
+++ b/public/imprint.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+require_once __DIR__ . '/api/db.php';
+$pdo = get_db();
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM municipalities WHERE slug = :slug");
+$stmt->execute([':slug' => getenv('MUNICIPALITY_SLUG')]);
+$municipality = $stmt->fetch();
+?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="de">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Impressum — <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?></title>
+    <link rel="icon" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['logo_path'] ?? 'assets/icon-municipality.png') ?>" type="image/png">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.1/css/all.min.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
+    <style>:root { --color-primary: <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['primary_color']) ?>; }</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="page-header">
+        <div class="page-header-inner">
+            <h1><i class="fa-solid fa-scale-balanced"></i> Impressum</h1>
+            <div class="page-header-nav">
+                <a href="index.php"><i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-left"></i> Zurück zur Karte</a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="page-container">
+        <div class="page-content-box">
+            <div class="dev-notice">
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"></i>
+                Dieses Portal befindet sich in der Entwicklung und wurde nicht offiziell beauftragt. Das Impressum wird mit der offiziellen Inbetriebnahme hier hinzugefügt.
+            </div>
+            <h2>Impressum</h2>
+            <p>Das Impressum wird hier hinzugefügt, sobald das Portal in den Produktivbetrieb geht.</p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -5,18 +5,8 @@
 // Renders Leaflet Map Interface including Leaflet Plugins
 // =====================================================================

-// Reads Environment Configfile
-$envFile = __DIR__ . '/../../.env';
-if (file_exists($envFile)) {
-    $lines = file($envFile, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
-    foreach ($lines as $line) {
-        if (strpos(trim($line), '#') === 0) continue;
-        list($key, $value) = array_map('trim', explode('=', $line, 2));
-        putenv("$key=$value");
-    }
-}
-
 require_once __DIR__ . '/api/db.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/api/auth.php';

 // -----------------------------------------------------------------
 // Loads Municipality Configuration
@@ -34,6 +24,11 @@ if (!$municipality) {
    exit;
 }

+// Loads News for Sidebar
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM news WHERE municipality_id = :mid ORDER BY published_at DESC LIMIT 10");
+$stmt->execute([':mid' => $municipality['municipality_id']]);
+$news_items = $stmt->fetchAll();
+
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="de">
@@ -41,7 +36,7 @@ if (!$municipality) {
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Bürgerbeteiligungsportal <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?></title>
-    <link rel="icon" href="assets/icon-municipality.png" type="image/png">
+    <link rel="icon" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['logo_path'] ?? 'assets/icon-municipality.png') ?>" type="image/png">
    <meta name="description" content="Bürgerbeteiligungsportal. Hinweise und Vorschläge auf der Karte eintragen.">


@@ -84,15 +79,17 @@ if (!$municipality) {
    </style>
 </head>

-<body>
+<body class="portal-page">

    <!-- ============================================================= -->
    <!-- Header                                                        -->
    <!-- ============================================================= -->
    <header id="app-header">
        <div class="header-left">
-            <img src="assets/logo-municipality.png" alt="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?>" class="header-logo" onerror="this.style.display='none'">
-            <h1 class="header-title">Bürgerbeteiligung <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?></h1>
+            <?php if (!empty($municipality['logo_path'])): ?>
+                <img src="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['logo_path']) ?>" alt="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?>" class="header-logo" onerror="this.style.display='none'">
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            <h1 class="header-title">Mitmachkarte <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?></h1>
        </div>

        <nav class="header-nav">
@@ -100,14 +97,14 @@ if (!$municipality) {
                <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-info"></i>
                <span class="nav-label">Informationen</span>
            </button>
-            <button class="nav-btn" onclick="showPrivacyModal()">
+            <a href="privacy.php" class="nav-btn" target="_blank">
                <i class="fa-solid fa-shield-halved"></i>
                <span class="nav-label">Datenschutz</span>
-            </button>
-            <button class="nav-btn" onclick="showImprintModal()">
+            </a>
+            <a href="imprint.php" class="nav-btn" target="_blank">
                <i class="fa-solid fa-scale-balanced"></i>
                <span class="nav-label">Impressum</span>
-            </button>
+            </a>
            <a href="admin.php" class="nav-btn nav-btn-admin" title="Moderationsbereich" target="_blank">
                <i class="fa-solid fa-lock"></i>
            </a>
@@ -115,6 +112,8 @@ if (!$municipality) {

        <!-- Mobile Hamburger Menu -->
        <button class="header-menu-toggle" onclick="toggleMobileNav()">
+            <i class="fa-solid fa-bars"></i>
+        </button>
    </header>


@@ -205,12 +204,31 @@ if (!$municipality) {
                        <span class="leaflet-sidebar-close"><i class="fa-solid fa-xmark"></i></span>
                    </h2>
                    <div class="sidebar-body">
-                        <div class="news-item">
-                            <span class="news-date">April 2026</span>
-                            <h3>Portal gestartet</h3>
-                            <p>Das Bürgerbeteiligungsportal für <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?> ist online. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Hinweise und Vorschläge!</p>
+                        <!-- News Search -->
+                        <div class="list-search">
+                            <input type="text" id="news-search-input" placeholder="Neuigkeiten durchsuchen..." class="form-input" oninput="filterNews()">
+                        </div>
+
+                        <!-- News Items Container -->
+                        <div id="news-list">
+                            <?php if (empty($news_items)): ?>
+                                <p style="text-align:center;color:#999;padding:20px;">Noch keine Neuigkeiten veröffentlicht.</p>
+                            <?php else: ?>
+                                <?php foreach ($news_items as $news): ?>
+                                    <div class="news-item"
+                                         data-title="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['title'])) ?>"
+                                         data-content="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['content'])) ?>"
+                                         data-author="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['author_name'])) ?>">
+                                        <h3><?= htmlspecialchars($news['title']) ?></h3>
+                                        <p><?= nl2br(htmlspecialchars($news['content'])) ?></p>
+                                        <span class="news-date">
+                                            <?= htmlspecialchars($news['author_name']) ?>
+                                            · <?= date('d.m.Y', strtotime($news['published_at'])) ?>
+                                        </span>
+                                    </div>
+                                <?php endforeach; ?>
+                            <?php endif; ?>
                        </div>
-                        <!-- News Items can be added or loaded from Database here -->
                    </div>
                </div>

@@ -303,6 +321,15 @@ if (!$municipality) {
                <textarea id="create-description" class="form-input" rows="4" placeholder="Detaillierte Beschreibung (optional)"></textarea>
            </div>

+            <!-- Photo Upload -->
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="create-photo"></i> Foto</label>
+                <input type="file" id="create-photo" class="form-input" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/gif,image/webp">
+                <div id="photo-preview" style="margin-top:8px;display:none;">
+                    <img id="photo-preview-img" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid var(--color-border);">
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
            <input type="hidden" id="create-geom">
            <input type="hidden" id="create-geom-type">

@@ -355,6 +382,9 @@ if (!$municipality) {

        // Category Definitions from Database
        const CATEGORIES = <?= json_encode(get_categories(), JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE) ?>;
+
+        // Admin Status from PHP Session
+        const IS_ADMIN = <?= (function_exists('is_admin') && is_admin()) ? 'true' : 'false' ?>;
    </script>

    <!-- Application Logic -->
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -16,9 +16,26 @@
 // API Endpoint as relative Path
 const API_URL = 'api/contributions.php';

-// Current User Name, set via Login Modal, stored in sessionStorage
+// Username set via Login Modal stored in sessionStorage
 let currentUser = sessionStorage.getItem('webgis_user') || '';

+// Browser Identification Number for anonymous User Identification stored as Cookie
+let browserId = getBrowserId();
+
+function getBrowserId() {
+    let id = document.cookie.replace(/(?:(?:^|.*;\s*)webgis_browser_id\s*=\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$/, '$1');
+    if (!id) {
+        id = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function (c) {
+            const r = Math.random() * 16 | 0;
+            return (c === 'x' ? r : (r & 0x3 | 0x8)).toString(16);
+        });
+        // Cookie Expiration in one Year
+        document.cookie = 'webgis_browser_id=' + id + ';path=/;max-age=31536000;SameSite=Lax';
+    }
+    return id;
+}
+
+
 // Application State
 let map;                                      // Leaflet Map Instance
 let sidebar;                                  // Sidebar Instance
@@ -290,9 +307,15 @@ function apiCall(data, callback) {
        });
 }

+
 // Loads all Contributions from API and displays Contributions on Map
 function loadContributions() {
-    apiCall({ action: 'read', municipality_id: MUNICIPALITY.id }, function (data) {
+    const readParams = { action: 'read', municipality_id: MUNICIPALITY.id };
+
+    // Sends Browser ID for persistent Vote Display
+    readParams.browser_id = browserId;
+
+    apiCall(readParams, function (data) {
        if (data.error) {
            console.error('Load Error:', data.error);
            return;
@@ -300,6 +323,14 @@ function loadContributions() {

        contributionsData = data.features || [];

+        // Restores Vote Highlights from API Response
+        if (data.user_votes) {
+            userVotes = {};
+            for (const key in data.user_votes) {
+                userVotes[key] = data.user_votes[key];
+            }
+        }
+
        // Removes existing Layer if present
        if (contributionsLayer) {
            map.removeLayer(contributionsLayer);
@@ -331,10 +362,11 @@ function stylePoint(feature, latlng) {

    return L.circleMarker(latlng, {
        radius: 8,
-        color: '#ffffff',
-        weight: 2,
+        color: cat.color,
+        weight: 3,
        fillColor: cat.color,
-        fillOpacity: 0.9
+        fillOpacity: 0.25,
+        opacity: 0.8
    });
 }

@@ -356,6 +388,7 @@ function styleLinePolygon(feature) {
 // Block 9: Feature Popups for Read, Edit, Delete and Vote
 // =====================================================================

+// Builds Popup HTML for Features called every Time the Popup opens
 function buildPopupHtml(feature) {
    const props = feature.properties;
    const cat = CATEGORIES[props.category] || CATEGORIES.other;
@@ -366,38 +399,86 @@ function buildPopupHtml(feature) {
        day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit', year: 'numeric'
    });

-    return '' +
+    let html = '' +
        '<div class="popup-detail">' +
            '<span class="popup-detail-category">' + categoryIcon(cat) + ' ' + cat.label + '</span>' +
            '<div class="popup-detail-title">' + escapeHtml(props.title) + '</div>' +
-            (props.description ? '<div class="popup-detail-description">' + escapeHtml(props.description) + '</div>' : '') +
-            '<div class="popup-detail-meta">' +
+            (props.description ? '<div class="popup-detail-description">' + escapeHtml(props.description) + '</div>' : '');
+
+    // Photo Toggle Button including hidden Photo
+    if (props.photo_path) {
+        html += '<div class="popup-photo-container" id="photo-container-' + props.contribution_id + '" style="display:none;">' +
+                    '<img src="' + escapeHtml(props.photo_path) + '" alt="Foto" class="popup-photo-img" onclick="window.open(\'' + escapeHtml(props.photo_path) + '\', \'_blank\')">' +
+                '</div>' +
+                '<div class="popup-photo-toggle">' +
+                    '<button class="popup-photo-btn" onclick="togglePhoto(' + props.contribution_id + ')">' +
+                        '<i class="fa-solid fa-camera"></i> <span id="photo-label-' + props.contribution_id + '">Foto anzeigen</span>' +
+                    '</button>' +
+                '</div>';
+    }
+
+    // Meta Information
+    html += '<div class="popup-detail-meta">' +
                '<i class="fa-solid fa-user"></i> ' + escapeHtml(props.author_name) +
                ' &middot; <i class="fa-solid fa-calendar"></i> ' + dateStr +
-            '</div>' +
-            '<div class="popup-detail-votes">' +
+            '</div>';
+
+    // Vote Buttons
+    html += '<div class="popup-detail-votes">' +
                '<button class="popup-vote-btn' + (userVotes[props.contribution_id] === 'like' ? ' liked' : '') + '" id="vote-like-' + props.contribution_id + '" onclick="voteContribution(' + props.contribution_id + ', \'like\')" title="Gefällt mir">' +
                    '<i class="fa-solid fa-thumbs-up"></i> <span id="likes-' + props.contribution_id + '">' + props.likes_count + '</span>' +
                '</button>' +
                '<button class="popup-vote-btn' + (userVotes[props.contribution_id] === 'dislike' ? ' disliked' : '') + '" id="vote-dislike-' + props.contribution_id + '" onclick="voteContribution(' + props.contribution_id + ', \'dislike\')" title="Gefällt mir nicht">' +
                    '<i class="fa-solid fa-thumbs-down"></i> <span id="dislikes-' + props.contribution_id + '">' + props.dislikes_count + '</span>' +
                '</button>' +
-            '</div>' +
-            (currentUser === props.author_name ?
-                '<div class="popup-detail-actions">' +
+            '</div>';
+
+    // Edit and Delete Buttons for Author or Admin
+    if (props.browser_id === browserId || (typeof IS_ADMIN !== 'undefined' && IS_ADMIN)) {
+        html += '<div class="popup-detail-actions">' +
                    '<button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="editContribution(' + props.contribution_id + ')"><i class="fa-solid fa-pen"></i> Bearbeiten</button>' +
                    '<button class="btn btn-danger" onclick="deleteContribution(' + props.contribution_id + ')"><i class="fa-solid fa-trash"></i> Löschen</button>' +
-                '</div>' : '') +
                '</div>';
+    }
+
+    // Collapsible Comments Section 
+    const commentCount = props.comment_count || 0;
+    html += '<div class="popup-comments">' +
+                '<div class="popup-comments-header" onclick="toggleComments(' + props.contribution_id + ')">' +
+                    '<i class="fa-solid fa-comments"></i> Kommentare (' + commentCount + ')' +
+                    ' <i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-down popup-comments-toggle" id="comments-toggle-' + props.contribution_id + '"></i>' +
+                '</div>' +
+                '<div id="comments-section-' + props.contribution_id + '" style="display:none;">' +
+                    '<div id="comments-list-' + props.contribution_id + '" class="popup-comments-list"></div>';
+
+    // Comment Input for logged-in Users
+    if (currentUser) {
+        html += '<div class="popup-comment-form">' +
+                    '<input type="text" id="comment-input-' + props.contribution_id + '" class="popup-comment-input" placeholder="Kommentar schreiben..." maxlength="1000">' +
+                    '<button class="popup-comment-submit" onclick="submitComment(' + props.contribution_id + ')" title="Senden">' +
+                        '<i class="fa-solid fa-paper-plane"></i>' +
+                    '</button>' +
+                '</div>';
+    }
+
+    html += '</div></div></div>';
+
+    return html;
 }

+
 // Binds Popup and Tooltip to Feature Layer
 function bindFeaturePopup(feature, layer) {
    const cat = CATEGORIES[feature.properties.category] || CATEGORIES.other;

-    // Rebuilts if Popup opens
+    // Dynamic Popup — rebuilt every Time the Popup opens
    layer.bindPopup(function () { return buildPopupHtml(feature); }, { maxWidth: 320, minWidth: 240 });

+    // Loads Comments when Popup opens
+    layer.on('popupopen', function () {
+        loadComments(feature.properties.contribution_id);
+    });
+
    // Tooltip on Hover
    layer.bindTooltip(categoryIcon(cat) + ' ' + escapeHtml(feature.properties.title), {
        direction: 'top',
@@ -417,8 +498,9 @@ function submitCreate() {
    const description = document.getElementById('create-description').value.trim();
    const geom = document.getElementById('create-geom').value;
    const geomType = document.getElementById('create-geom-type').value;
+    const photoInput = document.getElementById('create-photo');

-    // Validates
+    // Validates required Fields
    if (!category) {
        Swal.fire('Kategorie fehlt', 'Bitte wählen Sie eine Kategorie aus.', 'warning');
        return;
@@ -432,24 +514,47 @@ function submitCreate() {
        return;
    }

-    apiCall({
-        action: 'create',
-        municipality_id: MUNICIPALITY.id,
-        category: category,
-        title: title,
-        description: description,
-        geom: geom,
-        geom_type: geomType,
-        author_name: currentUser
-    }, function (response) {
+    // Builds FormData manually to include Photo File
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append('action', 'create');
+    formData.append('municipality_id', MUNICIPALITY.id);
+    formData.append('category', category);
+    formData.append('title', title);
+    formData.append('description', description);
+    formData.append('geom', geom);
+    formData.append('geom_type', geomType);
+    formData.append('author_name', currentUser);
+    formData.append('browser_id', browserId);
+
+    // Appends Photo File if selected
+    if (photoInput.files.length > 0) {
+        formData.append('photo', photoInput.files[0]);
+    }
+
+    // Sends directly via fetch not through apiCall, because of File Upload
+    fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
+        .then(function (response) { return response.json(); })
+        .then(function (response) {
            if (response.error) {
                Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
                return;
            }

+            // Triggers Reverse Geocoding in Background
+            if (response.contribution_id && drawnGeometry) {
+                const coords = drawnGeomType === 'point' ? drawnGeometry.coordinates :
+                               drawnGeomType === 'line' ? drawnGeometry.coordinates[0] :
+                               drawnGeometry.coordinates[0][0];
+                reverseGeocode(response.contribution_id, coords[1], coords[0]);
+            }
+
            Swal.fire('Eingereicht!', 'Ihr Beitrag wurde erfolgreich eingereicht und wird nach Prüfung durch das Moderationsteam veröffentlicht.', 'success');
            closeCreateModal();
            loadContributions();
+        })
+        .catch(function (error) {
+            console.error('Upload Error:', error);
+            Swal.fire('Verbindungsfehler', 'Verbindung zum Server fehlgeschlagen.', 'error');
        });
 }

@@ -465,6 +570,9 @@ function closeCreateModal() {
    document.getElementById('create-description').value = '';
    document.getElementById('create-geom').value = '';
    document.getElementById('create-geom-type').value = '';
+    // Resets Photo Upload
+    document.getElementById('create-photo').value = '';
+    document.getElementById('photo-preview').style.display = 'none';
    drawnGeometry = null;
    drawnGeomType = null;
 }
@@ -484,10 +592,14 @@ function editContribution(contributionId) {
        title: 'Beitrag bearbeiten',
        html:
            '<div style="text-align:left;">' +
-                '<label style="font-weight:600;font-size:0.85rem;">Titel</label>' +
-                '<input id="swal-title" class="swal2-input" value="' + escapeHtml(props.title) + '">' +
-                '<label style="font-weight:600;font-size:0.85rem;">Beschreibung</label>' +
-                '<textarea id="swal-description" class="swal2-textarea">' + escapeHtml(props.description || '') + '</textarea>' +
+                '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
+                    '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
+                    '<input id="swal-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="' + escapeHtml(props.title) + '">' +
+                '</div>' +
+                '<div>' +
+                    '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Beschreibung</label>' +
+                    '<textarea id="swal-description" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;">' + escapeHtml(props.description || '') + '</textarea>' +
+                '</div>' +
            '</div>',
        showCancelButton: true,
        confirmButtonText: 'Speichern',
@@ -557,7 +669,8 @@ function voteContribution(contributionId, voteType) {
        action: 'vote',
        contribution_id: contributionId,
        voter_name: currentUser,
-        vote_type: voteType
+        vote_type: voteType,
+        browser_id: browserId
    }, function (response) {
        if (response.error) {
            return;
@@ -672,6 +785,7 @@ function updateContributionsList() {
                    '<span class="contribution-card-votes">' +
                        '<span title="Likes"><i class="fa-solid fa-thumbs-up"></i> ' + props.likes_count + '</span>' +
                        '<span title="Dislikes"><i class="fa-solid fa-thumbs-down"></i> ' + props.dislikes_count + '</span>' +
+                        '<span title="Kommentare"><i class="fa-solid fa-comment"></i> ' + (props.comment_count || 0) + '</span>' +
                    '</span>' +
                '</div>' +
            '</div>';
@@ -751,7 +865,14 @@ function toggleCategoryFilter(checkbox) {
            if (layer.feature) {
                const cat = layer.feature.properties.category;
                if (activeFilters.indexOf(cat) !== -1) {
-                    layer.setStyle({ opacity: 0.8, fillOpacity: layer.feature.geometry.type === 'Point' ? 0.25 : 0.25 });
+                    const catDef = CATEGORIES[cat] || CATEGORIES.other;
+                    layer.setStyle({
+                        color: catDef.color,
+                        weight: 3,
+                        opacity: 0.8,
+                        fillColor: catDef.color,
+                        fillOpacity: 0.25
+                    });
                    if (layer.setRadius) layer.setRadius(8);
                    layer.options.interactive = true;
                } else {
@@ -858,30 +979,6 @@ function showInfoModal() {
    });
 }

-// Privacy Modal
-function showPrivacyModal() {
-    Swal.fire({
-        title: 'Datenschutz',
-        html: '<p style="text-align:left;line-height:1.6;">Das Bürgerbeteiligungsportal speichert die von Ihnen ' +
-              'hinterlegten Daten zur Durchführung der Bürgerbeteiligung.</p>' +
-              '<p style="text-align:left;line-height:1.6;">Ihre Daten werden nicht an Dritte weitergegeben. ' +
-              'Details entnehmen Sie bitte der vollständigen Datenschutzerklärung von ' +
-              MUNICIPALITY.name + '.</p>',
-        confirmButtonColor: MUNICIPALITY.primaryColor
-    });
-}
-
-// Imprint Modal
-function showImprintModal() {
-    Swal.fire({
-        title: 'Impressum',
-        html: '<p style="text-align:left;line-height:1.6;">Stadt ' + MUNICIPALITY.name + '</p>' +
-              '<p style="text-align:left;line-height:1.6;color:#777;">Die vollständigen Angaben ' +
-              'werden hier hinzugefügt, sobald das Portal in den Produktivbetrieb geht.</p>',
-        confirmButtonColor: MUNICIPALITY.primaryColor
-    });
-}
-

 // =====================================================================
 // Block 14: Mobile Navigation
@@ -929,6 +1026,158 @@ function categoryIcon(cat) {
    return '<i class="fa-solid ' + cat.faIcon + '" style="color:' + cat.color + ';"></i>';
 }

+// Reverse Geocodes Coordinates and saves Address to Contribution via API
+function reverseGeocode(contributionId, lat, lng) {
+    fetch('https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=json&lat=' + lat + '&lon=' + lng + '&zoom=18&addressdetails=1', {
+        headers: { 'Accept-Language': 'de' }
+    })
+    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+    .then(function (data) {
+        if (data.display_name) {
+            const addr = data.address || {};
+            const parts = [];
+            if (addr.road) parts.push(addr.road + (addr.house_number ? ' ' + addr.house_number : ''));
+            if (addr.city || addr.town || addr.village) parts.push(addr.city || addr.town || addr.village);
+            const shortAddress = parts.length > 0 ? parts.join(', ') : data.display_name.split(',').slice(0, 2).join(',');
+
+            // Saves Address to Database via API
+            apiCall({
+                action: 'update',
+                contribution_id: contributionId,
+                address: shortAddress
+            }, function () {});
+        }
+    })
+    .catch(function () {});
+}
+
+// Filters News Items in Sidebar by Search Term
+function filterNews() {
+    const searchTerm = document.getElementById('news-search-input').value.toLowerCase();
+    const newsItems = document.querySelectorAll('#news-list .news-item');
+
+    newsItems.forEach(function (item) {
+        const title = item.dataset.title || '';
+        const content = item.dataset.content || '';
+        const author = item.dataset.author || '';
+
+        // Shows Item if Search Term matches Title, Content or Author
+        if (!searchTerm || title.indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1 || content.indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1 || author.indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1) {
+            item.style.display = '';
+        } else {
+            item.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+// Loads and Displays Comments forContributions in Popups
+function loadComments(contributionId) {
+    apiCall({
+        action: 'read_comments',
+        contribution_id: contributionId
+    }, function (response) {
+        const listContainer = document.getElementById('comments-list-' + contributionId);
+        const countSpan = document.getElementById('comment-count-' + contributionId);
+
+        if (!listContainer) return;
+
+        if (response.error || !response.comments || response.comments.length === 0) {
+            listContainer.innerHTML = '<div class="popup-comment-empty">Noch keine Kommentare.</div>';
+            if (countSpan) countSpan.textContent = '(0)';
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (countSpan) countSpan.textContent = '(' + response.count + ')';
+
+        let html = '';
+        response.comments.forEach(function (comment) {
+            const commentDate = new Date(comment.created_at).toLocaleDateString('de-DE');
+            const canDelete = comment.browser_id === browserId || (typeof IS_ADMIN !== 'undefined' && IS_ADMIN);
+
+            html += '<div class="popup-comment">' +
+                        '<div class="popup-comment-meta">' +
+                            '<strong>' + escapeHtml(comment.author_name) + '</strong>' +
+                            ' · ' + commentDate +
+                            (canDelete ? ' · <a href="#" onclick="deleteComment(' + comment.comment_id + ', ' + contributionId + ');return false;" class="popup-comment-delete"><i class="fa-solid fa-trash"></i></a>' : '') +
+                        '</div>' +
+                        '<div class="popup-comment-text">' + escapeHtml(comment.content) + '</div>' +
+                    '</div>';
+        });
+
+        listContainer.innerHTML = html;
+    });
+}
+
+// Submits a new Comment on a Contribution
+function submitComment(contributionId) {
+    const input = document.getElementById('comment-input-' + contributionId);
+    const content = input ? input.value.trim() : '';
+
+    if (!content) return;
+
+    apiCall({
+        action: 'create_comment',
+        contribution_id: contributionId,
+        author_name: currentUser,
+        browser_id: browserId,
+        content: content
+    }, function (response) {
+        if (response.error) {
+            Swal.fire('Fehler', response.error, 'error');
+            return;
+        }
+        // Clears Input and reloads Comments
+        if (input) input.value = '';
+        loadComments(contributionId);
+    });
+}
+
+// Deletes a Comment
+function deleteComment(commentId, contributionId) {
+    apiCall({
+        action: 'delete_comment',
+        comment_id: commentId
+    }, function (response) {
+        if (response.error) return;
+        // Reloads Comments after Deletion
+        loadComments(contributionId);
+    });
+}
+
+// Toggles Photo Visibility in Popup
+function togglePhoto(contributionId) {
+    const container = document.getElementById('photo-container-' + contributionId);
+    const label = document.getElementById('photo-label-' + contributionId);
+    if (!container) return;
+
+    if (container.style.display === 'none') {
+        container.style.display = 'block';
+        label.textContent = 'Foto verbergen';
+    } else {
+        container.style.display = 'none';
+        label.textContent = 'Foto anzeigen';
+    }
+}
+
+// Toggles Comments Section Visibility in Popup
+function toggleComments(contributionId) {
+    const section = document.getElementById('comments-section-' + contributionId);
+    const toggle = document.getElementById('comments-toggle-' + contributionId);
+    if (!section) return;
+
+    if (section.style.display === 'none') {
+        section.style.display = 'block';
+        toggle.classList.remove('fa-chevron-down');
+        toggle.classList.add('fa-chevron-up');
+        // Loads Comments
+        loadComments(contributionId);
+    } else {
+        section.style.display = 'none';
+        toggle.classList.remove('fa-chevron-up');
+        toggle.classList.add('fa-chevron-down');
+    }
+}
+

 // =====================================================================
 // Block 16: Application Startup
@@ -947,6 +1196,7 @@ function buildCategoryDropdown() {
    }
 }

+
 // Populates Category Dropdown
 buildCategoryDropdown();

@@ -958,3 +1208,21 @@ loadContributions();

 // Shows Welcome Modal on first Visit
 checkWelcomeModal();
+
+
+// Photo Preview in Create Modal
+document.getElementById('create-photo').addEventListener('change', function () {
+    const preview = document.getElementById('photo-preview');
+    const previewImg = document.getElementById('photo-preview-img');
+
+    if (this.files && this.files[0]) {
+        const reader = new FileReader();
+        reader.onload = function (e) {
+            previewImg.src = e.target.result;
+            preview.style.display = 'block';
+        };
+        reader.readAsDataURL(this.files[0]);
+    } else {
+        preview.style.display = 'none';
+    }
+});
--- a/public/privacy.php
+++ b/public/privacy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+require_once __DIR__ . '/api/db.php';
+$pdo = get_db();
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM municipalities WHERE slug = :slug");
+$stmt->execute([':slug' => getenv('MUNICIPALITY_SLUG')]);
+$municipality = $stmt->fetch();
+?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="de">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Datenschutz — <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['name']) ?></title>
+    <link rel="icon" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['logo_path'] ?? 'assets/icon-municipality.png') ?>" type="image/png">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.1/css/all.min.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
+    <style>:root { --color-primary: <?= htmlspecialchars($municipality['primary_color']) ?>; }</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="page-header">
+        <div class="page-header-inner">
+            <h1><i class="fa-solid fa-lock"></i> Datenschutz</h1>
+            <div class="page-header-nav">
+                <a href="index.php"><i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-left"></i> Zurück zur Karte</a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="page-container">
+        <div class="page-content-box">
+            <div class="dev-notice">
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"></i>
+                Dieses Portal befindet sich in der Entwicklung und wurde nicht offiziell beauftragt. Die Datenschutzerklärung wird mit der offiziellen Inbetriebnahme hier hinzugefügt.
+            </div>
+            <h2>Datenschutz</h2>
+            <p>Die Datenschutzerklärung wird hier hinzugefügt, sobald das Portal in den Produktivbetrieb geht.</p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/public/styles.css
+++ b/public/styles.css
--- a/public/uploads/.htaccess
+++ b/public/uploads/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Prevents PHP in Upload Directory
+php_flag engine off
+
+# Allows Image Files
+<FilesMatch "\.(?i:jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp)$">
+    Require all granted
+</FilesMatch>
--- a/public/uploads/photos/.gitkeep
+++ b/public/uploads/photos/.gitkeep
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
luptmoor	d0bba3d3f8	EXTENSION.md updated and completed	2026-04-28 09:20:54 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	f23897018c	colapsable fotos and comments section in contribution popup, comment count in popup and sidebar	2026-04-27 14:48:05 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	c39667e368	photos and comments functionality for contributions, moderation page functionality pending	2026-04-25 14:30:58 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	cb8994b493	unified CSS, consistent headers, standardized button colors	2026-04-25 13:37:05 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	62ba9b5345	fixed html structure for news sidebar	2026-04-25 13:10:47 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	360eb3744a	implemented anonymous user authentification with browser identification number from cookies	2026-04-25 12:48:24 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	601c13012c	updated env.example	2026-04-25 12:11:31 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	6200b061f2	added migration for anonymous user identification by browser ID	2026-04-24 17:47:00 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	fa984e7391	author can be edited and added in news moderation page	2026-04-24 17:41:59 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	125c255115	changed favicon to relative paths from database	2026-04-24 17:29:36 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	04e692a6dd	minor changed to text fields	2026-04-24 17:28:12 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	25cf797294	added news CRUD functionality in moderation portal	2026-04-24 17:18:56 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	62ae9f18b0	added date and author to news in sidebar	2026-04-24 17:08:32 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	5cadc5c1b4	reverse geocoding for contributions	2026-04-24 17:00:55 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	9ca215c36d	added migration for reverse geocoding	2026-04-24 16:55:49 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	04f96b7aba	commented migration for news table	2026-04-24 16:50:27 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	ffe81cdf88	migration for news table in database, news now read from database	2026-04-24 16:33:03 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	c9040b2f4e	reads municipality logo from database	2026-04-24 16:13:45 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	9c8e641557	added privacy and imprint pages to meet german DSGVO criteria	2026-04-24 16:09:53 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	076e82213d	added privacy and imprint pages to meet german DSGVO criteria	2026-04-24 16:06:26 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	6a721fde7c	fixed point layer opacity bug, changed point layer styling	2026-04-24 15:45:27 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	8179498333	bootstrap button colours	2026-04-24 15:38:18 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	ec4c9fa8a9	changed edit button colour to primary	2026-04-23 15:30:41 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	8d67c0c0b9	title and description above text fields for contribution edit	2026-04-23 15:27:33 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	ade9ca2128	styling and fond sweetalert font override	2026-04-23 15:13:49 +02:00
patrickzerhusen	2993a443a7	removed dublicate pdo call	2026-04-23 14:59:03 +02:00