Overview

The Project Showcase feature allows developers in the KrackedDev community to submit, view, and interact with projects. It includes a voting system, real-time updates, and an admin workflow for project moderation.

Added

• Project Submissions: Users can now submit their projects with descriptions, tags, and images.
• Project Feed: A public showcase gallery to browse community projects.
• Voting System: "Hot Signal" implementation for upvoting projects.
• Real-time Leaderboard: Dynamic ranking of projects based on community engagement.
• Notifications: Smart notifications for project approvals and interactions.
• Navigation: Showcase link added to the main site navigation.

Fixed

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

Changelog - 2026-02-06

🚀 New Features

• Global Share Button: Implemented a reusable ShareButton component with:
  • Native Integration: Uses Web Share API on mobile devices.
  • Desktop Fallback: Dropdown menu with Copy Link, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook options.
• Integration Points: Added share functionality to:
  • Community: QuestionCard (reveals on hover).
  • Events: Featured event, upcoming schedule cards, and legacy archive list.
  • Hackathons: HackathonLandingMatrix and HackathonLandingParallax templates.

💅 Improvements

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

🔥 New Features

• News & Discord Updates:
  • Overhauled /news page with category filters (All, MY Tech, Global, Gov), better UI, and new integration.
  • Global update of Discord invite link
• Hackathon Landing Page:
  • Added "About Event" section.
  • Implemented dynamic hackathon banner with countdown timer to homepage.
  • Enhanced banner with dynamic prize pool and copywriting based on event type.
• Database:
  • Synced database schema across all environments.

🐛 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.

Changelog - February 3, 2026

🚀 New Features & Enhancements

Hackathon Experience

• Mobile Optimization: Significantly improved the mobile responsiveness of the Hackathon Portal. No more side-scrolling or layout shifts!
• Team Management: detailed view for team rosters and clearer team code exposure for easier joining.
• UI Polish: Added a polished "Standby" component for smoother state transitions and empty states.

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. 🚀

🚀 Introducing the Events Platform

We've officially launched the Events Platform, our central hub for community gatherings, hackathons, and workshops:

• Dynamic Events Overview: A new home for all Kracked Devs events, highlighting the next big thing.
• Event Details: Deep-dives into every event with dates, locations (online/offline), and full descriptions.
• Legacy Archive: Celebrate our community's history with an automated archive of all past events.
• Live Event Status: Real-time status tracking for every event, so you always know what’s coming up.

🖼️ 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.

Bounty Board Improvements

Smart Bounty Sorting

• Active bounties now appear first - New and ongoing bounties are prioritized at the top of the list
• Latest bounties first - Within each category, the most recent bounties are shown first
• Completed bounties moved to bottom - Finished bounties automatically move down to keep focus on active opportunities

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.

Features & Improvements

🔗 Multiple URLs in Bounty Submissions

Hunters can now include multiple links when submitting a solution! You are no longer limited to just a GitHub PR URL.

• Support for comma-separated URLs (e.g., https://github.com/user/repo, https://demo-app.vercel.app).
• Live demos and deployment links can now be submitted alongside your code.
• Admin dashboard and Winner displays now render all submitted links for easier review and showcasing.

🧭 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).

🎨 Enhancements

User Interface

• Profile Page Updates: We've updated the navigation tabs and buttons on your profile page with bolder, high-contrast styling. This makes them much easier to see and interact with, especially when using different themes.

✨ General

• Performance & Stability: Applied various under-the-hood optimization and fixes to ensure a smoother experience.

🚀 Newsletter & Smart Notifications

We've officially launched our new Smart Notification System:

• Weekly Digest: Get a curated summary of top bounties, polls, and opportunities.
• Custom Preferences: You're in control. Manage your subscription settings directly from your profile or the new secure preference center.
• KL Timezone Support: All event times are now fully localized for our community in Kuala Lumpur.

🎨 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.