Release Notes

• Website: New accessibility statement (WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance)
• Website: Enhanced footer with organized 4-column layout for better discoverability
• Website: Accessibility link added to Legal section
• Website: Footer spacing optimized for improved readability

• Shopping List: Autocomplete dropdown for frequently-used items with keyboard navigation
• Shopping List: Quick-add chips for recent purchases (top 12 items)
• Shopping List: Sort options (Default, Name, Category, Recipe)
• Meal Planner: Add recipe ingredients to shopping list with checkbox selection
• Bug fix: Fixed retention settings endpoint error

• Website: Published G007: The hidden costs of food delivery apps (Food & Home Cooking hub)
• Website: Unhid Food & Home Cooking hub section on Guides page
• SEO: Added FAQ schema (FAQPage) for "People Also Ask" eligibility
• SEO: Created RSS feed at /guides/rss.xml for instant discovery
• SEO: Added sitemap priority differentiation (hub: 0.9, spoke: 0.7)
• SEO: Automated sitemap submission to Google and Bing via Netlify plugin

• Website: Bookshop.org affiliate integration for cookbook recommendations
• Website: New Editorial Policy page with affiliate disclosure
• Website: New Contact page with support categories and response times
• Website: Updated Privacy Policy with comprehensive GDPR/CCPA coverage
• Website: Updated Terms of Service with clear user rights and responsibilities
• Website: Footer navigation updated with Editorial Policy and Contact links

• Shopping list: Complete UX overhaul with compact/detailed view toggle
• Shopping list: Click item names to mark as purchased (strikethrough + fade)
• Shopping list: Swipe left to edit items
• Shopping list: Auto-categorization with colored badges (9 categories)
• Recipe list: Pull-to-refresh functionality for mobile/PWA
• Navigation: Added Guides and Updates links to navbar
• Bug fix: Fixed unit converter bug: "e.g." no longer converts to "eNaN oz."
• Bug fix: Fixed ingredient categorization (tea → beverages, broth → pantry)

• Admin: Content admin dashboard for tracking website articles (Guides and Updates)
• Admin: Status and type filtering for article management
• Admin: Real-time article counts and metadata display
• Admin: Preview links to published content

• Website: Launched Guides section with articles on recipe organization, copyright, accessibility, digitization, and privacy
• Website: Launched Updates section with product news and announcements

• Minor formatting and bug fixes for mobile displays

• New feature: Community types with household communities featuring automatic recipe sharing
• New feature: Image rotation tool in recipe editor (rotate photos 90° left/right)
• Design system: Comprehensive update to design tokens for consistent colors, spacing, and typography
• Design system: Updated all buttons, modals, and UI components to use new token system
• Smart Image Extraction: Fixed handling of cropped images (now uploads to Cloudinary immediately)
• Navigation: Streamlined header menu with direct links to My Recipes, Meal planner, Shopping list
• Email templates: Updated branding with Jolly Roger logo and pirate color scheme
• Voice control: Improved modal styling with light background and better readability
• Wizard: Now redirects signed-in users to /addrecipe (avoids redundant onboarding)
• Performance: Added pagination to My Recipes page (36 recipes per page)
• Internationalization: Fixed hard-coded text in RecipeCamera and RecipeReader components
• Backend: Added analytics rollup and cleanup cron jobs for better data management
• Branding: New Sharp Cooking logo and favicon throughout the app
• Bug fix: Service worker no longer intercepts API requests (improves reliability)

• Image improvements: Fixed rotation issues with iPhone photos (EXIF orientation now respected)
• Image improvements: Automatic alt text generation for uploaded recipe images
• Image improvements: Guest user recipes now properly migrate images after account creation
• Accessibility improvements: Enhanced modal focus management for screen readers
• Bug fixes: Resolved translation file JSON syntax errors affecting non-English languages

• Accessibility improvements: Fixed color contrast issues to meet WCAG AA standards
• Accessibility improvements: Added user confirmation feedback for all form submissions
• Accessibility improvements: Enhanced screen reader support with ARIA live regions
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements

• New help section with initial 8 articles
• Bug fixes and security upgrades

Dashboard Improvements

• Redesigned Layout: Removed top stat tiles and integrated key metrics directly into section headers for a cleaner, more focused interface
• Unified Recently Viewed: Updated Recently Viewed section to match Upcoming Meals card style for consistent visual design
• Better Organization: Reorganized dashboard tiles - Shopping Lists and Communities are now side-by-side, as are Registered Devices and Help Us Improve

In-App Feedback System

• Report Bugs: Submit bug reports directly from the app with type-specific forms and automatic URL capture
• Request Features: Share your ideas for new features with detailed descriptions
• General Feedback: Provide suggestions and feedback to help improve Sharp Cooking
• Admin Dashboard: Feedback submissions now appear in the admin dashboard for tracking and prioritization

Meal Planner & Grocery Features

• Upcoming Meals: View your scheduled meals directly on the dashboard
• Active Shopping Lists: Quick access to your grocery lists from the dashboard

Code Quality & Accessibility

• Accessibility Improvements: Enhanced modal dialogs with proper ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, and focus management
• Rate Limiter Fix: Resolved IPv6 address handling issues that could cause backend crashes
• Database Optimization: Improved analytics tracking and feedback storage

• PWA Fix: Fixed iOS Progressive Web App offline storage to properly download community-shared recipes, not just personal recipes

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