Build notes · Ghanas Event
What we shipped
Short notes on the product work behind Ghanas Event and the Ghanas Event Blog — designed and engineered by Celestial Web Solutions.
Overview
Two live products: the main ticketing platform at www.ghanasevent.com, and the editorial blog at blog.ghanasevent.com. This page focuses on what was built — not agency marketing copy.
- Public discovery, checkout, and QR tickets
- Organiser + admin tooling
- Blog CMS with a feed into the main homepage
Stack
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Supabase
- Paystack
- Sanity
- Tailwind CSS
- Resend
- Vercel
Ghanas Event
Full-stack event platform for Ghana — discovery, MoMo/card checkout, organiser dashboards, and gate check-in.
Discovery
Browse by category, city, and region with SEO event pages.
Ticketing
Free & paid tickets, Paystack checkout, QR + PDF delivery.
Check-in
One-scan QR validation for organisers at the door.
Organiser hub
Create events, manage sales, and run promotions.
Hotels & areas
Nearby stays and tourist spots around events.
Social
Profiles, saved events, and organiser following.
Admin
Moderation for events, users, hotels, and destinations.
Payouts
Organiser bank / MoMo details and sales visibility.

Homepage / discovery
Hero, categories, and event cards

Checkout & ticket
Paystack payment + digital QR ticket

Organiser dashboard
Events, sales, and check-in tools

Admin moderation
Approvals, users, and listings
Ghanas Event Blog
Separate Next.js + Sanity site for organiser guides, city guides, and attendee tips — linked from the main site footer and homepage “From the Blog” section.
Editorial CMS
Sanity-powered posts with feature images and categories.
Featured hero
Homepage featured slot + editors’ picks layout.
Main-site feed
`/api/posts/latest` and `/api/posts/featured` for www.
SEO & share
Canonical URLs, OG images, and social meta per article.

Blog homepage
Featured hero + editors’ picks

Article + Studio
Reading layout and Sanity editing
Mockups
Product frames for Ghanas Event and the blog — discovery, checkout, dashboards, and the editorial CMS.

Design system / UI kit
Logo, colour, typography, and core components
APIs
Public integration points used by the main site and partners. Full OpenAPI-style docs can replace these placeholders later.
/api/posts/latestLatest blog posts for the homepage “From the Blog” grid (CORS for www).
Docs placeholder — request / response samples coming soon
/api/posts/featuredFeatured blog post for the large homepage card.
Docs placeholder — request / response samples coming soon
/api/paystack/*Checkout initialise + webhook fulfilment for ticket orders.
Docs placeholder — request / response samples coming soon
More endpointsAuth, tickets lookup, careers, geocode — document as needed.
Docs placeholder — request / response samples coming soon
Built by
Celestial Web Solutions — web design & full-stack development in Ghana (Keta HQ, Accra branch). Founder: Waliu Ibrahimah Aforlabi.
- Web development & design
- E-commerce & Paystack integrations
- SEO-friendly product builds
Contact
Product mockups are concept frames; API samples remain placeholders until documented.