Admin Panel | Celestial Comics

Accounts

User Management

Review user roles, round votes, and bonus votes. Use this section for quick account and vote adjustments.

Tournament

Voting Controls

Set the active voting window, review the current round, determine winners, and choose what appears on the public Winner page.

Current Round

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Last Finalized Winner

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Featured Winner Display

Choose which story appears in the public Winner page hero. If left unset, the site falls back to the latest finalized voting winner.

Displayed Winner

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Round Finalization

Close voting only when the round is ready to end. Determine Winner will preview or finalize the selected result depending on the current state.

Content Library

Story Management

Create concepts, move winners through production, release completed stories, upload readable preview pages, and manage extra gallery carousel images.

Edit Existing Story

Choose a story to edit, or leave blank to create a new one.

Title

Author

Story Lifecycle Status

Controls which public-facing section the story appears in.

Production Progress Stage

Controls the progress bar on the Winner page.

Production Stage Label

Optional display text. Leave blank to use the selected progress stage.

Description

Active / visible

Preview enabled

Preview Page Count

Use 0 if there is no public preview yet.

Digital purchase available

Paperback available

Bundle available

Release Date

Optional. Best used once a story moves close to release.

Cover Image

Cover Image Upload

Create or select a story first, then upload its cover image.

Story Pages

Select or create a story first, then upload readable pages for it.

Existing Pages

Story Gallery Images

Upload extra artwork/concept images for the public story detail carousel. These are separate from readable story pages.

Existing Gallery Images

Edit captions, alt text, order, visibility, or delete images from the story detail carousel.

Select a story to manage gallery images.

Current Stories

Use these cards as a quick overview of what is visible, in production, released, or still in the concept bank.

Creative Team

Team Management

Add, edit, reorder, activate, deactivate, and upload images for the public Team page.

Edit Existing Team Member

Choose a team member to edit, or leave blank to create a new one.

Name

Role / Celestial Title

Examples: THE SUN, THE MOON, THE NORTH STAR.

Display Order

Lower numbers appear first on the Team page.

Short Description

Full Description

Use line breaks to separate paragraphs on the public Team page.

Active / visible on Team page

Team Member Image

Image Upload

Create or select a team member first, then upload their image.

Current Team Members

Review active and inactive team profiles. Inactive members stay editable but are hidden from the public Team page.

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Shop Inventory

Product Management

Create merch, digital comics, paperbacks, and bundles. Comic-format products must be linked to a released story.

Edit Existing Product

Choose a product to edit, or leave blank to create a new one.

Product Name

Product Type

Merch stays standalone. Comic products must be tied to a released story.

Description

Linked Story

Required for digital comic, paperback, and bundle products.

Price (in cents)

Example: 2500 = $25.00

Bonus Votes Granted

Only merch should grant bonus votes. Comic products should usually stay at 0.

Product Image

Product Image Upload

Create or select a product first, then upload an image. This is the recommended option.

Image URL (Optional Fallback)

Use this only if you want to link an external image manually instead of uploading one.

Active / available for sale

Current Products

Review active and inactive inventory. Deactivated products stay here for editing unless removed from storage/database later.

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Public Homepage

Homepage Content

Manage the homepage hero text and the two featured homepage images without touching code.

Hero Image

This is the main featured homepage image.

Upload Hero Image

Secondary Homepage Image

This is the second featured homepage image or supporting concept image.

Upload Secondary Image

Fulfillment

Order Management

Review customer purchases, separate active work from historical records, and update fulfillment status as orders move through the pipeline. Mark an order as failed only when you want it hidden from the normal admin order lists.

Active Orders

Orders that still need attention. This includes pending, paid, and processing orders.

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Order History

Choose a fulfilled or canceled order from the dropdown to inspect it without filling the page with every historical card at once. Failed orders are hidden from this section.

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