Changelog
Stay up-to-date with the latest features, improvements, and updates to Drippie. We're constantly working to enhance your experience.
Enhanced User Experience & Interactive Elements
Major visual overhaul with WebGL-powered hero section, dynamic theming system, and improved UI components and the inclusion of citation numbers to connect claims to source articles.
- Added citations to the digest content to connect claims to source articles. Available on the homepage and digest emails
- Added WebGL-based dither shader for hero section with artistic retro aesthetic
- Implemented dynamic theme system with 7 unique themes rotating daily
- Simplified date format with short weekday and month names for better readability
- Updated 'Articles' section to 'Further reading' for clearer context
- Streamlined About page content by consolidating email subscription information
- Removed technical 'How It Works Behind the Scenes' section for cleaner presentation
- Updated subscribe button text to 'Get the latest drip by email'
- Added a changelog section to track updates and improvements
Security Updates & Image Optimization
Critical security patches and expanded image CDN support to ensure platform security and improve content delivery performance.
- Security: Upgraded Next.js to 15.3.8 to fix CVE-2025-55184 and CVE-2025-55183
- Security: Patched React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-66478) with Next.js 15.3.6 upgrade
- Improved image loading performance across the platform
Navigation Simplification & Performance Optimization
Streamlined navigation structure and implemented critical performance improvements including memory optimization and bot protection.
- Removed 'The Gist' navigation sections from header, mobile nav, and footer
- Renamed 'The Daily Drip' to 'Most recent' in mobile navigation
- Implemented memory optimization for better performance
- Added bot protection mechanisms for enhanced security
- Fixed critical memory leaks in category pages
- Implemented circuit breaker pattern for failed API requests
- Added request timeouts and proper cleanup for better resource management
Category System, Analytics & Production Deployment
Major feature release introducing comprehensive category pages, privacy-first analytics, and successful production deployment with extensive bug fixes.
- Introduced comprehensive category pages with FAQs, introductions, and curated resources
- Added category-specific article filtering and pagination
- Implemented Umami analytics with comprehensive event tracking (privacy-first, cookie-less)
- Added analytics for articles, navigation, forms, and categories
- Enhanced category gallery with visual cards and descriptions
- Added people and books sections for each category
- Fixed category-specific introductions API with proper query parameter forwarding
- Added OpenGraph and Twitter meta tags for better social sharing
- Fixed all module resolution issues for production builds
- Improved build configuration with TypeScript error checking
Initial Launch of Drippie
Launched Drippie as a daily digest platform for product managers and tech professionals, featuring AI-powered content curation and summaries.
- Daily digest with curated articles from trusted sources
- AI-generated summaries highlighting key themes and connections
- Article cards with images, categories, and source information
- Responsive design with dark mode support
- Archive system with date-based navigation
- Email subscription system with verification
- Contact form for user feedback and inquiries
- Privacy policy and terms & conditions pages