Vendors: Add photo support — profile photo, photo gallery, and list thumbnail #271
Description
Feature Request — Vendor Photos: Profile Photo + Gallery
Found during: Manual testing of Vendor detail and list pages
Current Behavior
Vendors have no photo support at all. The vendor detail page shows Contact Information, Trade Tags, and Work Order History — but no photos. The vendor list shows a generic person icon placeholder.
Expected Behavior
1. Profile / Contact Photo (Primary Photo)
- A headshot or contact photo displayed prominently in the Contact Information section of the vendor detail page
- This becomes the primary photo for the vendor
2. Photo Gallery
- A photo gallery section on the vendor detail page for uploading multiple images
- Typical use cases:
- Business cards
- Photos of service vehicles
- Certifications / licenses
- Completed work samples
3. Vendor List Thumbnail
- The vendor list (
/vendors) should display the primary photo thumbnail in each vendor card, replacing the current generic person icon - Consistent with how the Properties list already displays property photos
Implementation Scope
This is a full-stack feature:
- Domain: Add photo entity relationship to Vendor (similar to existing Property/WorkOrder photo support)
- Backend: Photo upload/delete endpoints for vendors, include primary photo URL in list and detail responses
- Infrastructure: S3 storage + thumbnail generation (reuse existing photo pipeline from Properties/WorkOrders)
- Frontend: Photo upload component on vendor detail, gallery display, thumbnail in vendor list cards
Reference
The Properties feature already has full photo support (upload, gallery, primary photo, list thumbnails) — the same pattern should be extended to Vendors.
Labels: enhancement, frontend, backend, vendor