feat: enhance security logging and ensure rate limit blocks are properly tracked

- Add comprehensive logging for rate limit blocks with full request details - IP address (with proper proxy detection), user agent, headers, timestamps - Rate limit info (current count, limit, remaining, reset time) - Separate tracking for auth vs general endpoints - Enhance authentication failure logging - JWT validation failures with detailed error info - Admin auth attempts without token - Failed token validation with user context - All events include IP, path, method, user agent - Improve Winston logger configuration for production - Add automatic log rotation (10MB errors, 50MB combined) - Create separate security.log for auth/rate limit events - Ensure logs directory exists automatically - Add structured JSON format for log aggregation - Support container logging with LOG_TO_CONSOLE env var - Create comprehensive documentation - Security logging guide with examples - Monitoring recommendations - Configuration reference - Add test script to verify logging functionality All rate limit settings remain configurable via admin panel: - Window duration, max requests, auth limits - Skip authenticated requests option - Public endpoints only option 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-07-18 19:25:15 +02:00
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@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+# Security Logging Documentation
+
+## Overview
+This document describes the comprehensive security logging implemented in the PicPeak application to track authentication failures, rate limiting, and suspicious activities.
+
+## Log Files
+
+### 1. **security.log**
+- Location: `logs/security.log`
+- Contains: All security-related events (authentication, rate limiting, suspicious activity)
+- Max Size: 20MB with rotation (keeps 10 files)
+- Format: JSON with timestamp
+
+### 2. **error.log**
+- Location: `logs/error.log`
+- Contains: All error-level logs including auth failures
+- Max Size: 10MB with rotation (keeps 5 files)
+
+### 3. **combined.log**
+- Location: `logs/combined.log`
+- Contains: All logs (info, warn, error)
+- Max Size: 50MB with rotation (keeps 10 files)
+
+## Security Events Logged
+
+### Rate Limiting
+When rate limits are exceeded, the following is logged:
+```json
+{
+  "timestamp": "2024-01-18 14:23:45.123",
+  "level": "warn",
+  "message": "Rate limit exceeded",
+  "security": true,
+  "ip": "192.168.1.1",
+  "path": "/api/admin/login",
+  "method": "POST",
+  "authenticated": false,
+  "userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0...",
+  "referer": "https://app.example.com",
+  "origin": "https://app.example.com",
+  "headers": {
+    "x-forwarded-for": "192.168.1.1",
+    "x-real-ip": "192.168.1.1"
+  },
+  "requestUrl": "/api/admin/login",
+  "rateLimitInfo": {
+    "limit": 5,
+    "current": 6,
+    "remaining": 0,
+    "resetTime": "2024-01-18T14:38:45.123Z"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Authentication Failures
+
+#### Admin Login Failures
+- Tracked in `login_attempts` table
+- Logged with: IP address, username, user agent, timestamp
+- Account lockout after 5 failures in 15 minutes
+
+#### Gallery Password Failures
+- Tracked in `access_logs` table with action='login_fail'
+- Logged with: event_id, IP address, user agent
+- Gallery lockout after 5 failures in 15 minutes
+
+### JWT Validation Failures
+```json
+{
+  "timestamp": "2024-01-18 14:23:45.123",
+  "level": "warn",
+  "message": "JWT validation failed",
+  "ip": "192.168.1.1",
+  "path": "/api/admin/events",
+  "method": "GET",
+  "userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0...",
+  "error": "TokenExpiredError",
+  "message": "jwt expired"
+}
+```
+
+### Suspicious Activity
+- Multiple IPs attempting login for same account
+- Token usage from different IP than issued
+- Token usage after password change
+- Revoked token usage attempts
+
+## Configuration Settings
+
+All rate limiting settings are configurable via the admin panel:
+
+| Setting | Default | Range | Description |
+|---------|---------|-------|-------------|
+| rate_limit_enabled | true | - | Enable/disable rate limiting |
+| rate_limit_window_minutes | 15 | 1-60 | Time window for rate limit |
+| rate_limit_max_requests | 1000 | 10-10000 | Max requests for general endpoints |
+| rate_limit_auth_max_requests | 5 | 1-100 | Max requests for auth endpoints |
+| rate_limit_skip_authenticated | true | - | Skip rate limit for authenticated requests |
+| rate_limit_public_endpoints_only | false | - | Only rate limit public endpoints |
+
+## Database Tables
+
+### login_attempts
+```sql
+- id
+- username
+- ip_address
+- user_agent
+- success (boolean)
+- created_at
+```
+
+### access_logs
+```sql
+- id
+- event_id
+- ip_address
+- user_agent
+- action ('view', 'download', 'login_success', 'login_fail')
+- photo_id (nullable)
+- created_at
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+- `LOG_LEVEL`: Set logging level (default: 'info')
+- `LOG_TO_CONSOLE`: Enable console logging in production (default: false)
+
+## Monitoring Recommendations
+
+1. **Set up alerts for:**
+   - Rate limit exceeded events (possible DDoS)
+   - Multiple failed login attempts from same IP
+   - Account lockout events
+   - JWT validation failures spike
+
+2. **Regular review:**
+   - Check security.log for patterns
+   - Review login_attempts table for brute force attempts
+   - Monitor access_logs for suspicious gallery access patterns
+
+3. **Log analysis tools:**
+   - Use log aggregation tools (ELK stack, Splunk)
+   - Set up dashboards for security metrics
+   - Configure alerts for threshold breaches
+
+## Production Deployment Notes
+
+1. Ensure logs directory has proper permissions
+2. Set up log rotation outside of application if needed
+3. Consider shipping logs to centralized logging service
+4. Monitor disk space for log files
+5. Set `LOG_TO_CONSOLE=true` for container deployments
+
+## Security Best Practices
+
+1. Never log sensitive data (passwords, tokens)
+2. Use generic error messages to prevent user enumeration
+3. Clean up old login attempts regularly (7 days retention)
+4. Monitor for unusual patterns in real-time
+5. Keep rate limit settings appropriate for your usage
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Test script to verify CMS and email formatting improvements
+ */
+
+const { formatWelcomeMessage, nl2br } = require('../src/utils/formatters');
+
+console.log('Testing CMS and Email Formatting Improvements\n');
+
+// Test 1: Basic line break conversion
+console.log('Test 1: Basic line break conversion');
+const basicText = `Hello,
+This is line 1.
+This is line 2.
+
+This is line 4 with an extra break.`;
+
+console.log('Input:');
+console.log(basicText);
+console.log('\nOutput (nl2br):');
+console.log(nl2br(basicText));
+console.log('\n---\n');
+
+// Test 2: Welcome message formatting
+console.log('Test 2: Welcome message formatting');
+const welcomeMessage = `Dear guests,
+
+We're so excited to share these special moments with you!
+
+Please note:
+- Download your photos before the expiration date
+- The password is case-sensitive
+- Contact us if you have any issues
+
+Thank you for being part of our special day!
+
+Best regards,
+Sarah & John`;
+
+console.log('Input:');
+console.log(welcomeMessage);
+console.log('\nOutput (formatWelcomeMessage):');
+console.log(formatWelcomeMessage(welcomeMessage));
+console.log('\n---\n');
+
+// Test 3: Empty and edge cases
+console.log('Test 3: Edge cases');
+console.log('Empty string:', formatWelcomeMessage(''));
+console.log('Null:', formatWelcomeMessage(null));
+console.log('Only spaces:', formatWelcomeMessage('   \n   \n   '));
+console.log('Single line:', formatWelcomeMessage('This is a single line message'));
+
+console.log('\nAll tests completed!');
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Test script to verify security logging is working correctly
+ * Run with: node scripts/test-security-logging.js
+ */
+
+require('dotenv').config({ path: '../.env' });
+const logger = require('../src/utils/logger');
+
+console.log('Testing Security Logging...\n');
+
+// Test 1: Basic logging
+console.log('1. Testing basic logging levels:');
+logger.info('Test info message', { test: true });
+logger.warn('Test warning message', { test: true });
+logger.error('Test error message', { test: true });
+
+// Test 2: Security event logging
+console.log('\n2. Testing security event logging:');
+
+// Rate limit exceeded
+logger.warn('Rate limit exceeded', {
+  ip: '192.168.1.100',
+  path: '/api/admin/login',
+  method: 'POST',
+  authenticated: false,
+  userAgent: 'Mozilla/5.0 Test',
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+  rateLimitInfo: {
+    limit: 5,
+    current: 6,
+    remaining: 0,
+    resetTime: new Date(Date.now() + 900000).toISOString()
+  }
+});
+
+// Auth rate limit
+logger.warn('Auth rate limit exceeded', {
+  ip: '192.168.1.101',
+  path: '/api/auth/admin/login',
+  method: 'POST',
+  userAgent: 'Mozilla/5.0 Test',
+  authType: 'admin',
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+});
+
+// Failed login
+logger.warn('Failed login attempt', {
+  username: 'testuser',
+  ip: '192.168.1.102',
+  userAgent: 'Mozilla/5.0 Test',
+  reason: 'invalid_credentials',
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+});
+
+// JWT validation failure
+logger.warn('JWT validation failed', {
+  ip: '192.168.1.103',
+  path: '/api/admin/events',
+  method: 'GET',
+  userAgent: 'Mozilla/5.0 Test',
+  error: 'TokenExpiredError',
+  message: 'jwt expired',
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+});
+
+// Account lockout
+logger.warn('Login attempt on locked account', {
+  username: 'lockeduser',
+  ip: '192.168.1.104',
+  remainingLockTime: 1200,
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+});
+
+// Suspicious activity
+logger.warn('Suspicious login activity detected', {
+  username: 'suspicioususer',
+  ips: ['192.168.1.105', '192.168.1.106', '192.168.1.107'],
+  timeWindow: '15 minutes',
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+});
+
+console.log('\n3. Check log files:');
+console.log('- logs/security.log - Should contain all security warnings');
+console.log('- logs/error.log - Should contain error messages');
+console.log('- logs/combined.log - Should contain all messages');
+
+console.log('\n✅ Security logging test complete!');
+console.log('Review the log files to ensure all events are properly captured.');
+
+// Give logger time to flush
+setTimeout(() => {
+  process.exit(0);
+}, 1000);
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 const { validateEnvironment } = require('./src/config/validateEnv');
 validateEnvironment();

+// Initialize logger early to capture startup logs
+const logger = require('./src/utils/logger');
+logger.info('Server starting up', {
+  nodeVersion: process.version,
+  environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+  timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+});
+
 const express = require('express');
 const helmet = require('helmet');
 const cors = require('cors');
@@ -1,24 +1,83 @@
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');

 async function adminAuth(req, res, next) {
  try {
    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(' ')[1];
    if (!token) {
+      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+                     req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+                     req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+                     req.ip;
+      logger.warn('Admin auth attempt without token', {
+        ip: clientIp,
+        path: req.path,
+        method: req.method,
+        userAgent: req.headers['user-agent']
+      });
      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'No token provided' });
    }
    
-    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
+    let decoded;
+    try {
+      decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
+    } catch (jwtError) {
+      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+                     req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+                     req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+                     req.ip;
+      
+      logger.warn('JWT validation failed', {
+        ip: clientIp,
+        path: req.path,
+        method: req.method,
+        userAgent: req.headers['user-agent'],
+        error: jwtError.name,
+        message: jwtError.message,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+      });
+      
+      if (jwtError.name === 'TokenExpiredError') {
+        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Token expired' });
+      }
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid token' });
+    }
+    
    const admin = await db('admin_users').where({ id: decoded.id, is_active: formatBoolean(true) }).first();
    
    if (!admin) {
+      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+                     req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+                     req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+                     req.ip;
+      
+      logger.warn('Admin auth failed - user not found or inactive', {
+        ip: clientIp,
+        userId: decoded.id,
+        path: req.path,
+        method: req.method,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+      });
      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid token' });
    }
    
    req.admin = admin;
    next();
  } catch (error) {
+    const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+                   req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+                   req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+                   req.ip;
+    
+    logger.error('Admin auth middleware error', {
+      ip: clientIp,
+      path: req.path,
+      error: error.message,
+      stack: error.stack,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
    res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid token' });
  }
 }
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ async function getRecipientLanguage(email, eventId = null) {

 // Process email template with variables
 async function processTemplate(template, variables, language = 'en') {
-  // Import date formatter
+  // Import date formatter and text formatters
  const { formatDate } = require('../utils/dateFormatter');
+  const { formatWelcomeMessage } = require('../utils/formatters');
  
  // Get the appropriate language fields
  const subjectField = language === 'de' ? 'subject_de' : 'subject_en';
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ async function processTemplate(template, variables, language = 'en') {
  if (processedVariables.archive_date) {
    processedVariables.archive_date = await formatDate(processedVariables.archive_date, language);
  }
+  
+  // Format welcome message for HTML display (preserve line breaks)
+  if (processedVariables.welcome_message) {
+    processedVariables.welcome_message = formatWelcomeMessage(processedVariables.welcome_message);
+  }

  // Get branding settings for logo
  let logoUrl = '';
@@ -177,13 +177,33 @@ async function createRateLimiter() {
      return shouldSkipRateLimit(req, currentConfig);
    },
    handler: (req, res) => {
-      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || req.ip;
+      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+                     req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+                     req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+                     req.ip;
+      
+      // Enhanced logging for production analysis
      logger.warn('Rate limit exceeded', {
        ip: clientIp,
        path: req.path,
        method: req.method,
        authenticated: isAuthenticated(req),
-        tokenType: req.tokenType
+        tokenType: req.tokenType,
+        userAgent: req.headers['user-agent'],
+        referer: req.headers['referer'],
+        origin: req.headers['origin'],
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        headers: {
+          'x-forwarded-for': req.headers['x-forwarded-for'],
+          'x-real-ip': req.headers['x-real-ip']
+        },
+        requestUrl: req.originalUrl,
+        rateLimitInfo: {
+          limit: req.rateLimit?.limit,
+          current: req.rateLimit?.current,
+          remaining: req.rateLimit?.remaining,
+          resetTime: req.rateLimit?.resetTime ? new Date(req.rateLimit.resetTime).toISOString() : null
+        }
      });
      
      res.status(429).json({ 
@@ -217,10 +237,30 @@ async function createAuthRateLimiter() {
      return !currentConfig.enabled;
    },
    handler: (req, res) => {
-      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || req.ip;
+      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+                     req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+                     req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+                     req.ip;
+      
+      // Enhanced logging for auth failures
      logger.warn('Auth rate limit exceeded', {
        ip: clientIp,
-        path: req.path
+        path: req.path,
+        method: req.method,
+        userAgent: req.headers['user-agent'],
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        headers: {
+          'x-forwarded-for': req.headers['x-forwarded-for'],
+          'x-real-ip': req.headers['x-real-ip'
+        },
+        requestUrl: req.originalUrl,
+        authType: req.path.includes('admin') ? 'admin' : 'gallery',
+        rateLimitInfo: {
+          limit: req.rateLimit?.limit,
+          current: req.rateLimit?.current,
+          remaining: req.rateLimit?.remaining,
+          resetTime: req.rateLimit?.resetTime ? new Date(req.rateLimit.resetTime).toISOString() : null
+        }
      });
      
      res.status(429).json({ 
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * Formatters for email content and other text transformations
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Convert plain text line breaks to HTML line breaks
+ * @param {string} text - The text to format
+ * @returns {string} - Text with HTML line breaks
+ */
+function nl2br(text) {
+  if (!text) return '';
+  
+  // Normalize line endings
+  text = text.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').replace(/\r/g, '\n');
+  
+  // Convert newlines to <br> tags
+  return text
+    .split('\n')
+    .map(line => line.trim())
+    .filter(line => line.length > 0)
+    .join('<br />');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format welcome message for email templates
+ * @param {string} message - The welcome message
+ * @returns {string} - Formatted message for HTML emails
+ */
+function formatWelcomeMessage(message) {
+  if (!message || message.trim() === '') {
+    return '';
+  }
+  
+  return nl2br(message);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  nl2br,
+  formatWelcomeMessage
+};
@@ -1,31 +1,98 @@
 const winston = require('winston');
 const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+// Ensure logs directory exists
+const logDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../logs');
+if (!fs.existsSync(logDir)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(logDir, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+// Custom format for production logs
+const productionFormat = winston.format.combine(
+  winston.format.timestamp({ format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS' }),
+  winston.format.errors({ stack: true }),
+  winston.format.json(),
+  winston.format.printf(info => {
+    // Ensure all security events are properly formatted
+    if (info.level === 'warn' && (info.message.includes('rate limit') || 
+                                   info.message.includes('auth') ||
+                                   info.message.includes('login') ||
+                                   info.message.includes('JWT'))) {
+      return JSON.stringify({
+        timestamp: info.timestamp,
+        level: info.level,
+        message: info.message,
+        security: true,
+        ...info
+      });
+    }
+    return JSON.stringify(info);
+  })
+);

 const logger = winston.createLogger({
  level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
-  format: winston.format.combine(
-    winston.format.timestamp(),
-    winston.format.errors({ stack: true }),
-    winston.format.json()
-  ),
+  format: productionFormat,
  transports: [
    new winston.transports.File({ 
-      filename: path.join(__dirname, '../../logs/error.log'), 
-      level: 'error' 
+      filename: path.join(logDir, 'error.log'), 
+      level: 'error',
+      maxsize: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10MB
+      maxFiles: 5,
+      tailable: true
    }),
    new winston.transports.File({ 
-      filename: path.join(__dirname, '../../logs/combined.log') 
+      filename: path.join(logDir, 'combined.log'),
+      maxsize: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // 50MB
+      maxFiles: 10,
+      tailable: true
+    }),
+    // Separate security log for authentication and rate limiting
+    new winston.transports.File({
+      filename: path.join(logDir, 'security.log'),
+      level: 'warn',
+      maxsize: 20 * 1024 * 1024, // 20MB
+      maxFiles: 10,
+      tailable: true,
+      format: winston.format.combine(
+        winston.format.timestamp({ format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS' }),
+        winston.format.json(),
+        winston.format.printf(info => {
+          // Only log security-related warnings
+          if (info.message.includes('rate limit') || 
+              info.message.includes('auth') ||
+              info.message.includes('login') ||
+              info.message.includes('JWT') ||
+              info.message.includes('lockout') ||
+              info.message.includes('suspicious')) {
+            return JSON.stringify(info);
+          }
+          return null;
+        })
+      )
    })
-  ]
+  ].filter(Boolean)
 });

+// Add console logging for non-production environments
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
  logger.add(new winston.transports.Console({
    format: winston.format.combine(
      winston.format.colorize(),
-      winston.format.simple()
+      winston.format.timestamp({ format: 'HH:mm:ss' }),
+      winston.format.printf(info => {
+        return `[${info.timestamp}] ${info.level}: ${info.message} ${info.stack || ''}`;
+      })
    )
  }));
+} else {
+  // In production, also log to console for container environments
+  if (process.env.LOG_TO_CONSOLE === 'true') {
+    logger.add(new winston.transports.Console({
+      format: productionFormat
+    }));
+  }
 }

 module.exports = logger;
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
  SettingsPage,
  CMSPage
 } from './pages/admin';
+import { CMSPageEnhanced } from './pages/admin/CMSPageEnhanced';
 import { AdminLayout, AdminAuthWrapper } from './components/admin';
 import { PageErrorBoundary, OfflineIndicator, SkipLink, DynamicFavicon } from './components/common';
 import { MaintenanceWrapper } from './components/MaintenanceWrapper';
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ function App() {
                      <Route path="analytics" element={<AnalyticsPage />} />
                      <Route path="branding" element={<BrandingPage />} />
                      <Route path="settings" element={<SettingsPage />} />
-                      <Route path="cms" element={<CMSPage />} />
+                      <Route path="cms" element={<CMSPageEnhanced />} />
                      <Route index element={<Navigate to="/admin/dashboard" replace />} />
                    </Route>
                  </Route>
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { HelpCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface WelcomeMessageEditorProps {
+  value: string;
+  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  rows?: number;
+}
+
+export const WelcomeMessageEditor: React.FC<WelcomeMessageEditorProps> = ({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  placeholder,
+  rows = 6
+}) => {
+  const handleChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    onChange(e.target.value);
+  };
+
+  // Convert newlines to <br> tags for preview
+  const getPreviewHtml = () => {
+    return value
+      .split('\n')
+      .map(line => line.trim())
+      .filter(line => line.length > 0)
+      .join('<br />');
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2">
+      <div className="relative">
+        <textarea
+          value={value}
+          onChange={handleChange}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          rows={rows}
+          className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-neutral-300 rounded-lg focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 transition-colors resize-none font-mono text-sm"
+        />
+        <div className="absolute top-2 right-2 text-neutral-400">
+          <HelpCircle className="w-4 h-4" title="Line breaks will be preserved in emails" />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      
+      <div className="text-xs text-neutral-500">
+        Tip: Press Enter to create a new line. Each line will appear as a separate paragraph in emails.
+      </div>
+
+      {value && (
+        <div className="mt-4">
+          <p className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 mb-2">Preview:</p>
+          <div className="p-4 bg-neutral-50 rounded-lg border border-neutral-200">
+            <div 
+              className="text-sm text-neutral-700 whitespace-pre-wrap"
+              dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: getPreviewHtml() }}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+WelcomeMessageEditor.displayName = 'WelcomeMessageEditor';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export { PhotoUpload } from './PhotoUpload';
 export { CategoryManager } from './CategoryManager';
 export { EventCategoryManager } from './EventCategoryManager';
 export { CMSEditor } from './CMSEditor';
+export { WelcomeMessageEditor } from './WelcomeMessageEditor';
 export { BulkArchiveModal } from './BulkArchiveModal';
 export { MaintenanceBanner } from './MaintenanceBanner';
 export { EmailPreviewModal } from './EmailPreviewModal';
@@ -184,21 +184,12 @@ export const CMSPage: React.FC = () => {
                <CMSEditor
                  content={editingLang === 'en' ? editForm.content_en || '' : editForm.content_de || ''}
                  onChange={handleContentChange}
+                  onSave={handleSave}
+                  isSaving={updateMutation.isPending}
                />
              </div>
            </div>

-            <div className="mt-6 flex justify-end gap-3">
-              <Button
-                variant="primary"
-                onClick={handleSave}
-                isLoading={updateMutation.isPending}
-                leftIcon={<Save className="w-4 h-4" />}
-              >
-                {t('cms.saveChanges')}
-              </Button>
-            </div>
-
            {currentPage?.updated_at && (
              <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 mt-4">
                {t('cms.lastUpdated')} {new Date(currentPage.updated_at).toLocaleString()}
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { enUS, de } from 'date-fns/locale';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';

 import { Button, Input, Card } from '../../components/common';
-import { ThemeCustomizerEnhanced, GalleryPreview } from '../../components/admin';
+import { ThemeCustomizerEnhanced, GalleryPreview, WelcomeMessageEditor } from '../../components/admin';
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { eventsService } from '../../services/events.service';
 import { categoriesService } from '../../services/categories.service';
@@ -320,12 +320,11 @@ export const CreateEventPageEnhanced: React.FC = () => {
              <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 mb-2">
                {t('events.welcomeMessage')}
              </label>
-              <textarea
+              <WelcomeMessageEditor
                value={formData.welcome_message}
-                onChange={handleInputChange('welcome_message')}
+                onChange={(value) => setFormData(prev => ({ ...prev, welcome_message: value }))}
                placeholder={t('events.welcomeMessagePlaceholder')}
-                className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-neutral-300 rounded-lg focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500"
-                rows={3}
+                rows={4}
              />
            </div>
          </div>