GenBay provides a flexible content management system (CMS) that enables administrators to customize the marketplace layout, typography, homepage sections, and navigation without writing code. The entire storefront is built on modern, responsive Tailwind CSS 4.x and Laravel Blade.
Manage Sections
Customize and translate every visual content block on the marketplace homepage.
Available Homepage Sections:
- Hero Section: Configure dynamic slider banners, primary headings, promotional taglines, background graphics, and call-to-action buttons.
- About Section: Showcase platform trust badges, marketplace descriptions, and feature bullet points.
- Category Grid & Popular Categories: Organize high-interest auction categories into visual grids on the storefront.
- Featured, Latest & Upcoming Auctions: Select which auction listings appear in prominent homepage tabs (e.g., featured high-value lots, ending soon, or newly added).
- How It Works & FAQs: Explain the auction bidding and buying process using numbered step cards and expandable FAQ accordions.
- Statistics & Testimonials: Display live platform counters (total active bids, registered merchants, successful auctions) and customer reviews.
- Sponsors & Top Vendors: Highlight certified partner logos and showcase top-rated merchant storefronts.
- Blog Section: Feature the latest articles and industry auction news on the homepage.
- Offer Banners & Footer: Configure promotional banner strips, newsletter signup boxes, footer widget columns, social icons, and copyright text.
Manage Blogs
Publish and manage content marketing articles to boost SEO visibility and inform buyers about upcoming auctions.
Capabilities:
- Blog Categories: Create thematic post classifications (e.g., Collector Tips, Auction Guides, Platform News).
- Rich-Text Articles: Write formatted articles using an integrated WYSIWYG editor with support for headings, images, and embedded links.
- SEO Optimization: Define custom meta titles, descriptions, and OpenGraph preview images for individual blog posts.
- Multi-Language Support: Publish translated versions of posts for international audiences.
Media Manager
A centralized digital asset management library for hosting product images, banners, and marketing graphics.
Capabilities:
- Drag-and-Drop Uploader: Batch upload multiple media files simultaneously.
- Search & Filter: Browse assets in a clean thumbnail gallery with date and file type filters.
- Asset Utilities: One-click copy of absolute media URLs, in-browser image cropping, and safe deletion of obsolete files.
Pages & Menus
Create static information pages and structure platform navigation.
Capabilities:
- Dynamic Content Pages: Create custom pages (e.g., Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, About Us, Buyer Protection Policy) with custom URL slugs and translations.
- Drag-and-Drop Menu Builder: Visually organize header navigation bars and footer menu columns. Easily add links to categories, dynamic pages, or external URLs with custom labels.