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Stay in the loop as we level up ShadySide — one shady seat at a time. Here’s where you’ll find all our latest releases, features, and fixes.

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☀️ The Shady Side Goes Public!

Major

April 18, 2025v1.0.0-beta

☀️ v1.0.0-beta — The Shady Side Goes Public!

After months of coding in dark mode and dodging bugs like UV rays, ShadySide.app is finally out in public beta! 💥 Get ready to outsmart the sun and find your perfect seat — because this release is packed with features that’ll keep you cool, literally.

🌴 What's New?

🪄 A Fresher Look & Smoother Ride

Revamped About Page with slick scroll animations and new layout
Refined mobile layout so the important stuff (like where to sit!) hits you first
Legal pages got a mini spa treatment: cleaner layout, better vibes

🛡️ Privacy & Protection (No Shady Business Here)

🚨 Cookie Consent banner added — we ask nicely before tracking
✅ Content Security Policy in place (basically, helmet + sunscreen for your code)
🔒 All sensitive stuff safely stashed server-side

💸 Sponsor the Shade Life

New floating Sponsor Button 🌟
UPI QR code for quick support + links to other platforms
Because helping people avoid sunburn deserves a little love, right?

📤 Sharing Is (Almost) Caring

"Share My Results" feature (link + image) added — currently paused for tweaks
Results auto-load when visiting shared links (magic!)
Social buttons for quick flexing on your sunny friends

📚 Now With Real Docs!

New Changelog Page (you're on it!)
Full docs for:
Project Structure
How Sharing Works
Testing & Setup

💪 Under the Hood

🧪 Testing setup with Cypress & GitHub Actions
🧹 Cleaner codebase structure + better type safety
🧠 Form validation logic refactored so it behaves like a grown-up

🔕 A Few Things Still in the Shade...

Share feature is temporarily disabled (fixing a sunspot 🔧)
Some edge cases in results UX being fine-tuned

Enjoy the ride. Stay shady. We’re just getting started 🌤️

🎨 Theme Switching + UI Polish

Minor

April 15, 2025v0.5.0-beta

What’s New:

🌓 Theme Toggle Now Live!
Users can now switch between Light, Dark, and System themes — available in both the navbar and settings panel.
✨ Seamless Theme Transitions
No more flashes or awkward shifts — theme changes now feel smooth and intentional.
🛠️ Under-the-Hood Enhancements
- Updated ThemeProvider to fix hydration mismatches
- Added fallback values and new CSS variables for theme consistency
- Improved secondary button styles to match the new themes
- Updated the settings panel with theme options that stay in sync

“Get shady or stay bright — now it’s totally up to you.”

Full Changelog: [Compare Changes ›]

Cookie Consent + Analytics Privacy

Patch

April 15, 2025v0.4.1-beta

What’s New:

✨ Implemented a custom cookie consent banner for analytics tracking
- Shows only on first visit
- Users must explicitly accept before GA or performance tracking is enabled
- Consent is remembered via localStorage
- Includes a direct link to the [Privacy Policy](/privacy)
🔐 Google Analytics + Web Vitals tracking now respect user consent
- No shady business — tracking starts only after opt-in

UI Update:

Added a clean, minimal banner that blends with your site's aesthetic
✍️ Fun copy to match the brand tone: “We don’t do anything shady with your data”

Full Changelog: [Compare Changes ›](https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/compare/v0.4.0-beta...v0.4.1-beta)

Beta Release: Polish, Performance & UX Boost

Minor

April 14, 2025v0.4.0-beta

🧪 v0.4.0-beta — Beta Release: Polish, Performance & UX Boost

What's New

📱 Improved Mobile UX: Introduced a bottom tab view to surface key info post-form submission
🪪 Changelog Page: Track updates with style – added a sleek changelog with GitHub integration
⚙️ Settings Drawer Fix: Fixed layout issues in mobile view
🔒 Security Audit: Implemented recommendations – API validation, CSP, error handling, rate limiting
💬 UX Improvements:
Overcast conditions now show real exposure data
Smart tips and warnings updated contextually
🧹 Cleaned up broken footer links and removed unnecessary dynamic imports

🧠 This release stabilizes the app with key infra improvements and elevates the UX experience 📜 Compare Changes: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/compare/v0.3.0-alpha...v0.4.0-beta

Core Enhancements & Infra Work

Pre-release

April 14, 2025v0.3.0-alpha

🔖 v0.3.0-alpha — Core Enhancements & Infra Work

What's Changed

🔧 Refactored component structure and improved performance
⚙️ SEO, accessibility, and performance audits implemented
✅ Fixed scrolling and build issues across pages
🧪 Improved dynamic loading and error handling
🧼 Code cleanup, null checks, and GSAP animation improvements

Notable Commits

UI and Copy Review – 5bd2bea
Accessibility Audit – e02ffc9
Performance Audit – a041399
Fix: Improves null checks for window/document – 8b2f940
Feature: Dynamic rendering for geocode API route – 2b1137f
Refactor: Reorganized codebase structure – #3

🔗 PRs:

📜 Full Changelog: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/compare/v0.2.0-alpha...v0.3.0-alpha

Initial Alpha Release

Pre-release

April 8, 2025v0.2.0-alpha

🔖 v0.2.0-alpha — Initial Alpha Release

What's Changed

🎯 Implemented MVP features and core UI by @osnaren
🚀 Laid the foundation for sun-based seat recommendations, weather display, and journey insights 🔗 PR: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/pull/1 📜 Full Changelog: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/commits/v0.2.0-alpha

Our Shade Story

Stay in the loop as we level up ShadySide — one shady seat at a time. Here’s where you’ll find all our latest releases, features, and fixes.

Filter by:

Latest Release

☀️ The Shady Side Goes Public!

Major

April 18, 2025v1.0.0-beta

☀️ v1.0.0-beta — The Shady Side Goes Public!

🌴 What's New?

🪄 A Fresher Look & Smoother Ride

Revamped About Page with slick scroll animations and new layout
Refined mobile layout so the important stuff (like where to sit!) hits you first
Legal pages got a mini spa treatment: cleaner layout, better vibes

🛡️ Privacy & Protection (No Shady Business Here)

🚨 Cookie Consent banner added — we ask nicely before tracking
✅ Content Security Policy in place (basically, helmet + sunscreen for your code)
🔒 All sensitive stuff safely stashed server-side

💸 Sponsor the Shade Life

New floating Sponsor Button 🌟
UPI QR code for quick support + links to other platforms
Because helping people avoid sunburn deserves a little love, right?

📤 Sharing Is (Almost) Caring

"Share My Results" feature (link + image) added — currently paused for tweaks
Results auto-load when visiting shared links (magic!)
Social buttons for quick flexing on your sunny friends

📚 Now With Real Docs!

New Changelog Page (you're on it!)
Full docs for:
Project Structure
How Sharing Works
Testing & Setup

💪 Under the Hood

🧪 Testing setup with Cypress & GitHub Actions
🧹 Cleaner codebase structure + better type safety
🧠 Form validation logic refactored so it behaves like a grown-up

🔕 A Few Things Still in the Shade...

Share feature is temporarily disabled (fixing a sunspot 🔧)
Some edge cases in results UX being fine-tuned

Enjoy the ride. Stay shady. We’re just getting started 🌤️

🎨 Theme Switching + UI Polish

Minor

April 15, 2025v0.5.0-beta

What’s New:

🌓 Theme Toggle Now Live!
Users can now switch between Light, Dark, and System themes — available in both the navbar and settings panel.
✨ Seamless Theme Transitions
No more flashes or awkward shifts — theme changes now feel smooth and intentional.
🛠️ Under-the-Hood Enhancements
- Updated ThemeProvider to fix hydration mismatches
- Added fallback values and new CSS variables for theme consistency
- Improved secondary button styles to match the new themes
- Updated the settings panel with theme options that stay in sync

“Get shady or stay bright — now it’s totally up to you.”

Full Changelog: [Compare Changes ›]

Cookie Consent + Analytics Privacy

Patch

April 15, 2025v0.4.1-beta

What’s New:

✨ Implemented a custom cookie consent banner for analytics tracking
- Shows only on first visit
- Users must explicitly accept before GA or performance tracking is enabled
- Consent is remembered via localStorage
- Includes a direct link to the [Privacy Policy](/privacy)
🔐 Google Analytics + Web Vitals tracking now respect user consent
- No shady business — tracking starts only after opt-in

UI Update:

Added a clean, minimal banner that blends with your site's aesthetic
✍️ Fun copy to match the brand tone: “We don’t do anything shady with your data”

Full Changelog: [Compare Changes ›](https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/compare/v0.4.0-beta...v0.4.1-beta)

Beta Release: Polish, Performance & UX Boost

Minor

April 14, 2025v0.4.0-beta

🧪 v0.4.0-beta — Beta Release: Polish, Performance & UX Boost

What's New

📱 Improved Mobile UX: Introduced a bottom tab view to surface key info post-form submission
🪪 Changelog Page: Track updates with style – added a sleek changelog with GitHub integration
⚙️ Settings Drawer Fix: Fixed layout issues in mobile view
🔒 Security Audit: Implemented recommendations – API validation, CSP, error handling, rate limiting
💬 UX Improvements:
Overcast conditions now show real exposure data
Smart tips and warnings updated contextually
🧹 Cleaned up broken footer links and removed unnecessary dynamic imports

🧠 This release stabilizes the app with key infra improvements and elevates the UX experience 📜 Compare Changes: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/compare/v0.3.0-alpha...v0.4.0-beta

Core Enhancements & Infra Work

Pre-release

April 14, 2025v0.3.0-alpha

🔖 v0.3.0-alpha — Core Enhancements & Infra Work

What's Changed

🔧 Refactored component structure and improved performance
⚙️ SEO, accessibility, and performance audits implemented
✅ Fixed scrolling and build issues across pages
🧪 Improved dynamic loading and error handling
🧼 Code cleanup, null checks, and GSAP animation improvements

Notable Commits

UI and Copy Review – 5bd2bea
Accessibility Audit – e02ffc9
Performance Audit – a041399
Fix: Improves null checks for window/document – 8b2f940
Feature: Dynamic rendering for geocode API route – 2b1137f
Refactor: Reorganized codebase structure – #3

🔗 PRs:

📜 Full Changelog: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/compare/v0.2.0-alpha...v0.3.0-alpha

Initial Alpha Release

Pre-release

April 8, 2025v0.2.0-alpha

🔖 v0.2.0-alpha — Initial Alpha Release

What's Changed

🎯 Implemented MVP features and core UI by @osnaren
🚀 Laid the foundation for sun-based seat recommendations, weather display, and journey insights 🔗 PR: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/pull/1 📜 Full Changelog: https://github.com/osnaren/shady-side/commits/v0.2.0-alpha