website-be/src/collections/Authors.ts

import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'

export const Authors: CollectionConfig = {
  slug: 'authors',
  admin: {
    useAsTitle: 'name',
    defaultColumns: ['name', 'socialMediaLink'],
  },
  access: {
    read: () => true, // Public read
    create: ({ req: { user } }) => Boolean(user), // Only authenticated users (admin)
    update: ({ req: { user } }) => Boolean(user), // Only authenticated users (admin)
    delete: ({ req: { user } }) => Boolean(user), // Only authenticated users (admin)
  },
  fields: [
    {
      name: 'name',
      label: 'Author',
      type: 'text',
      required: true,
    },
    {
      name: 'image',
      label: 'Profile Image',
      type: 'upload',
      relationTo: 'media',
      required: true,
    },
    {
      name: 'description',
      label: 'Description',
      type: 'textarea',
      required: true,
    },
    {
      name: 'socialMediaLink',
      label: 'Social Media URL',
      type: 'text',
    },
  ],
}