Global Claim Recovery - Flask App

A production-ready Flask website for GlobalClaim Recovery - helping clients recover unclaimed funds worldwide.

Features

• Professional UI: Dark navy and gold theme with full-screen backgrounds
• Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly across all devices
• Contact Management: Contact form with database storage
• Claim Submission: File upload support for claim documents
• Admin Panel: Secure authentication, claims management, contact viewing
• SEO Optimized: Meta tags and semantic HTML
• Floating WhatsApp Button: Direct messaging integration
• Smooth Animations: Modern UX with scroll effects

Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask 2.3.3
• Database: SQLite with SQLAlchemy ORM
• Authentication: Flask-Login with password hashing
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Vanilla JavaScript
• Deployment: Gunicorn, Render-ready

Project Structure

globalclaim/
├── app.py                  # Main Flask application
├── config.py              # Configuration management
├── requirements.txt       # Python dependencies
├── Procfile               # Heroku/Render deployment
├── render.yaml            # Render deployment config
├── instance/
│   └── database.db        # SQLite database (auto-created)
├── static/
│   ├── css/style.css      # Styling
│   ├── js/main.js         # JavaScript functionality
│   ├── images/            # Image assets
│   └── uploads/           # User uploaded files
└── templates/
    ├── base.html          # Base template
    ├── home.html          # Homepage
    ├── about.html         # About page
    ├── services.html      # Services page
    ├── how_it_works.html  # Process explanation
    ├── contact.html       # Contact form
    ├── submit_claim.html  # Claim submission
    ├── 404.html           # 404 error page
    └── admin/
        ├── login.html     # Admin login
        ├── dashboard.html # Admin dashboard
        ├── claims.html    # Claims management
        └── contacts.html  # Contact messages

## Database Models

### Admin
- id (Primary Key)
- username (Unique)
- password_hash
- created_at

### Contact
- id (Primary Key)
- name
- email
- phone
- message
- created_at

### Claim
- id (Primary Key)
- name
- email
- phone
- country
- fund_type
- amount_estimated
- file_path
- status (pending, under_review, approved, rejected)
- notes
- created_at
- updated_at

## Installation & Setup

### Prerequisites
- Python 3.9+
- pip

### Local Development

1. **Clone and navigate to project:**
   ```bash
   cd globalclaim

2. Create virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application:

   python app.py

5. Access in browser:

   http://localhost:5000
   

Admin Panel Access

• URL: http://localhost:5000/admin/login
• Username: admin
• Password: globalclaim2024!

Admin Routes

• /admin/dashboard - Overview and statistics
• /admin/claims - View and manage claim submissions
• /admin/claim/<id> - Edit individual claim status
• /admin/contacts - View contact form messages
• /admin/logout - Logout

Public Routes

• / - Homepage
• /about - About page
• /services - Services offered
• /how-it-works - Recovery process explanation
• /contact - Contact form
• /submit-claim - Claim submission with file upload

Deployment

On Render.com

1. Push to GitHub
2. Connect repository to Render
3. Deploy using render.yaml
4. Environment variables:
   • FLASK_ENV: production
   • SECRET_KEY: (auto-generated or set custom)

Manual Deployment

# Install gunicorn
pip install gunicorn

# Run with gunicorn
gunicorn app:create_app()

Configuration

Edit config.py for:

• Database location
• SECRET_KEY
• Upload folder
• File size limits
• Allowed file extensions

Contact Information

• Email: globalclaimrecovery@gmail.com
• Phone: +233257106789
• WhatsApp: https://wa.me/233549117378
• Location: Ghana (Serving Worldwide)

Features Included

✅ Full-screen hero section with overlay ✅ Sticky navigation bar ✅ Contact form with validation ✅ Claim submission with file upload ✅ Admin authentication system ✅ Claims management interface ✅ Responsive mobile design ✅ SEO meta tags ✅ Flash messages ✅ Floating WhatsApp button ✅ Scroll-to-top button ✅ Error handling (404, 500) ✅ Database auto-initialization ✅ Production-ready code

Security Features

• Password hashing with Werkzeug
• Session cookie security
• CSRF protection ready
• File upload validation
• SQL injection protection with ORM
• Input validation on all forms

Performance

• Static file caching headers
• Minified CSS and JavaScript
• Database pagination
• Lazy loading for images
• Optimized database queries

Browser Support

• Chrome (latest)
• Firefox (latest)
• Safari (latest)
• Edge (latest)
• Mobile browsers

License

This project is built for GlobalClaim Recovery. All rights reserved.

Support

For technical issues or questions, contact the development team.