Building Backrow · Version 0.7.0

What’s Changed

A running record of improvements, fixes, and new features as Backrow grows.

Historical versions were assigned retrospectively. This log records implemented improvements, not future plans.

1. v0.7.0

   Company Pages and Clearer Joining

   • Grouped the completed updates through 0.6.16 into the 0.7.0 release, preserving the detailed version history below.
   • Separated personal accounts from company pages, with accepted manager invitations, ownership transfers, and company-attributed resources that retain moderator review.
   • Added private signup inspection for site management and automatic personal profile addresses, with collision handling for suggested first-and-last-name addresses.
   • Simplified Location onboarding, strengthened account access checks, and improved draft recovery, phone keyboard behavior, profile editing, and Team event times.
   • Moved creator links to the About Backrow page and aligned public guidance with the current Beta experience.
2. v0.6.16

   A Quieter About Backrow Page

   • Replaced the duplicate About landing page with a concise explanation of Backrow’s purpose, local community approval, and the people behind it.
   • Moved Sam Cornwell and Dodec Consulting links into the About page instead of repeating named creator credits in every footer.
   • Added a simple About Backrow link to public and member footers, with distinct About sharing metadata and a public sitemap entry.
3. v0.6.15

   Clearer Backrow Creator Credits

   • Added a compact Created by credit linking to Sam Cornwell and Dodec Consulting in public and member footers.
   • Rendered the creator links in page HTML with descriptive names, HTTPS destinations, safe new tabs, and accessible desktop and phone touch targets.
   • Kept the public footer focused on help, legal information, and creator credits without exposing member or management navigation.
4. v0.6.14

   Clearer Signup and Automatic Profile Addresses

   • Added a View Signup & Profile link to every All Users entry, including accounts without a saved profile address.
   • Added a private, read-only management page showing email verification, recorded activity, missing profile basics, saved profile information, and existing Location memberships.
   • Separated the Location chosen at signup from a submitted join request and explained the next unfinished signup step without requiring a job, bio, or photo.
   • Made custom personal profile addresses optional, assigning a unique random address when new profile basics are saved without one and preserving an existing personal address when its edit field is left blank.
   • Prefilled new personal profile addresses from first and last names, automatically added a short random suffix when a suggested name address was unavailable, and kept manual choices and recovered drafts from being overwritten.
   • Kept All Users selected when inspecting an account, preserved safe sign-in return paths, and protected private details against account changes, revoked access, malformed responses, and failed reloads.
   • Prepared a read-only account inspection function without changing member data, profile visibility, assignment requirements, or membership access, including the existing privacy restriction on legacy company profiles.
5. v0.6.13

   Personal Accounts and Separate Company Pages

   • Separated company, integrator, vendor, and podcast pages from personal profiles, keeping church relationships and Location and Team access independent of company management.
   • Added an account-owned Companies area with private drafts, published pages, clear acting context, public contact information, service areas, and company photos.
   • Added existing-account manager invitations, explicit acceptance and decline, owner-only access management, manager removal, and ownership offers that require an accepted manager's consent.
   • Added company resource submission and management with original contributor and creator credit, company attribution, isolated drafts, and the existing local and global approval process.
   • Protected company edits with current verified-account permissions, stale-save checks, and navigation safeguards for unfinished changes.
   • Prepared a transactional migration that preserves legacy business records, approved resources, review history, memberships, and existing public company addresses while guiding legacy owners to separate personal profiles.
   • Updated partner guidance, account navigation, onboarding copy, the Location guide, and agreement descriptions to explain useful contributions without automatic promotion or community access.
   • Corrected company editor text contrast and photo-upload width, removed a repeated resource heading, preserved company resource filters in shared URLs, and clarified errors for reserved company profile addresses.
6. v0.6.12

   Safer Accounts and More Reliable Conversations

   • Kept password changes isolated from the active browser sign-in, preserved retryable values after temporary verification errors, bounded temporary sign-in cleanup, and reported unconfirmed saves without claiming the password stayed unchanged.
   • Strengthened current-account checks for Location, management, private message, and member profile access without changing public profile visibility or existing membership records.
   • Retired confirmed private-message drafts after leaving and reopening a conversation while preserving newer text, clarified memory-only draft recovery, and added a safe retry for read status.
   • Shared mobile keyboard detection across community conversations and private messages, hid the navigation dock during typing, and removed floating feedback from private-message screens.
   • Preserved unfinished resource review notes through tab-return loading and failed decisions, and kept selected Team resource files when closing and reopening the editor on the same page.
   • Preserved exact Team event times during daylight-saving clock changes and draft recovery, with safe guidance when an older draft cannot verify its original event times.
   • Preserved the site search return path through login without accepting external destinations.
   • Clarified moderator application confirmation and described Team Resources accurately while keeping the Playbook integration marked as coming later.
   • Kept Home Screen installation instructions easy to find through Help without expanding the public footer.
   • Matched Team event, resource, and link editor fields to the shared form styling with readable phone inputs.
   • Kept Save Profile reachable below the mobile member header while editing long profiles.
   • Separated the Sunday View upload button from the layered profile photo on narrow phone screens while keeping the large avatar and banner design.
   • Aligned Team invitation guidance and homepage promises with current Beta behavior, and kept Location invitation previews out of search indexes in staging.
7. v0.6.11

   Clearer Joining and Safer Drafts

   • Moved Location selection ahead of the short onboarding profile form, aligned the layout, removed duplicate controls, and hid the mobile community dock during onboarding. Job, photo, and biography remain optional.
   • Clarified pending approval and ready-to-open states, preserving email verification, moderator review, and existing membership rules.
   • Simplified optional next steps, counted a first post or reply as participation in the selected approved Location, and retained account-owned progress and permanent dismissal preferences.
   • Prevented delayed signup responses from redirecting after leaving the form and cleared stale checklist progress after failed account checks.
   • Kept delayed next-step preference saves from replacing an active browser sign-in after account changes.
   • Prevented overlapping resource photo preparation and early marketplace draft closure from losing selected images, and saved ready photo drafts before repaint to protect immediate reloads.
   • Loaded shared photo controls and galleries consistently when opening Resources or Marketplace directly, without depending on conversation styles.
   • Restored Location and moderator application drafts before interaction so early typing cannot block untouched profile fields from filling in.
   • Removed unused prototype events, fictional member collections, conversation fixtures, resource fixtures, and duplicate validation logic.
8. v0.6.10

   Production Voice Across Backrow

   • Restored homepage Community, Locations, and For Your Team navigation and the Add Your Team section in the current beta design.
   • Aligned public page introductions with preparation, teaching, stewardship, shared strengths, and belonging from the Production Axioms and PROPEL training.
   • Updated Team messaging to describe the existing private spaces and Playbook, preserved current membership requirements, and aligned search and sharing descriptions.
9. v0.6.9

   Clearer Management Labels and Location Recognition

   • Removed site-wide administrator badges from profiles, posts, replies, and member recognition while retaining Location Moderator and Founding Member badges.
   • Renamed private site management navigation and the dashboard to Manage Backrow, with Manage Locations for assigned Location staff.
   • Updated review guidance and access messages to refer to Backrow’s team without changing account roles, permissions, or approval rules.
10. v0.6.8

    Opt-in Weekly Location Catch-Ups

    • Added separate weekly email preferences, off by default, with a cross-device opt-out that leaves essential account emails and in-app notification choices unchanged.
    • Built a non-AI catch-up template with active conversation excerpts and reply counts, newly approved resources, marketplace listings, upcoming events, and optional birthdays with no birth year or age.
    • Added signed unsubscribe links and one-click email headers, with confirmation on link visits and protection against old links overriding a later subscription.
    • Implemented a private regional-Location collector and durable delivery queue with current access checks, daylight-saving-aware Sunday scheduling, duplicate protection, bounded retries, and provider receipt validation. Delivery remains disabled until separately activated.
11. v0.6.7

    Business Accounts and Reviewed Location Listings

    • Allowed vendors, integrators, podcasts, and companies to create business accounts through the existing verified-email and adult eligibility flow without prior account approval.
    • Added business profile editing and optional public pages with a logo, banner, work photos, contact details, and primary and extended service areas.
    • Allowed business owners to select a regional Location and submit a resource or business listing for moderator approval, with separate Super Admin review for global publication.
    • Protected business account classification in the database and prevented business accounts from joining Locations or creating Teams. Listing approval does not grant membership or conversation access.
    • Aligned signup next steps, account navigation, partner copy, the Location SOP, and agreements with the business account flow. Existing member accounts and partner-interest records remain unchanged.
12. v0.6.6

    Neutral Sponsorship Language

    • Updated partner FAQs and agreement copy to keep organizational status open-ended while retaining sponsorship language, the community mission, and future-plan caveats.
    • Aligned public organization labels, sample profile copy, and release notes with neutral wording.
    • Versioned the revised agreements without changing existing acceptance records.
13. v0.6.5

    Fair Resource Review and Super Admin Oversight

    • Clarified the Location SOP: approve useful resources and integrator listings unless there is a specific reason to decline, without favoritism or sponsor preference.
    • Required a specific decline reason in the review screen and database transaction.
    • Added Super Admin queues for declined resources, all pending submissions, and resources waiting seven days or more, ordered by request date with Location and audience filters.
    • Added reviewer details, manual follow-up links, and reconsideration of declined resources through the existing approval controls.
    • Tracked new submission and resubmission dates separately from approvals, clearly labeled historical date limitations, and preserved review notes after validation or stale-update errors.
14. v0.6.4

    Podcast and Company Partner Submissions

    • Added Podcast and Company alongside Vendor and Integrator in partner intake and waiting list routing.
    • Updated partner name, website, page copy, and review labels to include podcasts and companies while retaining private Super Admin review.
    • Fixed stale sign-in checks enabling forms too early and held intake fields until account-specific drafts can load.
    • Submissions remain interest-only: no account, public profile page, or community access is created automatically.
15. v0.6.3

    Hide Empty Teams in the Account Menu

    • Hid the Teams section and My Teams link in the profile menu when the account has no approved Team memberships.
    • Kept pending memberships out of the menu, preserved lookup-error recovery, and retained the existing Super Admin navigation restriction.
16. v0.6.2

    Partner Page Form Order

    • Moved the Vendor and Integrator FAQ below the early partner interest form.
    • Updated the FAQ directions to refer to the form above, preserving the return-to-form link.
17. v0.6.1

    Sitewide Search and Profile Invitations

    • Added Search Backrow to member headers and navigation, with grouped People, Resources, Events, and Locations results.
    • Added result-type filters, bounded paging, shareable search addresses, independent error recovery, and direct links to the matching item.
    • Kept existing profile and community access rules, excluded unapproved and archived resources, and left private account details out of search.
    • Added a Join Me in the Back Row heading and waiting-list signup link at the top of uploaded and default profile banners.
18. v0.6.0

    Resource Types and Business Listings

    • Renumbered this release as 0.6.0, with no additional feature or permission changes.
    • Started resource submissions with a type choice, adding YouTube channels, documents, Google Docs, Word documents, apps, integrators, and companies or vendors alongside existing media formats.
    • Added primary and extended service areas, business contact details, and up to six expandable work photos for vendor and integrator listings.
    • Added a self-declared Owner-Submitted badge, separate from verified ownership or endorsement.
    • Added service-area search and resource type filters, with business details and photos preserved in drafts.
    • Asked partners for primary and extended service areas in their private application, without publishing applications or granting community access.
    • Kept Location and global approvals, private review feedback, and renewed review after listing edits.
19. v0.5.19

    Private Signup Birthday and Optional Phone

    • Required a full birthday, including the year, when joining the waiting list, retaining the current minimum age of 18.
    • Added an optional private contact phone number without changing email sign-in or sending text messages.
    • Added account-creation age checks and private registration storage, keeping birthdays and phone numbers out of profiles and Auth metadata.
    • Blocked signup safely if the private registration storage or metadata protection is not ready.
    • Preserved existing account access and signup invitation context, with entered details retained after validation or service errors.
20. v0.5.18

    Super Admin Teams Preview

    • Kept Teams navigation visible only to verified Super Admins in the profile menu, community sidebar, Settings, and footer.
    • Removed Team headings, loading notices, and navigation summary reads for other accounts without changing existing Team access or direct links.
21. v0.5.17

    Work Experience Dates and Locations

    • Ordered work experience with current roles first, followed by past roles from newest to oldest, with undated entries last.
    • Added an optional Location field to each work-experience entry and displayed it alongside the organization and dates on profiles.
    • Preserved job locations in unfinished profile drafts and saved profiles without changing profile visibility or moving editor rows while typing.
22. v0.5.16

    Help Shape Backrow in Acceptance Emails

    • Added a Help Shape Backrow invitation and Report a Bug or Request a Feature button to Location acceptance emails, linking to the existing feedback form.
    • Included the same invitation and feedback link in plain-text emails while keeping Open Your Location as the primary action.
    • Preserved approval rules and email delivery behavior, including unchanged prepared retry messages and no historical resend.
23. v0.5.15

    Beta Waiting List and Public Page Cleanup

    • Reframed public entry pages around Backrow Beta and Join the Waiting List, with clear profile and Location approval steps.
    • Kept the existing account, email verification, and moderated Location joining process, without granting automatic community access.
    • Simplified public footers to Help & Feedback, Terms & Conditions, and the User Agreement while retaining member-area links.
    • Updated Location and Team invitation wording and public search previews without changing invitation destinations or approval requirements.
    • Kept public navigation in one row on phones, removed unnecessary password-recovery links from the waiting-list form, and kept floating feedback out of public entry screens.
24. v0.5.14

    Consolidated Reviews and Community Navigation

    • Consolidated Location join approvals into Review Requests with a shareable Location filter, keeping member roles and removals on People.
    • Simplified Location Management to settings and review shortcuts, without loading duplicate member tables or conversation feeds.
    • Retired the duplicate Location workspace and redirected old bookmarks to the main conversation view, preserving validated channel and thread context without changing access.
    • Removed repeated channel badges from Location and Team chat messages, keeping one source label when a linked Location thread comes from another channel.
    • Kept linked messages from other channels in their thread only, instead of showing them under the selected channel’s heading.
    • Replaced duplicate Team sharing and membership dialogs with one Members and Invites destination on Team People, and fixed its invitation shortcut.
25. v0.5.13

    Review and Reliability Cleanup

    • Fixed Team conversation scrolling after sending while preserving reading position during refreshes and older-message loading.
    • Retired confirmed message drafts after channel changes without erasing newer writing, and kept Team retry keys tied to the submitted content.
    • Cleared recovered Location feed errors without hiding unrelated action failures.
    • Fixed the Team Moderator People filter, including shared filter addresses and reloads.
    • Kept application review notes, focus, and open answers in place during passive updates while preserving current access checks.
    • Locked password fields during saving so pending changes cannot silently erase newer input.
    • Kept narrow-phone header controls reachable and prevented the emoji chooser from closing during keyboard and feed-size changes.
    • Preserved the requested Location in settings and account navigation while access checks finish, without changing permissions.
    • Removed unused demo storage and conversation code, and simplified Location Events by removing its obsolete resource workflow.
26. v0.5.12

    Restore Centered Home and Profile Layouts

    • Restored the home page’s centered 1,200-pixel content layout and previous section spacing.
    • Restored member profiles to a centered 760-pixel layout, keeping the layered cover photo and larger profile photo.
    • Kept shared headers consistent and Location, Team and admin workspaces wide.
27. v0.5.11

    Manage Location and Team Conversations

    • Added conversation menus for Location staff and Team Admins and Moderators to edit names and descriptions, archive conversations, and restore them from a separate archived list.
    • Preserved conversation addresses, messages, attachments and drafts. Archived conversations keep their history available to approved members while new messages and replies are paused; the default conversation stays available.
    • Enforced management permissions and archived posting restrictions in the database, with duplicate-name checks, confirmation screens, and protection against overwriting a newer edit.
28. v0.5.10

    Team Invitations for Volunteers

    • Rewrote Team invitation pages and share descriptions for the person joining their team, focusing on staying connected, asking questions, finding resources, and building friendships between Sundays.
    • Clarified the join prompts for visitors and signed-in members without changing signup, Team approval, or access rules.
29. v0.5.9

    Consistent Full-Width Pages

    • Removed page-level width limits from account, profile, Team, invitation, legal, landing, and changelog layouts so content uses the available screen width.
    • Aligned header heights, logo sizing, and page gutters across shared desktop and phone layouts while retaining conversation channel rails and readable form and dialog widths.
    • Added rendered layout checks for public, signed-out, Location, Team, settings, and Super Admin screens, including narrow phone layouts.
30. v0.5.8

    Shareable Team Invitations

    • Expanded secure Team invitation pages with Backrow’s vision, Team conversations, resources and events, and clear signup and approval steps.
    • Separated private Team conversations from invitation pages and updated member navigation, channel links, and sign-in return paths.
    • Added Team Admin invitation resets. Old links stop working without changing existing members or pending requests; Team names are not discoverable through public slug-based invitations.
31. v0.5.7

    Clearer Location Invitations

    • Expanded public Location invitations with Backrow’s mission, local connection, practical conversations, events, encouragement, and clear signup steps. Location selection follows the visitor through signup without bypassing approval.
    • Made the header invitation share the current regional Location’s public invite instead of the homepage. Account-only screens use the member’s accessible preferred Location, with a general Backrow invitation when no regional Location is available.
    • Kept email, phone sharing, clipboard copy, and manual fallback text consistent. Invitations never include the private page URL, messages, or member details.
32. v0.5.6

    Team Channel Creation Permissions

    • Allowed approved Team Moderators and Team Admins to create conversations, with the same checks on the screen and both channel-creation endpoints.
    • Kept ordinary members, outsiders, and site or Location staff without a qualifying Team role from creating Team conversations. Removed or inactive accounts cannot use an old role.
    • Added Team Moderator labels and a People role filter. Membership approval, invitation links, and other Team Admin controls remain Admin-only. No existing memberships were promoted.
33. v0.5.5

    Create Conversations in Locations and Teams

    • Added a shared New Conversation form with a name, optional description, and automatic address. Successful creation opens the new conversation with a clear prompt to send its first message.
    • Made custom Location conversations available to Location admins, moderators, and Super Admins. Team conversations remain Team Admin-only, and approved members retain their existing participation permissions.
    • Kept creation beside the conversation list on desktop and inside the conversation picker on phones. Duplicate names and addresses are caught, repeated submissions are blocked, and failed requests keep the entered details.
    • Preserved existing conversation messages, links, separate drafts, and Announcements restrictions. Newly created Locations receive their starter conversations automatically.
34. v0.5.4

    Smoother Conversation Switching and Tampa Channels

    • Kept Team headers, channel navigation, and bottom navigation in place when switching conversations. Only the selected conversation reloads, with separate drafts and working Back, Forward, and shareable links.
    • Matched Tampa Bay's conversation names to its production community: All Tampa Production Leads and Tech Talk preserve General and Gear Talk messages and links, with new Hangs and Buy / Sell / Trade / Borrow channels.
    • Kept Tampa-specific channels out of other Locations and retained existing membership and announcement permissions. No Slack messages or members were imported.
    • Prevented longer channel names from overflowing narrow conversation menus.
35. v0.5.3

    Team and Location Consistency

    • Preserved Team conversation composers and unfinished message edits while refreshing the page on return to a browser tab, and recovered edits after reload. Successful message saves and new conversation creation close their editors explicitly.
    • Kept Team People search, role, specialty, and pagination in shareable URLs, alongside Team resource and link searches and event search, date filters, and pagination.
    • Replaced Team resource review popup prompts with inline optional notes for both approval and change requests, matching the Location review workflow.
    • Grouped Team-only membership removal into member action menus and added a clear/reset control for Team event filters. Team privacy and membership permissions remain unchanged.
36. v0.5.2

    Team Bottom Navigation

    • Moved Team Conversations, Events, Resources, People, Links, and The Playbook into a single bottom navigation row with Location-style icons and active-section highlighting.
    • Reserved space beneath Team content and the conversation composer so navigation does not cover them, and hid the Team navigation while the phone keyboard is open.
37. v0.5.1

    Team Events, Resources, People, and Links

    • Added compact Team navigation with dedicated Conversations, Events, Resources, People, Links, and The Playbook pages.
    • Added private Team events with images, organizer information, Going and Interested responses, editable details, and shareable event URLs that return to the event after sign-in and still require Team membership.
    • Kept completed events in Past Events and preserved event history, organizer information, and RSVP responses when events are edited or cancelled. Event addresses and meeting links remain optional.
    • Added a private Team resource library for PDF, Word, text, and image uploads up to 10 MB, alongside website, video, audio, and podcast links with supported previews.
    • Added Team Admin resource approval and change requests, with authors able to track and edit their own pending submissions. Edited resources return for review.
    • Added searchable Team People with role and specialty filters, member profiles, private invitations, join-request reviews, and Team-only membership removal.
    • Added a separate URL-only Team Links section and a Coming Soon placeholder for The Playbook integration.
    • Preserved unfinished resource, link, and event drafts through retries and reloads, including uploaded file references and event images, while preventing drafts from crossing accounts or Teams.
38. v0.5.0

    Teams Launch

    • Marked the Teams launch as version 0.5.0, bringing together independent private teams, invitation requests, Team Admin membership controls, and Location-style conversations with multiple photos and emoji reactions.
    • Added approved Teams alongside Locations in the profile menu's My Communities section, including Teams created by the current member.
    • Grouped Location and Team links under clear headings with a checkmark on the current space and direct links to private Team conversations.
    • Kept Team navigation independent of Location preferences and permissions, with refreshed memberships after navigation and when returning to the browser.
    • Added separate Team loading and retry guidance without blocking Location links, and kept phone menu links readable and easy to tap.
39. v0.4.23

    Consistent Team Conversation Layout

    • Matched Team conversation message rows, round avatars, timestamps, channel labels, and icon action menus to the compact Location conversation layout.
    • Reused Location channel navigation and phone dropdown styling while retaining private Team channels and shareable addresses.
    • Aligned the bottom composer and attachment previews with Locations, including smaller phone text without input zoom and extra message space when the phone keyboard opens.
    • Added compact search across already-loaded Team messages and author names without changing membership, making additional data requests, or losing unfinished message and photo drafts.
    • Kept long Team and channel names inside the single-row navigation and message headers without crowding out authors or the conversation area.
40. v0.4.22

    Team Conversation Photos and Emoji

    • Added six emoji reactions with counts to private team messages, including Thumbs Up, Love, Appreciation, Celebrate, Great Idea, and Thumbs Down.
    • Added a compact emoji picker that inserts into messages at the cursor and stays usable as the phone keyboard changes the available screen space.
    • Allowed photo-only team messages and author attachment edits, with up to six photos, removable previews, and tap-to-enlarge message and author photos.
    • Kept unfinished message drafts and conversation scroll position intact when adding, switching, or removing reactions, with retry-safe private team reaction saves.
41. v0.4.21

    Independent Private Teams

    • Added My Teams and a team creation flow for churches, organizations, and crews, using an existing Backrow account.
    • Required an approved active regional Location membership to create a team while keeping teams independent of Locations and their staff permissions.
    • Added private team conversations with General, Planning, and Team Updates channels, compact phone layouts, a bottom message composer, multiple photos, draft recovery, and author editing.
    • Added manually shared team invitation links, explicit join requests, Team Admin approval, and team-only member removal without changing Location memberships or Backrow accounts.
    • Added Teams entry points to the profile menu, member sidebar, Settings, and church production team page, with safe sign-in return paths and reserved team addresses.
42. v0.4.20

    Staff Member Engagement Details

    • Added staff-only last sign-in and last recorded activity details to Location People and Super Admin All Users.
    • Flagged accounts without a sign-in for three calendar months while distinguishing recent saved-session activity and new accounts.
    • Added Super Admin filters for recent activity, no recent activity, and accounts not yet signed in, alongside universal profile search.
    • Recorded only the latest authenticated foreground activity timestamp, with no activity history, message content, device details, or public presence.
    • Kept activity indicators separate from access and memberships, with no automatic removals or outreach, and cleared unavailable or unauthorized staff details.
43. v0.4.19

    Super Admin Universal People Search

    • Expanded All Users search across profile jobs, specialties, biographies, online links, work availability, past experience, and community names, alongside names, emails, handles, churches, and cities.
    • Added case-insensitive partial matching across multiple search terms, matched-field labels, and compact search guidance while preserving membership filters and pagination.
    • Kept the phone search action clear of the persistent feedback button.
    • Kept universal search exclusive to Super Admins, cleared private search state on account changes, and preserved existing profile visibility and membership permissions.
44. v0.4.18

    Profile Specialties and Simpler Joining

    • Released multiple profile specialties with touch-friendly selections, draft recovery, and People filters that match any selected specialty.
    • Released the combined Save & Request signup action, preserving saved basics on failed requests and avoiding duplicate memberships.
    • Preserved existing specialty choices, profile privacy, Location approval rules, and the phone conversation keyboard improvements.
45. v0.4.17

    Simpler Signup-to-Location Joining

    • Ordinary signups now save profile basics and request to join their selected Location in one explicit Save & Request action, matching the invitation flow.
    • Clarified signup next steps and kept jobs, photos, and biographies optional for joining.
    • Preserved saved basics when joining fails, with a retry and clear awaiting-approval status; existing requests and memberships are not duplicated.
46. v0.4.16

    Phone Conversation Composer Cleanup

    • Reduced phone conversation and thread reply text by two pixels while preserving full-size photo, options, and Send controls.
    • Fixed bottom navigation staying visible when a phone keyboard shrinks both the window and visual viewport; the composer uses the reclaimed space.
    • Preserved unfinished messages while opening and closing the keyboard, with normal navigation restored afterward.
47. v0.4.14

    Conversation Channel Navigation

    • Replaced All Conversations and the horizontal category strip with sidebar channels on desktop and a compact channel menu on phones.
    • Combined the channel heading, search, filters, and refresh actions into one compact row above the messages.
    • Made General the default channel while preserving older thread links, shareable channel URLs, browser Back, and separate unfinished channel drafts.
    • Kept the conversation pane at the available width when opening a thread and removed previous-channel messages while a different channel loads.
48. v0.4.13

    Content-First Community Toolbars

    • Combined People, Marketplace, and Resources headings and controls into a single compact row, bringing the content closer to the top.
    • Grouped all browse filters in one dropdown and moved refresh and secondary shortcuts into the More menu, including Members & Roles for authorized Location staff.
    • Added a phone search popout with an active-search indicator while keeping desktop search visible and preserving shareable filters and paging.
49. v0.4.12

    Conversation and Community Cleanup

    • Released edge-to-edge phone conversations with compact inline photo and message controls, icon-only actions, and navigation that hides while the phone keyboard is open.
    • Enabled six emoji reactions while preserving existing likes and keeping Thumbs Down out of Most Liked rankings.
    • Released compact People, Marketplace, and Resources toolbars and clearer Location member role and removal controls within existing administrator permissions.
    • Restored moderator-form contact autofill and the iPhone Home Screen guide, clarified high-level volunteer wording, and removed the floating Feedback button from conversations.
    • Kept the separate staging preview isolated and excluded from search while preserving normal public-page indexing on the live website.
50. v0.4.11

    Staging Preview Bundle

    • Prepared the completed conversation, compact navigation, reaction, member-management, and volunteer wording updates for the separate staging preview.
    • Restored moderator-form contact autofill while preserving drafts and keeping proposed Location names independently editable.
    • Added the iPhone Home Screen guide and linked it from Settings, notification preferences, and the footer.
    • Kept staging signup disabled until isolated authentication is configured and excluded the preview from search indexing.
51. v0.4.10

    Clearer Volunteer Leadership Wording

    • Updated signup, community introductions, Location invitations, moderator questions, the Location Guide, partner and church team pages, and agreements to explicitly welcome church staff and high-level volunteers.
    • Clarified that future whole-team communities include volunteers at every experience level. Registration categories, permissions, and Location approval requirements are unchanged.
52. v0.4.9

    Clearer Location Member Management

    • Added a three-dot menu beside eligible members on People for changing their Location role or removing them from that Location, with clear confirmation and role descriptions.
    • Added Members & Roles shortcuts from People and Location management, plus Manage Role & Access links on approved regional memberships in All Users.
    • Preserved existing administrator boundaries, rechecked sign-in and membership before saving, and refreshed member badges after role changes. Location removal leaves the account and other memberships unchanged.
53. v0.4.8

    Compact Actions and Emoji Reactions

    • Replaced visible Like, Reply, and Save labels on conversation messages with compact icons, retaining counts, accessible names, and tooltips.
    • Added Thumbs Up, Love, Appreciation, Celebrate, Great Idea, and Thumbs Down reactions. Members can change their reaction or tap it again to remove it; existing likes remain Thumbs Up.
    • Kept Thumbs Down out of Most Liked rankings and preserved Location access and reaction ownership protections. Added a keyboard-accessible, phone-friendly emoji picker.
54. v0.4.7

    More Room While Typing

    • Conversation screens now hide the bottom phone navigation while the on-screen keyboard is open, reclaiming its space for messages and keeping the composer and Send above the keyboard.
    • Restored navigation when the keyboard closes without clearing drafts. Preserved search controls, thread navigation, and normal desktop and other-page layouts.
55. v0.4.6

    Clearer Conversation Screens

    • Removed the floating Feedback button from the conversation feed and open threads on phones and desktop, including after refresh and return navigation.
    • Kept the feedback form and floating button available on other pages, with Help & Feedback accessible from the Settings page footer.
56. v0.4.5

    Compact Community Toolbars

    • Combined Marketplace, People, and Resources search, filters, and actions into one compact toolbar to leave more room for the content.
    • Grouped advanced filters in a popout with an active-filter count and a clear action that returns to the results. Moved personal-list and resource-management links into a More menu, and used plus buttons for new listings and resource submissions.
    • On phones, grouped the main dropdown with the other filters so search remains usable. Reduced repeated descriptions and result-count boxes, and kept the narrow-phone header on one row.
    • Preserved shareable filters, paging, drafts, keyboard navigation, touch targets, and existing membership and approval rules.
57. v0.4.4

    Edge-to-Edge Conversations

    • Phone conversations now use the full screen width with simple message separators instead of a rounded outer box.
    • Placed photo attachment, message text, posting options, and Send together in a compact row, with a plus button for photos in new messages and thread replies.
    • Kept photo previews above the message row so Send remains accessible, while preserving drafts, mentions, posting permissions, fixed composers, and normal navigation on other pages.
58. v0.4.3

    Fixed Conversation Frame

    • Conversations now fills the screen without a page footer. The header and bottom message boxes stay in place while the feed and open thread scroll independently.
    • Moved next steps into the scrolling feed and preserved normal page scrolling and footers elsewhere, along with message drafts and return navigation.
    • Kept phone message controls usable as the keyboard reduces the visible frame, stabilized resizing, and kept account menus accessible above open threads.
59. v0.4.2

    Message-Only Conversations

    • Removed subject fields from new conversations and post editing. Feeds, threads, Saved, and activity links no longer display separate conversation titles.
    • Preserved messages, drafts, photos, mentions, replies, protected editing, moderation, and shared links. Closing a thread returns keyboard focus to its reply control.
60. v0.4.1

    Choose Your Proposed Area Name

    • New Location proposals no longer use the city from your profile as the proposed community name. Enter the regional area name you want to suggest.
    • Kept saved contact details autofilled, existing drafts protected, and the chosen name connected to the Super Admin review process.
61. v0.4.0

    Conversation Threads & Bottom Composers

    • Replaced separated conversation cards with compact message rows and a desktop thread panel. Phone threads open in a focused view with a return button.
    • Anchored new-conversation and reply boxes below independently scrolling messages, with compact photo and send controls and upward-opening mention suggestions and posting options.
    • Opened threads at their latest replies, kept replies in chronological order, and added older-reply loading that preserves the reading position. Shared reply links still open the exact message.
    • Preserved drafts, photos, mentions, protected editing and moderation, and existing membership restrictions. Failed sends now show a clear message beside the retained draft.
    • Kept other pages scrolling normally and prevented conversation resizing from trapping footer navigation.
62. v0.3.7

    Compact Controls & Typography

    • Reduced button padding across member screens, public pages, settings, forms, and review tools while keeping photo, upload, and crop controls at their intended sizes.
    • Reduced text sizes by one pixel, including responsive headings, while preserving 16-pixel editable fields on phones to prevent automatic input zoom.
    • Standardized compact desktop action sizing and retained 44-pixel phone and touch targets, visible keyboard focus, and clear unread badges.
63. v0.3.6

    Clearer Navigation & Settings

    • Grouped community, personal, and administration navigation in one consistent member layout, with breadcrumbs and compact section navigation on phones.
    • Separated Edit Profile, My Locations, and Password & Security into focused pages, grouped Settings by purpose, and simplified the Account menu.
    • Moved administrative reviews into a dedicated Review Requests page with targeted dashboard links and compact alerts in Notifications.
    • Fixed Location management selection to follow its URL and browser history, and kept review links and resource queries aligned with the selected Location.
    • Preserved Location context in account, settings, message, resource, and marketplace navigation without changing content access rules.
    • Protected unfinished profile edits with navigation warnings and account-scoped, tab-local recovery for browser Back and reload. Failed and slow saves keep newer edits intact; logout and account switches clear private recovery.
    • Fixed transient sign-in checks so account screens hide safely without unmounting the same account’s profile editor.
    • Prioritized personal activity in Notifications, avoided opening the keyboard automatically in the profile editor, removed repeated Location headings, aligned page names, corrected the restricted-profile membership link, and improved phone spacing and the Feedback bubble.
64. v0.3.5

    Location Review Names & Sharing

    • Added an editable Location Name to new and reconsidered Location approvals, prefilled from the submitted name while preserving the original request and both names in the review audit.
    • Kept approved enrollment checks and repeat approvals from silently renaming existing Locations, and verified that the approval confirmation matches the chosen name.
    • Added Share Backrow beside Messages in signed-in headers, with email, device sharing, and copy-invitation options that share only Backrow’s public joining page.
    • Kept sharing menus, notification badges, and account menus usable on narrow phones without exposing private page addresses or sending invitations automatically.
65. v0.3.4

    Connected Location Approval

    • Made Location approval open an active regional community and add its verified requester as an ordinary member in one transaction, using the existing acceptance notification and email process.
    • Required an explicit review decision instead of defaulting to Decline, and added a verified Location and membership confirmation with direct next steps.
    • Added explicit reconsideration of declined Location requests and an audited enrollment check for approved linked requests. Existing staff roles and declined or revoked memberships are protected.
    • Refreshed Location menus, All Users assignment options, onboarding progress, dashboard counts, and notifications across open tabs without clearing active drafts or search controls.
    • Protected repeat approvals against duplicate communities, memberships, notifications, and email requests.
66. v0.3.0

    Notification Bubbles

    • Released profile cover photos, Location acceptance notifications and welcome emails, and clearer notification bubbles together as 0.3.0.
    • Made unread notification and message bubbles clearer, with consistent fixed-width header icons on desktop and phone.
    • Added a shared unread notification count for the bell and browser tab, plus an opt-in app-icon badge on supported installed web apps.
    • Added Home Screen installation guidance for iPhone and per-device badge controls in Notification Settings. Permission is requested only after tapping Enable App Badge.
    • Foreground badges refresh after activity changes and when returning to Backrow, and clear after reading notifications, signing out, or failed access checks. Closed-app push alerts and background badge delivery are not enabled.
67. v0.2.9

    Location Acceptance Alerts

    • Added a private welcome notification and unread bell badge when a member is accepted into an active regional Location, including requests approved by staff and members added through the Super Admin directory.
    • Added a queued welcome email with a direct Open Your Location link and a short invitation to introduce yourself. Repeated approvals and role changes do not duplicate alerts; revoked memberships cancel unsent email.
    • Separated Location acceptance account updates from optional in-app activity preferences. Existing membership permissions and profile privacy remain unchanged.
    • Refreshing community activity now updates the unread notification bell count at the same time.
68. v0.2.8

    Profile Cover Photos

    • Added optional wide cover photos behind the profile header, with layered circular profile photos, click-to-enlarge viewing, and responsive desktop and phone layouts.
    • Added a Cover section to profile editing with the prompt Show Us Your View on Sunday Morning, local photo uploads, drag positioning, zoom, crop previews, and removal.
    • Added a styled default cover for profiles without an uploaded banner, with an owner-only Add Your Sunday View shortcut into profile editing.
    • Cover photos follow existing profile visibility and owner-only editing. Unfinished crops must be applied or cancelled before saving.
69. v0.2.7

    Community Cleanup and Pending Updates

    • Replaced the separate Start Conversation window with a compact, always-open posting box, optional titles, photo and options icons, and the existing saved-draft protections.
    • Unified filters for Events, Marketplace, People, Resources, and Saved into compact responsive toolbars, with search on the right on desktop and accessible controls on phones.
    • Expanded People search to names, profile addresses, jobs, and churches, with shareable pagination. Added Unanswered filtering for Questions before pagination, including Most Liked results.
    • Separated Upcoming and Past events with independent pagination. Finished events keep their detail links, photos, attendance, saved status, and conversations, and move to Past without erasing unfinished drafts.
    • Added approved, active regional Locations to accessible member profiles. Pending memberships, inactive Locations, and the private Moderator Club remain excluded.
    • Expanded the vendor and integrator page with sponsorship FAQs and Backrow’s healthy-production-team mission, clearly distinguishing future getaway plans from current offerings.
    • Added public-page canonical links, join-focused social sharing previews, and a public-only sitemap. Member screens and private content remain excluded from search indexing.
70. v0.2.6

    Larger Profile Photos

    • Made profile photos larger on desktop and phones, with responsive circular photos and matching initials when a photo has not been added.
    • Preserved click-to-enlarge behavior and existing profile privacy. Photos in posts and account menus keep their compact sizes.
71. v0.2.5

    Member Location Management

    • Added a Super Admin-only All Users page with registered accounts, profile cities, organizations, signup Location choices, and every membership or pending request. Unfinished and unverified accounts stay visible.
    • Super Admins can confirm adding a verified member with saved profile basics to an active regional Location, including approving a pending request. Assignments are audited, preserve other memberships and approved staff roles, and reject stale membership decisions.
    • Accounts Without a Location on the dashboard now links directly to a filtered user list. Added search, membership-status filters, stable pagination, and All Users shortcuts in Settings and the account menu.
72. v0.2.4

    Shareable Location Invites

    • Added public invite pages for active regional Locations, including /location/tampabay/, with a community introduction and signup or sign-in links. Member content and the Moderator Club remain private.
    • Invite links preselect the signup Location and carry that choice through confirmation, sign-in, and onboarding. Verified invited members can save their four profile basics and send a pending join request in one action, without filling out a job or bio.
    • Added Copy Invite Link controls on public invitations and joined regional Locations, plus a profile-menu shortcut. Existing memberships are preserved, duplicate requests are avoided, and failed requests retain the saved profile basics for retry. Moderator approval is still required.
73. v0.2.3

    Admin Overview and Member Navigation Release

    • Combined the verified Super Admin dashboard and separate changelog views with the member navigation and join-request notification fixes.
    • Super Admins can see aggregate site statistics and dated release history. The public changelog keeps release versions and notes without dates or times.
    • Messages and Notifications keep the community layout and selected Location. Pending join requests appear in the notification bell for staff who can already review them.
74. v0.2.2

    Separate Public and Admin Changelogs

    • Removed release dates, times, and timestamp explanations from the public changelog while retaining versions and release notes.
    • Added an Admin Changelog section to the Super Admin dashboard with Eastern dates and times, historical timestamp context, and expandable older release history.
    • Kept one authoritative release history with unchanged older timestamps. The dated view requires fresh server-side Super Admin authorization, is not cached, and clears on sign-out or account changes.
75. v0.2.1

    Super Admin Dashboard

    • Added a Super Admin dashboard with registered-user, regional Location, and conversation-post counts, plus 30-day growth, approved membership, contributor, reply, event, resource, and marketplace statistics.
    • Added pending join requests, Location proposals, moderator applications, partner and church-team interest, and resource-review counts with links to the existing review tools.
    • Added Super Admin-only dashboard links in Settings and the profile menu. The dashboard supports desktop and phone layouts, manual refresh, a snapshot timestamp, sign-in return navigation, and clear access and loading-error states.
    • Implemented a read-only aggregate database function with authoritative Super Admin authorization. Counts deduplicate members and listings, exclude archived or removed content as labeled, and contain no member details, private-message data, or visitor tracking.
76. v0.1.74

    Consistent Member Navigation and Join-Request Badges

    • Messages, private message threads, and Notifications now share the community page width, header, sidebar, and phone navigation instead of switching to a narrower account layout. Navigation links retain the selected, approved Location.
    • The notification bell now includes pending requests to join Locations that the signed-in Super Admin, Location Admin, or Moderator can already review. Counts do not fetch applicant details or change access permissions.
    • Confirmed approvals and declines refresh the bell immediately. Failed decisions do not reduce the count, and revoked or inactive Location staff access is excluded from membership-review counts.
    • Location navigation failures offer a retry without hiding an existing private inbox or clearing a message draft. Verified desktop and iPhone navigation, draft preservation, notifications, and existing member access using isolated test data.
77. v0.1.73

    A Cleaner Conversation Toolbar

    • Combined conversation categories, sorting, Topics, and search into one desktop toolbar, with categories on the left and search on the far right. Phone controls reflow with touch-friendly targets and horizontally scrolling categories.
    • Replaced conversation topic buttons with a dropdown and added Live Streaming, Stage Design, Service Planning, Volunteer Training, Leadership, and Equipment & Budgeting to filtering and new posts. Profile specialties and resource subjects remain unchanged.
    • Removed the default Everything happening in this Location subtitle and the visible Sort Conversations caption while retaining accessible labels.
    • Category changes preserve other filters and support Back and Forward navigation. Selections survive refresh and unfinished posts remain recoverable. Verified desktop and iPhone layouts, topic publishing, search, sorting, drafts, navigation, and existing access controls using isolated test data.
78. v0.1.72

    Clearer Notifications and Review Sections

    • Separated Location applications, membership join requests, resource reviews, direct messages, and community activity into distinct panels with consistent spacing and heading levels.
    • Named the Super Admin panel Location Creation & Applications and labeled individual proposals New Location Request, clarifying that creation requests are different from requests to join existing Locations.
    • Removed irrelevant review panels after existing access checks confirm a member has no review responsibility. Kept error and retry paths, approval controls, draft preservation, bell counts, and email behavior unchanged.
    • Verified desktop and iPhone layouts, narrow-screen spacing, filters, review actions, resource workflows, personal notifications, sign-out, and revoked access using isolated test data. No real applications, permissions, or emails were changed.
79. v0.1.71

    Persistent Feedback Shortcut

    • Added a bottom-right Feedback bubble on every page, available to guests and members, linking directly to the existing bug report and feature request form.
    • Kept the shortcut visible during scrolling, reloads, and navigation, with phone navigation clearance, device-safe spacing, a keyboard focus indicator, and print-friendly hiding.
    • Verified desktop and iPhone navigation, unfinished report preservation, existing feedback delivery safeguards, and account-menu behavior without sending real reports or emails.
80. v0.1.70

    Signup and Review Email Alerts

    • Enabled owner email alerts for new account signups, Location join requests, Location proposals, moderator applications, partner and sponsor interest, church production team interest, and resources awaiting approval.
    • Global resource alerts wait for Location approval. Existing verification, approval, membership, and profile privacy rules are unchanged.
    • Added private queued delivery with duplicate protection, bounded retries, and failure tracking. Email alerts do not include community posts, replies, events, marketplace activity, or private messages.
    • Verified one labeled setup email was delivered. No historical signup or review-request backlog was emailed.
81. v0.1.69

    A Clearer Path to Your Location

    • Signup now offers a regional Location choice and opens a dedicated email-confirmation next-steps page instead of resetting the signup form. Members can choose later if their region is not listed.
    • Added short onboarding with just a name, church or organization, city, and profile address before requesting to join. Jobs, photos, and bios can wait; email verification and moderator approval are unchanged.
    • Added a member Next Steps checklist that checks saved basics, approved membership, a profile photo, and a first conversation. Permanently dismissing it saves an account preference across browser sessions.
    • Location proposals autofill a signed-in member’s saved name, sign-in email, organization, and city without replacing restored drafts or current edits.
    • Simplified community headers with full-width content, one compact conversation-category strip, a smaller refresh control, and shared search and specialty-filter rows on wider screens.
    • Added an owner-only Edit My Profile shortcut, clearer Marketplace and Resources section spacing, and removed the redundant public-profile notice.
    • Social profile fields now accept screen names with or without @ and generate the links automatically. Website addresses and existing channel or company links remain supported.
    • Added isolated desktop and iPhone checks for signup confirmation, joining, persistent progress, autofill races, profile privacy, social links, and layout; updated older navigation, draft, and menu checks.
82. v0.1.68

    For the People Who Make Sundays Happen

    • Updated the homepage and About headline with the chosen tagline: For the People Who Make Sundays Happen.
    • Updated the shared account footer, landing footer, member sidebar, and page and sharing titles to use the chosen tagline consistently.
    • Centralized the brand wording and added desktop and iPhone checks for the headline, footers, sharing metadata, and page width.
83. v0.1.67

    Three Consoles and Three Seats

    • Updated the homepage and About illustration with exactly three seats behind the production table, preserving the existing seat sizes and table width.
    • Added equal-sized audio, video, and lighting consoles with audio faders, a video T-bar and buttons, and lighting encoders with shorter faders.
    • Removed the FOH production desk label and added desktop and iPhone layout checks for the revised artwork.
84. v0.1.66

    Bug Reports and Feature Requests

    • Published a public bug report and feature request form at /support/, linked from the shared footer. No account is required.
    • Connected private email delivery to the Backrow team with a reply-to address for the submitter, without creating tickets, subscriptions, or automatic replies.
    • Preserved unfinished reports across reloads and delivery failures, stripped sensitive query strings from page links, and added duplicate-send protection and persistent anti-spam limits.
    • Added desktop, iPhone, and database checks for validation, draft recovery, privacy, retries, and rate limits.
85. v0.1.65

    Backrow Browser and Home Screen Icons

    • Replaced the old browser icon with the Backrow lanyard badge and added dedicated iPhone and iPad Home Screen artwork using the existing brand mark.
    • Added a Backrow app manifest with dark colors and a Home Screen launch path that uses the existing sign-in and preferred Location flow.
    • Added desktop and iPhone checks for icon links, image sizes, exact published artwork, and metadata after navigation and reload.
86. v0.1.64

    Reliable Location Entry After Sign-In

    • Added one automatic recheck when a verified sign-in briefly fails the Location lookup's token validation, so a successful login does not leave members stuck on the access error screen.
    • Made the homepage and login page recheck access when the sign-in session is renewed. Memberships, privacy checks, and unfinished drafts are preserved; permission denials are not bypassed.
    • Added desktop and iPhone regression checks for temporary token failures, session renewal, bounded retries, permission denials, and cancelling a pending recheck after signing out.
87. v0.1.63

    A Seat Behind the Scenes

    • Restored the original auditorium seating style on the homepage and About page, with 35 seats across five rows and a small production desk between the main seating and the back row.
    • Kept the dark theme and highlighted welcome seat, removed the oversized console illustration, and checked the new layout on desktop, iPhone, and narrow screens.
88. v0.1.62

    Production Recovery Checks

    • Corrected automated password recovery checks to validate confirmation links against the site being tested instead of a hard-coded local address. The signup and recovery flows are unchanged.
89. v0.1.61

    Messaging and Photo Reliability Fixes

    • Fixed Direct Message refresh races that could delay a confirmed sent message, discard an earlier-message request, or leave messaging controls out of date after blocking someone.
    • Kept your reading position steady when older Direct Messages load, while preserving unfinished drafts and existing privacy checks.
    • Fixed event photo retry behavior so the same file can be selected again after an upload or decoding error. Existing event details and photos stay intact.
    • Simplified messaging request cleanup and added desktop and iPhone regression coverage for overlapping refreshes, reading position, photo retries, account recovery, logout, and draft protection.
90. v0.1.60

    Communities in the Profile Menu

    • Removed the prominent Location selector from mobile community pages and the desktop sidebar. Conversation categories remain available.
    • Added a profile-picture menu with your name and profile link, a compact My Communities list, the current community marked with a check, and shortcuts for joining another Location, editing your profile, settings, memberships, management, and logging out.
    • Community switching lists only active Locations you can access, retains the current section, remembers your choice, and keeps unfinished posts and events in their original community. Requests and unavailable memberships remain in My Locations.
    • Kept signed-out headers limited to Log In and Sign Up, added safe avatar fallbacks, refreshed the avatar after profile saves, and made Log Out clear private session drafts and return home without signing out other devices.
91. v0.1.59

    Moderator & Founding Member Badges

    • Added a shield beside member names for Location moderators, Location admins, and super admins, with labels that explain their current scope. Community badges are specific to the selected Location; profile badges do not expose the private Moderator Club.
    • Added a gold Founding Member star for Backrow's first 100 non-anonymous accounts, including existing members. Status is assigned at signup, survives profile changes, and is not recycled when an account is deleted. Badges are recognition only and never grant permissions.
    • Displayed badges in People, profiles, conversation posts and replies, mention suggestions, event organizers and discussions, and community resource and Marketplace attribution. Added readable profile labels and a directory legend.
    • Protected badge assignments from profile edits and user metadata, preserved profile and Location privacy, and loaded community badges together rather than requesting them for each name.
92. v0.1.58

    Event Editing & Uncropped Images

    • Added Edit Event to event cards and dedicated event pages for organizers, Location moderators, Location admins, and super admins with current access. Archived events must be restored first.
    • Added protected saves for event titles, descriptions, categories, dates, venues, optional addresses, and photos. Editing retains the organizer, Location, event URL, display time zone, RSVPs, saved events, and discussion without sending another new-event notification.
    • Preserved unfinished event edits through navigation and reloads, prevented duplicate submissions, and added conflict warnings when another edit or access change occurs. Unchanged times keep their exact stored instant.
    • Removed square cropping from event uploads and display cropping from previews and event cards. Square, wide, and portrait images retain their proportions, event photos can be enlarged, and both event forms now explain recommended dimensions and supported file sizes. Previously cropped uploads need the original image reuploaded.
93. v0.1.57

    Terms, User Agreement & Signup Acceptance

    • Published public Terms & Conditions and a User Agreement with dated versions, readable summaries, section links, and Dodec Consulting LLC named as the operator.
    • Added both documents to the shared footer and required an unchecked signup agreement box that confirms an adult account and acceptance of both documents. Agreement links open separately without losing signup fields.
    • Added server-side validation of affirmative acceptance and current document versions, with a server-generated timestamp in new-account signup metadata. Existing accounts are not backfilled as accepted.
    • Clarified content ownership, the limited hosting license, privacy and audience limits, respectful conduct, moderation review, event and marketplace responsibilities, and sponsorship disclosure. No arbitration requirement or class-action waiver was added.
94. v0.1.49

    Private Messages for Location Members

    • Added a private Messages inbox, individual conversation URLs, member search, and Message buttons on eligible profiles and Location directory cards.
    • Restricted new DMs to people who share approved membership in an active regional Location. Other members and administrators cannot read conversations they are not part of through Backrow.
    • Added unread message badges, in-app notification preferences, and read tracking that only advances when the latest message is visible in an active tab.
    • Added member blocking and unblocking, earlier-message loading, send limits, and retry protection against duplicate messages. Existing participants retain their history when membership ends.
    • Protected per-recipient drafts during navigation, reloads, and connection failures, preserved text typed during a pending send, and improved phone navigation and message controls. This first version supports text DMs without email or push notifications.
95. v0.1.48

    Clearer Copy & Cleaner Layouts

    • Proofread Backrow-owned landing, signup, profile, and community-growth copy, clarified next steps and eligibility, and replaced em dashes with clearer punctuation.
    • Standardized page titles, navigation, form labels, and release headings in Title Case while preserving acronyms such as SOP, PDF, and USD.
    • Removed repeated member-page promotions, a duplicate landing footer action, and lengthy church-team introductions so conversations and growth forms are easier to reach.
    • Moved the permission-tier reference from the profile page into a Settings disclosure without changing membership rules, permissions, or member content.
    • Improved paragraph, heading, list, form, and action spacing; removed the unused member-page side column; and made phone filters, reply fields, and photo controls easier to use.
96. v0.1.47

    Church Production Teams · Help Shape Backrow

    • Added a public Church Production Teams page inviting church production directors across audio, video, lighting, IT, and leadership to help shape future team communities.
    • Added an account-free interest form for contact details, church, city or region, team size, desired features, and community-building needs, with phone-friendly fields, draft recovery, and retry-safe submissions.
    • Connected team interest to the private Super Admin review queue and notification counts, with filtering, review notes, and shortlisting for follow-up without creating accounts, opening workspaces, or granting permissions.
    • Added Church Production Teams to the shared footer, reserved its URL against profile claims, and protected intake with bounded validation, duplicate handling, and submission limits.
97. v0.1.46

    Cleaner Location Guide & Shared Footer

    • Fixed doubled numbering in the Location Guide contents by keeping numbers out of section titles and deriving heading numbers from their order.
    • Removed the repeated moderator and partner links above the guide footer while preserving all operating rules and section anchors.
    • Organized the shared footer into Explore Backrow and Grow Your Community groups, with one link per destination, readable phone layouts, and generous touch targets.
    • Improved guide text spacing and list indentation and checked guide navigation and footer layouts on desktop and narrow phones.
98. v0.1.45

    Resources · Local Libraries & Curated Global Sharing

    • Expanded Resources to website links, video, audio, PDFs, podcasts, and images, with optional uploaded preview graphics and format-specific cover cards.
    • Added click-to-load YouTube, Vimeo, and Spotify embeds, direct audio/video playback, PDF and image previews where supported by the source, and safe external links.
    • Separated Location Resources and the public Global library, with format and specialty filters, literal text search, Recent/Oldest/Title sorting, pagination, and shareable resource URLs.
    • Required Location Moderator approval for every resource and additional Super Admin approval for global sharing; added review queues, private feedback, and pending-review notification counts.
    • Added profile and account submission tracking for pending, approved, declined, and withdrawn resources, with editing, resubmission, global requests, withdrawal, and draft recovery.
    • Kept unapproved resources and review feedback private to their submitter and reviewing staff, protected Moderator Club resources from public sharing, and reset approvals when approved content changes.
    • Linked saved resources to their detail pages and added Global Resources to the footer; verified approval permissions, privacy, navigation, previews, and mobile flows with isolated test fixtures.
99. v0.1.44

    Community Pages Without the Repeated Welcome Banner

    • Removed the large Behind the Scenes / In Good Company welcome block from Conversations, Events, Marketplace, People, Resources, Saved, and event pages.
    • Kept each page’s own heading, Location selection, navigation, and community actions, and removed the banner’s unused desktop and phone styling.
100. v0.1.43

     Marketplace · Buy, Sell & Share Across Locations

     • Added a separate Marketplace with For Sale and Want to Buy listings, up to six photos, descriptions, categories, condition, optional USD prices or budgets, links, pickup options, and contact instructions.
     • Let approved regional members share one listing on their profile and in up to ten active regional Locations without joining those Locations or gaining access to private conversations; profile listings follow existing profile privacy.
     • Added unique shareable listing URLs, search and category/type/status filters, pagination, author editing, sold/fulfilled states, withdrawal, reopening, and My Marketplace Listings in the account area.
     • Preserved unfinished listing text and photos across reloads, navigation, tab returns, failed saves, and stale edits, with safe publication retries and a direct confirmation link to the saved listing.
     • Added database-enforced ownership, email verification and membership checks, persistent Location Moderator removals, and Super Admin removal across Backrow; owners can withdraw listings after Location access is removed.
     • Added Marketplace to desktop and compact phone navigation, corrected an onboarding heading’s title casing, and tested listing flows, profile privacy, and existing community features using isolated fixtures.
101. v0.1.42

     Photo Pop-Outs, Conversation Galleries & Consistent Navigation

     • Made profile photos clickable in profiles, the People directory, conversations, replies, event discussions, and the account photo preview, with a larger view and accessible close controls.
     • Added up to six photos per conversation post, with batch selection, individual removal, gallery editing, and draft recovery after reloads or failed saves.
     • Preserved existing single-photo posts and kept galleries protected by the conversation’s Location access, author-only editing, and stale-edit checks.
     • Made header and footer logos return signed-in members to their Location and signed-out visitors to the homepage.
     • Added Changelog to the shared footer alongside Location suggestions, moderator applications, vendor/integrator/sponsor interest, and the Location SOP; included the shared footer on the Changelog page and kept it above phone navigation.
102. v0.1.41

     Regional Growth, Moderator Applications & Partner Interest

     • Added regional Location proposals with coverage, meetup travel, and connection questions; opening a Location requires Super Admin review.
     • Added moderator applications covering personality, outreach, conflict handling, and quarterly events, plus footer links and a public Location operating guide.
     • Added a private, paginated Super Admin review queue and pending-application counts in Notifications, with applicant status tracking and draft preservation.
     • Added church staff and senior-leader signup choices and a separate vendor/integrator growth, early-access, and sponsorship-interest queue without automatic member access or payments.
     • Added a private Moderator Club for currently authorized moderators, Location Admins, and Super Admins, with database-enforced access and automatic staff membership updates.
103. v0.1.40

     Choose a Location with Just the Basics

     • Made biographies optional before selecting, requesting to join, or being approved for a Location, including database checks and profile publishing.
     • Renamed the personal role field to Your Job, kept it optional, and provided a free-text box for describing work in your own words.
     • Added Tell us something about you beneath the bio heading and clarified that profile extras can be added after choosing a Location.
     • Updated signup and Location onboarding guidance and tested blank-job, blank-bio profiles on desktop and phones without changing membership permissions.
104. v0.1.39

     Easier Profiles & a Welcome for Every Role

     • Rewrote the homepage introduction, local-community explanation, and experience examples to welcome audio, video, lighting, IT, and production teams.
     • Added photo dragging, zoom, positioning sliders, crop previews, and an Adjust Photo control; changes are kept when you save your profile.
     • Put profile basics first, collapsed optional sections, added section shortcuts, and kept Save Profile within reach without losing folded-section drafts.
     • Made personal roles optional for profile publishing, Location requests, and membership approval while preserving identity, privacy, and permission checks.
105. v0.1.38

     Published the Public Changelog

     • Added a public release-history page with version numbers, dated notes, and Eastern timestamps.
     • Linked the changelog from the landing-page footer without expanding the guest menu.
     • Reserved the changelog address for Backrow, saved pending brand exports, and updated project documentation.
106. v0.1.37

     Simplified Logged-Out Navigation

     • Show only Log In and Sign Up in guest headers; reveal member navigation after sign-in is verified.
     • Keep guest menus compact beside the logo on narrow phones, with easy-to-tap links.
     • Remove member links immediately after sign-out and keep unverified sessions on the guest menu.
107. v0.1.36

     Fixed Mobile @Mention Selection

     • Fixed tapping a suggested member to complete an @mention in posts, replies, and content editors.
     • Preserved linked member names after publishing and enlarged suggestion buttons for easier tapping.
     • Prevented the suggestion panel from disappearing before a reply submission could finish.
108. v0.1.35

     Standardized the Changelog Address

     • Kept the public update history at /changelog and removed the misspelled route.
     • Required dated, versioned changelog notes with every pushed update.
109. v0.1.34

     Added the Versioned Backrow Changelog

     • Added a public changelog with version numbers, dated update notes, and the recorded project history.
     • Saved release entries in the repository so they persist across deployments.
110. v0.1.33

     Make Original Conversation Areas Discoverable on Phones

     • Make original conversation areas discoverable on phones

     Historical entry · commit 51ca492

111. v0.1.32

     Add Approved Lanyard Wordmark to Shared Responsive Headers

     • Add approved lanyard wordmark to shared responsive headers

     Historical entry · commit d7cbfdc

112. v0.1.31

     Publish Settings, Author Editing, Notifications, and Charcoal Theme

     • Publish settings, author editing, notifications, and charcoal theme

     Historical entry · commit 13c0e75

113. v0.1.30

     Add Community Engagement, Discovery, Event Details, and Account Recovery

     • Add community engagement, discovery, event details, and account recovery

     Historical entry · commit 49a2039

114. v0.1.29

     Close Published Event Forms and Make Event Addresses Optional

     • Close published event forms and make event addresses optional

     Historical entry · commit 7caccba

115. v0.1.28

     Separate Community Sections Into Fresh-Loading Pages and Preserve Drafts

     • Separate community sections into fresh-loading pages and preserve drafts

     Historical entry · commit ba5d4ce

116. v0.1.27

     Recover Event Drafts After Reloads and Confirm Publication Before Clearing

     • Recover event drafts after reloads and confirm publication before clearing

     Historical entry · commit 1aef6ce

117. v0.1.26

     Show Inline Comments and Counts in the Conversation Feed

     • Show inline comments and counts in the conversation feed

     Historical entry · commit 4757ee0

118. v0.1.25

     Preserve Community Drafts During Background Access Refreshes

     • Preserve community drafts during background access refreshes

     Historical entry · commit 2504305

119. v0.1.24

     Restore the Live Community Layout and Shared Location Sections

     • Restore the live community layout and shared Location sections

     Historical entry · commit a146d40

120. v0.1.23

     Allow Scoped Moderator Join Reviews and Add Notifications Inbox

     • Allow scoped moderator join reviews and add notifications inbox

     Historical entry · commit c4552d2

121. v0.1.22

     Launch Login-Gated Member Area and Three Profile Visibility Levels

     • Launch login-gated member area and three profile visibility levels

     Historical entry · commit 78a4426

122. v0.1.21

     Add Scoped Location Permissions and Verified Initial Admin Setup

     • Add scoped Location permissions and verified initial admin setup

     Historical entry · commit 451d291

123. v0.1.20

     Add Dedicated Signup Page and Location Join Onboarding

     • Add dedicated signup page and Location join onboarding

     Historical entry · commit a8a0729

124. v0.1.19

     Restrict Private Profiles to Approved Shared Location Members

     • Restrict private profiles to approved shared Location members

     Historical entry · commit 89af2f7

125. v0.1.18

     Add Shared Account Profiles and Chosen Public Addresses

     • Add shared account profiles and chosen public addresses

     Historical entry · commit 661d408

126. v0.1.17

     Make the Full Backrow Product Demo the Homepage

     • Make the full Backrow product demo the homepage

     Historical entry · commit 3ac1d08

127. v0.1.16

     Launch Backrow Coming-Soon Page and Secure Supabase Foundation

     • Launch Backrow coming-soon page and secure Supabase foundation

     Historical entry · commit 37c880c

128. v0.1.15

     Add Member Discovery Filters, Profile Checklist, and Next-Step Plan

     • Add member discovery filters, profile checklist, and next-step plan

     Historical entry · commit 0dd45d1

129. v0.1.14

     Add Profile Photo Uploads and Complete Fictional Demo Profiles

     • Add profile photo uploads and complete fictional demo profiles

     Historical entry · commit 4516828

130. v0.1.13

     Integrate Expanded Profiles with Current Location Communities

     • Integrate expanded profiles with current Location communities

     Historical entry · commit e02159f

131. v0.1.12

     Add Social Links, Work Availability, and Experience to Profiles

     • Add social links, work availability, and experience to profiles

     Historical entry · commit 490bb71

132. v0.1.11

     Separate Location Communities and Add Resource Submissions

     • Separate Location communities and add resource submissions

     Historical entry · commit 9933421

133. v0.1.10

     Remove Top Preview and Location Block

     • Remove top preview and Location block

     Historical entry · commit 502e33e

134. v0.1.9

     Add Locations and Demo Event Category

     • Add Locations and Demo event category

     Historical entry · commit 1bb4f19

135. v0.1.8

     Add Location Events and RSVP Preview

     • Add Location Events and RSVP preview

     Historical entry · commit e99dadd

136. v0.1.7

     Make Community Feed More Mobile Friendly

     • Make community feed more mobile friendly

     Historical entry · commit ec7a330

137. v0.1.6

     Remove Hero and Fix Posting Settings Build

     • Remove hero and fix posting settings build

     Historical entry · commit 3d4bef0

138. v0.1.5

     Add per-Location Posting Controls and Nested Spaces

     • Add per-Location posting controls and nested spaces

     Historical entry · commit 4463790

139. v0.1.4

     Add Tampa Conversation Spaces and Admin Scope

     • Add Tampa conversation spaces and admin scope

     Historical entry · commit 4b709bf

140. v0.1.3

     Add Tampa-First Locations Preview

     • Add Tampa-first Locations preview

     Historical entry · commit e7484f3

141. v0.1.2

     Prepare Backrow for Permanent Render Hosting

     • Prepare Backrow for permanent Render hosting

     Historical entry · commit 9a10585

142. v0.1.1

     Update Site Source

     • Added the initial community preview with member profiles, conversations, and browser-saved demo activity.

     Historical entry · commit 0e6c4b2

143. v0.1.0

     Initial Commit

     • Created the Backrow project repository.

     Historical entry · commit 6249110