Changelog 📋

All notable changes, updates, features, and fixes for Afrolaunch.

All notable changes to AfroLaunch will be documented here. This log keeps you up to date with the latest updates, features, improvements, and bug fixes. We're continuously improving the platform for founders and the African startup ecosystem.

Format Guide:

  • Added ➝ New features
  • Fixed ➝ Bug fixes
  • Changed ➝ Modifications
  • Removed ➝ Features removed

[Roadmap]

  • Auth requirement for voting, reviewing, and bookmarking
  • Startup reviews
  • Newsletter/weekly digest
  • Follow/unfollow founders
  • Like/dislike startups

[v1.0.0-beta.3] - 02/07/2026

Added

  • Google Socialite Authentication (OAuth) for user login, registration, and account management
  • Dedicated Founder Dashboard with startup submission, startup editing, and profile management
  • Custom email verification workflow with user-friendly notifications
  • Automated email notifications and admin notifications for new user registrations and startup status changes
  • Cloudflare Analytics integration to cache and display 30-day visitor counts
  • "Related startups" section on startup detail views for better content discovery
  • Page fade-in transition animations for smoother navigation

Fixed

  • Corrected path for Google Analytics assets in CSS
  • Fixed multiple reinitializations of page fade-in animations on navigation
  • Fixed author preloading selection on admin blog post forms
  • Fixed visitor token assignment in upvote and click tracking

Changed

  • Replaced Trophy and Star icons with Emojis for winner and featured badges
  • Refactored weekly ranking calculation, medal assignment, and highlighted cards for top 3 weekly startups
  • Refactored share text logic to dynamically include upvotes and launch week ranges
  • Reorganized navigation and footer components

[v1.0.0-beta.2] - 02/07/2026

Added

  • Blog section with post listing and individual post pages
  • Blog categories and posts managed via admin panel with SEO configuration
  • SEO data handling across homepage, archive, leaderboard, and blog pages
  • Embed badge and embed share option for startup profiles
  • Dedicated embed route and layout for startup profiles
  • Plain-text share options for WhatsApp, leaderboard, and homepage
  • Share dropdown component with dynamic URL and text expression support
  • Last week stats and all-time stats widgets in admin panel

Fixed

  • LinkedIn share URL corrected to use the proper sharing endpoint
  • Color styling for Afrolaunch label in the winner embed badge
  • Embed preformatted text now scrolls vertically on overflow
  • Tweet text formatting improved in archive view

Changed

  • Country and stage badges on startup cards now link to filtered directory pages
  • SEO meta generation improved with better category and page-specific data
  • Share dropdown now supports dynamic voting prompt text per page context
  • Post form enhanced with automatic read time calculation and publish toggle
  • Admin tables default-sorted by creation date
  • Click count display updated to use info styling

[v1.0.0-beta.1] - 24/06/2026

Added

  • Homepage with featured startups of the week
  • Startup directory with category and country filtering
  • Archive page for past launch weeks
  • Leaderboard for top-ranked startups
  • Startup profile pages with tagline, description, and website link
  • Upvoting system for startups
  • Click tracking on startup links
  • Weekly launch ranking system
  • Admin panel for managing startups and founders
  • Google Analytics integration