Website development portal

Daily build log, detailed updates, and journal

This page tracks the day-by-day work going into the site so smaller improvements, cleanup passes, launch highlights, and lessons learned stay visible alongside bigger releases.

Snapshot window: Current launch tuning window

Last updated: April 21, 2026

How much changed each day

Recent workdays and how many logged updates landed on each one.

Tue, Apr 21

6 logged changes

6 areas touched

6 completed, 0 in progress, 0 suggested

Thu, Apr 16

5 logged changes

5 areas touched

5 completed, 0 in progress, 0 suggested

Wed, Apr 15

5 logged changes

5 areas touched

5 completed, 0 in progress, 0 suggested

Tue, Apr 14

7 logged changes

7 areas touched

7 completed, 0 in progress, 0 suggested

Latest work

Click any item to jump to the fuller explanation below.

Public content cleanup - Apr 21, 12:28 AM

Completed

Public raffle, sponsor spotlight, press, help, and Asian Monologues support pages were cleaned up for outside readers

The public copy pass removed internal strategy language and tightened visible page language across individu...

Live site fixes - Apr 21, 12:25 AM

Completed

Check-in imagery, Island Explorer, volunteer portal, event maps, and finale volunteer tools were captured in the release notes

The update log now covers the featured-image pass for and Island Explorer refinements at volunteer portal c...

Tester communications - Apr 21, 12:22 AM

Completed

A new website-update email package summarizes the latest pages, edits, and admin features with direct links

A new April 21 email package was added for a focused website update covering public page cleanup, sponsor s...

Volunteer operations - Apr 21, 12:18 AM

Completed

Volunteer assignment now ranks candidates like a staffing deck instead of leaving admins to scan the whole roster

The admin volunteer assignment workspace now scores roster cards against the selected need, sorts the stron...

Marketing operations - Apr 21, 12:12 AM

Completed

The marketing plan now opens on a smaller weekly operating view with Beau attribution surfaced

The admin marketing plan now defaults to a This Week view that groups active work into owner buckets, shows...

Major deploy (build + hosting) - Apr 21, 12:05 AM

Completed

Admin volunteer and marketing operations updates were validated and deployed to Firebase hosting

The latest admin operations pass was checked with the standalone TypeScript validation path, production-bui...

Day-by-day journal

Short daily readouts that call out what launched, what changed, and what the team learned from the work.

Journal entry

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Admin staffing, marketing planning, public cleanup, and update communications were tightened for onboarding

Open detailed log (6)

April 21 moved the admin tools toward the way the team actually needs to operate with new workstream owners and made the public review story more complete. Volunteer assignment now gives admins a ranked deck of candidates for a selected need, explains why each person fits, flags missing details or already-placed volunteers, and can deal the strongest matches into the active staffing tray. The marketing plan now starts with a This Week operating view so the team can work from a smaller set of owner buckets, blocked items, unassigned tasks, and immediate handoffs instead of wading through the full plan every time. Beau attribution is also surfaced directly so the site, admin, and creative implementation work he is carrying does not disappear inside unassigned planning records. The same pass documented public copy cleanup, sponsor spotlight edits, festival raffle cleanup, check-in imagery, Island Explorer and volunteer-portal tweaks, comms routing utilities, and a new website-update email package with direct review links.

Pages launched

/admin/changelog/festival-raffle/sponsor/spotlights/sponsor/spotlight-bcf/sponsor/spotlight-becu/sponsor/spotlight-bross/sponsor/spotlight-coates/sponsor/spotlight-pal/sponsor/spotlight-pnwbainbridge/sponsor/spotlight-sounders/sponsor/spotlight-theagency/press/help/signature/asian-monologues/casting-call/signature/asian-monologues/story-release/events/check-in/check-in/island-explorer/volunteer/portal

Highlights

Added volunteer match scoring that weighs preferences, selected needs, selected shifts, event and role-category fit, availability, flexib...
Made the volunteer roster feel more like a sortable deck with visible score labels, reasons, cautions, and a Deal best matches action for...
Changed the marketing plan default to a This Week view with owner buckets, blocked and unassigned counts, smaller review chunks, and Beau...
Cleaned public-facing language across festival raffle, sponsor spotlight pages, press, help, and Asian Monologues support pages so public...
Added featured-image support to check-in flows and captured the Island Explorer, volunteer portal, event-map, comms-routing, approval-ros...
Created a new April 21 website-update email template and send script with direct links to the new pages, edits, and admin-facing features

Lessons learned

The right admin abstraction is not a bigger project-management wall; it is a smaller operating hand that tells the next coordinator what...
Matching logic is more useful when it explains itself in plain language, because admins need confidence before moving real people into re...

Source notes

Volunteer assignment scoring, deck-building roster controls, weekly marketing-plan view, Beau attribution controls, public sponsor and raffle copy cleanup, c...

Journal entry

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Volunteer operations, event review, and festival discovery were tightened together instead of being treated as separate cleanup threads

Open detailed log (5)

April 16 was a full operating-system pass, not one isolated feature launch. Volunteer public pages, group intake, Browse Roles, and the admin staffing workspace were reshaped around clearer commitments, confirmed headcount, real review context, and a better handoff from Journey into volunteering. The admin side also picked up an embedded volunteer operations guide, event review gained better publish controls while BARN events went live, and the public discovery surfaces kept moving with fuller month and fullscreen calendar behavior, cleaner event-map behavior, new Island Explorer dining additions including Bainbridge Bistro, and refreshed sponsor or ticket support content where the older framing was getting in the way.

Pages launched

/volunteer/volunteer/portal/volunteer/group/journey/events/island-explorer/admin

Highlights

Reshaped volunteer public and admin workflows around lighter interest capture, clearer staffing review, confirmed group counts, better co...
Published BARN events, expanded Island Explorer dining coverage with Bainbridge Bistro and other restaurant additions, and tightened the...
Buttoned up support systems around sponsor concierge, Journey-to-volunteer handoff, and standalone typecheck so the repo and the live wor...

Lessons learned

Volunteer operations become much easier to run once public interest capture and admin staffing review use the same mental model instead o...
Discovery quality depends as much on publish and review tooling as it does on the public UI; better event review and cleaner live content...

Source notes

Volunteer operations guide, volunteer staffing and intake cleanup, Journey handoff refresh, BARN event publishing, Bainbridge Bistro and dining additions, ca...

Journal entry

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Sponsor storytelling, social sharing, admin cleanup, and outreach tooling all moved forward in the same release window

Open detailed log (5)

April 15 carried a broader cleanup pass than the existing commit titles suggest. The sponsor spotlight set was rewritten to sound like public festival storytelling instead of internal planning notes, the BECU spotlight picked up a clearer Allison Falk callout, public festival and sponsor surfaces were refreshed, the admin side gained record-cleanup controls plus louder sync warnings, the marketing workspace and tester-update assets were polished with a reusable LinkedIn awareness social kit, and a route-by-route SEO pass added proper social-image coverage and layout support for more public pages.

Pages launched

/sponsor/spotlights/sponsor/spotlight-bross/sponsor/spotlight-becu/sponsor/festival-raffle/brand-kit/volunteer/flyer-team/sponsor/spotlight-pnwbainbridge/sponsor/spotlight-pal/sponsor/spotlight-sounders/sponsor/spotlight-theagency/sponsor/spotlight-coates

Highlights

Rewrote the sponsor spotlight index and key sponsor pages so they read like public stories, not internal marketing tags, while also expan...
Added route-level social-image coverage and supporting layout metadata across more public pages so links, previews, and mobile route chro...
Gave admin better cleanup controls and sync visibility while also polishing the marketing-plan data, tester-update assets, and a reusable...

Lessons learned

Public sponsor storytelling and outreach tooling should evolve together; the more usable the public stories become, the easier it is to b...
Route-level sharing coverage is easiest to keep trustworthy when the image generation pattern and test coverage are both centralized inst...

Source notes

Sponsor spotlight public-language rewrite, BECU spotlight refresh, festival and sponsor surface cleanup, admin record cleanup controls, sync-warning and E2E...

Journal entry

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

The public site picked up a clarity pass across ticket paths, sponsor storytelling, volunteer outreach, and event submissions

Open detailed log (7)

April 14 was not about launching a brand-new giant section. It was about making the public-facing pages we already need easier to use. The marquee ticket pages lost extra framing and Japanese Heritage Night now routes into its dedicated ticket page, the Brand Kit and flyer street-team pages show more of the real visual system and reward loop, sponsor spotlights are easier to browse as one story set, the language-class RSVP flow now opens the working form with tighter boundaries, and event submissions stay open through April 30 with the flyer-logo cutoff called out separately.

Pages launched

/tickets/asian-monologues/tickets/karaoke-kick-off/tickets/japanese-heritage-night/brand-kit/volunteer/flyer-team/volunteer/portal/sponsor/spotlights/events/submit/events/japanese-language-culture-experience?tab=visit#rsvp

Highlights

Rebalanced the Asian Monologues and Karaoke Kick-Off landing pages and routed Japanese Heritage Night into its dedicated ticket page so t...
Refreshed the public Brand Kit and flyer street-team pages while giving the sponsor spotlight set a clearer browse path, so assets, rewar...
Defaulted the volunteer browse-roles experience to signature-event needs, repaired the language-class RSVP route, and updated the public...

Lessons learned

Once the core routes are live, the next highest-value work is usually reducing friction on the first screen rather than adding more secti...
Volunteer asks become more credible when the page explains the reward loop in concrete terms instead of assuming people already understan...

Source notes

Ticket-page framing pass, Japanese Heritage Night ticket routing, Brand Kit refresh, flyer-team points copy, sponsor spotlight series browse cleanup, volunte...

Day-by-day build log (Current launch tuning window)

Each workday groups the changes that landed, using simple language to explain what people will notice and why it matters.

Showing all 139 logged updates in reverse chronological order. The journal above now carries the daily narrative and launch highlights, while the detailed log below stays focused on the full work record.

Build day

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

6 logged changes across 6 areas.

6 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Public content cleanupLive site fixesTester communicationsVolunteer operationsMarketing operationsMajor deploy (build + hosting)

Live site fixes - 12:25 AM

Completed

Check-in imagery, Island Explorer, volunteer portal, event maps, and finale volunteer tools were captured in the release notes

The update log now covers the featured-image pass for and Island Explorer refinements at volunteer portal cleanup at event-map location handling, approval-roster sync tooling, inbound-rou...

Why this matters: The changelog now reflects the practical fixes and data tools that make the live site and admin workflows easier to operate, not just the biggest v...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Operations

Tester communications - 12:22 AM

Completed

A new website-update email package summarizes the latest pages, edits, and admin features with direct links

A new April 21 email package was added for a focused website update covering public page cleanup, sponsor spotlights, festival raffle, check-in imagery, Island Explorer, volunteer portal,...

Why this matters: Beau has a ready-to-send summary that can be reviewed privately first, then adapted into a broader tester or workstream-owner update.

Requested by Beau Ross

Volunteer operations - 12:18 AM

Completed

Volunteer assignment now ranks candidates like a staffing deck instead of leaving admins to scan the whole roster

The admin volunteer assignment workspace now scores roster cards against the selected need, sorts the strongest matches first, explains the fit with plain-language reasons, flags cautions...

Why this matters: Workstream owners can make staffing decisions faster without losing context about why a person fits, where the match is weak, or whether the volunt...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Volunteer Team

Marketing operations - 12:12 AM

Completed

The marketing plan now opens on a smaller weekly operating view with Beau attribution surfaced

The admin marketing plan now defaults to a This Week view that groups active work into owner buckets, shows blocked and unassigned counts, keeps the full board one click away, and adds co...

Why this matters: The plan is easier to review with incoming workstream owners, and Beau's active implementation work is less likely to remain hidden inside unassign...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Major deploy (build + hosting) - 12:05 AM

Completed

Admin volunteer and marketing operations updates were validated and deployed to Firebase hosting

The latest admin operations pass was checked with the standalone TypeScript validation path, production-built with the Next.js webpack build, and deployed to both public and admin Firebas...

Why this matters: The live admin site now has the cleaner volunteer assignment and marketing-plan workflow ready for onboarding other workstream owners.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Thursday, April 16, 2026

5 logged changes across 5 areas.

5 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Volunteer operationsEvent review + public discoveryIsland ExplorerEngineering workflowJourney + volunteer handoff

Volunteer operations - 7:53 PM

Completed

Volunteer intake, staffing review, and group signup were rebuilt around clearer commitments and admin-ready follow-through

Volunteer public copy, Browse Roles, group signup, and the admin staffing workspace were tightened into one clearer operating model. The latest pass added stronger staffing-state handling...

Why this matters: Volunteer interest is easier to collect and interpret, and admins now have a more practical path from first contact to real staffing decisions with...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Volunteer Team

Event review + public discovery - 1:12 PM

Completed

BARN publishing, event review, and public discovery picked up a practical same-day pass

BARN events were published, the admin event-review surface gained stronger publish and review affordances, and the public-facing events experience was tightened with fuller month and full...

Why this matters: Admins have a clearer review path for getting events live, and visitors get a cleaner browse experience once those events are published.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Operations

Island Explorer - 12:14 PM

Completed

Island Explorer dining coverage was expanded with Bainbridge Bistro and a wider restaurant-image refresh

Bainbridge Bistro was added to the live directory and the dining set picked up more imagery and metadata support across several restaurant listings so the explorer better reflects the pla...

Why this matters: Island Explorer now gives visitors a fuller and more trustworthy dining picture when they are planning where to eat between events.

Requested by Beau Ross

Engineering workflow - 9:18 AM

Completed

Standalone typecheck now ignores generated build artifacts instead of tripping over export output

The TypeScript config was updated so the repo's standalone typecheck path stops reading generated build artifacts that do not belong in source validation.

Why this matters: Local validation is more trustworthy and less noisy during release prep.

Requested by Beau Ross

Journey + volunteer handoff - 9:18 AM

Completed

Journey now hands people into volunteer interest with less friction and clearer next steps

The Journey surface and wallet focus overlay were refreshed so saved activities can move more cleanly into volunteer intent, while the volunteer-interest handoff sheds older clutter and b...

Why this matters: People using My Festival as a planning hub now get a clearer path from saved activity to actual volunteer follow-through.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Build day

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

5 logged changes across 5 areas.

5 completed0 in progress0 suggested

SEO + social sharingSponsor storytellingPublic festival + sponsor surfacesMarketing plan + comms assetsAdmin operations

Marketing plan + comms assets - 9:07 PM

Completed

The marketing workspace and tester-update toolkit were polished alongside a reusable LinkedIn awareness social kit

The admin marketing plan data and panel behavior were cleaned up, the latest tester-update materials were refreshed, and the repo gained a generator-backed LinkedIn awareness social kit w...

Why this matters: Outreach planning and social-asset production now have a more repeatable path instead of relying on one-off design or email assembly passes.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Admin operations - 9:07 PM

Completed

Admin gained record cleanup controls, louder sync warnings, and broader operations-focused browser coverage

The admin workspace picked up cleanup controls across key records, stronger integrations warning behavior, and broader Playwright coverage for ops-heavy surfaces so launch-day review work...

Why this matters: Ops staff can clean up bad records faster, and release validation has better odds of catching integrations issues before they show up live.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Operations

Build day

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

7 logged changes across 7 areas.

7 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Public event pathwaysSponsor storytellingAdmin intakeEvent RSVP flowVolunteer public pathwayBrand kit + volunteer outreachTicket conversion

Public event pathways - 5:18 PM

Completed

Japanese Heritage Night, language-class RSVP, and event submissions were tightened into clearer public next steps

Japanese Heritage Night now routes into its dedicated ticket page, the lighter RSVP treatment stays limited to the language-and-culture class pages where it actually fits, and this page n...

Why this matters: Ticket buyers, RSVP guests, and event submitters each get a clearer path without mixed messaging about what action belongs on which page.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Admin intake - 4:02 PM

Completed

Sponsor and forms operations were split into smaller admin workspaces instead of long all-in-one pages

The admin side continued its cleanup pass by separating sponsor and forms operations into clearer subsections so incoming admins can review intake health and routing without scrolling thr...

Why this matters: Operations review is easier to teach and less likely to bury urgent submissions below unrelated tooling.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Operations

Event RSVP flow - 3:12 PM

Completed

Internal RSVP buttons now open the working public form on the language-and-culture event pages

The RSVP CTA for internal RSVP events was corrected so it routes visitors into the Plan visit tab and the live RSVP form anchor instead of leaving them at a dead in-page link state.

Why this matters: People trying to RSVP for the language-and-culture events can now reach and submit the intended form without extra guesswork.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Volunteer public pathway - 12:04 PM

Completed

Browse Roles now defaults to signature-event needs instead of dropping first-time volunteers into the full event board

The volunteer board was adjusted so the default public view starts with signature-event opportunities, while event-specific needs still remain discoverable through search, filters, and de...

Why this matters: New volunteers get a more focused first look and are less likely to bounce from an over-dense list.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Volunteer Team

Brand kit + volunteer outreach - 11:26 AM

Completed

The Brand Kit and flyer street-team pages now explain the visual system and the volunteer reward loop more concretely

The public Brand Kit gained color swatches, approved AAHF and AHB boilerplate, and stronger asset previews, while the flyer street-team page was rewritten around how approved proofs conve...

Why this matters: Volunteers, organizers, and partners now have a more practical handoff page for both graphics and community-level promotion work.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Ticket conversion - 10:18 AM

Completed

The marquee ticket pages were tightened so checkout sits higher and the framing does less competing with the ask

Asian Monologues and Karaoke Kick-Off both went through a second conversion pass that removed extra nested framing, sharpened the event promise, and kept the embedded Givebutter module mo...

Why this matters: Partner, ad, and email traffic should have a shorter path from first impression to actual checkout.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Build day

Monday, April 13, 2026

5 logged changes across 5 areas.

5 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Ticket conversionBrand kit + pressAdmin marketing workspaceCalendar feedsSponsor intake + notifications

Ticket conversion - 9:58 PM

Completed

Asian Monologues and Karaoke Kick-Off now have dedicated conversion pages with embedded Givebutter checkout

Two marquee programs now route campaign traffic into focused landing pages built around one clear story, one supporting visual system, and a direct Givebutter purchase path instead of rel...

Why this matters: Paid, partner, and email traffic has a cleaner place to land when the goal is ticket conversion rather than general browsing.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Brand kit + press - 8:46 PM

Completed

The 2026 festival brand kit is now live as a public download hub with a matching announcement post

Core festival marks, wordmarks, and flyer components were gathered into a public Brand Kit page and paired with a press-style announcement so volunteers, event owners, and partners have o...

Why this matters: The outreach team can now point organizers and volunteers to one branded asset library instead of passing files around manually.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Admin marketing workspace - 6:34 PM

Completed

The marketing plan was pared back into clearer goals, strategies, workstreams, and owner views for live group use

The admin planning surface moved away from overlapping task-tracking categories and toward a clearer top-down structure that explains why the team is marketing, what strategies matter mos...

Why this matters: The admin plan is easier to use in a real meeting without asking non-technical teammates to translate PM jargon on the fly.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Calendar feeds - 4:55 PM

Completed

The public festival ICS feed was reviewed against live events and updated so calendar exports stay aligned with the site

The published festival calendar feed was checked against the current set of live public events and repaired where needed so exported calendars can support outreach and attendee planning w...

Why this matters: Partners and attendees who subscribe to the feed should get a truer picture of the live schedule.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Sunday, April 12, 2026

3 logged changes across 3 areas.

3 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Admin planningVolunteer outreachPress + organizer resources

Admin planning - 7:48 PM

Completed

The marketing workspace gained a clearer meeting-mode story and a more readable workstream structure

Admin planning was reorganized around higher-level goals, strategies, and workstreams so the same screen can support both individual follow-through and a live team walkthrough without dro...

Why this matters: The planning surface now behaves more like a shared campaign guide and less like a generic backlog export.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Volunteer outreach - 5:16 PM

Completed

Volunteer outreach now includes clearer flyer-team language, public assets, and reward framing

The volunteer pathway added more explicit support for flyer distribution, community posting, and simple reward mechanics so street-team help can map onto the broader festival marketing ef...

Why this matters: Volunteer-led promotion is easier to explain, recruit for, and connect back to visible festival momentum.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Marketing

Press + organizer resources - 2:24 PM

Completed

Press, volunteer, and organizer surfaces were tightened so outreach materials are easier to find and reuse

Public-facing support pages picked up a more deliberate resource story, including press materials, organizer guidance, volunteer collateral, and cleaner links to the assets people need wh...

Why this matters: The site is doing more of the coordination work that previously required manual explanation or file sharing.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Thursday, April 9, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Volunteer + sponsor pathways

Build day

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Admin marketing workspace

Admin marketing workspace - 4:05 PM

Completed

A dedicated marketing workspace and tester-update tooling established the first reusable April planning layer

The admin side opened a dedicated LTAC marketing planning surface, while the repo also picked up reusable tester-update templates and send tooling so change communication could become par...

Why this matters: April’s later marketing-plan simplification and tester email follow-through had a clearer base to build on.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

6 logged changes across 6 areas.

6 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Volunteer + Festival PlanAccount + sign-inEvents + Island ExplorerNavigation + sponsor + calendar polishVolunteer pathwayEvents calendar

Volunteer + Festival Plan - 9:52 PM

Completed

Volunteer now starts from real event-linked slots, while My Festival carries more of the true account and review handoff

At least two first-pass volunteer slots were scaffolded for every live event, Volunteer Portal shifted harder toward browsing and shortlisting real time windows, and My Festival plus the...

Why this matters: The volunteer pathway is easier to test against realistic staffing data, and the distinction between browsing opportunities and taking account-link...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Account + sign-in - 9:18 PM

Completed

Account creation became simpler, Google sign-in is clearer, and Apple was hidden until it can be fully supported

The account page was simplified around a clearer Google-first path plus email/password fallback, duplicate subnavigation patterns were removed, the signed-in header state was consolidated...

Why this matters: First-time sign-in should feel less contradictory, more trustworthy, and more aligned with what the site can truly support in production right now.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Events + Island Explorer - 8:34 PM

Completed

Events and Island Explorer now share cleaner venue addresses, map placement, and plan-save behavior

Known venues and downtown listings gained more consistent address and coordinate resolution, this page and Island Explorer were aligned around the same shared venue logic, and Explorer ma...

Why this matters: Map browsing feels more trustworthy, especially when testers compare this page against Island Explorer or try to save stops while exploring the map.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Volunteer pathway - 11:50 AM

Completed

Volunteer now reads more like a welcoming invitation, and saved shifts route into a clearer review step before submission

The volunteer overview was rewritten around belonging, hospitality, and first-time participation, while wallet and portal next steps now distinguish better between browsing the portal and...

Why this matters: New volunteers should have an easier time understanding both why they belong here and what happens after they save a volunteer card.

Requested by Beau Ross

Events calendar - 11:05 AM

Completed

The events month view now carries multi-day programs directly through the grid and has a dedicated mobile board

The month calendar was rebuilt around real date cells, integrated multi-day spans, stronger lead-event cards, and a mobile-first sideways board so the same route works much better when th...

Why this matters: Event browsing in month view is easier to scan, especially for festival runs that span several days and for testers using phones.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Build day

Monday, March 30, 2026

2 logged changes across 2 areas.

2 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Sponsor inventorySponsor trust surfaces

Build day

Sunday, March 29, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Account auth

Account auth - 10:04 PM

Completed

Google sign-in now runs on the branded aahfestival.org auth domain instead of the raw Firebase app domain

The Google OAuth redirect was fully registered for the branded auth handler, the public authDomain was switched back to aahfestival.org, production was rebuilt and redeployed, and the liv...

Why this matters: Public Google sign-in feels more legitimate and brand-aligned while continuing to use the same underlying Firebase Auth project.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Saturday, March 28, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Public pathway content

Public pathway content - 9:40 PM

Completed

Volunteer, sponsor, and about were tightened into clearer pathway pages with less repeated orientation work

The public pathway pages went through a hard editing pass that cut repeated system framing, made event-first entry points stronger, simplified sponsor and volunteer narratives, and tighte...

Why this matters: The site asks visitors to process fewer competing concepts before they can decide where they belong or what to do next.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Friday, March 27, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Auth + public forms

Auth + public forms - 10:35 PM

Completed

Accounts, newsletter signup, and public intake moved onto a more trustworthy verified-account and server-backed footing

Password accounts now require email verification, Google and Apple sign-in were added for public users, newsletter signup uses double opt-in, and public forms moved behind callable-backed...

Why this matters: Public participation and contact capture now look and behave more like credible production systems instead of loose intake shortcuts.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Thursday, March 26, 2026

2 logged changes across 2 areas.

2 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Event publishing + SEOEvent pages

Event publishing + SEO - 12:50 AM

Completed

Dance Party Under the Lanterns launched live and newer routes now emit fuller social-image metadata

A new festival event was added live for Dance Party Under the Lanterns, its sponsor lineup was corrected and flattened to one event-partner tier, and the shared metadata layer now adds ex...

Why this matters: The new event is publish-ready with the right sponsor presentation, and newer public links are less likely to fall back to thin or inconsistent sha...

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Live events + submissions

Live events + submissions - 10:16 PM

Completed

Dance Party, Firehorse Mahjong, Mahjong cleanup, and submitter publish-backfills all landed in one event-ops cycle

New live events were created and corrected, Mahjong links and sponsorship presentation were normalized, and older approved submissions that had been manually published were brought back i...

Why this matters: The public event calendar is cleaner, and organizers now get more consistent publication follow-through even when content was created manually.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Public navigation + content surfaces

Build day

Monday, March 23, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Island Explorer live data

Island Explorer live data - 7:30 PM

Completed

Island Explorer was corrected back toward a curated visitor-facing guide with cleaner listings and imagery

Kingfisher replaced Sea Bird, multiple cards received proper local featured imagery, non-visitor-facing service records were removed from the public explorer, and stale or duplicate live...

Why this matters: The explorer reads more like a trustworthy public guide and less like a partially normalized internal directory dump.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Friday, March 20, 2026

5 logged changes across 5 areas.

5 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Production SEO + mobile QAVolunteer portalIsland Explorer imagerySEO + social sharingIsland Explorer UX

Production SEO + mobile QA - 8:44 PM

Completed

The canonical production site is now indexable, and the first live mobile QA pass is documented in-repo

The production indexing gate was corrected so aahfestival.org now serves crawlable robots and indexable public metadata, smoke-check indexing detection was fixed to validate the built rob...

Why this matters: Search engines are no longer being told to stay away from the live site, and the next round of mobile polish now has a committed artifact trail ins...

Requested by Beau Ross

Volunteer portal - 6:51 PM

Completed

Volunteer card fronts were refreshed with stronger role-family accents and cleaner hierarchy

The volunteer portal front cards now use clearer role-family accent colors, cleaner front-face hierarchy, and a less repetitive slab treatment so hospitality, stage, setup, and guest-faci...

Why this matters: Volunteer browsing feels more deliberate and less template-heavy, which makes the portal easier to scan at a glance.

Requested by Beau Ross

Island Explorer imagery - 6:08 PM

Completed

The final Island Explorer placeholder featured images were replaced and the live metadata audit is clean

New local featured images were generated and patched live for the remaining Explorer holdouts, closing the last custom-image gaps and clearing the metadata audit of unresolved local-image...

Why this matters: Island Explorer cards now present a more complete, trustworthy visual directory instead of mixing finished cards with obvious placeholders.

Requested by Beau Ross

Island Explorer UX - 3:45 PM

Completed

Island Explorer controls were cleaned up, card sizes spread out more clearly, and saved cards now keep people on-site

Explorer search moved into the top chrome, the older planner/account block was removed from the main interface, small/medium/large card sizing now has a more meaningful visual spread, and...

Why this matters: The directory feels more focused, and people can keep building a festival plan without being sent away from the site right after saving a stop.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Thursday, March 19, 2026

3 logged changes across 3 areas.

3 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Journey + event ticketing + sponsor...Events + Island ExplorerAdmin + auth + event publishing

Events + Island Explorer - 5:42 PM

Completed

Events controls were refined and Island Explorer onboarding copy became cleaner

The this page calendar filter controls were reworked for a smoother browse rhythm, Island Explorer intro behavior and messaging were tightened, and low-volume traffic alerts were adjusted...

Why this matters: Both the public events browse flow and Explorer first-run experience feel more polished while background alerting becomes less distracting.

Requested by Beau Ross

Admin + auth + event publishing - 12:16 AM

Completed

Admin, auth, event publishing, and intake metadata support were tightened together

A broad systems pass improved account email-link auth, expanded admin event and ops workflows, updated event publishing behavior, and added stronger route-level social-image and SEO suppo...

Why this matters: Publishing and intake flows are better supported operationally, and more public-facing intake routes now launch with cleaner metadata instead of ge...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Build day

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

5 logged changes across 5 areas.

5 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Check-in + form operationsKaraoke Givebutter commerceGivebutter embedsKaraoke Kick-Off micrositeLive events data quality

Check-in + form operations - 5:49 PM

Completed

Event check-in flows were tightened and form-failure alerts now reach ops more reliably

The event check-in path was refined across public card and detail surfaces while backend alert handling expanded so important form-failure cases can notify operators instead of failing qu...

Why this matters: Festival attendance actions are easier to complete, and operations staff get a better chance to catch broken intake behavior before it becomes a bi...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Givebutter embeds - 12:28 AM

Completed

Givebutter embeds were hardened across the site and documented with project rules

The shared Givebutter embed path now uses safer width and overflow defaults, high-risk clipping sections were relaxed, and the repo gained a dedicated embed-guidelines document based on G...

Why this matters: Embedded checkouts are less likely to clip or fail silently, and future widget work now has a documented house style instead of relying on one-off...

Requested by Beau Ross

Karaoke Kick-Off microsite - 12:18 AM

Completed

Karaoke Kick-Off was rebuilt to match the flyer more closely and market the event more clearly

The karaoke microsite now uses the clean flyer artwork and simple logo, stronger stage-style theming, tighter hero and section rhythm, and explicit flyer callouts covering date, time spli...

Why this matters: The page reads more like a real event campaign page and less like a generic template with karaoke details pasted into it.

Requested by Beau Ross

Live events data quality - 12:08 AM

Completed

Malformed published event records were removed from production and placeholder leaks are now filtered

Five malformed Firestore event docs that were surfacing as generic community-program cards were deleted from the live collection, and the public events-loading path now ignores untitled p...

Why this matters: The public events feed is cleaner and less likely to confuse visitors with broken cards that should never have been visible.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Sunday, March 15, 2026

4 logged changes across 4 areas.

4 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Asian Monologues micrositeAsian Monologues castingAsian Monologues story intakeEvent support rails

Asian Monologues microsite - 7:10 PM

Completed

Asian Monologues now supports live ticket checkout directly from the microsite

The signature page now uses the real Givebutter campaign and embedded checkout, with a cleaner full-width ticket panel and a direct backup link to the full Givebutter page.

Why this matters: Visitors can move from reading about Asian Monologues to actually reserving a seat without hunting for a separate ticket path.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Asian Monologues casting - 6:46 PM

Completed

Asian Monologues casting call now has its own public page, audition script, and direct alerts

A separate casting-call path now lists the two active role needs, requires applicants to choose one role, provides a specific monologue script to self-record, and sends alerts to the expa...

Why this matters: Casting is no longer buried in generic page copy; actors now get a concrete public submission path with the instructions needed to audition well.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Asian Monologues story intake - 6:12 PM

Completed

Asian Monologues story submission is now framed as a year-round touring intake

The story-submission route was updated so it no longer feels like a single closed production deadline. It now invites ongoing story intake as part of bringing Asian Monologues to Bainbrid...

Why this matters: The page now supports the long-term touring vision and gives the public a clearer reason to keep submitting even outside one immediate performance...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Event support rails - 5:38 PM

Completed

Volunteer and sponsor opportunity cards now inherit their event imagery more consistently

Event-linked volunteer cards on signature pages and event-linked sponsor cards in concierge flows now resolve to the associated event's own featured image instead of falling back to gener...

Why this matters: Support asks feel more connected to the event they belong to, which makes public opportunity rails easier to understand at a glance.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Friday, March 13, 2026

7 logged changes across 7 areas.

7 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Events taxonomyEvents contentFunctions + release validationFullscreen presentation polishHomepage + sponsor spotlightEvent review operationsJourney + CRM + admin

Events taxonomy - 8:35 PM

Completed

Event tiers were simplified into Signature Festival Events, Festival Events, and Friends of the Festival

The event model now uses three clearer tiers instead of the older mix of AHB-produced, partner, community, and sponsor labels. Friends of the Festival still uses the calendar presentation...

Why this matters: Programming tiers are easier to understand and maintain, while the public events view can stay focused on core festival inventory without losing th...

Requested by AHB TeamRequested by Beau Ross

Events content - 8:18 PM

Completed

Frog Rock and Strawberry Rock Festival was moved into the new Friends of the Festival tier

The first concrete content migration into the new tier model is now in place: Frog Rock and Strawberry Rock Festival remains on the calendar presentation style, but it no longer appears b...

Why this matters: The new Friends-of-the-Festival concept is live in real content instead of only existing as a taxonomy idea.

Requested by Beau Ross

Functions + release validation - 6:20 PM

Completed

firebase-functions patch refresh passed the full release gate

The Functions SDK was updated from 7.1.0 to 7.1.1, then checked through the full release path instead of treating it like an isolated package bump. The repo still intentionally uses fireb...

Why this matters: The deployed backend is slightly more current, and the upgrade was verified against the same full build, test, rules, and smoke path used for relea...

Requested by Beau Ross

Fullscreen presentation polish - 5:42 PM

Completed

Storyline and Lantern fullscreen modes were retuned for actual big-screen readability

Fullscreen event storyline and lantern-wall presentation were reworked for large displays: typography got larger, overlays were regrouped, boxed chrome was reduced, lantern dedications we...

Why this matters: Passive display and presentation surfaces now read more like intentional screen experiences instead of stretched desktop layouts.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Event review operations - 3:26 PM

Completed

Event submission notifications now include enough context and direct links to make a yes-or-no decision from the inbox

Event submission alert emails now include richer event detail, organizer context, and direct Approve, Decline, and Review in Admin links. The admin page also understands the email action...

Why this matters: Event review can move faster because admins no longer need to open multiple tools just to determine whether a submission is obviously ready or not.

Requested by AHB TeamRequested by Beau Ross

Journey + CRM + admin - 1:54 PM

Completed

Journey, CRM, and admin workflows were tightened around clearer canonical sources

A multi-step cleanup narrowed journeyProfiles to profile-sync behavior, moved Journey history and plan activity away from client-side fallback stitching, expanded contactProfiles coverage...

Why this matters: The platform is easier to reason about because profile sync, workflow inboxes, comms audiences, and canonical progress data now have clearer bounda...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Build day

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

4 logged changes across 3 areas.

4 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Sponsor spotlightHomepage featured eventsRelease process

Sponsor spotlight - 9:46 AM

Completed

Philippine Airlines spotlight launched with raffle-first copy and Seattle-to-Manila detail

A new sponsor spotlight page for Philippine Airlines is now live at this page. The page was rewritten around the raffle, the chance to win a round-trip ticket to Manila, and the actual Se...

Why this matters: Visitors now get a sponsor page that feels like a real public campaign page, with a clear prize hook and useful flight detail below it.

Requested by Beau Ross

Sponsor spotlight - 9:12 AM

Completed

PAL spotlight visuals, SEO, and mobile presentation were tuned for launch quality

The sponsor spotlight picked up the PAL logo, responsive layout tuning, placeholder route visuals, and page metadata so the route can launch cleanly as a public-facing sponsor page instea...

Why this matters: The new page is easier to trust on mobile, reads better in search/social previews, and feels more aligned with the rest of the site.

Requested by Beau Ross

Homepage featured events - 8:28 AM

Completed

Featured events card layout was rebalanced for fullscreen and mobile screens

The highlighted event card on the homepage was tightened so overlays, logos, and text blocks stop crowding each other at wide desktop sizes and smaller mobile breakpoints.

Why this matters: Homepage event promotion is clearer, less cramped, and more stable across the screen sizes people actually use.

Requested by Beau Ross

Release process - 7:58 AM

Completed

Public deploy flow was corrected to rebuild the export before hosting publish

The live release process was checked end to end and corrected so public hosting deploys happen after a fresh Node 20 static export instead of trusting whatever was already sitting in out.

Why this matters: Reduces the risk of a successful deploy publishing stale pages that were never part of the latest build.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

7 logged changes across 7 areas.

7 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Form routing + admin opsVolunteer staffing + async opsSEO + route metadataHomepage + public pathwaysAbout + Island ExplorerEvents storylineSponsor

Form routing + admin ops - 8:10 PM

Completed

Public forms now have stronger alert routing, availability controls, and admin notification tooling

Admin gained a dedicated form notification workspace, wider public alert routing coverage, clearer intake availability management, and follow-up fixes for attachments and anonymous event-...

Why this matters: Form-driven workstreams are safer to operate because alerts, closures, and review behavior are now more explicit and less fragile.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Volunteer staffing + async ops - 7:24 PM

Completed

Volunteer staffing workflow and async admin handling were hardened

Volunteer/admin operations were tightened with better staffing workflow controls, safer async behavior, and clearer admin tooling around the work needed to keep volunteer planning and fol...

Why this matters: Staff and admins have stronger operational controls before launch-week traffic and follow-up volume increase further.

Requested by AHB Team

SEO + route metadata - 6:32 PM

Completed

Metadata, sitemap coverage, and indexing controls now cover more public routes

The site picked up a broader metadata and route-indexing pass so more public pages ship with cleaner structured data, route-level crawl controls, and sitemap coverage instead of relying o...

Why this matters: New and existing public pages are easier for search engines to understand and less likely to launch with weak metadata.

Requested by Beau Ross

Homepage + public pathways - 5:48 PM

Completed

Homepage cards and public pathway flows were tightened to scan faster

Homepage sections, public pathway pages, and related card layouts were cleaned up so key actions are easier to find and the pages feel less cluttered on first read.

Why this matters: Visitors get to the next action faster instead of working through heavier copy blocks and less focused card treatments.

Requested by Beau Ross

Events storyline - 3:30 PM

Completed

A cinematic autoplay storyline mode launched for event presentation and fullscreen use

A dedicated this page route and presentation mode now support more cinematic autoplay storytelling for event displays and stage/presentation contexts.

Why this matters: The event storyline can now work as both a browsing experience and a presentation surface without awkward manual stepping.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Monday, March 9, 2026

4 logged changes across 4 areas.

4 completed0 in progress0 suggested

CRM + launch readinessAsync runtime + ops monitoringVolunteer adminHomepage + About + Lantern

CRM + launch readiness - 6:40 PM

Completed

CRM rollups and launch-readiness tooling strengthened the platform's operating model

Work on launch readiness and CRM rollups pushed the platform further toward a true owned constituent and workflow layer rather than a collection of disconnected forms.

Why this matters: The product story is stronger internally and externally because the platform now has better constituent context and clearer next integration seams.

Requested by Beau Ross

Async runtime + ops monitoring - 5:18 PM

Completed

Async runtime groundwork and smoke-mail safeguards improved operational confidence

Async runtime foundations, analytics hygiene, smoke-mail routing, and ops-alert monitoring were expanded so overnight and admin-side checks can catch more real operational failures instea...

Why this matters: The release process is becoming more trustworthy because monitoring now covers more than whether a build happened to pass.

Requested by AHB Operations

Volunteer admin - 3:52 PM

Completed

Volunteer command deck and staffing tools expanded inside admin

Admin picked up a larger volunteer operations surface with stronger staffing tools, hygiene workflows, and related command-deck controls for the team managing volunteer follow-through.

Why this matters: Volunteer operations can be managed in a more structured way without as much manual patching between systems.

Requested by AHB Team

Homepage + About + Lantern - 2:08 PM

Completed

Public presentation polish landed while the platform story was documented more clearly

Homepage, About, and Lantern presentation were refined, and the repo gained clearer markdown documents for CRM positioning, architecture boundaries, and reviewer-facing Q&A.

Why this matters: The public experience looks tighter, and the team now has sharper language for explaining what the platform is actually becoming.

Requested by Beau Ross

Build day

Sunday, March 8, 2026

4 logged changes across 4 areas.

4 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Development portalFestival Plan + volunteer authIsland Explorer adminIsland Explorer merchandising

Development portal - 4:22 PM

Completed

The changelog now shows the day-by-day work instead of flattening everything into a few big release notes

I rewrote the changelog so people can see the smaller daily improvements, cleanup passes, and follow-up fixes that are happening between bigger launches. The feedback leaderboard now take...

Why this matters: Readers can better see how much steady work is going into the site instead of only seeing the biggest headlines.

Requested by Beau Ross

Festival Plan + volunteer auth - 3:28 PM

Completed

Saving a volunteer plan no longer looks like a real volunteer submission unless someone is actually signed in

I separated planning from claiming more clearly. Guests can still save and commit a Festival Plan, but that no longer pushes a fake volunteer submission into the real review flow. I also...

Why this matters: This keeps the volunteer queue cleaner, makes card states more honest, and still preserves intent for people who come back later and sign in.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Island Explorer admin - 2:46 PM

Completed

Island Explorer admin can now add new cards and fully remove old ones without manual cleanup

I finished a missing part of the admin tool so Island Explorer cards can now be created from scratch and permanently removed from the directory without needing manual database intervention.

Why this matters: Directory upkeep is simpler, faster, and less dependent on developer-only cleanup work.

Requested by Beau Ross

Island Explorer merchandising - 1:58 PM

Completed

Featured retail offers in Island Explorer now stand out more clearly and are backed by cleaner content handling

I tightened both the presentation and the content handling for retail offer cards so featured offers are easier to spot, use stronger badges, and are supported by cleaner image and baseli...

Why this matters: Shoppers should notice stronger offer visibility, and the content is now easier to maintain reliably over time.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Build day

Saturday, March 7, 2026

3 logged changes across 3 areas.

3 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Major deploy (hosting + functions)Major deploy (functions + rules + h...Major deploy (build + hosting)

Major deploy (hosting + functions) - 8:15 PM

Completed

Journey plan timeline deploy: canonical plan history, milestone storytelling, and About festival history

Grouped deploy made this page aware of the shared My Festival plan state, added a dedicated My Plan workspace, projected Festival Plan commits into myFestivalActivities, introduced a time...

Why this matters: Users can now understand their festival story as both a live operating dashboard and a visual timeline, while the About section finally has a durab...

Requested by Beau Ross

Major deploy (functions + rules + hosting) - 1:41 AM

Completed

Lantern redemption security, volunteer review handoff, and calmer landing-page polish

Grouped deploy moved the complimentary lantern path to a server-tracked one-time volunteer redemption flow, published the Firestore rules that block client-created free-lantern writes, up...

Why this matters: Production now uses authoritative volunteer redemption instead of browser-tracked unlocks, volunteer handoff expectations are clearer to both sides...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB TeamRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Major deploy (build + hosting) - 12:50 AM

Completed

Lantern wall redesign deploy: attached dedication tags, QR intake, and fullscreen wall readability

Grouped deploy redesigned Lantern Landing for both standard browsing and passive fullscreen display: visible hanging donor tags now travel with lanterns, one active dedication bubble repl...

Why this matters: The lantern experience reads more clearly on giant-screen autoplay displays, reduces message noise on mobile, and gives supporters a much more dire...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB TeamRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Build day

Sunday, March 1, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Major deploy (build + hosting)

Major deploy (build + hosting) - 11:59 PM

Completed

Volunteer and homepage polish deploy: full-bleed layout, stronger cards, and cleaner progression

Grouped deploy merged repeated volunteer section patterns into a more intentional full-bleed layout, aligned volunteer portal front cards with the denser Festival Plan card style, simplif...

Why this matters: Volunteer and event pathways now scan faster, feel less repetitive, and push users toward clear next actions like application starts, sponsor explo...

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website TestersRequested by AHB Team

Build day

Saturday, February 28, 2026

4 logged changes across 3 areas.

4 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Major deploy (functions + admin comms)Major deploy (build + hosting)Major deploy (build + functions)

Major deploy (functions + admin comms) - 11:59 PM

Completed

Tester outreach now supports established-group sends with delivery and engagement metrics

Board invite sends can now use the active tester directory by default, the tester email template is updated to grouped release summaries, and outbound campaigns now track sent/failed/hard...

Why this matters: You can schedule tester announcements faster from admin and review core campaign performance without leaving the console.

Requested by Beau Ross

Major deploy (build + hosting) - 11:55 PM

Completed

Homepage insights + changelog cadence deploy

Grouped deploy updated Sponsor Impact visuals with flip-style volunteer counts and culture composition graphics, and moved the announcements contact callout from Home to About and Press.

Why this matters: Homepage metrics read more clearly, and changelog updates now follow major deploy/build summaries instead of granular micro-fix entries.

Requested by Beau Ross

Major deploy (build + functions) - 9:30 PM

Completed

Tester communications deploy: live-domain template and privacy-safe leaderboard

Grouped deploy refreshed the board/tester HTML email template for AAHFestival.org, added changelog and routing inbox references, and switched contributor display to stable masked IDs.

Why this matters: Tester outreach is aligned with production while keeping personal email visibility protected in public changelog views.

Requested by Beau Ross

Major deploy (build + hosting) - 6:00 PM

Completed

Live hardening deploy: media corrections, card reliability, and route cleanup

Grouped deploy shipped signature-event media fixes (Karaoke, Monologues, Japanese Heritage), Impact route cleanup, Festival Plan default-collapsed behavior, sponsor/volunteer full-bleed v...

Why this matters: Public-facing pages are more consistent, less noisy, and card actions now persist reliably under rapid use.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website TestersRequested by AHB Team

Build day

Thursday, February 26, 2026

3 logged changes across 3 areas.

3 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Volunteer feedback follow-upVolunteer portalSponsor

Volunteer feedback follow-up - 2:28 PM

Completed

Volunteer portal and apply flow were tightened from same-day tester feedback

The volunteer card focus flow removed duplicate flip CTAs, card headers now show role/day context instead of repeating admin-defined labels, quick event/day filters were surfaced, and sav...

Why this matters: Volunteer navigation is clearer, card progression friction is lower, and people can filter opportunities by event/day faster.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Volunteer portal - 11:42 AM

Completed

Volunteer points now show planned and confirmed side-by-side

Volunteer Portal now separates planned points from saved cards and confirmed points from completed check-ins, each with its own progress bar and next unlock target.

Why this matters: Volunteers can immediately see card point potential versus fully earned points and understand how both map to unlocks.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Build day

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

8 logged changes across 8 areas.

8 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Feedback widgetDevelopment portalHomepage planning sectionHomepage layoutHomepage sponsor reelAdmin sponsor CRMLantern landingEvents

Development portal - 3:34 PM

Completed

Changelog now opens with leaderboard and latest fixes in a two-column top section

The feedback sender leaderboard was moved to the top and paired side-by-side with the newest fixes list.

Why this matters: Testers and admins can immediately see who is reporting and what shipped most recently without scrolling.

Requested by Beau Ross

Homepage planning section - 3:20 PM

Completed

Home planning highlights now pin the three signature priorities with logos and visuals

The section now explicitly features Karaoke Kick-Off, Asian Monologues, and Festival Finale, each with visual treatment and logo support.

Why this matters: The 2026 focus is clearer and more aligned with festival priority programming.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Homepage layout - 3:12 PM

Completed

Primary planning hero image was reduced for better balance

The dominant image in the planning block was scaled down and the column ratio adjusted to improve content scanning.

Why this matters: Visitors reach planning details faster and the section feels less visually heavy.

Requested by Beau Ross

Lantern landing - 1:52 PM

Completed

Lantern campaign reframed around AHB 40th anniversary and free unlock path

Lantern Landing now promotes a 40-for-40 gift path and a clearer complimentary lantern unlock path tied to Festival Journey points.

Why this matters: Users now understand both ways to participate: donate now or earn a free lantern through engagement.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Events - 1:08 PM

Completed

Events calendar sync controls were left-aligned and reframed as Add to Calendar

The events page now places calendar actions at the left with clearer phone-update messaging, and feed configuration supports a shared workspace source URL.

Why this matters: Calendar subscription intent is clearer and shared calendar deployment is easier to manage.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Build day

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

11 logged changes across 11 areas.

11 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Check-in + JourneyMobile UX + content polishMobile QAFestival programming contentSponsor checkoutFeedback operationsReportingBranding polishSignature programFeedback ops + brandingSubmission + SEO

Check-in + Journey - 9:01 PM

Completed

Attendee and volunteer check-in now feed one points and unlock system

Check-in, completion, Journey, and Lantern Landing now share one Festival Journey model with survey points and tangible unlock milestones.

Why this matters: Participants can clearly see what each event and survey unlocks, including stickers, shirts, swag, and Lantern Lift recognition.

Requested by Beau Ross

Mobile UX + content polish - 8:35 PM

Completed

Mobile navigation polish and content cleanup pass shipped

A broad cleanup pass tightened mobile interactions, polished copy consistency, and improved launch-facing content clarity.

Why this matters: Testers should see fewer mobile friction points and more consistent public-facing language.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Mobile QA - 7:40 PM

Completed

Mobile nav/tap-target fixes now ship with a reproducible UX audit

Tap target and overflow fixes were paired with an updated scripted mobile review to keep future regressions visible.

Why this matters: Mobile quality checks are now easier to rerun and compare between releases.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Festival programming content - 5:26 PM

Completed

Founder planning email was ingested into tone and event data updates

Public-facing copy and event content were updated from the founder planning message, with internal-only meeting details excluded from public pages.

Why this matters: Website messaging now reflects organizer voice and updated festival programming details.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Team

Sponsor checkout - 5:09 PM

Completed

Manual checkout IDs were removed from sponsor checkout flow

Sponsor checkout now auto-matches Givebutter records without requiring manual checkout ID entry.

Why this matters: Reduces data-entry errors and speeds up sponsor checkout completion.

Requested by AHB Operations

Feedback operations - 4:58 PM

Completed

New feedback submissions now trigger immediate email alerts

Each new feedback ticket now queues a real-time alert to configured recipients so triage can start right away.

Why this matters: You no longer have to wait for the daily digest to know a new issue was reported.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Reporting - 4:50 PM

Completed

Feedback inbox snapshot is now exportable into the repo

A report script now writes the latest feedback inbox to docs/reports in JSON and Markdown formats.

Why this matters: We can review incoming feedback together from versioned report files without opening Firestore directly.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Branding polish - 3:37 PM

Completed

Presented-by lockup spacing and logo scale were refined

Logo lockup spacing and sizing were tightened to improve visual balance in sponsor-facing sections.

Why this matters: Brand marks read cleaner and feel less crowded in key promo areas.

Requested by Beau Ross

Signature program - 1:31 PM

Completed

Standalone Asian Monologues submission portal launched

A dedicated submission experience was shipped for Asian Monologues, with simplified signature branding treatment.

Why this matters: Story contributors now have a clearer, more direct submission path.

Requested by AHB Team

Feedback ops + branding - 1:07 PM

Completed

Feedback triage flow improved and BRoss logo usage aligned

Feedback triage handling was tightened while resolving logo consistency issues in the feedback experience.

Why this matters: Faster triage operations and cleaner brand presentation for testers.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Build day

Monday, February 23, 2026

8 logged changes across 8 areas.

6 completed2 in progress0 suggested

NavigationTop navigationFeedback widgetEmail deliveryEmail contentLaunch communicationEventsEvents operations

Navigation - 8:40 AM

Completed

Reduced header flashing between pages

We refined page transition behavior so the top navigation does not feel like a full reset on each click.

Why this matters: Moving around the site should now feel steadier and less distracting, especially on repeated page-to-page checks.

Requested by AAHF Website Testers

Feedback widget - 7:56 AM

Completed

Enlarged BROSS mascot and logo in the feedback CTA

The character and BROSS logo were scaled up and integrated more directly with the Send feedback button.

Why this matters: The feedback control is more noticeable, which should improve test response volume during launch review.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Email delivery - 7:34 AM

Completed

Board test invite replies now route to admin

Board/VIP invitation replies now default to [email] when sponsor routing is not usable.

Why this matters: Reply handling is more reliable and less dependent on Google Group posting permissions.

Requested by AHB Team

Email content - 7:20 AM

Completed

Invitation email now shows feedback tool screenshot

The invitation includes a visual preview of the feedback button with BROSS branding so testers know what to click.

Why this matters: Reduces confusion for first-time reviewers and should increase accurate feedback submissions.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AAHF Website Testers

Launch communication - 7:08 AM

Completed

Invite copy now emphasizes Friday launch target and blocker-level review

The testing email was rewritten in plain language to focus reviewers on glaring issues before launch.

Why this matters: Keeps board/VIP testing focused on high-value fixes instead of low-priority polish.

Requested by AHB Team

Events - 6:46 AM

In progress

Calendar sync paths are being wired for public use

We are adding easy links so visitors can subscribe to festival updates in their own calendar apps.

Why this matters: When complete, new event additions can flow to subscribers without manual re-entry.

Requested by AHB Team

Events operations - 6:28 AM

In progress

Event publishing workflow is still expanding

Core event publishing works, but pages and submission details are still being filled out and refined.

Why this matters: Testers should report broken links, missing context, and unclear calls to action first.

Requested by AHB Team

Build day

Sunday, February 22, 2026

4 logged changes across 4 areas.

2 completed0 in progress2 suggested

Mobile qualityContentAdmin integrationsAdmin feedback inbox

Mobile quality - 9:40 PM

Suggested next

Run another full iPhone Safari pass before launch day

We want one more targeted check of touch targets, button overlap, and readability on smaller screens.

Why this matters: This helps catch launch-day regressions that desktop review can miss.

Requested by AAHF Website Testers

Content - 7:50 PM

Suggested next

Backfill incomplete public pages with interim copy

For sections still under construction, add short temporary copy blocks so visitors are never left on thin pages.

Why this matters: Improves trust and reduces confusion while final content is still being produced.

Requested by AHB Team

Admin integrations - 5:40 PM

Completed

Givebutter integration card now shows webhook health details

Admin now shows last webhook event timing, transaction reference, and current webhook status in one place.

Why this matters: Operations can verify donation flow health faster without opening logs or Firestore records directly.

Requested by AHB Operations

Admin feedback inbox - 4:12 PM

Completed

Feedback triage fields were expanded for owner + due date tracking

Feedback records now support owner assignment, due date, severity, and resolution notes from the admin panel.

Why this matters: Review handoffs are clearer and follow-up accountability is easier during launch-week testing.

Requested by Beau RossRequested by AHB Operations

Build day

Saturday, February 21, 2026

2 logged changes across 2 areas.

2 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Account + rewardsQuality gate

Account + rewards - 9:10 PM

Completed

Canonical payment + engagement events now project into user balances

Reward and engagement projection paths were unified so transactions and activity updates flow through one ledger.

Why this matters: Account-level totals and sponsor progression are more consistent across pages and admin reporting.

Requested by AHB Operations

Quality gate - 6:48 PM

Completed

Operations constraints checks added to end-to-end coverage

Automated checks now validate key operational constraints including retry and alert-related behavior.

Why this matters: Launch regressions in high-risk operational paths are more likely to be caught before deployment.

Requested by AHB Operations

Build day

Friday, February 20, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

1 completed0 in progress0 suggested

Sponsor concierge

Build day

Thursday, February 19, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

0 completed1 in progress0 suggested

UAT

Build day

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

1 logged change across 1 area.

0 completed0 in progress1 suggested

Mobile QA

Mobile QA - 1:30 PM

Suggested next

Run a second mobile pass after latest content updates

Recent copy and card updates should be rechecked on mobile to confirm spacing and readability remain stable.

Why this matters: Helps prevent late-stage mobile regressions after non-layout content changes.

Requested by AAHF Website Testers

Change count snapshot

Completed updates

133

In progress

Suggested next

These counts reflect logged work items, not raw git commits.

Project history since kickoff

Timeline summary from January 28, 2026 through April 21, 2026.

Total commits

433

Active build days

Peak build day

February 27, 2026 (39 commits)

Fastest sprint

February 27-28, 2026 (46 commits across 2 days)

Pathways covered

Homepage and core navigation
Sponsor concierge and funding flows
Volunteer intake and slot planning
Events submit, check-in, and calendar paths
Island Explorer and journey/collection behavior
Lantern landing, fullscreen wall mode, and changelog transparency
Admin operations, triage, and reporting

Apr 21, 2026

Completed

Admin staffing, marketing planning, public copy, and tester communications moved into a cleaner launch handoff

April 21 focused on making admin work easier to run with other workstream owners in the room while keeping the public site ready for real review. V...

Effort signal: Volunteer match scoring, solitaire-style assignment flow, weekly marketing-plan chunking, Beau attribution controls, public copy cleanup, check-in imagery, website-update email, typecheck, production build, and Firebase hosting deploy

Added deterministic volunteer match scoring across approval state, selected needs and shifts, role categori...
Turned the volunteer assignment roster into a more useful deck-building surface with match scores, reasons,...
Made the marketing plan open on a This Week operating view with owner buckets, blocked and unassigned count...
Documented the public cleanup and content additions across festival raffle, sponsor spotlights, press, help...

Apr 15-16, 2026

Completed

Mid-April turned launch cleanup into volunteer operations hardening, stronger public discovery, and wider SEO-ready sharing coverage

This window tightened both sides of the product at once. Volunteer public paths and admin staffing tools were rebuilt around clearer interest captu...

Effort signal: Volunteer ops restructuring, event-review tooling, calendar and map polish, SEO and social-image coverage, admin cleanup controls, comms asset generation, and supporting test passes

Reworked volunteer public and admin pathways around lighter interest capture, confirmed group headcount, st...
Improved public discovery with BARN event publishing, refreshed month and fullscreen calendar behavior, cle...
Completed a broad quality and outreach pass with route-level social images, layout metadata cleanup, mobile...

Apr 8-14, 2026

Completed

Early April moved the site from launch cleanup into clearer marketing operations, sharper public conversion pages, and a real brand-kit handoff

This window was less about adding one more giant surface and more about making the existing system usable by real people. The marketing plan and ho...

Effort signal: Admin planning simplification, public conversion-page polish, brand-kit publishing and refresh, volunteer outreach clarity, intake routing cleanup, calendar/feed repair, RSVP flow fixes, and repeated deploy plus test-email cycles

Simplified the admin marketing workspace into a goals-to-strategies-to-workstreams model with less project-...
Published and then tightened dedicated Givebutter landing pages for Asian Monologues and Karaoke Kick-Off,...
Tightened operational follow-through with sponsor inquiry visibility and notification routing, live calenda...

Mar 23-31, 2026

Completed

Late March shifted from launch cleanup into clearer public pathways, stronger sponsor inventory rules, and a more usable events and volunteer experience

This window combined visible public storytelling work with practical systems cleanup. Island Explorer listings were corrected, new event pages were...

Effort signal: Live data repair, public-pathway rewrite, auth hardening, sponsor inventory state modeling, volunteer review simplification, events calendar redesign, and repeated production deploy cycles

Corrected and expanded live content operations across Island Explorer and Events, including Kingfisher and...
Shifted volunteer and sponsor pathways toward event-first public journeys, adding clearer shortlist versus...
Hardened account and signup behavior with public email verification, Google and Apple sign-in support, news...

Mar 18-20, 2026

Completed

Production follow-through covered live indexing, Island Explorer completion, and a fresh public QA pass

The latest release window closed several launch-readiness loops at once: event check-in and alert handling were tightened, admin/auth and event-pub...

Effort signal: Production fixes, route-level SEO imaging, content completion, QA, documentation, and repeated deploy cycles

Expanded admin, auth, and event-publishing support with stronger event-submit/apply metadata, event ticket...
Finished the Island Explorer production pass with a large custom image batch, the last placeholder replacem...
Enabled crawl and index behavior on aahfestival.org, verified the live robots and meta-robots responses, ca...

Mar 17-18, 2026

Completed

Signature-event publishing was tightened around live data, cleaner Karaoke merchandising, and embedded Givebutter commerce

The latest cycle cleaned up stray live event records, brought Karaoke Kick-Off and Asian Monologues into a clearer source-of-truth model, pushed a...

Effort signal: Production cleanup, microsite redesign, commerce wiring, documentation, and repeated live deploy cycles

Removed malformed live events that were surfacing as generic community-program cards and added a code-side...
Reworked Karaoke Kick-Off around the approved flyer, including cleaner artwork, stronger theming, flyer cal...
Documented Givebutter embed best practices in-project and updated the shared embed component so widget IDs...

Mar 15, 2026

Completed

Asian Monologues became a live microsite hub for attending, volunteering, casting, and story intake

March 15 turned Asian Monologues from a mostly informational signature page into a real participation hub: tickets are now purchasable from the mic...

Effort signal: Same-day microsite expansion, copy rewrite, ticketing integration, and live deploy cycle

Wired the live Givebutter campaign and embedded checkout into the Asian Monologues microsite
Added dedicated public routes for casting call and year-round story submission
Made volunteer and sponsor opportunity rails inherit the event's own imagery and show up consistently on th...

Jan 28, 2026

Completed

Project foundation and first working prototype

The project moved from a fresh Next.js scaffold to a working AAHF prototype with Firebase wiring, admin auth, and core intake workflows.

Effort signal: 14 commits in the kickoff day

Initialized public site shell and admin scaffolding
Connected Firestore rules, functions config, and environment alignment
Added first pass of feedback/admin QA tooling

Feb 2-8, 2026

Completed

Platform hardening, SEO setup, and phase-one refinement

Early sprints focused on structural reliability: CI and metadata improvements, plus first major public UX and content passes.

Effort signal: 22 commits across this sprint window

Implemented SEO metadata, signature routing, and crawl controls
Added CI guardrails and smoke-check coverage
Refined homepage, volunteer, and sponsor phase-one layouts

Feb 10-12, 2026

Completed

Navigation shell, access controls, and deck UX alignment

This phase stabilized route handling and role boundaries while unifying cross-pathway card/deck behavior.

Effort signal: 11 commits with heavy shell and auth changes

Tightened admin role/workstream access rules
Improved shared navigation and subnav behavior
Unified core deck interactions used across pathways

Feb 13-16, 2026

Completed

IA v2 routing, homepage redesign, and mobile polish wave

A major redesign sprint rebuilt homepage sections, improved route recovery, and strengthened mobile readability and touch behavior.

Effort signal: 43 commits in four days

Shipped IA v2 updates and navigation routing fixes
Reworked hero and section composition with stronger CTA hierarchy
Expanded operations runbooks and mobile-focused testing workflows

Feb 18-20, 2026

Completed

Card experience unification across sponsor, volunteer, and explorer

Card-focused journeys were normalized so interactions feel consistent across pathways while preserving each pathway's specific actions.

Effort signal: 29 commits across card, portal, and operations surfaces

Unified card focus overlays and interaction language
Expanded Playwright coverage for core card explorers
Refined entry and confirmation flows for events and collections

Feb 21-22, 2026

Completed

Launch-readiness operations sprint

Work shifted toward launch controls: feedback triage, ops constraints, metadata fixes, dashboard polish, and cross-surface quality checks.

Effort signal: 33 commits in two days

Added board testing invite + feedback triage controls
Improved admin comms, alerts, and reporting surfaces
Ran broad UX polish across sponsor, events, account, and explorer

Feb 23, 2026

Completed

Tester communication and changelog transparency push

The latest cycle concentrated on invite quality, feedback funnel clarity, and plain-English change communication for AAHF Website Testers.

Effort signal: 12 commits focused on launch communication quality

Updated invitation templates and sender clarity
Added feedback screenshot guidance for testers
Launched the development portal changelog view

Feb 24, 2026

Completed

Launch polish sprint: content, mobile UX, and check-in progression

A focused polish sprint landed founder-led event updates, stronger mobile QA coverage, and a major check-in and Journey progression upgrade.

Effort signal: 9 commits shipped across public UX, content, and Journey systems

Ingested founder direction into tone and event programming details
Shipped reproducible mobile UX audit checks and related fixes
Unified check-in points and tangible unlock milestones across Journey and Lantern Landing

Feb 27-28, 2026

Completed

Live hardening sprint: route cleanup, card reliability, and visual consistency

Post-launch fixes focused on production clarity and reliability: sponsor and volunteer visual refinements, route deprecation cleanup, and stable co...

Effort signal: High-priority same-day fix cycles across public surfaces

Deprecated Impact route from primary UX and replaced with explicit pathway links
Hardened wallet add behavior for rapid multi-card actions like Fund bucket
Unified card flight destination so add-to-plan animations always land in one stable dock target

Mar 1, 2026

Completed

Volunteer layout refresh and homepage event spotlight pass

Latest release cycle focused on reducing repetitive layouts, improving full-bleed media usage, and tightening card and dock behavior across volunte...

Effort signal: Rapid same-day polish and deploy cycle

Redesigned volunteer page sections with stronger visual hierarchy and less repeated card framing
Aligned volunteer portal front-card density with the saved Festival Plan card presentation
Reworked homepage featured events into image-forward cards that drive into the full events lineup

Mar 13, 2026

Completed

Platform unification, fullscreen presentation tuning, and event tier simplification

March 13 tied together a large architecture and polish pass: Journey, CRM, and admin workflows were aligned around clearer canonical sources, revie...

Effort signal: Architecture cleanup, content-model simplification, visual tuning, validation, and deploy follow-through

Made Journey, contactProfiles, and admin/comms operate from cleaner shared contracts instead of layered leg...
Added approve/decline review links directly inside event submission notification emails
Simplified event tiers to Signature Festival Events, Festival Events, and Friends of the Festival with Frie...

Mar 11, 2026

Completed

Sponsor spotlight launch and release follow-through

March 11 centered on taking a sponsor page from prototype quality to production quality: the Philippine Airlines spotlight was rewritten around the...

Effort signal: Live content, responsive polish, SEO checks, and rebuild-plus-deploy follow-through

Published this page with raffle-first copy, PAL branding, and Seattle-to-Manila route detail
Fixed homepage featured-events layout issues that showed up at fullscreen and mobile breakpoints
Documented the practical release lesson that public hosting deploys need a fresh Node 20 export first

Mar 10, 2026

Completed

Public pathway expansion and routing-control sprint

March 10 shipped a broad mix of public-facing launches and admin reliability work: new sponsor and storyline pages, stronger metadata/indexing cove...

Effort signal: 14 commits across public launches, SEO, and admin routing controls

Launched this page and this page while improving sponsor and storyline presentation on mobile and fullscree...
Expanded metadata, sitemap, and indexing controls so new and existing routes launch with stronger crawl cov...
Added form notification workspace, public alert routing, intake availability management, and attachment/led...

Mar 9, 2026

Completed

Operations maturity, CRM positioning, and admin workflow expansion

March 9 was a platform-clarity day: launch-readiness and CRM rollups matured, async runtime and ops alerting were hardened, volunteer/admin command...

Effort signal: 8 commits plus architecture and review documentation updates

Added CRM rollups, launch-readiness tooling, and stronger contact/identity handling
Expanded volunteer command workflows, staffing tools, analytics hygiene, and smoke/ops monitoring
Captured architectural positioning and reviewer-facing lessons in markdown instead of leaving them as hallw...

Mar 8, 2026

Completed

March 8 focused on making the site easier to understand and easier to maintain

The work shifted from big headline launches to the smaller but important changes that make the site clearer for visitors and simpler to run: volunt...

Effort signal: Same-day work across visitor experience, admin maintenance, content handling, and public communication

Stopped guest Festival Plan activity from acting like a real volunteer submission while keeping role prefer...
Closed Island Explorer admin gaps so cards can be added and fully removed without manual cleanup
Reworked the changelog so smaller day-by-day improvements no longer disappear behind big release headlines

Mar 7, 2026

Completed

Lantern launch hardening: calmer wall UX, secure redemption, and review handoff

March 7 expanded from the initial wall redesign into a full launch-hardening cycle: Lantern Landing was reworked for calmer visual presentation, vo...

Effort signal: Rapid same-day redesign, backend hardening, deploy, smoke, and follow-up fix cycle

Rebuilt hero and fullscreen lantern messaging around tethered active dedications, fewer persistent tags, st...
Moved complimentary volunteer lantern redemption onto a server-validated one-time flow with live Functions...
Updated volunteer plan commit flow to notify both the volunteer and admins, move cards into Pending review,...

Mar 7, 2026

Completed

Journey plan unification and festival timeline storytelling release

The latest release cycle connected My Festival plan commits directly into Journey history, introduced a timeline-view storytelling mode using miles...

Effort signal: Same-day product integration, backend projection, timeline system design, deploy, and release follow-through

Made Journey wallet-aware with a dedicated My Plan workspace that surfaces saved cards, latest commit state...
Projected Festival Plan commits into myFestivalActivities and added a timeline-view mode in Journey with ti...
Published this page on the same narrative timeline layout to tell the 2024-2026 festival growth story

Feedback reporting snapshot

Refreshed March 1, 2026. Contributor IDs stay masked and this section is now secondary to the shipping log above.

March 1, 2026

Total submissions: 4

Unique senders: 1

Open status submissions: 4

February 26, 2026

Total submissions: 12

Unique senders: 2

Open status submissions: 12

February 25, 2026

Total submissions: 2

Unique senders: 2

Open status submissions: 2

February 24, 2026

Total submissions: 13

Unique senders: 6

Open status submissions: 13

January 29, 2026

Total submissions: 1

Unique senders: 1

Open status submissions: 1

Top contributors

Top 5 shown

Smoke and test emails are excluded by default.

#1 Contributor Y4G5Z

9 reports

#2 Contributor 5BXD9

7 reports

#3 Contributor 6E10R

4 reports

#4 Contributor TYCVA

4 reports

#5 Contributor ANON

2 reports

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Reports are triaged by owner and priority, with duplicates merged.

Current focus areas for testers

Broken links, dead-end flows, and missing next steps
Mobile readability and spacing issues on key pages
Event details clarity: time, location, and call to action
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How much changed each day

Latest work

Public raffle, sponsor spotlight, press, help, and Asian Monologues support pages were cleaned up for outside readers

Check-in imagery, Island Explorer, volunteer portal, event maps, and finale volunteer tools were captured in the release notes

A new website-update email package summarizes the latest pages, edits, and admin features with direct links

Volunteer assignment now ranks candidates like a staffing deck instead of leaving admins to scan the whole roster

The marketing plan now opens on a smaller weekly operating view with Beau attribution surfaced

Admin volunteer and marketing operations updates were validated and deployed to Firebase hosting

Day-by-day journal

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Day-by-day build log (Current launch tuning window)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Public raffle, sponsor spotlight, press, help, and Asian Monologues support pages were cleaned up for outside readers

Check-in imagery, Island Explorer, volunteer portal, event maps, and finale volunteer tools were captured in the release notes

A new website-update email package summarizes the latest pages, edits, and admin features with direct links

Volunteer assignment now ranks candidates like a staffing deck instead of leaving admins to scan the whole roster

The marketing plan now opens on a smaller weekly operating view with Beau attribution surfaced

Admin volunteer and marketing operations updates were validated and deployed to Firebase hosting

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Volunteer intake, staffing review, and group signup were rebuilt around clearer commitments and admin-ready follow-through

BARN publishing, event review, and public discovery picked up a practical same-day pass

Island Explorer dining coverage was expanded with Bainbridge Bistro and a wider restaurant-image refresh

Standalone typecheck now ignores generated build artifacts instead of tripping over export output

Journey now hands people into volunteer interest with less friction and clearer next steps

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

More public routes now ship route-level social images and the layout support needed to keep previews consistent

Sponsor spotlights were rewritten to speak directly to the public instead of sounding like internal strategy notes

Festival raffle, sponsor storytelling, homepage support, and the BECU spotlight all received a public-facing clarity pass

The marketing workspace and tester-update toolkit were polished alongside a reusable LinkedIn awareness social kit

Admin gained record cleanup controls, louder sync warnings, and broader operations-focused browser coverage

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Japanese Heritage Night, language-class RSVP, and event submissions were tightened into clearer public next steps

Sponsor spotlights now read more like one browsable series instead of isolated pages

Sponsor and forms operations were split into smaller admin workspaces instead of long all-in-one pages

Internal RSVP buttons now open the working public form on the language-and-culture event pages

Browse Roles now defaults to signature-event needs instead of dropping first-time volunteers into the full event board

The Brand Kit and flyer street-team pages now explain the visual system and the volunteer reward loop more concretely

The marquee ticket pages were tightened so checkout sits higher and the framing does less competing with the ask

Monday, April 13, 2026

Asian Monologues and Karaoke Kick-Off now have dedicated conversion pages with embedded Givebutter checkout

The 2026 festival brand kit is now live as a public download hub with a matching announcement post

The marketing plan was pared back into clearer goals, strategies, workstreams, and owner views for live group use

The public festival ICS feed was reviewed against live events and updated so calendar exports stay aligned with the site

Sponsor inquiry follow-through was tightened around visible admin review and broader notification routing

Sunday, April 12, 2026

The marketing workspace gained a clearer meeting-mode story and a more readable workstream structure

Volunteer outreach now includes clearer flyer-team language, public assets, and reward framing

Press, volunteer, and organizer surfaces were tightened so outreach materials are easier to find and reuse

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Volunteer and sponsor entry points were refocused around lighter first contact and more actionable follow-through

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

A dedicated marketing workspace and tester-update tooling established the first reusable April planning layer

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Volunteer now starts from real event-linked slots, while My Festival carries more of the true account and review handoff

Account creation became simpler, Google sign-in is clearer, and Apple was hidden until it can be fully supported

Events and Island Explorer now share cleaner venue addresses, map placement, and plan-save behavior

The header, sponsor support roster, and events month view all went through a late-day polish wave

Volunteer now reads more like a welcoming invitation, and saved shifts route into a clearer review step before submission

The events month view now carries multi-day programs directly through the grid and has a dedicated mobile board

Monday, March 30, 2026

Sponsor cards now use explicit inventory, hold, and fulfillment states instead of a loose claimed/open guess

Sponsor proof now reflects confirmed support data when possible, and checkout/webhook flow keeps fulfillment state in sync

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Google sign-in now runs on the branded aahfestival.org auth domain instead of the raw Firebase app domain

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Volunteer, sponsor, and about were tightened into clearer pathway pages with less repeated orientation work

Friday, March 27, 2026

Accounts, newsletter signup, and public intake moved onto a more trustworthy verified-account and server-backed footing

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Dance Party Under the Lanterns launched live and newer routes now emit fuller social-image metadata

Event sponsorship CTA and hero badge readability were polished across public event pages

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Dance Party, Firehorse Mahjong, Mahjong cleanup, and submitter publish-backfills all landed in one event-ops cycle

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Sponsor Resources, About, Account, and footer pathways were aligned into more coherent public surfaces

Monday, March 23, 2026

Island Explorer was corrected back toward a curated visitor-facing guide with cleaner listings and imagery