What's New

🚀 Partner Profile System Overhaul

The biggest focus was a complete overhaul of the Profile Partner system—how family members and supporters manage profiles for incarcerated individuals.

Content Creation Flow Refactoring

• Unified partner and user content creation into a single, consistent single-page interface
• Eliminated the complex multi-tabbed workflow that partners previously had to navigate
• Partners can now create journal entries, book reports, biographies, and release plans with the same streamlined interface that profile owners use
• Added quick-action buttons to each content section on the partner dashboard
• Implemented proper profileId context handling so content is correctly attributed to the managed profile

Authorization & Permissions Fixes

• Fixed critical authorization bug where partners couldn't edit content for profiles they manage
• Added canManageProfile permission checks to content edit functions
• Resolved partner authorization errors that were blocking content publishing
• Fixed non-functional "View" and "Edit" buttons for content entries in partner profile management
• Fixed publishing as Partner profile not working correctly

Partner State Management

• Fixed orphaned partner records bug where partners could be marked "accepted" without a linked user account
• Modified updatePartnerStatus function to automatically link users by email when accepting partners
• Revised acceptPartnerInvitation function to ensure proper user linking during invitation acceptance
• Added migration to fix existing orphaned data in production

Profile Editing for Partners

• Implemented partner-specific profile editing features
• Partners can now edit managed profiles through a dedicated workflow
• Added navigation to profile edit page so partners can update profile details for their loved ones

🔧 Backend & Architecture Improvements

Convex Module Restructuring

• Completed refactoring of the Convex admin module
• Established new global_users_mgmt and global_profiles_mgmt sub-modules
• Re-exported modules and removed stale directories for cleaner architecture
• Clearer separation of concerns across the codebase

Database & Performance

• Current database: 12,500+ users with significant profiles and content volume
• Investigated and tested tribe system functionality: recalculateTribeStats and updateProfileTribeMembership
• Added tribePoints to ReferrerData type
• Updated Convex from v1.28.0 to v1.30.0

🐛 Bug Fixes

Search & Scoring

• Resolved two medium-severity bugs in name search scoring logic
• Changed independent if statements to else if chains to prevent score accumulation
• Added conditional checks to ensure multiple scoring rules don't stack incorrectly

Error Tracking & Monitoring

• Removed Sentry and all related configurations from the project
• Addressed critical reliability issues with PostHog integration
• Implemented API timeouts, robust error handling, increased cache lock patience

🎨 Frontend & UX Improvements

Navigation Consolidation

• Removed legacy design mode toggle from homepage
• Consolidated navigation components
• Cleaned up associated components and UI code

Homepage & Facility Pages

• Initiated redesign of platform homepage with modern aesthetic and improved UX
• Working on facility leaderboard redesign
• Handle empty facility profile lists edge cases

Shared Components Hardening

• Auditing repository sections for name handling
• Hardening shared components across admin components, impact modals, profile switcher, and content attribution

📊 Platform Metrics

• 4,721 incarcerated individuals (+77 this month)
• 16,275 published pieces (+250 this month)
• 34,571 total engagement points (+337 this month)

📝 Technical Notes

AI & Infrastructure Planning

• GCP discovery meeting with Google Cloud team
• Investigating Google Gemini Enterprise Plus licensing for AI consolidation
• Set up Google Cloud Shell and explored Gemini Code Assist capabilities
• Researching optimal setup for Google AI features within Google Workspace

Codebase Refactoring Planning

• Developed incremental, feature-by-feature refactoring strategy
• Created REFACTORING_PLAN.md documenting the approach
• Planning Phase 1: Foundation (Database & Auth) changes
• Focus on building comprehensive test suite as safety net

Upcoming: Cryptocurrency Donations

• Planning Next.js/Convex integration for direct crypto donations
• Focus on payment verification and tracking using HD wallet address generation