Changelog

What’s new in Dev Garden.

v2.3.1 — Enhanced Card Clickability & Title Editing

September 2025

  • Full card clickability: entire item cards now clickable across all dashboard views (Recent Items, Garden List).
  • Interactive element preservation: checkboxes, tag buttons, external links, and edit controls work independently with proper event handling.
  • Universal title editing: added inline title editing to Dashboard Recent Items and Item Detail pages.
  • Consistent UX patterns: hover-to-reveal edit buttons across all components (RecentItems, ItemsList, ItemDetailView).
  • Enhanced keyboard shortcuts: Enter to save, Escape to cancel title edits throughout the application.
  • Visual feedback improvements: checkmark/X buttons, toast notifications, and loading states for all title editing operations.
  • Event propagation fixes: proper stopPropagation() and preventDefault() handling to avoid navigation conflicts.
  • Client component updates: added 'use client' directive to RecentItems component for useState compatibility.
  • Dark mode fix: corrected raw text view styling in ItemDetailView with proper dark background, borders, and text contrast.
  • Improved accessibility: better hover states, focus management, and keyboard navigation for edit controls.

v2.3.0 — Professional Landing Page

September 2025

  • High-converting landing page: new `/landing` route with professional SaaS-style design.
  • Two-column hero section: compelling copy with interactive dashboard mockup and Dev Garden branding.
  • Benefits-focused sections: 6 key user benefits (time savings, instant search, learning, context, privacy, zero friction).
  • Step-by-step "How It Works": 4-stage process with visual mockups showing auto-capture, AI organization, search, and access.
  • Three-tier pricing: Free (1K items), Pro ($9/month unlimited), Self-hosted ($99 one-time) with clear value propositions.
  • Social proof: 6 developer testimonials with stats, company info, and highlighted benefits.
  • Comprehensive FAQ: 8 detailed Q&As addressing capture, AI accuracy, self-hosting, data ownership, search, security, pricing, and platform support.
  • Conversion-optimized CTA: gradient background section with multiple conversion points and extension availability.
  • Theme consistency: uses existing garden-* colors and chrome-dark-* theme for seamless brand integration.
  • Responsive design: mobile-first approach with smooth animations and hover effects across all breakpoints.

v2.2.0 — Collapsible Sidebar UX

September 2025

  • Three sidebar states: expanded (default), minimized (icon-only), and completely hidden with quick access.
  • Smart toggle logic: minimize/expand buttons work intuitively, separate hide button for complete removal.
  • Visual enhancements: rounded bottom corner, subtle shadow, natural height extension to content end.
  • Responsive adaptations: logo scaling, tooltips on minimized icons, adaptive unread badges.
  • Smooth 300ms transitions between all states with proper React Context state management.
  • Professional development workflow: feature/sidebar-ux branch with complete code → test → document cycle.

v2.1.0 — Contact & Support System

September 2025

  • Contact & Support page: comprehensive support hub with contact form and GitHub issues integration.
  • GitHub issue templates: professional templates for bugs, features, questions, and security reports.
  • Clean dashboard footer: minimal Vercel-style footer with centered navigation and full-width layout.
  • Proper Git workflow: migrated to develop → feature/* branching for cleaner releases.
  • Correct repository URLs: updated all GitHub links to point to Grudged/dev-garden.
  • Context-aware navigation: back links adapt to user login status (Dashboard vs Home).
  • Floating chat repositioning: moved chat widget higher to avoid footer overlap.

v2.0.0 — Major UX Overhaul

September 2025

  • Inline title editing: edit item titles directly from garden view with hover-to-reveal edit button.
  • Enhanced collections UX: prominent "Add Items" buttons with search, filtering, and bulk selection.
  • Multi-select mass delete: select multiple items with "Select All" option and S3 cleanup.
  • Improved item cards: full card area clickable while preserving interactive elements.
  • 5x better AI context: increased context retrieval from 2 to 12 chunks per query.
  • Fixed import retry display: no more "Retry Attempts 1" on successful imports.
  • S3 file cleanup: fixed deletion of S3 files when items are removed.

v1.0.2 — Refinements

September 2025

  • Brand updates: trimmed SVG logo, responsive sizing across navbar, hero, login, and dashboard sidebar.
  • Chrome extension: onboarding CSP compliance, connection UI fixes, auth and CORS refinements. Submitted for official review.
  • VS Code extension: preview webview search added (developer mode), not yet released to marketplace.
  • New pages: Privacy, Support, Status; simplified footer links.

v1.0.1 — Extensions (Preview)

September 2025

  • VS Code extension (developer mode): search, quick notes, save selection (not yet in marketplace).
  • Chrome extension: page saving, context menu, ChatGPT saves (pending store review).
  • Bearer token auth using account email; extension APIs.

v1.0.0 — Initial Release

September 2025

  • Next.js app with dashboard, items, tags, collections.
  • AI summaries and categorization pipeline.
  • Authentication and secure API endpoints.