site/app/Http/Controllers/ArtworkController.php

@@ -51,10 +51,16 @@ class ArtworkController extends Controller
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function create(Request $request)
     {
         $user = auth()->user();
         $podcasts = $this->publishedPodcasts();
+        $request->session()->flash('success', '<h4>PLEASE READ!</h4>
+            <p>When you submit your artwork, it will be stored for approval,
+            this is because malicious users were using the site to dox and
+            other vile behaviors. You will not see it in the list of artworks
+            until it has been approved.</p>
+            <h4>YOU DON\'T HAVE TO SUBMIT IT MULTIPLE TIMES!</h4>');
         return view('artworks.submit', [
             'user' => $user,
             'pageTitle' => 'Submit New Artwork',
@@ -170,7 +176,8 @@ class ArtworkController extends Controller
             ->save(Storage::disk('static')->path('/thumbnails') . '/' . $artwork->filename);
         ImageOptimizer::optimize(Storage::disk('static')->path('/artworks/' . $artwork->filename));
         ImageOptimizer::optimize(Storage::disk('static')->path('/thumbnails/' . $artwork->filename));
-        return redirect('/artworks/' . $artwork->id);
+        $request->session()->flash('success', '<h4>Your artwork has been submitted successfully</h4><p>Someone with permission will approve it for public consumption shortly, <strong>you do not need to submit it again.</strong> - TYFYC and ITM!</p>');
+        return redirect('/artworks');
     }
 
     /**

site/resources/views/artworks/submit.blade.php

@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@
 @endsection
 @section('page-content')
 <section class="pt-120 pb-90">
+    @if (session('success'))
+        <div class="container">
+            <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col">
+                        <div class="alert alert-success border border-success bg-transparent alert-dismissible" role="alert">
+                            {!! session('success') !!}
+                            <button type="button" class="btn-close text-success" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    @endif
     <div class="container">
         <form action="/create-artwork" method="POST" name="create-artwork" enctype="multipart/form-data">
             @csrf

site/resources/views/explore/artworks.blade.php

@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@
 @endsection
 @section('page-content')
 <section class="pt-120 pb-90 masonary-wrapper-activation">
+    @if (session('success'))
+        <div class="container">
+            <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col">
+                        <div class="alert alert-success border border-success bg-transparent alert-dismissible" role="alert">
+                            {!! session('success') !!}
+                            <button type="button" class="btn-close text-success" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    @endif
     <div class="container">
         <div class="row">
             {{ $artworks->links() }}

site/resources/views/layouts/master.blade.php

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" />
         <meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}">
         @if(View::hasSection('page-title'))
-            <title>.: @yield('page-title') - No Agenda Art Generator :.</title>
+            <title>@yield('page-title') .:. No Agenda Art Generator</title>
         @else
-            <title>.: No Agenda Art Generator :.</title>
+            <title>No Agenda Art Generator</title>
         @endif
         @include('partials.metabranding')
         @include('partials/favicon')