Sep 26 - Oct 2 Changelog

Written by Nick Khami

β€’ Oct 2, 2025

πŸš€ TLDR: The app is now truly functional! Creators can login, create and manage their content with a complete content management system. While payment rails are still in development, we’re gearing up for a ProductHunt launch next week as the platform is ready for user feedback and real-world testing.

✨ Content Creation & Management

  • Rich Text Editor: Implemented TinyMCE editor for powerful content creation with full formatting capabilities
  • New Post Creation: Complete new post page and form with intuitive content input
  • Series Management: Added new series form with image upload support and comprehensive creation flow
  • Content Organization: Enhanced content page with improved structure and navigation
  • Image Upload: Integrated image upload functionality for series and content creation
  • App Data Context: Implemented centralized app data context for posts and series data management
  • Real-time Data: Added functionality to fetch and display posts and series data throughout the app

🎨 UI/UX Enhancements

  • Autofocus Inputs: All login and register pages now feature autofocus on first input for better UX
  • Responsive Layouts: Adjusted 4-column homepage layouts to adapt to different screen widths
  • Settings Page: Complete settings page implementation with user preferences
  • Customization Component: Enhanced customization features with improved functionality
  • Payouts Page: Updated payouts interface with better layout and information
  • Text Selection: Added text select component for better content interaction
  • Popover Component: New popover component for contextual UI elements
  • Link Buttons: Updated link button component with improved styling
  • Table Overflow: Fixed table overflow-x behavior for better mobile experience
  • 404 Page: Fixed styling issues with broken button on 404 page

πŸ”§ Component & Code Architecture

  • Editor Migration: Switched from Slate to TinyMCE for more robust editing experience
  • Component Cleanup: Removed unused code from new-serial-form.tsx, settings.tsx, and customization.tsx
  • Styling Organization: Moved all styling files to dedicated src/styling directory
  • Select Component: Enhanced select component with improved styling
  • Lists Behavior: Fixed list handling and various editor-related issues
  • Code Quality: Comprehensive linting and formatting applied to react-server codebase

πŸ” Authentication & Security

  • Logout Improvements: Logout action now forcibly clears cookies and reloads page for complete session cleanup
  • User Session: Enhanced session management for better security

πŸ“Š Data Model & API

  • Series Terminology: Changed all references from β€œserials” to β€œseries” throughout react-server to align with data model
  • Model Refactoring: Removed premium and monetization fields from post and series models (payment rails coming soon)
  • SDK Updates: Updated patronts SDK and other dependencies in react-server
  • OpenAPI Linting: Added linting step for OpenAPI spec generation in convenience script

πŸ“ Content & Documentation

  • Blog Content: Added comprehensive guide for monetizing webcomics in 2025
  • Outrank Integration: New route and webhook URL for outrank integration
  • Sitemap Support: Added sitemap response for root path in markdown serving
  • Changelog Archive: Restored Aug 17-13 changelog to documentation
  • Domain Agreement: Clarified terms in blog post content

πŸ› οΈ Development & Dependencies

  • Dependency Updates: Multiple rounds of dependency updates for react-server and patronts
  • Package Additions: Installed various new packages to support enhanced functionality
  • Code Optimization: Removed unnecessary packages and streamlined dependencies

🎯 ProductHunt Launch Prep

  • Feature Complete: Core content creation and management features are fully functional
  • User Ready: Platform is ready for users to login, create content, and provide feedback
  • Next Phase: Payment rails and monetization features coming in next development cycle

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