Email Notifications:
- SMTP configuration in Admin > Settings (host, port, user, pass, from)
- App URL setting for email CTA links
- Webhook URL support (Discord, Slack, custom)
- Test email button with SMTP validation
- Beautiful HTML email template with TREK logo, slogan, red heart footer
- All notification texts translated in 8 languages (en/de/fr/es/nl/ru/zh/ar)
- Emails sent in each user's language preference
Notification Events:
- Trip invitation (member added)
- Booking created (new reservation)
- Vacay fusion invite
- Photos shared (Immich)
- Collab chat message
- Packing list category assignment
User Notification Preferences:
- Per-user toggle for each event type in Settings
- Addon-aware: Vacay/Collab/Photos toggles hidden when addon disabled
- Webhook opt-in per user
ICS Calendar Export:
- Download button next to PDF in day plan header
- Exports trip dates + all reservations with details
- Compatible with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook
Technical:
- Nodemailer for SMTP
- notification_preferences DB table with per-event columns
- GET/PUT /auth/app-settings for admin config persistence
- POST /notifications/test-smtp for validation
- Dynamic imports for non-blocking notification sends
Paste a Google Maps URL into the place search bar to automatically
import name, coordinates, and address. No API key required.
Supported URL formats:
- Short URLs: maps.app.goo.gl/..., goo.gl/maps/...
- Full URLs: google.com/maps/place/.../@lat,lng
- Data params: !3dlat!4dlng embedded coordinates
Server resolves short URL redirects and extracts coordinates.
Reverse geocoding via Nominatim provides name and address.
- Category filter is now a multi-select dropdown with checkboxes
- PlaceAvatar: replace 200ms polling intervals with event-based
notification + React.memo for major performance improvement
- Map photo fetches: concurrency limited to 3 + lazy loading on images
- PlacesSidebar: content-visibility + useMemo for smooth scrolling
- Accommodation labels: check-out now appears before check-in on same day
- Timed places auto-sort chronologically when time is added
Live location:
- Crosshair button on the map toggles GPS tracking
- Blue dot shows live position with accuracy circle (<500m)
- Uses watchPosition for continuous updates
- Button turns blue when active, click again to stop
Auto-sort:
- Places with a time now auto-sort chronologically among other
timed items (transports, other timed places)
- Adding a time to a place immediately moves it to the correct
position in the timeline
- Untimed places keep their manual order_index
- New display setting "Blur Booking Codes" (off by default)
- When enabled, confirmation codes are blurred across all views
(ReservationsPanel, DayDetailPanel, Transport detail modal)
- Hover or click reveals the code (click toggles on mobile)
- Settings page uses masonry two-column layout on desktop, single
column on mobile (<900px)
- Fix hardcoded admin page title to use i18n key
Upload a GPX file to automatically create places from waypoints.
Supports <wpt>, <rtept>, and <trkpt> elements with CDATA handling.
Handles lat/lon in any attribute order. Track-only files import
start and end points with the track name.
- New server endpoint POST /places/import/gpx
- Import GPX button in PlacesSidebar below Add Place
- i18n keys for DE and EN
Transport reservations (flights, trains, buses, cars, cruises) now appear
directly in the day plan timeline based on their reservation date/time.
- Transport cards display inline with places and notes, sorted by time
- Click to open detail modal with all booking data and linked files
- Persistent positioning via new day_plan_position field on reservations
- Free drag & drop: places can be moved between/around transport entries
- Arrow reorder works on the full visual list including transports
- Timed places show confirmation popup when reorder breaks chronology
- Custom delete confirmation popup for reservations
- DB migration adds day_plan_position column to reservations table
- New batch endpoint PUT /reservations/positions for position updates
- i18n keys added for DE and EN
Files can now be linked to multiple bookings and places simultaneously
via a new file_links junction table. Booking modal includes a file picker
to link existing uploads. Unlinking removes the association without
deleting the file.
- Add reservation_end_time field (DB migration, API, UI)
- Split reservation form: separate date, start time, end time, status fields
- Fix DateTimePicker forcing 00:00 when no time selected
- Show end time across all reservation displays
- Link-to-assignment and date on same row (50/50 layout)
- Assignment search now shows day headers for filtered results
- Auto-fill date when selecting a day assignment
- Route segments: single OSRM request instead of N separate calls (~6s → ~1s)
- Route labels visible from zoom level 12 (was 16)
- Fix stale route labels after place deletion (useEffect triggers recalc)
- AbortController cancels outdated route calculations
- Replace double browser confirm() with single custom ConfirmDialog for place deletion
- Add inline name editing via double-click in PlaceInspector
- Rewrite generateDays() to preserve existing days/assignments when extending trips
- Use UTC date math to avoid timezone-related day count errors
- Add missing collab.chat.emptyDesc translation (en/de)
## Collab — Complete Redesign
- iMessage-style live chat with blue bubbles, grouped messages, date separators
- Emoji reactions via right-click (desktop) or double-tap (mobile)
- Twemoji (Apple-style) emoji picker with categories
- Link previews with OG image/title/description
- Soft-delete messages with "deleted a message" placeholder
- Message reactions with real-time WebSocket sync
- Chat timestamps respect 12h/24h setting and timezone
## Collab Notes
- Redesigned note cards with colored header bar (booking-card style)
- 2-column grid layout (desktop), 1-column (mobile)
- Category settings modal for managing categories with colors
- File/image attachments on notes with mini-preview thumbnails
- Website links with OG image preview on note cards
- File preview portal (lightbox for images, inline viewer for PDF/TXT)
- Note files appear in Files tab with "From Collab Notes" badge
- Pin highlighting with tinted background
- Author avatar chip in header bar with custom tooltip
## Collab Polls
- Complete rewrite — clean Apple-style poll cards
- Animated progress bars with vote percentages
- Blue check circles for own votes, voter avatars
- Create poll modal with multi-choice toggle
- Active/closed poll sections
- Custom tooltips on voter chips
## What's Next Widget
- New widget showing upcoming trip activities
- Time display with "until" separator
- Participant chips per activity
- Day grouping (Today, Tomorrow, dates)
- Respects 12h/24h and locale settings
## Route Travel Times
- Auto-calculated walking + driving times via OSRM (free, no API key)
- Floating badge on each route segment between places
- Walking person icon + car icon with times
- Hides when zoomed out (< zoom 16)
- Toggle in Settings > Display to enable/disable
## Other Improvements
- Collab addon enabled by default for new installations
- Coming Soon removed from Collab in admin settings
- Tab state persisted across page reloads (sessionStorage)
- Day sidebar expanded/collapsed state persisted
- File preview with extension badges (PDF, TXT, etc.) in Files tab
- Collab Notes filter tab in Files
- Reservations section in Day Detail view
- Dark mode fix for invite button text color
- Chat scroll hidden (no visible scrollbar)
- Mobile: tab icons removed for space, touch-friendly UI
- Fixed 6 backend data structure bugs in Collab (polls, chat, notes)
- Soft-delete for chat messages (persists in history)
- Message reactions table (migration 28)
- Note attachments via trip_files with note_id (migration 30)
## Database Migrations
- Migration 27: budget_item_members table
- Migration 28: collab_message_reactions table
- Migration 29: soft-delete column on collab_messages
- Migration 30: note_id on trip_files, website on collab_notes
- Times are now per-assignment instead of per-place, so the same place
on different days can have different times
- Migration 26 adds assignment_time/assignment_end_time columns
- New endpoint PUT /assignments/:id/time for updating assignment times
- Time picker removed from place creation (only shown when editing)
- End-before-start validation disables save button
- Time collision warning shows overlapping activities on the same day
- Fix participant avatars using avatar_url instead of avatar filename
- Rename "Add Place" to "Add Place/Activity" (DE + EN)
- Improve README update instructions with docker inspect tip
- Add /api/health endpoint (returns 200 OK without auth)
- Update docker-compose healthcheck to use /api/health
- Admin: configurable allowed file types
- Budget categories can now be renamed (inline edit)
- Place inspector: opening hours + files side by side on desktop
- Address clamped to 2 lines, coordinates hidden on mobile
- Category icon-only on mobile, rating hidden on mobile
- Time validation: "10" becomes "10:00"
- Hotel picker: separate save button, edit opens full popup
- Day header background improved for dark mode
- Notes: 150 char limit with counter, textarea input
- Files grid: full width when no opening hours
- Various responsive fixes
- Assignment participants: toggle who joins each activity
- Chips with hover-to-remove (strikethrough effect)
- Add button with dropdown for available members
- Avatars in day plan sidebar
- Side-by-side with reservation in place inspector
- Right-click context menus for places, notes in day plan + places list
- Budget categories can now be renamed (pencil icon inline edit)
- Admin: configurable allowed file types (stored in app_settings)
- File manager shows allowed types dynamically
- Hotel picker: select place + save button (no auto-close)
- Edit pencil opens full hotel popup with all options
- Place inspector: opening hours + files side by side on desktop
- Address clamped to 2 lines, coordinates hidden on mobile
- Category shows icon only on mobile
- Rating hidden on mobile in place inspector
- Time validation: "10" becomes "10:00"
- Climate weather: full hourly data from archive API
- CustomSelect: grouped headers support (isHeader)
- Various responsive fixes
- Right-click context menus for places in day plan (edit, remove, Google Maps, delete)
- Right-click context menus for places in places list (edit, add to day, delete)
- Right-click context menus for notes (edit, delete)
- Historical climate now shows full hourly data, wind, sunrise/sunset (same as forecast)
- Day header selected background improved for dark mode
- Note input: textarea with 150 char limit and counter
- Note text wraps properly in day plan
BREAKING: Reservations have been completely rebuilt. Existing place-level
reservations are no longer used. All reservations must be re-created via
the Bookings tab. Your trips, places, and other data are unaffected.
Reservation System (rebuilt from scratch):
- Reservations now link to specific day assignments instead of places
- Same place on different days can have independent reservations
- New assignment picker in booking modal (grouped by day, searchable)
- Removed day/place dropdowns from booking form
- Reservation badges in day plan sidebar with type-specific icons
- Reservation details in place inspector (only for selected assignment)
- Reservation summary in day detail panel
Day Detail Panel (new):
- Opens on day click in the sidebar
- Detailed weather: hourly forecast, precipitation, wind, sunrise/sunset
- Historical climate averages for dates beyond 16 days
- Accommodation management with check-in/check-out, confirmation number
- Hotel assignment across multiple days with day range picker
- Reservation overview for the day
Places:
- Places can now be assigned to the same day multiple times
- Start time + end time fields (replaces single time field)
- Map badges show multiple position numbers (e.g. "1 · 4")
- Route optimization fixed for duplicate places
- File attachments during place editing (not just creation)
- Cover image upload during trip creation (not just editing)
- Paste support (Ctrl+V) for images in trip, place, and file forms
Internationalization:
- 200+ hardcoded German strings translated to i18n (EN + DE)
- Server error messages in English
- Category seeds in English for new installations
- All planner, register, photo, packing components translated
UI/UX:
- Auto dark mode (follows system preference, configurable in settings)
- Navbar toggle switches light/dark (overrides auto)
- Sidebar minimize buttons z-index fixed
- Transport mode selector removed from day plan
- CustomSelect supports grouped headers (isHeader option)
- Optimistic updates for day notes (instant feedback)
- Booking cards redesigned with type-colored headers and structured details
Weather:
- Wind speed in mph when using Fahrenheit setting
- Weather description language matches app language
Admin:
- Weather info panel replaces OpenWeatherMap key input
- "Recommended" badge styling updated
- Replace OpenWeatherMap with Open-Meteo (no API key needed)
- 16-day forecast (up from 5 days)
- Historical climate averages as fallback beyond 16 days
- Auto-upgrade from climate to real forecast when available
- Fix Vacay WebSocket sync across devices (socket-ID exclusion instead of user-ID)
- Add GitHub release history tab in admin panel
- Show cluster count "1" for single map markers when zoomed out
- Add weather info panel in admin settings (replaces OpenWeatherMap key input)
- Update i18n translations (DE + EN)
- Vacay: click-and-drag to paint/erase vacation days across calendar
- Vacay: "Everyone" button sets days for all persons (2+ only)
- Budget: live currency conversion via frankfurter.app (cached 1h)
- Budget: conversion widget in total card with selectable target currency
- Day planner: remove transport mode buttons from day view
- Map auto-fits to day places when selecting a day or place
- Dynamic padding accounts for sidebars and place inspector overlay
- Place-based reservations now show linked files in the bookings tab
- Increased max zoom to 16 for closer detail on nearby places
Progressive Web App:
- Service worker with Workbox caching (map tiles, API, uploads, CDN)
- Web app manifest with standalone display mode
- Custom app icon with PNG generation from SVG
- Apple meta tags, dynamic theme-color for dark/light mode
- iOS safe area handling
New Branding:
- Custom NOMAD logo (icon + text variants for light/dark mode)
- Logo used in navbar, login page, demo banner, admin, PDF export
- MuseoModerno font for login tagline
- Plane takeoff animation on login
- Liquid glass hover effect on dashboard spotlight & widgets
- Brand images protected from save/copy/drag
- "made with NOMAD" footer on PDF exports
Bug Fixes:
- Fix mobile note reorder (missing tripId prop)
- Fix Atlas city counting (strip postal codes, normalize case)
- Fix Atlas country detection (add Japanese/Korean/Thai names)
- Fix PDF note positioning (use order_index instead of sort_order)
- Fix PDF note icons (render actual icon instead of hardcoded notepad)
- Fix file source badge overflow on mobile (text truncation)
- Fix navbar dropdown z-index overlap with mobile plan/places buttons
- Fix dashboard trip card hover contrast in dark mode
- Fix day header hover color matching place background in dark mode
- Shorten settings button labels on mobile
UI Improvements:
- Mobile navbar shows icon only, desktop shows full logo
- NOMAD version badge in profile dropdown
- Top padding before first item in day planner
- Improved drag & drop stability (larger drop zones, less flickering)
Maurice