AI Scorecard

We've introduced an AI-powered candidate scoring system to help employers surface the best-matched candidates faster.

• Pre-computed Match Scores — Candidate-to-job compatibility scores are computed asynchronously and stored, ensuring the jobs board loads instantly without waiting on AI
• Resume Extraction — AI parses uploaded resumes to auto-fill profile fields including work experience, education, skills, and links
• Scorecard Generation — Detailed AI scorecard per candidate with structured feedback across multiple dimensions
• Profile Readiness Indicator — A checklist on the dashboard shows developers exactly which profile sections to complete to improve their scorecard eligibility

Billing & Subscriptions

A full billing layer is now live for company accounts, powered by Stripe.

• Starter & Pro Plans — Tiered access to job posting slots (3 for Starter, 10 for Pro) and recruitment features
• Stripe Checkout — Secure, hosted payment flow for new subscriptions
• Plan Switching — Existing subscribers can upgrade or downgrade plans in-app without going through the Stripe portal
• Webhook Self-Healing — The billing backend automatically handles retried webhook events, preventing duplicate subscriptions

Onboarding Wizard

New members and employers now go through a guided onboarding flow after signup.

• Role-Based Tracks — Separate onboarding paths for developers and employers
• Resume Upload — Developers can upload their CV during onboarding; AI extracts and pre-fills their profile automatically
• Employer Registration — Employers are guided through company setup as part of onboarding
• Validation Gates — Required fields are enforced at each step; users cannot advance without completing mandatory sections

Notification Gap Fixes

The email notification system received several critical fixes to ensure reliable delivery.

• Transactional Email Integrity — CMS-managed broadcast templates were interfering with transactional emails (e.g. bounty winner notifications, newsletter opt-in confirmations). All transactional templates are now fully isolated from CMS overrides
• Newsletter Double Opt-In Fixed — DOI confirmation emails were previously affected by default notification preferences. This has been resolved — the opt-in email is now always delivered
• Architectural Guard — A new system flag on all templates ensures future CMS edits cannot accidentally break personalized transactional emails

UI & Design Improvements

• Landing Page Redesign — For Companies section, hero banner with dynamic job count, and updated footer layout
• Jobs Board — Fully dynamic filter bar with location search, deduplicated employment types, and fixed salary filters across both scraped and ATS job listings
• Scorecard Page — Overhauled layout with conditional generation slots and improved typography
• Company Dashboard — Consistent card-based UI across all company pages; horizontal scroll fixed on pipeline Kanban board
• Member List — Light mode support and sortable columns added to the admin members page
• Profile Edit — Cleaned up form structure; platform-specific URL formatters for X, LinkedIn, and Threads handles

Admin Tooling

• Server-Side Pagination — /admin/employees and /admin/companies now use server-side pagination with accurate total counts, fixing incorrect counts on large datasets
• Rich Text Editor — Job posting descriptions now support formatted text (bold, lists, links) via a TipTap-powered editor

Platform Reliability

• Middleware Auth Hardening — Edge middleware now always enforces strict session validation to guarantee immediate detection of revoked sessions
• Profile Cache Invalidation — Middleware profile cache is now correctly cleared when onboarding status, role, or user status changes, eliminating delayed redirect issues
• Community Content Safety — Author profile lookups on community pages have been optimized to handle diverse user roles smoothly without errors

Security: Data Access Controls

We've tightened role-based access controls across the platform's data layer to ensure strict separation of privileges.

• Restricted Data Access — Strengthened internal access controls. Sensitive profile fields are now restricted to server-side operations only, with no path to exposure via public-facing APIs
• Role Verification — Enhanced the role validation logic to ensure web-tier requests are strictly bound to their intended session context
• Action Scoping — Server-side actions that modify critical platform data now enforce stricter session binding before accepting user input

What Stays the Same

All existing features continue to work exactly as before. These changes are infrastructure-level security patches — no user-facing functionality was altered.

Security: Defense-in-Depth & Content Security Policy (CSP)

The platform’s frontend has been fortified against XSS and data-injection attacks using a hardened security header architecture.

• Cryptographic Nonces — Every page load generates a unique, high-entropy nonce at the middleware layer. Only scripts signed with this exact token are permitted to execute by the browser.
• Elimination of unsafe-inline — We have completely scrubbed unsafe-inline permissions from the codebase. Maliciously injected profile bios or chat messages (Stored XSS) are now incapable of executing scripts.
• HSTS Preloading — strict-transport-security is now enabled globally with preload, ensuring all connections are locked to encrypted tunnels and neutralizing protocol downgrade attacks.
• Anti-Clickjacking — x-frame-options: DENY is strictly enforced to prevent external sites from embedding KrackedDev components in malicious iframes.
• Cookie Hardening — All session and authentication cookies are now strictly bound with Secure, HttpOnly, and SameSite=Lax flags across all environments.

Security: DDoS Mitigation & Rate Limiting

Data-heavy endpoints are now protected against aggressive programmatic scraping and localized DDoS attempts.

• Sliding Window WAF — Implemented an IP-based edge rate limiter specifically targeting high-compute public routes (e.g., /leaderboard, /map, /community).
• Graceful Degradation — Requests exceeding burst thresholds are dropped at the edge with a 429 Too Many Requests status, preserving database connection pools for legitimate users.

Improvements

• Sanitized Error Handling — Stack traces and internal schemas are now rigorously scrubbed from API error responses to prevent metadata leakage.
• Public Client Offloading — Publicly accessible pages (like the leaderboard or showcase gallery) now utilize non-session-aware database clients. This removes cookie validation overhead for faster global Time-To-First-Byte (TTFB).

Securing the moat. Fast, resilient, and zero-trust.

Pages Redesigned

Every public-facing page has been rebuilt:

• Landing page with new hero layout and featured event banner
• Profile pages, dashboards, and achievement badge cards (Figma assets)
• Guild pages, guild events, and guild project views
• Showcase, Jobs, and Bounty Marketplace
• Startup Directory and Registration Portal
• Company Directory and Company Profiles
• News, FAQ, Changelog, About, and Manifesto
• For Government, For Developers, and For Companies pages
• Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
• Login modal with pixel-themed branding
• Footer with multi-row layout and newsletter signup

Guild Ambassador Hierarchy & Referral System

• Guilds can now have parent-child relationships via parent_guild_id
• Guild referral codes for tracking member acquisition
• Profile referral attribution with database-enforced immutability
• Referral leaderboard view with referral codes
• Recursive CTE-based get_guild_hierarchy_events RPC for hierarchy event roll-ups
• Ambassador KPI dashboard RPCs: activity flags, event details, member performance
• Guild invitation constraint fix for public invites

Startup Ecosystem Enhancements

• Admin in-app notifications when startups are registered, resubmitted, or request MD status
• Founder in-app notifications on startup approval or rejection
• Admin email notifications via Plunk for startup lifecycle events
• Corrected bounty board and full directory links in the startup benefits table

Government Inquiry System

• Brutalist redesign of all three government contact forms (policy maker, MDEC, GLC)
• Form submissions working end-to-end with RLS-compliant inserts

Community & UX Improvements

• Pixelated community map with sidebar and dashboard integration
• Newsletter signup rewired to notification service
• Community poll voting fix (no more infinite loading spinner)
• Bounty deadline labels (computed time-remaining instead of "N/A")
• Expired bounty categorization fix (no longer appearing in "Ongoing" tab)
• News page category tabs restored after design merge
• SSR disabled for CommunityMap to prevent QueryClient hydration crash
• Footer logo clipping and alignment fixes

Infrastructure

• 28+ database migrations applied across staging and production
• 3 new PostgreSQL functions and 1 immutability trigger
• 1 new referral leaderboard view
• All migrations verified idempotent across both environments
• Tagged release: v2026.04.11

New Feature: Ambassador KPI Dashboard

Admins can now monitor Ambassador Guild health through a dedicated KPI dashboard.

• Guild overview — View all ambassador guilds in a single table with member count, events in the last 30 days, last event date, total attendees, projects linked, and partnership count.
• Activity flags — Each guild is automatically flagged as Active (green), Flagged (amber), or Inactive (red) based on their event cadence against configurable thresholds (8 online + 1 physical event per 30 days).
• Soft warning — Guilds that have met the online event quota but missed the physical event requirement are shown a specific amber "soft warning" reason, making it easy to identify which threshold was missed.
• Guild drill-down — Click any guild to see a breakdown of every event (status, type, date, RSVP count, attendance, content items) and a member performance table (RSVP rate, attendance, projects credited).
• Captain badge — The captain is always shown at the top of the member table with a badge, and is excluded from the aggregate active-member stats.
• Regional tracking — Guilds can have a state field for regional filtering (admin-visible).
• Config-driven thresholds — Activity flag thresholds are stored in the database and can be updated without a code deployment.

New Feature: Guild Partnerships

Guilds can now publicly display their partnerships and sponsors.

• Add partners — Captains can add partner organisations with a name, logo, website URL, and optional description.
• Logo upload — Partner logos are uploaded directly to Supabase Storage. Swapping a logo automatically deletes the old file.
• Public display — Partner logos and info appear on the public guild profile page, visible to everyone.
• Manage & remove — Captains can edit partnership details or remove a partner at any time.

Improvements

• Project owners can now edit and delete their own projects — Previously, only guild captains could manage projects. Project creators now have the same edit and delete permissions as their captain.
• Hide delete button for non-owners — The Delete (and Edit) controls on project cards are now only shown to captains and the project owner. Regular members no longer see management controls they cannot use.
• Event recap in guild feed — The guild activity feed now shows a rich event recap card with a photo grid, project links, and truncated recap text — not just a placeholder.

Alhamdulillah — guilds are now alive with events, accountability, and community. Keep building, keep gathering.

New Feature: Startup Submission Gate

Quality-first onboarding for new startups.

• Pending review status — New startup registrations enter a "Pending" state for admin review before going live in the directory.
• Readiness checklist — During registration, founders complete a readiness checklist (live product URL, incorporation status) that gives admins a quick signal of startup maturity.
• Readiness score — Each startup gets a readiness score (out of 13) visible to admins, computed from profile fields and checklist completion.
• Admin approve/reject — Admins can approve startups to go live or reject them with constructive feedback (minimum 30 characters).
• Rejection feedback — Rejected founders see the admin's feedback on their dashboard with a clear banner explaining what to improve.
• SLA indicators — Admins see amber (36h) and red (48h) SLA breach warnings for pending startups to ensure timely review.

Startup Improvements

• Startup logo upload — Founders can now upload a logo during registration or from their dashboard. Logos appear on the startup card and public profile.
• Enterprise support — The incorporation checklist now includes "Enterprise" alongside Sdn Bhd and Ltd.

Alhamdulillah — set your goals, stay accountable, and keep building. The ecosystem grows with every milestone.

New Feature: Celebration Screen

When your project is approved, you deserve a moment.

• Celebration screen — Approved projects now display a shareable celebration screen with confetti animation, your project name, and social sharing links.
• Downloadable OG card — Each approved project gets an auto-generated Open Graph image that can be downloaded and shared on social media.
• Social sharing — One-click sharing to X (Twitter) and Threads with pre-filled copy celebrating your approval.

New Feature: Discovery Tabs & Hero Slider

Find projects faster with smarter browsing.

• Discovery tabs — The showcase page now has Hot, Featured, and New tabs. Hot ranks projects by vote velocity over 48 hours and 7 days.
• Hero slider — The top of the showcase page features a rotating hero slider highlighting pinned projects.
• Featured curation — Admins can mark projects as Featured, giving them premium visibility in the Featured tab.
• Project status badges — Cards now display a maturity badge (Hobby, Launched, Monetized, Open Source) set by the project owner during submission.
• Hackathon badge — Projects submitted for hackathon events display a hackathon badge on their card.

Showcase Quality of Life

• Animated project count — The total project count on the showcase page now animates on first visit.
• Hunt Signal removed — The Hunt Signal feature has been retired to simplify the showcase experience.

Admin: Comment Moderation Queue

• Moderation queue — Admins can review flagged and AI-hidden comments in a dedicated moderation page.
• Hide, restore, delete, or dismiss — Full control over comment visibility with one-click actions.
• AI false positive recovery — Comments incorrectly hidden by the AI filter can be restored by admins with a single click.

Admin: Showcase Management

• Rejection reasons — When an admin rejects a project, they can now provide a reason that is visible to the submitter.
• Hero pinning — Admins can pin projects to the hero slider from the admin dashboard.
• Featured toggle — Admins can promote or demote projects from the Featured tab.

Alhamdulillah — the community grows stronger with every voice. Keep building, keep sharing.

Error Handling

• MD Status Proof Upload — Upload error messages are now user-friendly. Raw storage errors are logged to the console for debugging but never shown to users.
• Signed URL Failures — A clearer message is displayed when upload succeeds but link generation fails, with guidance to try again or contact support.

Guild: Invite Links

Captains can now invite people to their guild without approving join requests manually.

• Generate an invite link from the Guild Members page.
• Copy the link with one click — share it anywhere.
• Invite links expire after 7 days. The expiry date is shown inline so captains always know when a link is active.
• Revoke a link at any time. Revoking immediately invalidates the current link.
• Already a member? If you follow an invite link for a guild you've already joined, you'll see a friendly banner instead of an error.

Showcase: Image Upload Fix

• Fixed a bug that caused large image uploads to fail with a 413 Body exceeded 2mb limit error.
• Images are now uploaded directly to storage — the file size limit has been raised to 20 MB total per submission.
• This fix applies to both new project submissions and project edits.

Performance

• Reduced Supabase Auth API calls in middleware to prevent 429 Too Many Requests rate limit errors on high-traffic pages. Profile data is now cached using a short-lived secure cookie.

Security

• Applied a DOMPurify patch (≥ 3.2.2) resolving a known XSS vulnerability.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed dashboard and admin sidebars missing a "Back to Main" navigation link.
• Fixed admin table not reflecting startup status changes after a KD Backed toggle without a page refresh.
• Fixed share URL generation for startup profiles.
• Resolved a race condition in the Guild activity feed that could cause duplicate entries.

GitHub Integration

• Connect your GitHub repos — Guild captains can link a GitHub App installation to a project and select specific repositories to track. Each project tracks its own repos independently, even if the same GitHub App is installed across multiple projects.
• Webhook pipeline — Push events, pull requests, and issue closures from connected repos are automatically captured and attributed to the correct project and contributor.
• Webhook Health monitor — A live health dashboard shows delivery success rate, queue depth, last delivery timestamp, and any recent errors.

Contribution Tracking

• Activity Feed — Every merged pull request, commit, and resolved issue is recorded as a contribution event and displayed in the project's activity feed.
• XP scoring — Contributions earn XP based on impact (PR size, event type), visible on member profiles and leaderboards.
• Contributor leaderboard — Projects display their top contributors ranked by XP.
• Contribution export — Members can export their personal contribution history as JSON or CSV for portfolios and resumes.

Contributor Discovery & Recruitment

• Open roles — Captains can advertise open roles on their project. Role badges are displayed publicly on the project hub.
• Offer to Help — Members can apply for open roles by sending an offer with a message. Captains can accept or decline offers from the project hub.
• Re-apply after decline — Members can re-apply for a role after being declined.

Portfolio & Badges

• Public contributor profile — Each user has a public-facing profile showing their contribution history, earned badges, and XP across all guild projects.
• Contribution badges — Members earn badges for milestones like first PR, first issue closed, and cumulative XP thresholds.

Project Milestones

• Milestone tracking — Captains can create milestones with target dates and progress percentages. Milestones are visible publicly on the project hub.

Project Lifecycle

• Stale detection — Projects with no activity for 30 days are automatically marked as stale. Projects inactive for 60 days are archived.
• Manual reactivation — Captains can reactivate stale or archived projects from the Captain Dashboard.
• Guild dissolution — Captains can dissolve a guild, which notifies all members.

Notifications

• Offer received — Captains are notified when a member applies to an open role.
• Guild dissolved — All guild members receive a notification when their guild is dissolved.
• Profile verified badge — Users are notified when their profile receives a verified badge.
• Changelog published — Users are notified when a new changelog is published.
• @mention in guild chat — Members are notified when mentioned in guild chat.
• Community Q&A activity — Notifications for answers and reactions on community questions.
• Showcase activity — Notifications for reactions and comments on showcase posts.

Bug Fixes

• Activity feed loading — Fixed an issue where project activity feeds failed to load due to a database join error, showing no contributions even when events existed.
• Join request visibility — Fixed an issue where guild captains couldn't see join requests from certain users.
• GitHub repo conflicts — Fixed a bug where removing a GitHub integration from one project could accidentally disconnect other projects using the same installation.
• Webhook attribution — Fixed a bug where webhook events from shared GitHub App installations were attributed to the wrong project.
• @mention links — Fixed broken profile links in guild chat @mention notifications.
• OG image rendering — Fixed Open Graph images failing to generate for WebP profile pictures.
• Notification independence — Fixed a bug where in-app notifications weren't sent if email delivery failed.
• Auth rate limiting — Reduced unnecessary authentication requests to prevent 429 rate limit errors on login-heavy pages.
• Participant list visibility — Fixed an issue where event participants could only see their own name in the attendee list.

UI Improvements

• Project hub mobile polish — Improved tab layout, padding, and card sizes on small screens. Tabs now wrap to two rows on mobile instead of scrolling horizontally.
• Guild overview cards — Card sections now align vertically, keeping metadata labels consistent across rows.
• Guest project view — Non-members can browse public projects and contributor profiles without joining a guild.
• Chat @mention highlights — @mentions in guild chat are now visually highlighted and link directly to the mentioned user's profile.
• Status badges — Project status (Active, Stale, Archived) is displayed with colour-coded badges throughout the guild hub.

Alhamdulillah — grateful for everyone who's been part of the journey. More to come.

Guild Chat Improvements

• @mention notifications — Mentioning a teammate in guild chat now sends them a priority in-app notification directly.
• Clickable @mentions — @mentions in chat are now clickable links to the tagged member's profile.

Event & Registration Improvements

• Registration lock after event start — Registration is now automatically disabled once an event has started, preventing late sign-ups.
• Discord ID on registration — You can now include your Discord ID when registering for an event.
• Better event sharing — Event pages now include richer Open Graph and Twitter/X card metadata for shareable previews when posted on social media.

Showcase

• WebP image support — Showcase project images now fully support WebP format uploads for faster, smaller images.

Profile

• Remove avatar — You can now remove your profile avatar directly from your profile settings.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed weekly leaderboard failing to load when filtering by time frame.
• Fixed newsletter sign-up silently failing for some users.
• Fixed an issue where event registration button state didn't update after completing registration.
• Fixed timezone display inconsistencies for event dates when using multi-day ranges.
• Fixed broken profile links in guild chat @mentions.
• Fixed occasional login errors caused by stale authentication sessions.
• Fixed showcase images not rendering correctly for WebP uploads.

⚡ Performance

• Resolved a performance bottleneck in guild chat that caused slow load times in active guilds.
• Reduced authentication API errors that occasionally caused brief loading delays on page navigation.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed timezone display for event dates across all templates.
• Fixed multi-day event date range formatting.

Platform Reliability

• Database Consistency: All tables now use automatic updated_at triggers — timestamps are always accurate without manual bookkeeping.
• Cleaner Data Model: Removed stale, duplicated data from the messaging layer. Chat now always reflects your current username and avatar — no more stale display names in old messages.
• Community Chat: The community chat at /chat is now fully powered by Discord, giving you real-time sync with the Kracked Devs Discord server.

Developer Experience

• Expanded Test Coverage: Added automated tests for critical platform paths — profile updates, stats APIs, location data, and bounty logic -reducing the risk of regressions in future updates.

Security Hardening

A comprehensive security audit and remediation pass across the platform.

• XSS Prevention: All text inputs are now sanitized for HTML tags and javascript: protocol URLs.
• Server-Side Validation: Profile updates are now validated server-side with strict schemas.
• Username Hardening: Usernames are restricted to alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens only.
• Database Security: Fixed mutable search paths on all functions, scoped RLS policies, and revoked unnecessary public API access.
• Dependency Patching: Resolved ajv ReDoS vulnerability.

Malaysia Tech Map

• Click to Explore: Clicking any state on the landing page map now navigates directly to the full /map page with that state's panel pre-opened.
• Smarter State Labels: State label placement refined for better readability across all screen sizes.
• Faster SSR: Eliminated all HTTP self-requests from the map page during server-side rendering.
• Search Hint: The search shortcut now correctly shows ⌘K on Mac and Ctrl+K on Windows/Linux.

Guilds

• Guild Origins: Guilds can now set an origin state for map placement.

Improvements & Fixes

• Ghost User Filtering: Traveler counts, map markers, and user stats now exclude users who haven't completed onboarding.
• Duplicate Badge Fix: Resolved an issue where earned achievement badges appeared twice on the profile page.
• Page View Caching: Added 60-second revalidation cache to the page-views API for better performance.
• GitHub Token Persistence: Fixed an issue where GitHub tokens weren't persisting across different login methods.
• Loading States: Global loading states implemented across dashboard pages.
• Login Page: Dedicated /login page created to fix 404 redirect issues.

• Click to Explore: Clicking any state on the landing page map now navigates directly to the full /map page with that state's panel pre-opened.
• Smarter State Labels: State label placement has been refined for better readability across all screen sizes.
• Faster SSR: Eliminated all HTTP self-requests from the map page during server-side rendering, improving load performance.

Events

• Archive Fix: Events starting today are now correctly classified as upcoming regardless of what time of day it is, using a day-boundary comparison instead of a timestamp comparison.

SEO & Metadata

• Chat OG Image: The Community Chat page now has a dynamic Open Graph image for rich link previews when sharing on social platforms.
• Chat Metadata: Improved title and description tags for the chat page.

Improvements

• Dashboard Cleanup: Streamlined navigation by linking "Showcase" directly to the personal project management page and removing the redundant "My Projects" link.
• Page Naming: Renamed the dashboard project management page to "My Showcase" for consistency.

Fixes

• Login Loop: Resolved an issue causing infinite redirects on the login page.
• Footer Layout: Fixed layout shifts where the footer appeared before content loaded on profile/dashboard pages.
• Showcase Navigation: Fixed the dashboard "Showcase" link incorrectly directing to the public page.

XP & Rewards System

Level up your profile by contributing to the community!

• XP for Showcases: Earn XP when your project is approved.

Event Management

A complete overhaul of how we handle community events.

• Server-Side Search: Blazing fast search for event registrations.
• Admin Panel: Comprehensive tools for managing events and attendees.
• Discord Integration: Seamless links to our community Discord for event coordination.

SEO & Metadata

• Dynamic OG Images: Custom sosial preview cards for every request (Showcase, Guilds, Events).
• Enhanced Metadata: Improved title and description tags across all public pages for better SEO.
• Social Sharing: Fixed issues with link previews on platforms like WhatsApp and Twitter.

Improvements & Fixes

• Navigation:
  • Sticky Navbar and persistent Sidebar for better navigation.
  • Non-overlapping Footer with dynamic versioning.
  • Improved mobile menu responsiveness.
• Performance:
  • Optimized image loading with next/image.
  • Server-side pagination for better scalability.
• Security:
  • Enhanced RLS policies for Guild posts.
• UI/UX:
  • Smooth page transitions for profiles.
  • Glassmorphic design updates for a premium feel.
  • Fixed double scrollbars on mobile views.

Fixed

• Resolved lint and build errors in showcase components.
• Fixed hydration issues in the project feed.
• Corrected image optimization settings for Supabase external domains.

💅 Improvements

• Rebranding: Updated site metadata (Title, Description, OpenGraph, Twitter) from "Cracked Developers" to "Aspiring Developers" in layout.tsx.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• News System:
  • Fixed integration fetching strategy.
• Hackathon UI:
  • Fixed hydration errors and countdown label alignment.
  • Improved banner text alignment and mobile responsiveness.
• System:
  • Fixed build errors (missing closing braces).
  • Fixed race conditions in Brevo logs using upsert.

🚜 Refactor & Chores

• Refactored banner wording for better engagement/impact.
• Updated banner details.
• Merged changes from main to staging for deployment.

Admin Capabilities

• Dashboard Expansion: Rolled out new administrative tools to better manage platform resources and user data.

🛡️ Security & Reliability

System Hardening

• Gamification Engine: Implemented major security upgrades to the XP System. XP awarding logic is now strictly server-side verified, ensuring fair play for everyone.
• Vulnerability Patching: Resolved underlying dependency alerts to keep the platform secure.

Infrastructure

• Database Stability: Improved migration scripts to be robust and idempotent, ensuring smoother deployments without downtime.

Building the future of developer careers. 🚀

🖼️ Enhanced Media Experience

• Rich Event Visuals: High-resolution banners and logos across the platform to help you visualize every session.
• Faster Image Loading: Optimized media handling for a smoother, high-performance browsing experience.

🛠️ Improvements & Fixes

• Unified Navigation: "Events" is now easily accessible from the top navbar, sidebar, and footer across the entire platform.
• Self-Healing UI: Fixed hydration issues for a more reliable and consistent initial page load.
• Smarter Registration: Event registration flows are now more intuitive, with automatic closing once an event has finished.
• Platform Performance: Optimized background API calls to reduce data usage and improve overall page responsiveness.

Enhanced Loading Experience

• New 3D glitch loading animation - A cyberpunk-inspired loading spinner that matches our aesthetic
• Faster page loads - Improved performance across the bounty board

UI Polish

• Refined bounty cards - Better visual consistency across all bounty components
• Improved theme support - Better color handling across light and dark themes

⚡ Performance & Stability

Faster, More Reliable Platform

• Improved database connections - Eliminated connection issues that could cause slow page loads
• Smoother navigation - Pages load faster and transitions are more responsive
• Better error handling - The platform gracefully handles temporary issues without breaking the user experience

These improvements are part of our ongoing commitment to providing the best experience for Malaysian developers.

🧭 Changelog Access

• Added a direct link to the Changelog in the main sidebar navigation, making it easier to stay updated with platform changes.

🎨 UI & Theming Fixes

• Bounty Price Visibility: Fixed an issue where the bounty reward badge was invisible on the "Light Noir" theme due to contrast issues. The text color now dynamically adapts to ensure readability across all themes (Light, Dark, and Monochrome).

🎨 Bounty Board 2.0

We've refined the Bounty Board for a cleaner, faster browsing experience:

• Focus on Content: Bounties now take center stage with an expanded grid view.
• Better Filtering: Polls and filters moved to a streamlined sidebar.
• Compact Mode: Easier to scan through opportunities on both desktop and mobile.

Improvements & Fixes

• Footer Redesign: Refined layout for better responsiveness on all devices.
• Form Scaling: Fixed issues with newsletter signup forms on smaller screens.
• Secure Unsubscribe: Implemented a 1-click secure unsubscribe flow (though we hope you'll stay!).
• System Stability: Various backend optimizations to improve platform speed.