Changelog

27 October 2026

Hidden profiles in Django admin

• Staff can now browse and search viewer-hidden user pairs in the Django admin under Accounts

26 October 2026

Hide a profile from your feeds

• Every profile now has a "Hide in feed" button that stops that user's posts from appearing in your Global and Following feeds
• Their profile and posts stay visible when you visit them directly, and hiding never affects what other users see
• Hiding is stored per viewer in the new HiddenProfile model and applied as a single exclusion in the feed query, keeping the feeds fast
• Account settings now link to a "Hiding posts in feed" list where you can see everyone you've hidden and show them again

25 October 2026

Anonymized backup sync for the development VPS

• Every daily backup now also produces an anonymized copy (emails and passwords scrubbed) stored alongside the original backups
• The development environment can now sync only those anonymized backups through a dedicated read-only account, keeping the rest of the server off-limits
• Restoring a synced anonymized backup into the local stack is now a single command with a confirmation step

24 October 2026

Streak calculation fixes

• Restored the 36-hour gap threshold between consecutive streak sessions, which had silently dropped back to 24 hours
• A streak now resets when the last session ended more than 36 hours ago, so inactive days no longer count toward it
• Streak days now follow your profile timezone instead of UTC

23 October 2026

Group chat now runs on server-sent events

• The group chat no longer needs a separate WebSocket server: messages stream directly from the web application, which keeps history replay and live delivery just as instant
• Chat connections now reconnect automatically, picking up exactly the messages you missed while away
• With the chat migrated, the platform's last Redis dependency is gone: the whole stack now runs on PostgreSQL alone

23 October 2026

Background jobs now run on a database queue

• Background work now runs through a task queue backed by the existing database, so the platform no longer needs Redis for scheduled jobs
• The hourly maintenance jobs (stopping idle running sessions and processing Buy Me a Coffee webhooks) keep running as before and still respect their admin switches
• Finished task results clean up after themselves: successful runs are removed after 7 days and failed ones (with their error details) after 30 days

23 October 2026

Welcome email on signup

• New accounts now receive a welcome email with a quick overview of what PluggedTime has to offer
• The email is purely informational: no confirmation link and no extra steps before you can start tracking

23 October 2026

Password reset links expire after 3 days

• Recovery emails now state that the reset link expires in 3 days, matching the configured reset window
• Links past the window are rejected with a prompt to request a new one

23 October 2026

Password recovery from the settings page

• The settings page now has a "Recover password by email" action that emails a reset link to your account's address without asking for it
• The confirmation shows the destination semi-censored, like ex*****@g****.c**

23 October 2026

Email on Django 6.1 mailers

• Migrated the email configuration from the deprecated EMAIL_* settings to Django 6.1's MAILERS setting
• Development sends every email to Mailpit, while production selects its SMTP server (Gmail-ready) through the MAILER_* environment variables
• Added the SERVER_EMAIL setting and documented the email setup in the environment reference and the development guide

22 October 2026

Fixed the Following tab dropping its filter

• Changing post type or order on the Following tab no longer switches the results to the whole feed: the tab keeps showing posts from pluggers you follow

22 October 2026

Posts you follow filter is back

• The Global and Following feed filters re-gain a "Posts I follow" checkbox that shows only posts you follow
• It combines with the other filters and sticks through pagination

22 October 2026

Global and Following feed tabs

• The index feed is now two tabs: "Global" shows every visible post, and the new "Following" tab shows posts from pluggers you follow
• Both tabs share the same composer, filters, and Load More, and the old "posts you follow" checkbox is no longer shown in the feed
• When your Following tab is empty, it points you to the Global feed or to find pluggers to follow

22 October 2026

Follow other pluggers

• Profile pages now have a Follow button and show how many pluggers someone follows and is followed by
• Following is enforced server-side with privacy checks, so private profiles cannot be followed and only you can follow from your own account
• Follow notifications and the "Following" feed tab are coming next

22 October 2026

Fixed the "filter users without sessions" search

• Fixed the user search filter that errored after the session model rename: the filter now uses the new session relation instead of the removed one
• Covered the filter with tests, including users with running sessions

22 October 2026

Retired the legacy session timeline

• Removed the legacy Event-timeline edit path (the session service, the session-owner decorator, and their manager helpers) now that the persisted session model powers the whole runtime
• Kept the Event timeline as an import-only source behind the idempotent import command
• Removed the unused "Include adjacent sessions" filter from the sessions page

21 October 2026

Resume a session from the toy drawer

• Added a "Resume" item to the toy drawer when you have no running session but a resumable one, styled like a toy list entry with the session's toy image
• Resuming refreshes the drawer and session tables just like a toy change
• Distinguished resume conflicts (409) from sessions that simply cannot be resumed (422)

Late September 2026

Session editing on the new model

• Reworked session edit, update, and delete flows to operate on the new persisted session model
• Added a resume method so the latest closed session can be re-opened
• Fixed editing a session timestamp losing sub-minute precision
• Preserved timespan precision to the minute and validated timespans before saving

Mid September 2026

Unified session model

• Introduced the persisted session model with a dedicated query manager that the runtime now consumes
• Migrated non-stop duration, running-session detection, toy retrieval, and user views to the new model
• Removed StartEvent and EndEvent models, admin entries, and related legacy code

31 August 2026

Achievements

• Added a new gamification app with global, date-bounded achievement rules
• Achievement progress derives from tracked session time, with per-user completion shown in admin
• Added a user achievements view and a utility plus command to create monthly average goals

Late August 2026

Global usage statistics

• Added global usage totals and per-month breakdowns to the dashboard stats tab
• Added a monthly trends table with active users, average daily usage, and usage-trend comparisons
• Cached stats data and improved session count accuracy

Code cleanup

• Removed the legacy tracker app and unused models, files, and environment settings

24 August 2026

Session duration accuracy

• Fixed profile non-stop duration so it is only shown while a session is actively running
• Removed legacy session-tracking code to improve the reliability of session history and statistics

23 August 2026

Session tracking and statistics

• Introduced a unified session event model for more consistent session history and statistics

Chat reliability

• Added connection status feedback and disabled message controls until chat is ready
• Improved WebSocket cleanup when switching tabs and handling unavailable connections
• Invalid or empty messages are now safely ignored

13 August 2026

Monitoring

• Improved error monitoring by ignoring expected invalid-host requests

11 August 2026

Analytics

• Added self-hosted Umami analytics for privacy-conscious usage insights

4 July 2026

User search

• Added an option to filter search results to users with profile images

3 July 2026

Profile privacy controls

• Added profile visibility modes: Public, Registered, and Private
• Restricted profile pages, profile tabs, feed content, and related partials based on visibility rules
• Replaced hidden 404 responses with dedicated non-accessible pages that include Log in and Register links

Active users index options

• Added opt-in controls for public and private active user index lists
• Applied opt-in filtering to both active user list and active user counters
• Updated dashboard wording from "index" to "active" where appropriate for clarity

Account settings and registration

• Added visibility and index opt-in controls to account management
• Added the same visibility options to registration with conditional checkbox display
• Improved visibility option descriptions to explain each mode and index opt-in behavior

28 June 2026

Feed improvements

• Improved feed loading by reducing repeated post, like, reply, profile, and toy-session lookups
• Prevented accidental duplicate text, image, reply, and event posts from fast repeated submissions
• Fixed image replies so the image upload form opens correctly from post detail pages

Stats accuracy

• Corrected lifetime usage totals when users switch toys before ending the previous session
• Average session duration and daily usage now cap sessions at the next start, next end, or current time

Supporters

• Added supporter status integration with automatic webhook processing
• Supporters can also be added manually by administrators
• Supporter badges and tooltips now appear on profiles and community views

16 June 2026

Session list improvements

• Session list now shows user profile images instead of plain text
• Added direct link to plug a toy from the session list
• Toy information displayed in tooltip on user search and feed posts

Streak calculation

• Increased consecutive days gap threshold to 36 hours for more lenient streak tracking

Image display improvements

• Profile and avatar slots can now show blurred text fallbacks when no image is available
• Image blur strength is now consistent across image sizes, including smaller avatar thumbnails
• Centralized the image display component so avatars and session list entries behave the same way everywhere

2 June 2026

Toy management

• Prevented users from removing a toy that is currently in use
• "None" button in toy drawer only appears when a toy is actively running
• Removed unnecessary page refresh after toy changes

UI polish

• Web title now displays in a single line

1 June 2026

Toy drawer

• New toy drawer in the navbar for quick toy switching without leaving the page
• Active toy icon indicator in the navigation bar
• Toy menu automatically refreshes when adding or removing toys
• Fixed add toy link in the drawer

26 May 2026

Enhanced session statistics

• Added non-stop duration tracking to session list
• Added average daily usage, average session duration, and total time stats
• Added monthly usage comparison and total toy insertions count
• Session list ordered by non-stop duration

Session list redesign

• Migrated session list from table layout to collapsible cards
• Each user card expands to show detailed statistics
• Configurable gap duration for streak calculations

21 May 2026

User search and registration fixes

• Fixed user search functionality and improved search accuracy
• Prevented users from registering with usernames of deleted accounts

17 May 2026

Event posts engagement

• Users can now like and comment on event posts, enabling social engagement on timeline events

Enhanced profile statistics

• Added monthly average statistics to provide better usage insights
• Improved timesince display for more human-readable timestamps
• Fixed toys owned count calculation

Code improvements and cleanup

• Removed default toy assignment logic for cleaner session tracking
• Extracted and reorganized statistics code for better maintainability
• Added pagination URL generation utility
• Removed deprecated profile properties and database migrations

15 May 2026

Session and profile fixes

• Fixed session deletion flow in "My Sessions" so deleted entries refresh correctly
• Updated toy list thumbnails in "My Sessions" to use optimized thumbnail images

UI and readability improvements

• Added a loading state when switching dashboard tabs and when navigating tab history
• Improved long-word wrapping in feed posts to prevent layout overflow
• Adjusted dashboard session table header colors for better theme consistency

14 May 2026

Profile stats enhancements

• Added "Avg. session duration" stat — average time per session
• Added "Avg. daily usage" stat — average daily usage since first toy usage
• Improved variable naming for better template maintainability

Profile view fixes

• Fixed anonymous visitors seeing HTMX navbar requests for authenticated content
• Corrected template context shadowing bug that broke navbar authentication checks
• Removed redundant database query in profile view

10 May 2026

HTMX-powered tabs

• Tabs across the app now load content on demand instead of rendering all tabs at once
• Dashboard, profile, and toy detail pages all use the new tab system
• Browser back/forward buttons navigate between tabs correctly
• Tab state is preserved in the URL via query parameters (?tab=, ?page=)
• Sharing a URL with tab parameters opens directly to that tab

Feed pagination

• Feed on the dashboard and profile pages now uses page-number pagination
• Current page position is tracked in the URL for easy sharing and navigation

Chat improvements

• Chat now fills the full available screen height and scrolls to the latest messages
• Switching away from the chat tab properly closes the connection

Profile stats

• User profiles now show "Last user activity" with a human-readable timestamp
• Fixed toys owned count to only include DIY toys that are also owned by the user

Static assets

• Switched to compressed manifest-based static file storage to avoid browser cache issues

9 May 2026

Navigation drawer

• Replaced the dropdown user menu with a right-side drawer for easier navigation
• Navigation menu is now accessible to all visitors, not just logged-in users
• Anonymous visitors can browse toys, search users, and access the changelog

User search improvements

• Added pagination to the user search results
• Added sorting options (by username, last activity)
• Faster search with improved debounce timing

Running session indicators

• Users with an active session now show a live indicator on their profile and in search results
• Running session advice displayed on user profiles
• Indicator tooltip shows additional context

Image thumbnails

• Thumbnails now properly fit the specified dimensions instead of stretching

8 May 2026

Dependencies update

• Updated all Python dependencies to their latest versions
• Updated CI/CD GitHub Actions packages
• Applied code formatting with Ruff

8 April 2026

Security improvements

• Added HTML sanitization (nh3) to protect against XSS in user-submitted content
• Improved security settings and vulnerability fixes
• Added exception capturing in models for better error tracking

Infrastructure

• Switched WebSocket channels backend to Redis for improved reliability
• Moved browser reload middleware to debug-only

7 April 2026

Redis caching

• Added Redis as a caching layer for faster page loads
• Improved performance on the dashboard (active sessions), feed, user search, and toy search

Code cleanup

• Removed deprecated stats app and unused legacy code
• Consolidated text utilities into the shared utils module
• Cleaned up unused imports, template tags, and shell commands

2 April 2026

Structured error handling

• Unified error response format across the entire application
• Errors now show field names and error codes for clearer feedback
• Added request correlation IDs for easier debugging and support
• Frontend error modal updated to display structured messages
• Fixed a bug where duplicate timestamp errors were silently ignored

1 April 2026

Timeline events

• New event posts in the feed: users can create timeline events tied to their active session
• Event creation requires an active session with a toy — disabled otherwise
• Event types dropdown auto-reloads when starting or stopping a session
• Full CRUD support: create, edit timestamp, and delete event posts
• Comprehensive test suite (13 tests) for active session validation

31 March 2026

Improved image blur

• Reworked the NSFW image blur system using Alpine.js for smoother toggling
• Blur toggle now works consistently across all pages (feed, search, toys, profiles)
• Non-logged-in users can now toggle blur on images
• Centralized blur component for easier maintenance

Toy at timestamp

• New service that finds which toy a user was using at any given moment
• Feed posts now show the toy being used when the post was created
• 11 new tests covering all edge cases (paused sessions, multiple toys, etc.)

29 March 2026

Post following

• Added a management command to create following relations for existing posts

24 March 2026

Feed refactor

• Extracted reusable feed components (post card, empty state, load more button)
• Eliminated duplicated template code across feed views
• Added dedicated JavaScript for feed form interactions

User profile feed

• User profiles now show their feed posts in a dedicated tab

23 March 2026

Edit text posts

• Users can now edit their text posts after publishing
• Added text formatting support with mention parsing