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v2.22.2 Active

2026-10-10

Brand Identity Transformation: Schema 1 Heritage Vault

Flagship Brand Identity: Adopted Schema 1 'Heritage Vault' as the canonical brand across Vault Recipes (vaultrecipes.com).
Visual Emblem & Logomark: Integrated the Heritage Vault emblem across the navigation bar, favicon, and login screen.
Generational Typography Suite: Implemented Google Fonts with Playfair Display for heirloom headings, Cinzel for vault badges and metadata, and Inter for interface clarity.
Vault Gold & Midnight Obsidian Palette: Transitioned the default design system to rich Vault Gold (#D4AF37), Midnight Obsidian (#0B132B), Deep Steel Blue (#1C2541), and Warm Archival Cream (#FAF8F5).

v2.22.1

2026-10-10

High-Efficiency Condensed Recipe Print Layout & Navbar Overlay Fix

Eliminated Print Menu Bar Overlay: Completely suppressed sticky navigation bar, search icon, and app chrome during print, resolving the navbar overlapping the recipe hero image.
Ultra-Condensed Multi-Page Reduction: Condensed recipe printouts from 5-6 pages down to 1-2 pages via compact 2-column ingredients/instructions grid, tight margins, and floated recipe photo.
Print-Optimized Ink & Contrast: Clean high-contrast monochrome typography with pure white backgrounds, stripping theme dark-modes, button chrome, and box-shadows.
Clean Recipe Checklists & Non-Breaking Steps: Converted interactive checkboxes into elegant print bullets (☐) with avoid-break protection on instruction steps and allergen panels.

v2.22.0

2026-10-08

Guided Bug & Issue Tracker with Device Diagnostics and Media Attachments

Bug & Issue Submission System: Dedicated guided report intake assigning sequential, trackable Bug IDs (e.g. BUG-1001) for development triage.
Reproducibility Guidance & Quality Meter: Real-time report quality meter, structured app area selector, 1-click step template insertion, and expected vs actual behavior comparisons.
Device & Environment Diagnostics: Automatic client-side detection of device type (iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, iPad), browser engine, operating system, and viewport screen dimensions.
Media & Screen Recording Attachments: Multi-file drag-and-drop support for screenshots, camera captures, and MP4/MOV screen recording videos with embedded playback.
Development Triage Panel: Complete admin status workflow (Open, Investigating, In Progress, Resolved, Closed), developer internal notes, and resolution fix tracking.

v2.21.13

2026-10-08

Strict Recipe Ownership & Admin Authorization Permissions Model

Strict Ownership Enforcement: Family members can only edit, delete, modify cover photos, restore revisions, or run AI Kitchen Advisor tools on their own recipes.
Full Admin Authorization: System administrators retain global authority to manage, edit, audit, and curate all recipes across the family collection.
Unified Permission Logic: Consolidated authorization checks across backend API endpoints and UI templates using can_user_manage_recipe.
Read-Only Graceful Degeneration: Non-owner family members retain full viewing access to recipes, history changelogs, allergen notices, and audit scores without interactive mutation controls.

v2.21.12

2026-10-08

Projected Advisor Score Visibility & Non-Regressive AI Upgrades

Current vs Projected Score Visibility: Added visual comparison indicators in both the executive review card and proposed enhancement card showing current score vs boosted score (e.g. 92 ➔ 98).
Upgrade Action Button: Apply Improvements button explicitly indicates the upgraded score target (e.g., 'Apply AI Improvements (Upgrade to 98/100)').
Non-Regressive Scoring Guard: Guaranteed that recipes enhanced with AI suggestions never drop or regress to a lower score on subsequent audits if only advisor changes were made.
Form & Draft Alignment: Brought identical current vs projected score comparison widgets and non-regressive score persistence to recipe_form.html.

v2.21.11

2026-10-08

User-Driven Kitchen Advisor Audit Launch

User-Driven Audit Execution: Removed automatic execution on opening the Kitchen Advisor modal. The modal now displays the informative hero card explaining the audit scope first.
Interactive Run Trigger: Users can review what Gemini AI inspects (measurements, temperatures, allergens, chef tips) before explicitly clicking 'Run Kitchen Quality Audit'.
Adaptive Modal Header Controls: Re-run Audit button is cleanly hidden until an initial audit has been run, preventing confusing empty state triggers.

v2.21.10

2026-10-08

Authentic Culinary Advisor Score Synchronization

Authentic Audit Score Preservation: Removed artificial +6 score inflation in recipe detail and edit forms, saving genuine Gemini AI audit scores to SQLite and badge tiles.
Fixed DOMContentLoaded Variable Reference: Corrected variable typo in recipe_detail.html DOMContentLoaded handler so score ranges update without silent script exceptions.
Direct Score Synchronization: Ensured database cache and header score badges reflect real-time audit results across mobile and non-mobile browsers.
Synchronized Recipe #38: Set Recipe #38 (Grandma's Gingerbread) in SQLite to match its real AI audit score of 92.

v2.21.9

2026-10-08

Real-Time Advisor Score Synchronization & Form Persistence

Form Score Persistence: Added hidden advisor_score and advisor_allergens form inputs to recipe_form.html so draft audits and applied improvements persist straight to SQLite upon saving recipes.
Server-Side Save Handlers: Updated recipe_edit and recipe_new endpoints in app.py to write submitted draft scores and allergens directly into advisor cache.
Projected Improved Score on Apply: Updated applyAiRecipeImprovements and draft improvements to save the projected enhanced score (94+) rather than the stale pre-improvement score.
Unconditional Badge DOM Sync: Removed restrictive textContent.includes('--') condition on DOMContentLoaded so cached advisor scores immediately update the page tile badge on every visit.
Synchronized Recipe #38: Updated Recipe #38 (Grandma's Gingerbread) score cache in SQLite to 94 to reflect current culinary quality.

v2.21.8

2026-10-08

Advisor Tile Centering, Re-run Audit Visibility & Optimal State Card

Fixed Re-Run Audit Result Visibility: Closed nested loading container div in recipe_detail.html so audit results are never concealed when the loading indicator is dismissed.
Added Optimal Recipe State Confirmation: When an audit finds no necessary modifications (measurements, temps, and steps are already optimal), displayed a reassuring confirmation card rather than an empty section.
Symmetrical Advisor Tile & Chip Alignment: Centered advisor-hero-card and advisor-empty-state within the modal viewport, eliminating left-side skew and aligning Kitchen Advisor chips vertically.
Force-Refresh Cache Invalidation: Ensured 'Re-run Audit' clears sessionStorage and sends force_refresh parameters for fresh analysis.

v2.21.7

2026-10-08

Mobile Modal Viewport, Multi-Stage Progress Stepper & escapeHtml Fixes

Fixed Draft Quality Audit ReferenceError: Defined escapeHtml globally in static/js/app.js and locally in recipe_form.html so draft inspections never crash on allergen pills or chef tip rendering.
Interactive Multi-Stage Progress Stepper: Replaced static loading spinners in draft and detail advisor modals with a live multi-stage stepper (Scan Ratios → Allergens → Temps & Steps → Scoring & Tips) and animated progress bar.
Mobile Viewport & Sticky Footer Constraint: Constrained advisor modals to 100dvh with scrollable modal bodies and sticky bottom action bars, keeping 'Close & Keep Editing' and 'Close' visible on mobile devices with browser bars.
Prevented Accidental Modal Dismissal: Disabled backdrop click-to-close and Escape key dismissal while AI audits are actively processing.
Fixed Mobile Allergen Chip Overrun: Set .stat-box-advisor to full-width (grid-column: 1 / -1) on mobile screens with wrapping allergen badges, preventing badge clippings on recipe detail cards.

v2.21.6

2026-10-07

Resilient Multi-Model Gemini Cascade & In-Modal Advisor Recovery

Expanded 7-Model Gemini Fallback Pool: Prioritized active Google Gemini models (gemini-3.5-flash, gemini-3.1-flash-lite, gemini-flash-latest, gemini-3.8-flash, gemini-3.7-flash, gemini-3-flash-preview) to bypass temporary Google 503 capacity spikes.
Transient 503/429 Backoff & Failover: Added brief backoff pauses on upstream 503/429 responses and 20s per-model timeouts so hanging or overloaded models immediately fail over to healthy endpoints.
In-Modal Advisor Error Recovery: Replaced disruptive browser alert dialogs with a dedicated in-modal error card featuring an instant '🔄 Try Again' button.
User-Friendly Messaging: Sanitized technical API traces into polite, actionable status notices.

v2.21.5

2026-10-07

Dedicated Food Allergen Advisory & Safe Alternatives Tile

Decoupled Family Story from Allergens: Separated the bottom 'Family Story & Recipe Notes' panel to display strictly family lore, heirloom tips, and cooking notes without allergen warnings or substitution lists.
Dedicated Allergen Advisory Tile: Created an independent '🛡️ Food Allergen Advisory & Safe Alternatives' panel placed directly below Recipe Notes featuring high-contrast warning badges, allergen summary, and 1-click Kitchen Advisor access.
Structured Safe Culinary Alternatives: Rendered chef-recommended ingredient swaps in responsive cards with clear allergen bullets and practical culinary tips.
Contextual Display & Theme Harmonization: Only displays the advisory panel when allergens are detected, styled with high contrast across dark and light palettes (including Sunflower, Parchment, and Mint).

v2.21.4

2026-10-07

Ghost Image Diagnostics & Media Filename Sanitization

Ghost Photo Cleanup for Recipe #44: Diagnosed and removed four ghost photo records ('Baking', 'Bread', 'Mecham', 'Whole Wheat') created by positional argument assignment in a legacy notes cleanup script, restoring clean 5-photo gallery display.
Cookbook Import Placeholder Sanitization: Removed missing page placeholder references ('mecham_recipes_page_32.jpg') on Recipes #42 and #43, eliminating 404 broken image boxes across recipe cards and headers.
Automated Media Filename Validation: Added strict is_valid_image_filename sanitization across get_recipe, get_all_recipes, create_recipe, and update_recipe in database.py, permanently preventing non-image strings from entering recipe_photos.
Defensive Image Fallback Handlers: Added onerror auto-removal fallbacks on detail hero covers and gallery thumbnails.

v2.21.3

2026-10-07

Executive Culinary Score & Allergen Warnings in Kitchen Advisor Meta Bar

Executive Culinary Review Score Tile Placement: Positioned the quality score badge directly inside the Kitchen Advisor tile to the left of 'Review & Swaps' with dynamic color grading (emerald 85+, amber 70-84, coral <70, or slate pending).
Allergen Warnings Badge Integration: Positioned detected allergen alerts to the right of 'Review & Swaps' with high-contrast warning pills (e.g. ⚠️ Gluten, Dairy) or safety confirmation (🛡️ Allergen Safe).
Instant Server-Side Caching: Added SQLite schema caching (advisor_score and advisor_allergens) with automatic extraction from recipe notes for zero-delay badge rendering on initial page load.
Live Client Reactivity: Synchronized modal audits and session storage with the meta tile chips, updating scores and allergen notices in real time upon audit completion and improvement application.

v2.21.2

2026-10-07

Theme-Native AI Advisor Styling, Modal Dismissal & Note Deduplication Fixes

Theme-Native AI Advisor Styling: Unified modal boxes, tabs, hero cards, dials, and spinners to inherit active theme palettes across all light and dark themes (including Sunflower, Parchment, Mint, Daisy, and custom user themes) eliminating hardcoded dark-slate/cyan incongruities.
Reliable Modal Dismissal: Fixed close button and overlay click failure by eliminating CSS display specificity conflicts, implementing explicit is-open/is-hidden class states, and adding Escape key listener.
In-Place Allergen & Enhancement Note Deduplication: Implemented clean note merging that updates allergen warnings and enhancement summaries in-place rather than stacking duplicate paragraphs on re-runs.
Active Advisory Status & Prompt Strictness: Added active indicators in the modal when allergen warnings are already present in recipe notes, and strengthened AI evaluation guidelines so proposed improvements proactively resolve every flagged clarity omission.

v2.21.1

2026-10-07

AI Advisor Modal Viewport Fix & Allergen Recipe Notes Integration

Fixed AI Advisor Modal Viewport Overlay: Ensured the modal backdrop renders fixed above all page elements (z-index: 99999) with backdrop blur, eliminating off-screen modal positioning.
Audit Debouncing & Result Caching: Added request locking and per-recipe session caching to prevent inadvertent multi-clicks and eliminate differing score runs.
Food Allergen Advisory in Recipe Notes: Added dedicated 1-click button to apply detected allergen warnings and safe culinary swaps directly to recipe notes.
Integrated Allergen Advisory in AI Improvements: Added optional checkbox to include the allergen safety advisory when applying proposed recipe improvements.
Draft Recipe Quality Checker Integration: Added 1-click allergen notice insertion directly into the active recipe form notes field on Add and Edit views.

v2.21.0

2026-10-07

AI Kitchen Advisor, Recipe Quality Audit & Smart Substitutions

AI Recipe Quality & Clarity Audit (Feature #20): Interactive chef review engine powered by Google Gemini evaluating measurements, vague instructions, missing oven temperatures, and culinary tips with an intuitive quality score dial (1-100).
Automated 9-Allergen Safety Detection: Rigorously detects Top 9 common food allergens (Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Shellfish, Fish, Soy, Sesame) with safe culinary swap recommendations and contamination warnings.
Smart Ingredient Substitutions & Kitchen Swaps (Feature #10): Interactive substitution engine with auto-populated recipe ingredient selector, dietary goal chips (Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Nut-Free, Low-Carb, Pantry Staple), exact conversion ratios, and chef cautions.
Draft Recipe Quality Checker: Added pre-save audit capability on Add/Edit recipe forms so cooks can review clarity and allergens before saving changes.
1-Click Recipe Improvements with Revision Snapshot: Seamlessly applies AI-refined measurements and instructions while automatically logging an ai_enhanced entry in revision history for instant rollback.

v2.20.2

2026-10-07

Recipe Revision Restore Defaults Polish

Recipe Revision Restore Defaults Polish: Ensured that all selective restore section checkboxes (including ingredients) start unchecked by default, requiring deliberate selection before enabling the restore button.

v2.20.1

2026-10-07

Recipe Edit Form Submission Fix

Recipe Edit Form Submission Fix: Resolved NameError on user session object when saving edits to existing recipes (e.g. Dana's Waffles #43), ensuring editor email and audit snapshots capture seamlessly.

v2.20.0

2026-10-07

Recipe Revision History, Selective Rollback & Retention Controls

Recipe Version History & Audit Log: Automatically records revision snapshots on recipe creation, edits, contributor updates, and rollbacks, preserving full attribution and diff summaries.
Interactive Revision Timeline & Diff Inspector: Added a revision history modal with visual comparison indicators showing exact changes between historical snapshots and current values.
Granular Selective & Full Recipe Rollback: Allows cooks and administrators to restore either the complete recipe or selectively cherry-pick individual sections (ingredients, steps, timings, notes, tags, title/description).
Configurable Rolling Retention Limit: Introduced MAX_RECIPE_HISTORY_VERSIONS (default 5, configurable to 3-5 in .env and config.py) with automated FIFO pruning to keep database size compact and high-performing.
Heirloom Recipe Auto-Baseline: Automatically captures an initial baseline record for older heirloom recipes upon first viewing history, ensuring zero gaps in change tracking.

v2.19.0

2026-10-05

AI Assistance Tracking, Admin Metrics & Recipe Validation Proposal

Internal AI-Assistance Record Tracking: Recipes imported or assisted using Gemini AI recognition now carry an internal ai_assisted record flag in the database and display high-contrast sparkling badges (✨ AI Assisted / ✨ AI) across recipe cards, detail views, and edit forms.
Admin Dashboard AI Metrics Tile: Added a dedicated '✨ AI Assisted' metric tile to the Administrative Console dashboard displaying global counts of recipes created with AI assistance.
Per-User AI Breakdown Analytics: Extended the administrator user breakdown table with a new '✨ AI Assisted' column to track recipes imported with AI help per family member.
Community Idea Proposal: Seeded and submitted the 'AI Recipe Checking, Clarity & Allergy Validation' proposal into the Ideas Hub for automated recipe review, clarity suggestions, and allergen safety alerts.

v2.18.1

2026-10-05

Save Audience Dialog Theme & High-Contrast Polish

Save Audience Confirmation Dialog Contrast Polish: Resolved low-contrast and dark translucent box rendering on light themes (Sunflower, Mint Meadow, Parchment).
Theme-Aware Modal Surfaces: Replaced undefined inline CSS properties with dedicated .audience-modal-box surfaces featuring crisp, solid white backgrounds in light themes and rich slate surfaces in dark themes.
WCAG AAA High-Contrast Text: Styled private and community audience preview cards with deep royal purple (#6d28d9) and rich emerald (#047857) headers and crisp dark body typography in light modes, eliminating hard-to-read washed out text.

v2.18.0

2026-10-05

Recipe Audience Controls, Personal Vaults & Admin Metrics Dashboard

Recipe Audience Controls (Public vs Personal): Users can now choose whether a recipe is shared with the community (public to all registered users) or kept personal (private to the author and administrators).
Save Action Audience Prompt & Explanations: Integrated an interactive visibility selector card into recipe creation and editing, backed by a confirmation prompt explaining the visibility scope.
Full Backward Compatibility: All 57 existing legacy and heirloom recipes are preserved as public community recipes (is_private = 0).
Audience Scope Filtering on Browse Screen: Added an audience filter toggle toolbar on the home page (Personal & Public vs Personal Recipes). Administrators enjoy an exclusive third option for full vault visibility across all private and public recipes.
Visible Tile Audience Markers: Added distinct, high-contrast badges (🔒 Personal vs 🌐 Community) on recipe tiles and recipe detail headers across both dark and light color themes.
Administrative Console Metrics Dashboard: Introduced executive summary cards (Total Users, Public Recipes, Personal Recipes, Total Recipes) and a per-user recipe contribution breakdown table.

v2.17.0

2026-10-05

Configurable Web Branding & Multi-Family Fork Generalization

Configurable Web UI Branding: Decoupled and generalized singular family references across the web UI. Introduced APP_NAME (default: 'Family Recipes'), APP_TITLE (default: 'The Family Recipe Vault'), and SITE_TAGLINE (default: 'Preserving family traditions, one dish at a time') configurable via .env.
Dynamic Navigation & Branding Injection: Top brand header and page titles dynamically format custom family names, automatically applying highlight styling (e.g. Family Recipes).
Universal Template Generalization: Removed hardcoded family references and placeholders across the Home hero, Sourdough Studio, Access Control/Login, Theme Customizer, Recipe Editor, and Broadcast Announcements.
Streamlined Forking Configuration: Updated .env.example with generalized defaults, environment documentation, and clean placeholders to easily support any family or culinary group deploying their own instance.

v2.16.2

2026-10-05

Sourdough Lineage Mobile Layout & High-Contrast Badge Polish

Sourdough Starter Lineage Mobile Viewport Polish: Resolved mobile overflow where the 'View' button hung outside the starter card tile on branched offspring cultures (e.g. MungDingus and Arthur II). Added min-width zero flex containers, responsive gap scaling, and flex-shrink protection so action buttons always stay locked inside the card.
Lineage Tree Mobile Connector Compaction: Streamlined left indentation and connector lines on narrow mobile screens (375px–430px), recovering over 30px of horizontal breathing room for culture titles and metadata.
High-Contrast Lineage Badges for Light Themes: Upgraded 'Mother Starter' and 'Branched Offspring' badge colors across Sunflower, Parchment, and Mint Meadow themes with deep forest green and rich espresso amber typography on high-contrast backgrounds (WCAG AAA).

v2.16.1

2026-10-04

AI Recipe Scanner Timeout Extension & HEIC Optimization

Extended Gunicorn & Nginx Proxy Timeouts: Increased Gunicorn worker and Nginx proxy read timeouts from 30s to 120s, eliminating 502 Bad Gateway / HTML error pages during intensive OCR and multi-card parsing.
Image Payload Optimization: Resized and optimized uploaded recipe card images before sending to Gemini, reducing payload size by ~70% and cutting upstream transfer latency to under 1 second.
Zero-Delay Gemini Model Fallback: Implemented automatic, instantaneous fallback across Gemini flash models (gemini-flash-latest, gemini-3.8-flash, gemini-flash-lite-latest) to seamlessly bypass upstream Google 503 capacity spikes.
iPhone HEIC Preview & Safe Response Parsing: Added custom camera badges for HEIC/HEIF files on desktop browsers lacking native HEIC rendering and guarded client-side response handlers to clearly display server messages.

v2.16.0

2026-10-04

Gemini Multimodal AI Recipe Card Scanner & Photo Import

Multimodal AI Recipe Card Scanner: Built an integrated AI scanner at the top of the Add Recipe form powered by Google Gemini. Family members can snap a photo or upload front/back handwritten recipe cards, cookbook spreads, or phone screenshots.
Automatic Recipe Field Population: Gemini reads the image and automatically populates the recipe title, description, category, servings, prep time, cook time, tags, family notes, and splits handwritten directions into chronological instruction cards with chef tips.
Standardized Ingredient Extraction: Automatically parses ingredient amounts, matches standard culinary unit dropdowns (cups, tbsp, tsp, grams, etc.), ingredient names, and preparation notes (e.g. sifted, room temp, softened).
Seamless Photo Cover Retention: Scanned card photos are automatically optimized, converted from HEIC/iPhone format if needed, and attached as the recipe's cover photo without re-uploading.
AI Feature Roadmap Tracking: Established an interactive tracking system in the Community Ideas hub and documentation for upcoming AI culinary advisors, smart shopping lists, and sourdough photo analysis.

v2.15.3

2026-10-04

Feature Enhancement Local Timezone Timestamps Fix

Local Timezone Display for Ideas: Resolved timezone mismatch on community ideas and feature enhancement requests where timestamps defaulted to UTC (7 hours ahead of Arizona MST). All enhancement submissions, developer updates, and upvotes now record and display in the family's local timezone (Mountain Standard Time).
Historical Entry Timezone Migration: Converted existing feature request timestamps created during launch to their actual local submission time.
Resilient Datetime Template Filter: Updated Jinja format_datetime filter to gracefully handle both naive local strings and timezone-aware ISO datetimes with automatic local timezone conversion.

v2.15.2

2026-10-04

Mobile Navigation Toggle & Responsive Meal Pairing Chips Fix

Mobile Navigation Dropdown Restoration: Properly scoped desktop navbar layout rules within min-width: 769px media queries. Mobile screens now display exclusively the hamburger menu toggle by default, cleanly expanding the full menu with theme-aware background only when toggled.
Mobile-Responsive Meal Pairings: Eliminated mobile viewport clipping and horizontal overflow where long companion recipe titles and relationship tags pushed outside the screen. Meal pairings now automatically render as responsive full-width card rows with stacked labels, auto-wrapping text, and proportional 32px thumbnails.

v2.15.1

2026-10-04

Top Navigation Polish, Ideas Filter Toolbar & Compact Pairing Chips

Top Navigation Bar Unified Sizing: Standardized all top navbar buttons, user profile badge, and theme/version controls to an exact 34px uniform height with nowrap flex styling, eliminating uneven heights, chunky blocks, and awkward text wrapping across all dark and light themes (Sunflower, Mint, Parchment).
Ideas Page Filter & Sort Toolbar: Styled status filters into clear, distinct interactive pills with status icons and active gradient highlights, preventing text links from running together. Wrapped search, category select, and sort controls into an organized responsive toolbar.
Compact Recommended Meal Pairings: Redesigned the companion recipe pairing display on recipe detail views from oversized cards into elegant, compact chips with 28px circular thumbnails, relationship badges, and subtle hover interaction.

v2.15.0

2026-10-04

Community Feature Enhancements, Recipe Favorites & Companion Meal Pairings

Community Feature Enhancement System: Added an Ideas & Feature Requests hub to the header navigation bar directly to the left of the Theme and Version badges. Users can submit ideas, describe what they want to see, categorize requests, and upvote suggestions. Authors can edit their own enhancements, while administrators have full review, status management (Proposed, Planned, In Progress, Completed, Declined), and developer notes capabilities.
Recipe Favorites & Live Star Counts: Users can now favorite recipes with a single click. Star markers display live counts across recipe index cards and detail views, paired with a dedicated '⭐ Favorites' filter pill to instantly surface family favorites.
Linked Companion Recipes & Meal Pairings: Introduced companion recipe linking in the add/edit recipe form (e.g., Filhart Family Egg Rolls linked to Butt Pucker Sweet and Sour Sauce, mains with sides and desserts). Companion pairings and custom relationship labels are showcased on recipe detail pages in a responsive card grid.

v2.14.2

2026-10-02

Recipe Header Footer Banner Alignment & High-Contrast Typography Fix

Footer Banner Padding & Alignment: Resolved zero-padding issue on the hero card footer banner (.detail-meta-bar), adding generous 30px desktop and 20px mobile horizontal breathing room so prep/cook times never cut off against the card border
Balanced Spacing & Contributor Float: Positioned preparation timing and servings metrics with generous gaps and subtle vertical dividers, anchoring Contributor information cleanly to the right
Light-Theme High-Contrast Readability: Fixed low-contrast gold/tan text on bright yellow Sunflower/Sunflower-Custom backgrounds by applying deep warm amber labels (#78350f) and bold espresso values (#1c1917)
HTML Container Hierarchy Normalization: Repaired premature header closing tags so the hero card, title column, actions bar, and footer meta banner maintain clean, robust document flow

v2.14.1

2026-10-01

Recipe Step Reordering (Up / Down) & Culinary Workflow Enhancements

Interactive Step Reordering: Added dedicated ▲ Up and ▼ Down controls to every instruction card on recipe addition and edit forms, allowing effortless reorganization of preparation steps
Live Re-sequencing & Dynamic State Handling: Step numbers automatically update in real time as cards are shifted, with smart disabled states ensuring the top step cannot move up and bottom step cannot move down
Visual Reorder Confirmation: Added a gentle amber pulse animation (.step-move-flash) and smooth scrolling to provide clear tactile feedback when moving steps
Multi-Theme High-Contrast Coverage: Reorder button group and labels fully styled for high readability across both dark obsidian themes and light themes (Sunflower, Mint Meadow, Parchment)

v2.14.0

2026-10-01

Active Kitchen Measurement Converter (Volume ⇄ Weight) & Standardized Units

Standardized Unit Dropdowns: Replaced freeform ingredient unit text boxes on recipe add/edit forms with categorized dropdowns (Volume, Metric, Weight, and Kitchen/Count) plus seamless 'Other / Custom...' fallback preserving existing custom units
Active Volume ⇄ Weight Converter: Live bidirectional conversion calculating exact gram/ounce weights from volume measurements (cups, tbsp, tsp, fl oz, ml, l) and converting weight to culinary fractions (e.g. 240g flour to 2 cups)
Culinary Density Intelligence: Built-in ingredient density database covering flours (AP, bread, wheat, rye), sugars (granulated, brown, powdered, syrups), fats/dairy (butter, oil, milk, cream), leaveners, and salts with auto-detection from item names and manual override controls
1-Click Conversion Application: Interactive 'Apply' button in each ingredient row updates amount and unit simultaneously with smooth visual feedback and instant reverse-conversion capability
Culinary Benchmark Reference Chart: Collapsible cheat-sheet directly on the recipe form showing standardized King Arthur & USDA weight benchmarks per cup, tbsp, and tsp across major baking ingredient categories
Multi-Theme High-Contrast Styling: Styled converter banners, reference tables, and interactive pills with complete light-theme overrides across Sunflower, Mint Meadow, and Parchment palettes

v2.13.0

2026-10-01

Sourdough Studio Dead Phase Flag, Maturity Insights & Starter Custodian Management

New Starter Dead Phase Flag: Added dedicated flag when logging or editing sourdough feedings for establishing cultures (days 2–6) experiencing expected lag/quiescence while acid levels build to wake wild yeasts
Visual Feed Row Differentiation: Highlighted dead phase feeds across feeding logs and recent activity tables with soft lavender-slate tinting, left accent bar, and '💤 Dead Phase (Flat)' status badges so flat rise isn't treated as a failed feed
Starter Maturity & Health Insights: Introduced 5-stage developmental progression (Inception, Dead Phase, Awakening, Developing, Mature Mother) with visual stepper, live maturity score, and actionable baker guidance
Starter Custodian Management: Added dedicated caretaker assignment for each sourdough starter with one-click instant reassignment modal directly from the starter profile and dashboard cards
Multi-Theme Contrast Harmonization: Full styling coverage ensuring Dead Phase highlights, Custodian pills, and Maturity badges render with high contrast across dark and light themes (Sunflower, Mint Meadow, Parchment)
Chronological Timestamp Normalization: Unified ISO and space-separated feeding timestamps across database queries to guarantee strictly accurate ordering

v2.12.3

2026-10-01

Sourdough Jar Alert & Calc Metrics Light Theme High-Contrast Fix

Headroom Alert Readability: Resolved illegible pale yellow text on alert boxes across Sunflower, Sunflower Custom, Parchment, and Mint Meadow themes with rich dark amber text (#92400e) and bold headers (#78350f)
Live Calculation Metrics Clarity: Transformed normalized ratio, hydration, total mass, and estimated peak values to high-contrast amber (#92400e) on light theme cards
Custom Theme System Coverage: Extended theme-type detection so user-created light themes automatically receive optimal contrast without requiring separate manual selectors
Client Cache Invalidation: Incremented version query token to force immediate browser cache refresh

v2.12.2

2026-09-30

Recipe Detail Step Instructions Contrast & Theme Legibility Fix

Step Instructions Contrast Fix: Replaced hardcoded pale gray text (#e2e8f0) with theme-aware primary text (var(--text-primary)), ensuring crystal-clear readability across light themes (Sunflower, Parchment, Mint Meadow) and dark themes
Step Tips Styling Overhaul: Updated step tips to use theme secondary backgrounds, amber border accents, and readable secondary typography
Automated Cache Synchronization: Linked CSS stylesheet query version directly to the application release version for instant cache invalidation on deployment

v2.12.1

2026-09-30

Recipe Editor Flow Optimization: Add Buttons Repositioned to Bottom

Streamlined Recipe Form Flow: Relocated '+ Add Another Ingredient' and '+ Add Another Step' buttons from top section headers to the bottom of each list, allowing cooks to seamlessly add successive items without having to scroll all the way back up
Auto-Focus & Smooth Scroll: Clicking add buttons now automatically focuses the newly created row input/textarea and smoothly brings it into view
Theme Harmonization: Removed dark inline styles on step rows so new and existing instruction cards adapt properly to light and dark themes

v2.12.0

2026-09-30

Admin Built-in Theme Editing & Sourdough Studio Light Contrast

Built-in Theme Editing for All Users: Administrators can now edit and customize any built-in theme (Warm Amber, Mint Meadow, Sunflower, Parchment, Sage & Emerald, etc.) in the Theme Studio; changes apply immediately to all family members using that theme
Factory Default Reset & Theme Duplication: Added one-click 'Reset to Factory Defaults' for built-in themes and 'Duplicate as New Theme' for branching customized variants
Sourdough Studio Hero Contrast: Replaced hardcoded dark linear gradient on the Multi-Starter Tracker & Feeding Log hero card with theme-aware surfaces (var(--card-bg)) and crisp typography, eliminating illegible dark-on-dark text in light themes
Compact Metrics & Table Legibility: Upgraded starter metric pills, lineage tree cards, and table headers to dynamic theme backgrounds with high-contrast text and border styling
Universal Badge Clarity: Introduced theme-reactive badge color tokens ensuring fermentation ratios, peak estimates, and rise multipliers are sharp and high-contrast in both bright kitchen light and dark evening modes

v2.11.2

2026-09-30

Peak Timing Advisor Theme Readability & High Contrast Overhaul

Resolved Low-Contrast Dark Box: Replaced hardcoded dark background in Peak Timing Advisor with theme-aware canvas surfaces (var(--card-bg)) and accent amber borders, ensuring perfect high contrast in all light and dark themes
Clear Typography & Accents: Styled recommendation title and key metric highlights with dynamic theme accents and crisp primary text
High-Contrast Metric Badges: Updated observation pills, headroom meters, and feeding panels to inherit theme secondary backgrounds and primary text colors for effortless legibility across all palettes

v2.11.1

2026-09-30

Floating Tooltip Viewport Portal & Overflow Fix

Fixed Tooltip Clipping: Implemented a dynamic viewport portal (position: fixed) that escapes table container overflow-x/overflow-y clipping so Rise Factor explanations render fully visible
Smart Auto-Flipping: Tooltips intelligently pop downward when positioned near the top of the viewport or table headers, preventing clipping off the screen edge
Header Alignment: Enforced white-space nowrap and inline-flex alignment on the 'Rise ℹ️' column header to prevent awkward two-line text wrapping
Mobile & Touch Support: Enhanced tooltip triggers with tap/click toggling alongside hover and keyboard focus

v2.11.0

2026-09-30

Sourdough Studio Rise Accuracies, Gallery Timestamps & Rise Factor Tooltips

Rise Progression & Photo Gallery Timestamp: Resolved timezone and timestamp mismatch in photo gallery by linking photos directly to the feeding log's local date/time (fed_at) with clean human formatting
Rise Multiplier Overlay Sync: Corrected photo rise multiplier and hours-after-feed sync during feeding creation and editing so badges accurately reflect the observed peak rise (e.g. 3.0× Rise at T + 6.5h on Arthur II)
Clean Feeding History Notes: Fixed Jinja autoescaping bug in feeding history logs so empty notes render a clean em-dash without raw — HTML entities
Rise Factor Tooltips: Added interactive baker-friendly tooltips across feeding logs, edit forms, modals, and the live dashboard clarifying the volume expansion ratio relative to the jar baseline rubber band mark (1.0×)

v2.10.0

2026-09-30

Mint Meadow Theme & Custom Theme Studio with Color Pickers

Theme Renaming: Renamed Daisy Meadow to Mint Meadow across the platform, featuring crisp spearmint leaves, herbal botanical dew, and refreshed botanical badge styling
Administrative Theme Studio: Added a dedicated Theme Creator and Editor to the Administrative Console equipped with HTML5 color pickers for all 10 UI theme tokens
Full Theme Element Coverage: Interactive color pickers and hex inputs for Primary & Secondary Accents, Page Canvas, Header/Navbar, Card Surfaces, Card Hover, Borders, and Primary/Secondary/Muted Typography
Live Interactive Preview: Sticky real-time preview card renders recipe cards, navigation, buttons, and form inputs as colors are manipulated
Test Live on Website: One-click live testing applies custom colors instantly to the live page before saving
Custom Themes Engine: Custom themes persist to SQLite database, generate dynamic CSS, and seamlessly integrate into the Theme Selector modal for all users

v2.9.0

2026-09-30

Administrative Console & Role-Based Access Control

Restricted Administrative Console: Renamed Family Members navigation to Administrative Console and restricted navigation visibility strictly to verified administrators
Dynamic User Role Management: Change user roles between Family Member and Administrator directly inline from the Administrative Console
Initial Role Assignment: Specify Administrator or Family Member role when granting access to new Gmail addresses
Safety Safeguards: Enforced protection preventing the removal or self-demotion of the sole remaining administrator
Hardened Route Security: Protected /admin/users route with strict administrator privilege checks and graceful redirection

v2.8.0

2026-09-30

Right-Aligned Header Theme & Version Column

Repositioned Theme & Version Stack: Moved the unified vertical Theme and Version Number column to the right side of the top navigation bar, positioned between Family Members and the logged-on user name
Streamlined Brand Header: Restored clean, focused brand identity on the left header while keeping version and customization links prominently accessible in the main action bar
Responsive Mobile Adaptability: Added optimized flex alignment on mobile viewports for smooth one-tap interaction

v2.7.0

2026-09-30

Responsive Theme Modal Scrolling & Botanical Daisy Palette

Fixed Theme Modal Viewport Overflow: Pinned header and footer with smooth internal scroll container ensuring the 'Done' apply button is always reachable on every screen size
Compact Card & Typography Sizing: Shrunk titles, cards, and swatches for a clean, elegant layout that fits comfortably in the viewport
Botanical Daisy Theme Overhaul: Redesigned Daisy Meadow with crisp white petals, fresh meadow green stems, and cool morning dew to distinctly separate it from the warm golden Sunflower theme
Distinct Swatch Styling: Updated Daisy palette dot and preview cards with rich botanical green accents

v2.6.0

2026-09-30

Light & Airy Themes (Sunflower & Daisy) and Stacked Header Layout

Added Sunflower Theme: Warm golden honey petals with buttermilk vanilla cream background and sunny summer breeze
Added Daisy Meadow Theme: Crisp white petals with cheerful sunny pollen center and fresh spring leaf accents
Stacked Header Navigation: Theme button and Version Number badge are stacked vertically into a neat unified column in the brand header
Stacked Footer Layout: Vertically aligned Theme Colors and Version link in the page footer
Updated Theme Customizer modal and Family Members admin panel to support all 10 color themes

v2.5.0

2026-09-30

Personalized Webpage Color Themes & Real-Time Palette Customizer

8 Curated Culinary & Aesthetic Themes: Warm Amber (Original), Fresh Sage & Emerald, Midnight Sapphire, Wild Berry & Rose, Royal Amethyst, Tuscan Terracotta, Pitch Black OLED, and Cookbook Parchment (Light Mode)
Instant Zero-Reload Theme Switcher: One-click Theme Customizer modal accessible from anywhere in the top navigation or page footer
Per-User Database Sync: User theme preferences persist to allowed_users in the database across all devices and sessions
Zero-Flicker Synchronous Theme Loading: Client-side local storage engine renders the user's selected palette immediately before paint
Family Members Theme Badging: View and edit member themes directly on the Family Members admin panel

v2.4.0

2026-09-30

Custom Recipe Tags & Explicit Sourdough Linking

Editable recipe tags: Add custom comma-separated tags or select with one click from existing/suggested tag chips when creating or editing any recipe
Direct Sourdough linking: Replaced heuristic title/category matching with explicit 'Sourdough' tag detection for studio recipes
Clean-slate tag reset: Wiped all existing tags across all recipes so no recipes are assigned any tags
Home page tag filtering: Filter recipes by tag with active dismiss pill and view tag badges directly on recipe cards
Interactive tag chips: Dynamic chip toggling that automatically updates the tags input field

v2.3.0

2026-09-30

Editable Feeding Logs, Feeding Photos & Culture Lineage Controls

Editable feeding log records: correct backdated timestamps, gram weights, ratios, flours, and ambient temperatures
Photo upload support for every feeding log to record jar rise dome, aeration, and milestone expansion
Editable culture lineage allowing users to reassign or define parent starter relationships
Starter inception / established date field tracking the original start date of each sourdough culture
Integrated 'Edit' and '+ Photo' action shortcuts into starter detail and studio dashboard feeding tables

v2.2.0

2026-09-30

Consolidated Starters, Quick Photo Swap & System Announcements

Consolidated active starters into compact, space-efficient cards to eliminate long scrolling
Made starter photos compact with instant one-click photo replacement
Added global website version badge in the top navigation bar
Interactive Changelog modal detailing all releases and updates
Site-wide Announcement Banner system for broadcasting updates
Admin email broadcast tool to notify all registered family members of recent changes

v2.1.0

2026-09-30

Sourdough Studio & Multi-Starter Hub

Multi-starter tracking for Arthur, Bob, MungDingus, and Arthur II
Discard Lineage Tree preserving genetic parent-child relationships
Real-time 1-quart jar headroom safety warning (>240g overflow guard)
Two-way ratio calculator (weight-to-ratio & ratio-to-weight solver)
Temperature-adjusted peak fermentation timing predictor
Photo progression gallery and CSV export for all feedings

v2.0.0

2026-09-29

Google OAuth & Multi-Photo Upgrade

Google OAuth 2.0 single sign-on with authorized family whitelist
Multiple photo upload support with automatic EXIF orientation and HEIC conversion
Admin member management panel
Modern dark-mode design system with responsive mobile navigation

v1.0.0

2026-09-15

Family Recipe Vault Launch

Family recipe catalog with search and category filtering
Interactive ingredients checklist for cooking and shopping mode
Numbered step-by-step instructions with chef tips
SQLite database persistence running behind Nginx and Gunicorn

Vault Recipes

Personalize Webpage Colors

System Version & Changelog

Brand Identity Transformation: Schema 1 Heritage Vault

High-Efficiency Condensed Recipe Print Layout & Navbar Overlay Fix

Guided Bug & Issue Tracker with Device Diagnostics and Media Attachments

Strict Recipe Ownership & Admin Authorization Permissions Model

Projected Advisor Score Visibility & Non-Regressive AI Upgrades

User-Driven Kitchen Advisor Audit Launch

Authentic Culinary Advisor Score Synchronization

Real-Time Advisor Score Synchronization & Form Persistence

Advisor Tile Centering, Re-run Audit Visibility & Optimal State Card

Mobile Modal Viewport, Multi-Stage Progress Stepper & escapeHtml Fixes

Resilient Multi-Model Gemini Cascade & In-Modal Advisor Recovery

Dedicated Food Allergen Advisory & Safe Alternatives Tile

Ghost Image Diagnostics & Media Filename Sanitization

Executive Culinary Score & Allergen Warnings in Kitchen Advisor Meta Bar

Theme-Native AI Advisor Styling, Modal Dismissal & Note Deduplication Fixes

AI Advisor Modal Viewport Fix & Allergen Recipe Notes Integration

AI Kitchen Advisor, Recipe Quality Audit & Smart Substitutions

Recipe Revision Restore Defaults Polish

Recipe Edit Form Submission Fix

Recipe Revision History, Selective Rollback & Retention Controls

AI Assistance Tracking, Admin Metrics & Recipe Validation Proposal

Save Audience Dialog Theme & High-Contrast Polish

Recipe Audience Controls, Personal Vaults & Admin Metrics Dashboard

Configurable Web Branding & Multi-Family Fork Generalization

Sourdough Lineage Mobile Layout & High-Contrast Badge Polish

AI Recipe Scanner Timeout Extension & HEIC Optimization

Gemini Multimodal AI Recipe Card Scanner & Photo Import

Feature Enhancement Local Timezone Timestamps Fix

Mobile Navigation Toggle & Responsive Meal Pairing Chips Fix

Top Navigation Polish, Ideas Filter Toolbar & Compact Pairing Chips

Community Feature Enhancements, Recipe Favorites & Companion Meal Pairings

Recipe Header Footer Banner Alignment & High-Contrast Typography Fix

Recipe Step Reordering (Up / Down) & Culinary Workflow Enhancements

Active Kitchen Measurement Converter (Volume ⇄ Weight) & Standardized Units

Sourdough Studio Dead Phase Flag, Maturity Insights & Starter Custodian Management

Sourdough Jar Alert & Calc Metrics Light Theme High-Contrast Fix

Recipe Detail Step Instructions Contrast & Theme Legibility Fix

Recipe Editor Flow Optimization: Add Buttons Repositioned to Bottom

Admin Built-in Theme Editing & Sourdough Studio Light Contrast

Peak Timing Advisor Theme Readability & High Contrast Overhaul

Floating Tooltip Viewport Portal & Overflow Fix

Sourdough Studio Rise Accuracies, Gallery Timestamps & Rise Factor Tooltips

Mint Meadow Theme & Custom Theme Studio with Color Pickers

Administrative Console & Role-Based Access Control

Right-Aligned Header Theme & Version Column

Responsive Theme Modal Scrolling & Botanical Daisy Palette

Light & Airy Themes (Sunflower & Daisy) and Stacked Header Layout

Personalized Webpage Color Themes & Real-Time Palette Customizer

Custom Recipe Tags & Explicit Sourdough Linking

Editable Feeding Logs, Feeding Photos & Culture Lineage Controls

Consolidated Starters, Quick Photo Swap & System Announcements

Sourdough Studio & Multi-Starter Hub

Google OAuth & Multi-Photo Upgrade

Family Recipe Vault Launch