v27.0 Release Candidate

Release Candidate

Final testing for v27.0 RC 2. Remaining work is limited to release-blocking bugs, accessibility corrections, compatibility fixes, performance issues, Firestore reliability, and content corrections.

v27.0 RC 2
Current Stablev26.5
Current Candidatev27.0 RC 2
Current Build2026.07.22
Next Stablev27.0 — Late July or Early August 2026

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What’s New in v27.0 RC 2

This second candidate adds the advanced Education portfolio, five-item Onyx navigation, README automation, and platform-planning updates while retaining the Profile, Live Activity, Discord synchronization, creator, appearance, and cleanup work from the first release candidate.

  • Added the advanced Education portfolio and public Education page.
  • Added academic profile, degree progress, requirement groups, semesters, courses, grading modes, GPA and credit calculations, timelines, goals, planned coursework, achievements, certifications, projects, skills, and transfer-credit tools.
  • Added Education publishing, privacy, JSON backup, import, print-summary, search, filtering, and last-updated controls.
  • Expanded the responsive Onyx liquid-glass navigation dock to Home, Release Candidate, Education, Resume, and Settings.
  • Added Education-specific responsive navigation for phones, foldables, tablets, laptops, desktops, short landscape screens, keyboard input, reduced motion, and safe areas.
  • Added workflow-compatible README metadata automation and corrected AUTO marker support.
  • Updated the future platform direction to a link-in-bio and social platform called Caleb's Social Talk.
  • Removed the job-board, recruiting, applicant-tracking, and candidate-pipeline direction from the future roadmap.
  • Promoted the v26.6 beta work into the first v27.0 release candidate.
  • Feature-froze v27.0 for final testing and release-blocking fixes.
  • Added the responsive Onyx liquid-glass navigation dock, later expanded in RC 2 to include Education.
  • Added inline SVG icons, active lens movement, press feedback, drag selection, nearest-item targeting, release snapping, and Settings gear rotation.
  • Improved equal-width navigation, balanced edge spacing, fractional-pixel positioning, safe-area handling, keyboard support, touch behavior, reduced motion, and high contrast.
  • Updated the Profile layout with improved picture-to-name spacing, status presentation, biography readability, Onyx surfaces, and consolidated responsive styling.
  • Updated Live Activity with Spotify progress, PreMiD activities, Discord presence, manual Firestore overrides, dynamic album-art color matching, and accent-color fallback.
  • Added optional Discord synchronization for display name, profile picture, and online status, including preview, refresh, fallback, and saved synchronization settings.
  • Redesigned TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube creator cards.
  • Updated public-facing device and website information without exposing sensitive device details.
  • Updated the Resume page to share the Settings appearance system and improved light, dark, clear, tinted, print, and browser PDF layouts.
  • Removed retired interfaces, obsolete code, unused listeners, and unnecessary public processing.

Release Candidate Changelog

Changes included in the release candidate and the beta builds that led to it.

v27.0 RC 2

Technical version v27.0-rc.2 · Build 2026.07.22

Current RC
  • Added the advanced Education portfolio and public Education page.
  • Added academic profile, degree-progress, semester, course, grading-mode, project, skill, certification, achievement, timeline, goal, and planned-course tools.
  • Added Education publishing, privacy, JSON backup, import, print-summary, search, filtering, and last-updated controls.
  • Expanded the Onyx navigation dock to include Education as a fifth destination.
  • Added Education-specific responsive navigation across supported device layouts.
  • Added workflow-compatible README metadata automation and corrected AUTO marker support.
  • Updated future planning for Caleb's Social Talk and removed the job-board direction.
  • Continued release-blocking accessibility, compatibility, performance, Firestore, and content testing.

v27.0 RC

Technical version v27.0-rc.1 · Build 2026.07.17

Previous RC
  • Promoted the completed beta feature set into v27.0-rc.1.
  • Froze new features for final stability and compatibility testing.
  • Integrated updated Profile and Live Activity layouts with corrected mobile spacing and duplicate CSS cleanup.
  • Integrated Discord display-name, avatar, and status synchronization controls.
  • Added cache-busting release-candidate asset references.
  • Updated release documentation, feedback metadata, roadmap, and version labels.

v26.6-beta.4

Build 2026.07.13

Previous
  • Added the responsive Onyx liquid-glass navigation dock.
  • Added inline SVG icons and an animated active lens.
  • Added full pointer, drag, snap, keyboard, touch, safe-area, high-contrast, and reduced-motion behavior.
  • Updated the Resume appearance, print, and PDF layouts.

v26.6-beta.3

Build 2026.07.11

Previous
  • Removed retired public sections and interfaces.
  • Removed obsolete JavaScript, CSS, Firestore references, and listeners.
  • Removed the FAQ, Posts, Blog, President Information, Legislation Tracker, Quote of the Day, Latest TikTok embed, Onyx AI assistant, and Project Goal Tracker.
  • Reduced unnecessary public processing and unused data activity.

v26.6-beta.2

Build 2026.07.05

Previous
  • Updated Business Status and Hours.
  • Improved holiday, temporary, manual, academic, and recurring class states.
  • Fixed ended classes remaining marked as “In Effect.”
  • Improved Hide or Show Full Hours behavior.

v26.6-beta.1

Original partial beta preview

Previous
  • Started the partial website revamp.
  • Updated device and website information.
  • Redesigned TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube creator cards.
  • Continued Onyx and liquid-glass refinements.
  • Added beta notes and the release roadmap.

Completed for v27.0

These features are included in the frozen release-candidate scope.

Education Portfolio

Academic profile, degree progress, semesters, courses, grading modes, GPA and credit calculations, requirements, projects, skills, credentials, privacy, backup, and print support.

Complete

Onyx Navigation Dock

Responsive five-destination liquid-glass navigation with route detection, active lens movement, drag selection, snapping, keyboard access, touch behavior, and safe-area support.

Complete

Profile and Discord Sync

Updated Profile layout, mobile spacing, status presentation, and optional Discord display-name, avatar, and online-status synchronization.

Complete

Live Activity

Spotify progress, PreMiD activities, Discord presence, manual overrides, dynamic artwork colors, accent-color fallback, responsive styling, and accessibility behavior.

Complete

Creator Shoutouts

Redesigned TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube creator cards and refined responsive behavior.

Complete

Device and Website Information

Updated public-facing technology information while keeping sensitive and private device details out of the public page.

Complete

Resume Appearance

Shared Settings appearance system with improved light, dark, clear, tinted, print, and browser PDF layouts.

Complete

Final Testing

No new features are planned for this candidate. Only release-blocking fixes should be added.

Responsive Compatibility

Testing phones, foldables, tablets, landscape displays, laptops, desktops, split-screen layouts, and safe areas.

Testing

Accessibility

Testing keyboard navigation, focus visibility, reduced motion, contrast, labels, status messaging, and assistive-technology behavior.

Testing

Data, Education, and Admin Reliability

Testing Firestore persistence, Education loading and saving, publication and privacy controls, grading calculations, JSON restoration, Discord synchronization choices, manual fallbacks, and public-page compatibility.

Testing

Removed Features

These retired features remain excluded from v27.0.

FAQ
Posts and Blog
President Information
Legislation Tracker
Quote of the Day
Latest TikTok Embed
Onyx AI Assistant
Project Goal Tracker

Release Candidate Notes

Important information about v27.0 RC 2.

  • v26.5 remains the current stable public version until v27.0 is formally released.
  • v27.0 RC 2 is the public display name; v27.0-rc.2 is the technical identifier and recommended Git tag.
  • v27.0 RC 2 is feature-frozen and intended for final validation.
  • Only release-blocking bugs, accessibility corrections, compatibility fixes, performance issues, and content corrections should be added.
  • Liquid-glass effects and custom backgrounds may vary by browser and device.
  • The main creator shoutout sections remain active.
  • The final v27.0 release is targeted for late July or early August 2026.

Release Roadmap

The path from the current stable site to v27.0.

v26.5

Current stable website.

v26.6-beta.1

Original partial revamp preview.

v26.6-beta.2

Business and academic availability improvements.

v26.6-beta.3

Cleanup release for retired features and obsolete code.

v26.6-beta.4

Onyx navigation, responsive-layout, and Resume appearance update.

v27.0 RC

First feature-frozen release candidate with Profile, Live Activity, Discord synchronization, creator, appearance, and cleanup updates.

v27.0 RC 2

Current release candidate with Education, five-item navigation, documentation automation, and platform-planning improvements.

v27.0

Next stable release, targeted for late July or early August 2026.

v27.x

Post-release fixes and focused refinements.

Release Candidate Feedback

Report a release-blocking bug, accessibility concern, compatibility problem, performance issue, Education or Firestore issue, or content error.

Feedback is submitted through Tally. Do not include passwords, account credentials, private device identifiers, financial information, or other sensitive information.

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