Changelog

•Save favorite overlooks on the website and find them at /profile/favorites, with favorites shared across your account and the mobile app.

•Start at /submit to search for an overlook, find nearby overlooks with your permission, upload a photo, or add a missing overlook.

•Support Parkway Overlooks with a one-time Stripe donation without signing in, or visit our GoFundMe campaign.

•Explore the new /tools home page, download cropped photos, and convert and copy map coordinates.

•Updated the homepage, overlook pages, and galleries with a consistent design for light and dark themes.

•Redesigned public profiles and account pages for visits, uploads, submissions, profile editing, referrals, settings, and memberships.

•Added contributor profile links for overlook submissions and gallery photos, with clearer photo captions and full-size viewing options.

•Refreshed referral invitations, membership comparisons, and the photo and overlook submission forms.

•Introduced Parkway-themed 404 and server-error pages with randomly selected featured overlook photos.

•Simplified staff access to a single Staff Dash link.

•Fixed notification preferences so the announcements switch can load and save your choice.

•Fixed overlook selection so only the chosen overlook is highlighted; clicking it again clears the selection.

•Improved gallery pagination, photo sizing, sort controls, form validation, and loading, retry, and empty states.

•Added the ability to follow and unfollow other explorers, with follower and following counts on profiles.

•Added clickable Followers and Following labels to browse explorer lists with Load More controls.

•Enabled optional Instagram usernames in profile settings, with public profile links that users can add or remove.

•Added Subscriber badges linked to a public subscription page with membership plans, pricing, and benefits.

•Expanded public profiles with an About section, overlooks visited, highest visited elevation, and the month and year the user joined.

•Limited public profiles to six visited overlooks initially, with Load More to reveal additional visits.

•Refined profile headers, mobile layouts, and empty states for explorers without recorded visits.

•Added caching for public profiles and follower data to reduce database load, with cache refreshes after relevant updates.

•Fixed missing Admin and Staff badges on public profiles.

•Fixed wrapping of the Overlooks visited label in the account profile header.

•Added pagination to your visited overlooks, submitted pictures, and overlook submissions.

•Added Load More controls for browsing additional profile activity.

•Improved profile pages by loading activity in smaller groups instead of loading the entire history at once.

•Improved browsing performance for users with larger numbers of visits, uploads, or submissions.

•Improved profile API responses with pagination information for more efficient browsing.

•Added sorting options for overlooks by milepost, name, and elevation.

•Added shareable URLs for overlook searches, sorting, and pagination.

•Added a community submission prompt when a search does not return any overlooks.

•Improved overlook search with debounced searching for a faster and smoother experience.

•Improved pagination when browsing and searching overlooks.

•Improved the overlook grid layout for easier browsing on larger screens.

•Improved empty search results with clearer messaging and submission options.

•Improved browser navigation so search, sorting, and pagination can be restored when using the back and forward buttons.

•Improved the interactive map by remembering the user's last map position and zoom level when returning to the map.

•Added live user location tracking to the interactive map.

•Added a real-time location indicator showing the user's current position.

•Added a custom 404 page for pages that cannot be found.

•Improved the interactive map experience and overlook markers.

•Improved navigation and routing throughout the site.

•Improved handling of unavailable and invalid pages.

•Updated Parkway Overlooks logo to a new design.

•Added personal referral usernames and referral links.

•Added personalized referral invitation pages.

•Added referral statistics, including link views and users joined.

•Added referral tracking during account registration.

•Added support for referral attribution through Google and Discord sign-in.

•Reorganized navbar user settings.

•Improved the registration and sign-in flow for referred users.

•Added a change log page to keep track of new features, improvements, and fixes.

•Added links to user profiles from the community leaderboard.

•Added a Go Back to Gallery button to individual gallery image pages.

•Launched the Parkway Overlooks website

•Interactive Blue Ridge Parkway map

•Overlook pages with detailed information

•Community user profiles

•Photo uploads and galleries

•Overlook submission system

•Community leaderboard

•User authentication and accounts

•Responsive experience for mobile and desktop

•Improved map performance and marker rendering

•Community statistics and activity tracking

•Updated app packages.

•Official launch of the Parkway Overlooks mobile app.

•Improved photo upload reliability and retry handling, including photos saved for Wi-Fi upload.

•Added automatic cleanup of unused photo copies to reduce storage use on your device.

•Cleaned up temporary photo copies after uploading, replacing, removing, or canceling a photo submission.

•Added cleanup for unused photo files left behind by earlier app versions, while preserving saved uploads and original library photos.

•Added a Recently Added section with new overlooks and approved photos, plus a page to browse more.

•Added a Refresh button to Nearby Overlooks to update results using your current location.

•Added a widget photo selection checkbox for staff in the gallery photo viewer.

•Moved follower and following counts into your profile card alongside your username and bio.

•Updated public profiles and follower lists with consistent back buttons, headers, and spacing.

•Grouped public profile details and follow actions into one card.

•Updated the home screen widget to show only approved photos selected by staff.

•Kept nearby results visible while refreshing and added clearer location and refresh error messages.

•Corrected visited overlook counts to include overlooks you created, even without photo uploads.

•Aligned profile, state, and leaderboard visit calculations and corrected stale state totals.

•Fixed the widget retaining old photos when no selected photos are available.

•Prevented duplicate nearby requests when refreshing.

•Added offline setup and support for saving overlook data directly to your device.

•Added offline data management so you can prepare Parkway Overlooks for use with limited or no service.

•Added analytics to help us understand how the app is used and improve the overall experience.

•Improved offline data storage and syncing throughout the app.

•Improved how the app handles connectivity changes and unavailable network connections.

•Improved app performance monitoring and diagnostics to help identify issues faster.

•Fixed several issues related to offline data and local storage.

•Fixed various bugs and made additional stability improvements.

•Added push notification support for iOS and Android.

•Added notification preferences, allowing you to choose which updates you want to receive.

•Added notifications for submission and photo updates.

•Added a new Notification Settings page for managing notification permissions and preferences.

•Added notification support for opening relevant content directly from an alert.

•Improved App Settings with easier access to notification and offline data settings.

•Redesigned the Policies & Legal section to make policies easier to review and manage.

•Improved notification handling while the app is open, in the background, or launched from a notification.

•Improved account notification preferences so they stay synced with your Parkway Overlooks account.

•Fixed several settings layout and styling inconsistencies.

•Fixed notification preference loading and saving issues.

•Added a redesigned Profile Settings page.

•Added quick access to account management from the mobile app.

•Added support for securely opening account settings on the Parkway Overlooks website.

•Added easier access to favorites, visited overlooks, offline data, app settings, and the changelog from Profile Settings.

•Improved iOS widget styling and layout.

•Improved overlook name labels in widgets for better readability and fit.

•Improved widget image presentation and spacing.

•Improved authentication and session handling throughout the app.

•Improved account management by securely connecting the mobile app with the Parkway Overlooks website.

•Improved navigation and organization of profile and account settings.

•Improved light and dark mode support across several screens.

•Improved photo viewing and navigation within overlook galleries.

•Fixed additional widget layout and text positioning issues.

•Fixed additional issues related to authentication and account sessions.

•Fixed several light and dark mode styling inconsistencies.

•Fixed issues with photo viewing and navigation between gallery images.

•Added improved support for iOS home screen widgets.

•Added widget diagnostics to help troubleshoot and refresh widget content.

•Enabled social sign-in.

•Improved how overlook images are downloaded and prepared for iOS widgets.

•Improved widget refresh behavior and timeline updates.

•Improved authentication infrastructure and account handling.

•Improved app reliability and internal debugging tools.

•Fixed issues that could prevent overlook images from appearing in the iOS widget.

•Fixed several widget refresh and image loading issues.

•Fixed additional authentication and session-related issues.

•Added a Submit button to overlook pages for easier access to overlook and photo submissions.

•Added the ability to take pictures directly within the app.

•Added nearby overlooks to the submission page.

•Added initial support for iOS home screen widgets.

•Improved the overlook and photo submission experience.

•Made it easier to submit photos directly from an overlook.

•Improved access to nearby overlooks when submitting content.

•Fixed an issue where expired user sessions could prevent users from properly accessing their account.

•Improved authentication handling when a user's session expires.

•Improved overlook pages.

•Improved overlook submissions.

•Improved photo uploads.

•Added support for uploading multiple photos.

•Added photo captions.

•Added the Featured Overlooks section to the home page.

•Added quick actions by holding down the app icon.

•Added Nearby Overlooks to the home screen.

•Added distances to nearby overlooks.

•Added the ability to open an overlook from the Nearby Overlooks section.

•Added dark mode support.

•Added improved search functionality.

•Added sorting and filtering options to the overlooks page.

•Cleaned up the home page.

•Improved the way overlooks are displayed.

•Refreshed the app's icons and visuals.

•Made navigation easier throughout the app.

•Made a number of smaller improvements to make the app smoother and easier to use.

•Updated the app icon.

•Added the ability to sign in.

•Added the initial map experience.