Changelog

Introduces DatabaseManager for unified SQLite access and adds MigrationManager for data migration. Refactors multiple backend modules and APIs to use the consolidated database when enabled, improving maintainability and scalability. Updates .gitignore to exclude .zip files.

Introduces API documentation generation via new backend endpoints and helpers, including docs.php and api-doc-generator.php. Refactors Router to support route metadata for documentation, updates API response formatting, and removes obsolete scripts and tools. Also updates frontend scripts to use new API endpoints and improves code consistency.

• Implement i18n.php with translation loading and caching
• Add language switcher in footer with flag icons
• Create locale files for 23 languages
• Update all frontend pages to use translation functions
• Add locale notification system for missing translations
• Remove deprecated language-switcher component
• Update translation tools

• Added i18n system with language detection and routing
• Created translation infrastructure with 9 locale namespaces
• Added language switcher in header with search and grouping
• Integrated language settings tab in user settings
• Added 29 language support: European, Asian, Middle Eastern languages
• Created translation tools (translate-simple.py, check-translation-keys.py)
• Added localized URL routing for major languages
• Implemented persistent translation cache for performance
• Added Kiro hook for automatic translation key checking
• Updated all pages to use translation system

• Implement Discord-style platform selector with 19 verified platforms
• Add handle-based input (users enter username only, URL auto-generated)
• Integrate Font Awesome 6.7.2 for brand icons (Twitter, GitHub, Discord, etc.)
• Add domain validation with whitelist/blacklist from online sources
• Create tool to fetch blocked domains from UT1 blacklists
• Display social links as icon-only circular buttons on profiles
• Improve modal layout with better spacing and visual hierarchy
• Add green gradient to Save Widget button
• Enhance social link icons with hover effects and animations

• Upgraded to 100-level system with exponential scaling (15% per level)
• Replaced all emoji icons with Material Symbols for consistency
• Added Steam playtime integration for accurate tracking
• Implemented featured badges system (max 5) displayed in profile hero
• Color-coded badges by category (gold/purple/green/pink/blue/etc)
• Added badge management modal with blur backdrop and animations
• Extended badge tiers: creator (5000 packages), downloads (100M), playtime (50k hours)
• Improved badge sorting by category color for visual organization
• Added API endpoint for featured badge management
• Enhanced UI with hover effects, checkmarks, and color-coded borders

• Add Tippy.js with Popper.js for tooltips
• Create tippy-init.js for centralized tooltip management
• Add custom Tippy CSS with theme support
• Auto-convert title attributes to Tippy tooltips
• Remove duplicate tooltip implementations (microtip, custom CSS)
• Clean up theme-manager.js tooltip code
• Disable footer stats counter animation

• Add breadcrumb navigation to new-user-guide page
• Add lazy loading to leaderboard avatar images
• Update api-doc page to use .public-page-container
• Remove inline styles from api-doc and about pages
• Add utility CSS classes for consistent styling
• Create comprehensive property-based test suite
• Achieve 92% test pass rate (66/72 tests passing)

All public pages now share consistent header, footer, breadcrumbs, typography, spacing, and theme support.

• Add consistent about-container wrapper to all pages
• Add breadcrumb navigation where missing
• Standardize header/footer includes
• Ensure theme-manager.js loaded on all pages
• Unified spacing, typography, and responsive behavior

Pages updated: leaderboard, api-doc, changelog, release-notes

• Created /followed page mirroring favorites functionality
• Added followed_packages table and API endpoints
• Integrated with notification system for package updates
• Added follow/unfollow buttons on package pages
• Navigation links in header and settings page
• Automated background tasks for update detection
• WSL cron setup for scheduled tasks
• Updated .gitignore for dev setup files

• Fix admin routing to use clean URLs with trailing slashes
• Add proper HTML structure and favicons to all admin pages
• Integrate Cal-Heatmap library for professional activity visualization
• Fix cache health chart display and API response handling
• Fix user lookup to fetch from s&box API when needed
• Add log deletion functionality with confirmation
• Fix timestamp handling across admin tools
• Improve activity heatmap with modern card-based design
• Fix SQL queries to handle DATETIME format correctly
• Add comprehensive styling improvements across all admin pages

• Implement Steam-style profanity censorship ( symbols)
• Add external profanity word lists (1251+ words from trusted sources)
• Create widget validation system with URL auto-fixing
• Move widgets to dedicated sticky sidebar on right side
• Add 7 modern layout templates (Default, Creator, Gamer, etc.)
• Fix widget size persistence and auto-save
• Fix layout loading on page refresh
• Fix hidden containers staying hidden
• Add moderation logging for admin review
• Create profanity list update tool
• Add validation API endpoints

• Deleted activity timeline page, JS, CSS, and manager class
• Removed all activity tracking from favorites, follows, and package views
• Cleaned up settings page, profile page, and navigation
• Removed API routes and documentation
• Dropped user_activity table and activity_timeline_enabled column
• Fixed 'Favorited Unknown Package' issue by passing package names
• Kept Recently Viewed feature as simpler alternative

Major Changes:

• Consolidated notifications, favorites, and package-info endpoints into main API router
• Fixed follow button persistence issue (data.data.is_following access)
• Added missing delete_all action for notifications
• Updated .htaccess and router.php for consistent routing

API Endpoints Added to Main Router (backend/api/api.php):

• GET/POST /api.php/notifications - Follow/unfollow packages/orgs, manage notifications
• GET/POST /api.php/favorites - Add/remove favorites with activity tracking
• GET /api.php/package-info - Package details proxy for notifications

Frontend Updates:

• Fixed 11 JavaScript files to use consistent /api.php/ paths
• Added initial follow status check on page load
• Fixed response property access (data.data.is_following)
• Removed debug logging after fixes verified

Routing Updates:

• Consolidated .htaccess rules for cleaner routing
• Updated router.php for dev server consistency
• Removed redundant routing rules

Documentation:

• Added 20 new endpoints to api-doc.php
• Documented notifications, favorites, reputation, and package-info APIs
• Total documented endpoints: 70+

Bug Fixes:

• Follow button now persists correctly across page reloads
• Delete all notifications now works (400 error fixed)
• Response structure consistent across all endpoints

Total Routes in Main Router: 50 endpoints Files Modified: 15 files

Major Improvements:

• Unified cache system (migrated from dual file/SQLite to single SQLite)
• Cache stampede protection with probabilistic early expiration
• Cascade invalidation system with tag-based cache clearing
• Cache versioning with automatic schema migration
• Backoff strategy integration for intelligent retry logic
• Orphan detection and cleanup tool
• Enhanced monitoring with comprehensive metrics

Core Changes:

• backend/includes/cache_manager.php: Added getOrSet(), cascade methods, versioning
• backend/api/api.php: Migrated Cache class to use CacheManager
• backend/api/refresh-worker.php: Integrated BackoffStrategy with error handling
• backend/includes/api_functions.php: Updated to use getOrSet() and tags
• backend/api/package-info.php: Added stampede protection

New Features:

• admin/cache-management.php: Admin UI for cache invalidation
• backend/api/cache-invalidation-api.php: API endpoint for cache management
• tools/cleanup-orphaned-cache.php: Automated orphan detection tool
• tools/migrate-cache-schema.php: Schema migration script

Monitoring:

• backend/includes/CacheHealthMonitor.php: Enhanced metrics (miss rate, refresh stats, lock contention)

Documentation:

• CACHE_UPGRADE.md: Quick start guide
• CACHE_IMPROVEMENTS.md: Complete technical documentation

Cleanup:

• Removed test files (api-test.php, test.php, pwa-test.html, test-org-page.html)
• Consolidated documentation into comprehensive guides

Performance Targets:

• Cache hit rate: >80%
• Stale entries: <5%
• Refresh success rate: >95%
• Average response time: <100ms

Breaking Changes:

• Requires schema migration: php tools/migrate-cache-schema.php

Implement comprehensive system to detect and display placeholder for profiles that have never been logged into or customized.

• Activity Timeline now OFF by default (user must enable in Settings)
• Added database migration for activity_timeline_enabled setting
• Activity Timeline checks enabled status before recording/displaying
• Fixed Recently Viewed tracking and added missing DELETE endpoint
• Added new user welcome message for profiles with no custom layout
• Fixed profile layout container visibility toggles in Manage Containers
• Unavailable containers now clearly marked (no data available)
• Fixed Reputation & Badges section responsive layout
• Published Packages now shows packages from claimed orgs (up to 12 total)
• Added comprehensive logging to profile layout save/load
• Fixed 'Start Customizing' button to properly enable edit mode

• Add activity tracking for package follow/unfollow operations
• Add activity tracking for organization follow/unfollow operations
• Add TYPE_PACKAGE_FOLLOW constant to ActivityTimelineManager
• Enhance error logging in notifications, favorites, and profile analytics APIs
• Create log rotation utility (tools/rotate-logs.php)
• All follow actions now properly recorded in user activity timeline

• Created frontend/css/leaderboard.css with all leaderboard page styles
• Added leaderboard.css import to styles.css
• Removed inline styles from leaderboard.php
• Proper CSS organization following project conventions

• Added /leaderboard route to routing_logic.php
• Leaderboard page now accessible at http://5.66.186.198:8001/leaderboard

FULLY FUNCTIONAL REPUTATION SYSTEM:

• Integrated Reputation System into user profiles and site navigation
• Added comprehensive API endpoints for reputation data
• Created leaderboard page to showcase top contributors
• Enhanced profile display with badges and stats

API ENDPOINTS:

• GET /api.php/user/{steamId}/reputation - Get user reputation data
• GET /api.php/user/{steamId}/badges - Get user badges
• GET /api.php/user/{steamId}/reputation/history - Get reputation history
• GET /api.php/reputation/leaderboard - Get top users by reputation
• All endpoints include proper validation and error handling

LEADERBOARD PAGE:

• Created /leaderboard page with top 50/100 users
• Real-time data loading from API
• Medal indicators for top 3 users (gold, silver, bronze)
• User avatars, levels, and reputation scores
• Responsive design with mobile support
• Information section explaining how reputation works

PROFILE INTEGRATION:

• Reputation section already integrated in profile-reputation-section.php
• Displays reputation score, level, and progress bar
• Shows earned badges with categories and icons
• Stats breakdown (packages, downloads, playtime, achievements)
• Automatic reputation calculation on profile load

JAVASCRIPT ENHANCEMENTS:

• Created reputation.js module for interactive features
• Badge tooltip system with hover effects
• Progress bar animations
• Leaderboard rendering and filtering
• API integration for real-time data

NAVIGATION:

• Added Reputation Leaderboard link to Tools dropdown menu
• Easy access from any page on the site

REPUTATION CALCULATION:

• Based on packages created, downloads, favorites, ratings
• Includes s&box playtime, sessions, achievements, games played
• 12 level progression system (Newcomer to Legend)
• Multiple badge categories (creator, player, milestones, etc.)
• Automatic updates when user data changes

TESTING:

• Created comprehensive test script: tools/test-reputation-system.php
• Tests reputation retrieval, badge system, level calculation
• Verifies leaderboard and history functionality
• Validates API endpoints and database operations

FEATURES:

• Real-time reputation tracking and display
• Badge system with 50+ unique badges
• Level progression with visual indicators
• Leaderboard rankings with filtering
• Reputation history tracking
• Stats breakdown by category
• Responsive design for all devices

The Reputation System now provides gamification and recognition for community contributors!

• Rebuilt all 5 admin pages from scratch (user-lookup, log-viewer, activity-heatmap, bulk-actions, cache-health)
• Implemented modern card-based layout with gradient headers and Material Symbols icons
• Added real-time updates with auto-refresh capabilities
• Created comprehensive admin-tools.css with smooth animations and transitions
• Redesigned activity heatmap to horizontal GitHub-style layout (days across top, hours down side)
• Added toast notifications for user feedback
• Implemented loading states, empty states, and error handling
• Added hover effects, shimmer animations, and visual polish
• Fixed API type mismatch errors in activity heatmap
• All pages now use unified styles.css for consistent theming
• Responsive design with mobile-optimized layouts
• Better data visualization with charts and progress bars
• Improved UX with debounced search, keyboard shortcuts, and smooth scrolling

Loadsa stuff

• Add favorite button to package detail pages alongside follow button
• Update button text to 'Favorited' with dimmed styling when active
• Modernize package detail meta layout with left-aligned design
• Use organization avatar as hero background instead of gradient
• Improve visual consistency across all action buttons and stats
• Ensure all elements are properly aligned (44px height standard)"

Major improvements to organization pages for better UX and performance:

Features:

• AJAX-based filtering for smooth content loading without page reload
• AJAX-based pagination with page numbers (1, 2, 3, ..., 151)
• Browser back/forward button support with AJAX
• Follow button now works correctly and persists state
• Increased items per page from 9 to 12
• Favorite buttons work on dynamically loaded content

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed filter button selector (.filter-btn vs .org-filter-btn)
• Fixed follow button selector (.profile-follow-btn vs .follow-org-btn)
• Fixed follow button text update when no .btn-text element exists
• Added null checks to prevent JavaScript errors
• Filter parameter now preserved in pagination links

UI Improvements:

• Added styled page numbers to pagination
• Active page highlighted with gradient
• Smooth fade transitions during content load
• Clean pagination layout with Previous/Next buttons
• Ellipsis (...) for large page ranges

Performance:

• Only replaces .profile-packages-section instead of full page reload
• Reinitializes favorites, comparison, and lazy loading after AJAX
• Maintains scroll position and URL state
• Smooth animations and transitions

Files Modified:

• frontend/js/org-page.js - AJAX filtering and pagination
• frontend/js/org-follow.js - Follow button fixes
• frontend/js/favorites.js - Event capture phase
• frontend/js/package-comparison.js - Event capture phase
• frontend/user-profile-redesign.php - Pagination with page numbers
• frontend/css/user-profile-redesign.css - Page number styles
• backend/includes/routing_logic.php - 12 items per page, filter logic
• index.php - Cache-busting, follow button selector

Documentation:

• Added FINAL_FIX_SUMMARY.md
• Added DEBUGGING_GUIDE.md
• Added ORG_PAGE_FIX_SUMMARY.md
• Added QUICK_REFERENCE.md

• Add reputation calculation system based on claimed organization packages
• Add special badges for organization ownership (Facepunch Staff, Valve Staff, etc.)
• Add automatic reputation updates when orgs are claimed/assigned
• Add manual reputation recalculation API endpoint and admin buttons
• Add 'Remove All' notifications button with deleteAllNotifications API
• Add comprehensive API tools section to admin panel with all backend endpoints
• Fix missing api_functions.php include in reputation calculation
• Enhance notification system with Material Symbols icons
• Add reputation update triggers in org claims moderation workflow

• analytics-advanced.php: Core advanced metrics including cache efficiency, cohort analysis, funnel metrics, user journey, and predictive analytics
• analytics-advanced2.php: User segmentation, performance percentiles, cache lifecycle, behavior patterns, session quality, peak analysis, and churn metrics
• analytics-advanced3.php: Engagement scoring, cache optimization suggestions, anomaly detection, user lifetime value, session flow, and comparative analysis

These modules provide comprehensive analytics capabilities for the admin dashboard with detailed insights into user behavior, system performance, and cache optimization.

• Moved Reputation & Badges to main features section
• Added emphasis on claiming organizations to unlock reputation tracking
• Removed admin-only features (Admin Tools, Broadcast Notifications)
• Added UGC Charts, Changelog, Version History, and Dependency Visualization features
• Updated pro tips to highlight organization claiming for reputation system
• Improved feature descriptions to be more accurate and user-focused

## New Features

### Standard Analytics Dashboard (/admin/analytics.php)

• Real-time metrics with auto-refresh (60s)
• Executive summary with AI-generated insights
• 12+ core metric cards (users, sessions, cache, performance)
• Interactive time range selection (24h, 7d, 30d, all-time)
• Activity timeline visualization
• Popular packages tracking
• Cache type breakdown
• User engagement analysis (new vs returning users)
• Retention metrics (multi-session vs single-session)
• Session duration analysis (short/medium/long)
• Hourly activity distribution chart
• Top 20 active users leaderboard
• Cache efficiency metrics with compression rates
• Trend analysis vs previous period
• Cache operation performance breakdown
• Export to JSON functionality
• Print-friendly layout
• Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+R refresh, Ctrl+E export)

### Advanced Analytics Dashboard (/admin/analytics-advanced.php)

• **Real-Time Monitoring Tab:**
• Live data updates every 5 seconds
• Active users (1min & 5min windows)
• New sessions tracking
• Cache operations counter
• Response time monitoring
• Recent activity feed with avatars
• System memory usage

• **Predictions Tab:**
• Machine learning-based user growth forecasts (7d & 30d)
• Daily growth rate calculations
• Trend detection (growing/declining/stable)
• Volatility analysis with confidence scoring
• Best days for traffic identification
• Peak hours analysis (top 3)
• Cache growth predictions
• AI-generated recommendations

• **Comparison Tab:**
• Flexible period-over-period comparison
• Side-by-side metrics visualization
• Percentage and absolute change tracking
• Trend indicators (up/down/stable)
• Visual comparison grids

• **Behavior Tab:**
• User segmentation (power/regular/casual/inactive)
• Churn analysis (active/at-risk/churned)
• User journey metrics
• Session distribution analysis
• Lifetime value calculations
• Cohort analysis

## Backend APIs

### analytics-api.php

• Main analytics endpoint with comprehensive metrics
• User statistics with growth tracking
• Cache performance metrics
• Session analytics
• Performance monitoring
• Popular packages tracking
• Activity timelines
• User engagement calculations
• Retention metrics
• Hourly distribution
• Top users ranking
• Cache efficiency analysis
• Trend analysis
• Geographic distribution

### analytics-realtime.php

• 5-second refresh real-time data
• Active user tracking
• New session monitoring
• Cache operations counting
• Response time tracking
• Recent activity logging

### analytics-predictions.php

• Predictive analytics engine
• Growth rate calculations
• Trend detection algorithms
• Volatility analysis
• Confidence scoring
• Pattern recognition (best days/hours)
• Cache growth forecasting
• Automated recommendations

### analytics-comparison.php

• Period-over-period comparison
• Flexible time range selection
• Metric change calculations
• Trend direction analysis

### analytics-behavior.php

• Cohort analysis
• User journey tracking
• Churn rate calculations
• User segmentation
• Lifetime value metrics

## Technical Improvements

• Efficient database queries with proper indexing
• No new database tables required
• Uses existing infrastructure
• Optimized for large datasets
• Admin-only access with proper authentication
• Privacy-safe IP hashing
• Responsive design for all screen sizes
• Print-friendly CSS
• Loading states and error handling
• Empty state messages
• Smooth animations and transitions
• Color-coded metrics
• Professional UI/UX

## Security

• Admin authentication on all endpoints
• CSRF protection inherited from existing system
• Safe data handling
• No SQL injection vulnerabilities
• Privacy-compliant data processing

## Performance

• Minimal server overhead
• Caching where appropriate
• Optimized queries
• Efficient data processing
• Auto-refresh with configurable intervals

## Access Points

• Standard Analytics: /admin/analytics.php
• Advanced Analytics: /admin/analytics-advanced.php
• Links added to admin panel Quick Actions

This comprehensive analytics system provides enterprise-grade insights, predictive forecasting, and actionable business intelligence for the s&box Explorer platform.

Created detailed design doc for preventing reputation abuse:

Quick Wins (Implement Soon):

• Protect top 20 organizations
• Rate limiting: 1 claim per day
• Claim limits: Max 5 orgs per user
• Audit logging for all claims

Proposed Solutions: 1. Admin approval system (recommended) 2. Email verification 3. s&box API integration 4. Reputation limits 5. Community reporting 6. Proof of ownership

Implementation Plan:

• Phase 1: Rate limits, protected orgs, logging
• Phase 2: Admin approval system
• Phase 3: Automated verification

Database schema updates included for audit logs and approval workflow.

Priority: HIGH - Should be implemented before public launch to prevent fraud.

• Added unclaim action to claimed-orgs-debug.php
• Updated unclaim button to use debug version
• Will log unclaim attempts to help debug the 500 error

Try removing an org now and check data/claim-debug.log to see what happens.

Created claimed-orgs-debug.php:

• Logs every step of the process to data/claim-debug.log
• Shows exactly where the error occurs
• Logs all request data, authentication status, database queries
• Captures full exception details with stack trace

Temporarily updated settings.php to use debug version

To check logs after attempting to claim:

• Look at data/claim-debug.log
• Shows timestamp, action, and any errors

This will help identify the exact cause of the 500 error.

Protected Organizations:

• Facepunch: Requires 'facepunch_staff' user tag
• Valve: Requires 'valve_employee' user tag

How It Works: 1. User attempts to claim protected org 2. System checks if user has required tag via steam_tags.php 3. If user doesn't have tag, returns 403 Forbidden 4. Clear error message explains why claim was denied

Error Messages:

• 'You cannot claim the Facepunch organization. Only verified Facepunch staff can claim this organization.'
• 'You cannot claim the Valve organization. Only verified Valve employees can claim this organization.'

Benefits:

• Prevents reputation fraud
• Protects official organizations
• Uses existing user tag system
• Easy to add more protected orgs
• Clear feedback to users

To Add More Protected Orgs: Just add to the \ array: 'orgname' => 'required_tag'

Debugging Improvements:

• Added output buffering to catch any warnings/errors before JSON output
• Clear buffer before sending JSON response
• Added database null check
• Enhanced error logging with file and line number
• Added stack trace logging
• Added test endpoint for debugging

Test Endpoint:

• GET/POST with action=test
• Returns API status, database connection, and function availability
• Useful for debugging 500 errors

Error Response Now Includes:

• Error message
• File name where error occurred
• Line number
• Stack trace in logs

This should help identify what's causing the 500 error by ensuring clean JSON output and providing detailed error information.

New Features:

• Checks if organization is in cache when claiming
• Triggers background refresh if org not cached
• Uses async curl request with 100ms timeout (non-blocking)
• Informs user if data is being cached in background
• Returns 'cached' flag in response

How It Works: 1. User claims an organization 2. System checks if org data is in cache 3. If not cached, triggers background refresh worker 4. User gets immediate success response 5. Message indicates if data is being cached 6. Reputation updates once cache is populated

Benefits:

• Ensures fresh data for newly claimed orgs
• Non-blocking - doesn't slow down claim operation
• User knows if they need to wait for data
• Automatic cache population for better performance

Example Response: { 'success': true, 'message': 'Organization claimed successfully. Data is being cached in the background - reputation will update shortly.', 'org_ident': 'myorg', 'claimed_at': 1234567890, 'cached': false }

New Feature: Claim Organizations

• Users can now claim their s&box organizations in Settings
• Claimed orgs link to user profiles for reputation calculation
• Reputation points earned from all claimed organizations

Database:

• Added claimed_orgs table with steam_id and org_ident
• Indexes for fast lookups
• Unique constraint prevents duplicate claims

Settings Page:

• New 'Claimed Organizations' section in Account tab
• Input field to claim organizations by name
• List of currently claimed orgs with remove buttons
• Validates org exists on s&box.game before claiming

API Endpoint (/backend/api/claimed-orgs-api.php):

• claim: Add organization to user's claimed list
• unclaim: Remove organization and recalculate reputation
• list: Get all claimed orgs for a user
• Validates org exists via s&box API
• Auto-recalculates reputation on claim/unclaim

Reputation Calculation:

• Aggregates stats from ALL claimed organizations
• Counts total packages, downloads, favorites, upvotes
• Updates reputation automatically when orgs are claimed/unclaimed
• Profile reputation section now uses claimed orgs data

How It Works: 1. User enters org name (e.g., 'pcjr') in Settings 2. System validates org exists on s&box.game 3. Org is linked to user's Steam ID 4. Reputation calculated from all claimed org packages 5. Badges awarded based on combined stats

Example:

• User claims 'pcjr' org with 10 packages
• Each package has downloads, favorites, upvotes
• All stats combined for reputation calculation
• User earns badges based on total achievements

This solves the issue where users couldn't get reputation credit for their organization's packages!

New Features:

• Reputation system now fully integrated into player profiles
• Displays reputation score, level, and progress to next level
• Shows earned badges with icons and descriptions
• Automatic reputation calculation based on:
• Packages created (10 points each)
• Total downloads (1 point per 100 downloads, max 1000)
• Favorites received (5 points each)
• Ratings received (2 points each)

Badge System:

• First Package: Created your first package
• Package Creator: Created 5 packages
• Prolific Creator: Created 20 packages
• Popular: 1,000+ downloads
• Viral: 10,000+ downloads
• Community Favorite: 100+ favorites
• Rising Star: 500+ reputation
• Veteran: 2,500+ reputation
• Legend: 10,000+ reputation

Level System:

• Level 1: 0-99 points
• Level 2: 100-499 points
• Level 3: 500-999 points
• Level 4: 1,000-2,499 points
• Level 5: 2,500-4,999 points
• Level 6: 5,000-9,999 points
• Level 7: 10,000+ points (max level)

Implementation:

• Created profile-reputation-section.php component
• Added reputation.css with beautiful gradient designs
• Integrated into user profile pages (player profiles only)
• Progress bar shows advancement to next level
• Responsive design for mobile devices
• Badges displayed in grid with hover effects

The ReputationSystem class was already built but unused - now it's fully integrated and visible to users!

Removed:

• Reputation & Badges system (class exists but not used anywhere)
• Dependency Graph visualization (not implemented in UI)

Replaced with:

• UGC Charts (actually functional with link to /ugc-charts)
• Detailed Package Info (describes existing package detail pages)

This ensures the guide only shows features that actually work, preventing user confusion and disappointment when they try to use non-existent features.

Features Added:

• NotificationManager: Core PHP class for notifications and following
• Follow system for packages and organizations
• Notification center with all user notifications
• Bell icon with real-time unread count in header
• Followed packages/orgs page with unified view
• Admin broadcast notification system
• Toast notifications for user feedback
• Organization follow buttons with status tracking

API Endpoints:

• /api/notifications/* - CRUD operations for notifications
• /api/follow/* - Follow/unfollow packages and organizations
• Package info proxy for thumbnail fetching

Frontend Components:

• notifications.js - Notification center manager
• org-follow.js - Organization follow functionality
• notification-bell.js - Header bell with unread count
• toast-manager.js - Global toast system
• Enhanced CSS for all notification components

Admin Tools:

• broadcast-notification.php - Send site-wide announcements
• Test notification creation tool

Database:

• followed_packages table
• followed_orgs table
• notifications table with types and read status

Routing:

• /notifications/all - View all notifications
• /notifications/following - View followed items
• Proper API routing for all endpoints

• Replace Collections feature with Admin Tools section
• Update Admin Dashboard card to highlight Broadcast Notifications
• Clarify notification system with specific URLs and bell icon details
• Refine tips for follow system, PWA installation, and lazy loading
• Remove references to unimplemented features
• Ensure guide accurately represents production-ready functionality