Announcements

Platform-wide announcements system - creation, visibility rules, and admin controls.

Overview

Announcements are platform-wide messages created by admins and visible to all authenticated users. They appear at the top of the dashboard and can be used to communicate downtime, policy changes, or important updates.

Creating an announcement (Admin)

Navigate to Admin → Announcements - Only users with the ADMIN role can access this page.
Click New Announcement - Fill in the title, body, and optional expiration date.
Publish - The announcement becomes immediately visible to all logged-in users. No email is sent.

Database schema

Column	Type	Notes
`id`	`String`	CUID primary key
`title`	`String`	Short headline
`content`	`String`	Full message body
`createdAt`	`DateTime`	Auto-set on creation
`expiresAt`	`DateTime?`	Optional - hides the announcement after this date
`authorId`	`String`	FK to User - must be an admin

Warning: Expiration behaviour Expired announcements are not deleted from the database. They are simply filtered out on the client. Admins can still see them in the admin panel.

Fetching active announcements

// src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
import { prisma } from '@/lib/prisma';

const announcements = await prisma.announcement.findMany({
  where: {
    OR: [{ expiresAt: null }, { expiresAt: { gt: new Date() } }],
  },
  orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
});