Changelog
ikirtesh.dev · Updated as I ship
What I've shipped.
A running log of every feature, fix, and improvement on ikirtesh.dev. Updated as I ship.
Feature Fix Improvement Security Launch Content
Featurev2.5.0LatestMarch 2026
Command Palette (Cmd+K)
- Global search across all pages, blog posts, and projects
- Keyboard navigation with ↑ ↓ and Enter
- Real blog posts fetched from /api/search route
- Social links and external navigation support
Featurev2.4.0March 2026
Guestbook Redesign
- 4-column masonry grid with glassmorphism cards
- Real-time likes with Firestore increment
- Cursor-based pagination for scale
- Admin page with bulk delete for spam management
Featurev2.2.0March 2026
Pixel Theme
- Press Start 2P dot-matrix font across all UI
- Pure black background with accent-colored dot grid
- CRT scanline overlay effect
- Opt-in .pixel-dot mask for hero headings
Featurev2.1.0March 2026
SEO & OG Images
- Dynamic og:image generation via /og route (Edge runtime)
- Auto-generated sitemap.xml from blog posts + all pages
- robots.txt with admin/API route blocking
- JSON-LD Person + Article structured data for Google
Launchv2.0.0March 2026
Admin Dashboard v2
- Full admin rebuild — messages, enquiries, subscribers, guestbook
- Live Firestore listeners with badge counts
- Mobile bottom tab navigation
- Blog manager with static post list
- Settings page with site stack overview
Featurev1.9.0March 2026
Newsletter System
- Subscribe API with Firestore dedup and welcome email
- Unsubscribe page with URL param auto-submit
- Three form variants — default, sidebar, extended
- No admin notification on subscribe (clean inbox)
Featurev1.8.0March 2026
Contact & Hire Forms
- Contact form saves to Firestore + email notification
- Hire form with budget/timeline + auto-reply to client
- Mobile-responsive email templates
- Gmail SMTP via Nodemailer
Improvementv1.7.0February 2026
Theme System
- 6 themes — Light, Dark, Reading, Midnight, Mono, Pixel
- 17 accent color options with gradient support
- 6 font families with live preview
- Brutalism and High Contrast enhancement toggles
- Zero FOUC — IIFE restores theme before first paint
Featurev1.6.0February 2026
Blog System
- Markdown-based blog with syntax highlighting
- Table of contents with active section tracking
- Reading progress bar and estimated read time
- Share buttons and copy code blocks
Featurev1.5.0February 2026
New Pages
- /open-source — GitHub projects and contributions
- /guestbook — public message board
- /case-studies — ShopVerse and IICSIT deep dives
- /terms — terms & conditions
- /unsubscribe — newsletter opt-out
Launchv1.0.0February 2026
Initial Launch
- Next.js 15 App Router + Tailwind CSS v4 + TypeScript
- Portfolio, Projects, Blog, Hire Me pages
- Firebase Auth for admin (Google OAuth)
- Full glassmorphism design system
- Accessibility menu with theme/font/accent switching
🚀 Site launched — February 2026