Changelog

August 3, 2026

Reliable attendance sessions, streamlined admin actions, and updated registration terms.

• NewLeaders can edit an already marked attendance session and update every member’s status.
• NewDatabase-level attendance protection prevents duplicate member records for the same club, class/session, and date.
• ImprovedAttendance marking now requires a class or session name, making same-day sessions clearly distinguishable.
• ImprovedMembers and Users admin tables now use compact three-dot action menus with floating detail panels.
• ImprovedAbout-section activity cards begin their reveal animation sooner on mobile devices.
• FixedRegistration Terms & Conditions agreement now opens the live terms page.
• FixedPassword-reset audit logging is supported by the production database schema.

August 1, 2026

Complete SEO & LLM discoverability overhaul, image lightbox, auto-cycling carousels, and UI normalization.

• Newrobots.txt with AI crawler allow rules (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, CCBot)
• Newllms.txt for LLM crawl guidance with citation policy and entity definitions
• NewAuto-generated sitemap.xml via next-sitemap with all public pages
• NewFull JSON-LD structured data: Organization, Person (18 team members), Event (17+), ImageObject, SoftwareApplication, BreadcrumbList, WebSite
• NewImage lightbox with keyboard navigation for all event images (upcoming, past, archived)
• NewAuto-cycling image carousel for upcoming events (4s interval) with manual override
• ImprovedFixed OG image to use local /banner.png (was broken localhost:8000 reference)
• ImprovedUnique metadata per page: titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, OG/Twitter cards
• ImprovedEnhanced Organization schema: 'CYCODERS CLUB — Official CSE Club of Adamas University' with department linkage
• ImprovedEnhanced Person schema: worksFor with parentOrganization (Adamas University), alumniOf relationship
• ImprovedEnhanced Event schema: organizer with parentOrganization (Adamas University), proper offers
• ImprovedNormalized all labels: 'Recent Highlights' → 'Recent highlights', 'Faculty & Mentors', 'Student Leads'
• ImprovedRemoved forced uppercase tracking from DetailRow, team section headers, and section labels
• FixedEvent image thumbnails now clickable — open in floating lightbox with blur background
• FixedPast/archived event images now clickable with lightbox support

March 6, 2026

Showcase page, cookie notice, and major performance improvements.

• NewShowcase page with alternating project layout and coming-soon banner
• NewCookie notice modal (bottom-right) with localStorage dismissal
• NewPrivacy Policy and Terms of Services pages
• NewAchievements ticker carousel in hero section
• NewEvent images shown in Schedule section cards with thumbnail switcher
• NewChangelog page with versioned release timeline
• ImprovedSchedule section onUpdate rewritten to single-pass DOM writes — eliminates scroll lag on low-end devices
• ImprovedGallery and Team reveal animations moved from GSAP ticker to CSS transitions
• ImprovedBelow-fold sections lazy-loaded via dynamic imports — faster initial parse
• ImprovedPixelBlast autoPauseOffscreen enabled — WebGL loop pauses when hero is off-screen
• ImprovedAbout section widened to full page layout, matching hero padding
• ImprovedGallery image gap tightened for a denser mosaic look
• FixedSchedule section was rendering static fallback instead of live DB events
• FixedNavbar not appearing on pages without PageLoader — added fallback timer
• FixedFooter Privacy policy and Terms of services links were dead (#)

March 1, 2026

Dashboard auth overhaul, Google OAuth, and R2 image uploads.

• NewGoogle OAuth sign-in flow for member dashboard
• NewCloudflare R2 image upload pipeline with Sharp optimisation (webp, ≤400KB)
• NewChange password endpoint for email-provider accounts
• NewProfile onboarding flow for first-time dashboard users
• ImprovedJWT refresh token endpoint — re-issues token with fresh DB data
• ImprovedRate limiting tightened on all auth endpoints
• FixedSession cookie not cleared correctly on sign-out in some browsers

February 20, 2026

Points system, badges, crowns, and leaderboard.

• NewPoints system — members earn points for attendance and event participation
• NewBadge and crown award system with admin controls
• NewLeaderboard page ranking members by total points
• NewCommunity leaders board for club coordinators
• ImprovedDashboard profile page with GitHub calendar integration
• ImprovedCertificate generation and download from dashboard

February 10, 2026

Events system, gallery, and admin panel.

• NewEvents page with upcoming, past, and archived sections
• NewMulti-image event cards with main image + thumbnail switcher
• NewGallery page with masonry grid and image archives
• NewAdmin panel with coordinator and admin role management
• ImprovedSchedule of Activities section with stacked card scroll animation
• ImprovedSmooth scroll (Lenis) integrated with GSAP ScrollTrigger

February 1, 2026

Initial launch — public site and member registration.

• NewPublic landing page with hero, about, team, gallery, and contact sections
• NewJoin Us registration form for new member sign-up
• NewMember dashboard with email/password authentication
• NewNeon Postgres database with Drizzle ORM
• NewPageLoader reveal animation and CYCODERS branding