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CHANGELOG

Tracking every feature, improvement, and technical pivot as we build the source of truth for healthcare availability.

April 2026v1.0.0

Production Release — Platform Maturity

DoctorStatus reaches its first stable production milestone with a hardened security posture and a fully polished experience across all screen sizes and access methods.

Platform officially moves from beta to production — v1.0.0
PWA install experience refined for Android and iOS Safari
Full mobile-first UI audit — spacing, tap targets, and scroll areas optimised across all protected routes
Significant performance improvements to page load and status sync on low-bandwidth connections
Comprehensive security hardening across the entire platform — authentication, data access, and API layers
Resolved dark mode flicker on initial page load
Fixed redirect loop when unauthenticated users navigated directly to protected nested routes
Fixed in-app support chat producing duplicate responses in certain navigation scenarios
March 2026v0.9.5

Engagement Layer — QR Kits, Analytics & Support

A comprehensive engagement layer lands: clinics can broadcast their presence with print-ready QR branding kits, Pro owners unlock patient discovery analytics, and every user gets an in-app support chat.

QR Branding Kit — clinic owners can generate print-ready A4 poster, A5 card, and square PNG assets delivered directly to their registered email
Per-doctor personalised QR kit for Pro clinic owners
Clinic Analytics for Pro owners — all-time search volume, 30-day daily trend chart, paginated search log, and top doctor rankings
In-app Support Chat — instant answers to common questions across 11 topics without leaving the app
Ping Active — Pro clinic staff can manually confirm live activity; surfaces a 'Last active Xm ago' trust signal on the public page
QR code display loads instantly on repeat visits
QR kit generation rate-limited to prevent abuse
Analytics data strictly accessible to verified Pro owners only — no cross-clinic data leakage
Fixed Ping Active button appearing for Free plan users in the toolbar
Fixed QR image rendering at reduced quality on A5 format
March 2026v0.9.2

Visual Identity — Avatars, Covers & Clinic Preview

Clinics and doctors get a face. Preset avatar selection, clinic cover images, and a live preview page so owners can see exactly what patients see before going public.

Doctor avatar presets — choose from a curated set of avatars displayed on the public clinic page
Clinic cover image — set a banner photo shown above the fold on every public clinic page
Clinic Preview page — owners and managers can preview the exact patient-facing view before publishing
Readiness gate on preview — clearly shows what needs to be completed before a clinic can go live
Unified doctor card design across the preview and live public page
Cover image prioritised for faster above-the-fold rendering
Cover image selection validated server-side against an approved preset list — external image injection prevented
Fixed avatar display breaking in edge cases after certain clinic settings were updated
Fixed cover image not refreshing on the public page immediately after being removed
March 2026v0.9.0

Secure Collaboration & Clinic Autonomy

Production-grade multi-user clinic management. Owners can invite managers, hand over clinics, and control visibility — all within a strict, role-enforced permission boundary.

Clinic Ownership Transfer — full handover via a secure, time-limited email link with re-authentication requirement
Manager Invitation system — invite staff by email with role validation, accept/decline flow, and full audit trail
Plan-gated clinic locking — excess clinics automatically locked on plan downgrade and unlocked on upgrade
Audit log viewer — owners can review full clinic activity history; Pro plan extends visibility to all member actions
Manager permission boundaries finalised — owners control clinic structure; managers handle day-to-day status updates
Doctor schedule requirement enforced at save time — prevents clinics from being inadvertently hidden
Concurrent transfer acceptance hardened — simultaneous acceptance attempts by multiple parties correctly rejected
Invite and transfer issuance rate-limited per plan tier
Fixed manager seeing empty audit log on Pro clinics
Fixed a data integrity issue in the ownership transfer acceptance flow
March 2026v0.8.5

Auto-Schedule Mode & Intelligent Status Engine

Clinic and doctor statuses now follow operating hours automatically. Manual overrides remain available but the system intelligently falls back to the schedule — eliminating stale statuses.

Auto-schedule mode for clinics — clinic open/close state follows configured operating hours automatically
Doctor Auto-Pilot mode — doctor availability defers to their individual schedule when no manual override is set
Clinic closing cascade — closing a clinic instantly resets all doctor statuses in one action
Opening Soon badge — public page shows an 'Opening Soon' signal up to 4 hours before clinic opens
Status display logic unified and deterministic — no ambiguity between auto, manual-open, and manual-closed states
Nightly automatic reset — all statuses and daily limits reset at midnight without manual intervention
Fixed doctor status showing as 'Unknown' on the public page when auto-pilot was active
Fixed 'Running Late' override persisting past the doctor's scheduled shift end time
March 2026v0.8.0

Public Platform Launch & Doctor Discovery

The platform opens to the public. Clinic verification workflow, high-performance caching for public pages, and a nationwide doctor search directory go live.

Clinic verification workflow — clinics go through an approval process before appearing publicly
Public doctor directory with city, state, and specialization filters
High-performance caching for public clinic pages — near-instant load times for patients
Clinic deletion with full data archival — deleted clinics are preserved for recovery
Platform admin moderation panel — admins can review clinics, manage doctors, and control verification states
API endpoints rate-limited to ensure platform stability for all users
Changelog page launched
Full platform security audit completed — all data access rules reviewed and hardened
Fixed clinic search returning duplicate results at page boundaries
Fixed cached clinic data persisting after clinic deletion
Q1 2026v0.7.5

First Real Clinic Onboarded

Real-world validation milestone. The Source of Truth model is proven effective in a live clinical environment with real patients checking in.

First verified clinic goes live on the platform
Clinic management dashboard with real-time doctor status controls
One-tap doctor availability toggles for clinic staff
Onboarding flow simplified to 3 steps — clinic details, doctor roster, publish
Fixed new user account not being initialised correctly on first sign-in
DEC 2025

System Redesign — Source of Truth Architecture

Core architecture pivot. Moved away from crowdsourcing toward a clinic-owned, verified data model with a strict role hierarchy.

Replaced crowdsource model with 'Clinic as Source of Truth' hierarchy
Database schema fully redesigned for integrity, performance, and extensibility
Authentication system rebuilt with secure session management
Row-level data access controls enforced from day one of new schema
Late 2025

Prototyping

Initial logic mapped out. First MVP built to test data flows and validate the clinic-centric model.

2025

System Genesis

The concept is born. After observing wasted patient trips to closed clinics and unavailable doctors, the mission is defined — eliminate healthcare uncertainty.

Technical Note

Our changelog follows a strict "Clinic-as-Source" verification model. Major version bumps indicate architectural changes to our core availability sync engine.