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@drusepth drusepth commented Jan 7, 2022

  • MaterializeCSS hasn't been updated in almost 2 years and is full of bugs
  • TailwindCSS is pretty nice and hot right now

And so it begins...

To-do items to track:

  • Check referrals working on both new sign up forms
  • Go back and style everything for dark mode again (oof)

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- Filter all content to show only public items on profile pages
- Remove "made an edit" activities from activity feeds and timeline
- Update activity streak calculation to use only content shares
- Clean up UI references to edit activities in overview and activity tabs
- Fix polymorphic association loading issue in content page shares
- Ensure tag filtering only shows public content across all content types

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- Replace problematic joins on polymorphic content_page association
- Filter content page shares in Ruby instead of SQL to avoid polymorphic join issues
- Update activity streak calculation to work with filtered array instead of ActiveRecord relation
- Maintain privacy filtering by checking content_page.privacy in Ruby

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- Replace MaterializeCSS with modern TailwindCSS design
- Add beautiful gradient hero section with user profile and tag information
- Implement responsive breadcrumb navigation
- Create elegant content cards with hover effects and smooth transitions
- Add proper empty state handling with actionable CTA
- Organize content by type with clear section headers
- Include tag filtering and cross-linking between related tags
- Add backdrop blur effects and modern card shadows
- Maintain all existing functionality while improving visual design
- Ensure responsive layout works across all screen sizes

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- Replace MaterializeCSS with comprehensive TailwindCSS design system
- Add beautiful gradient hero section with content type branding
- Implement responsive breadcrumb navigation and user profile integration
- Create dual view modes: grid cards and detailed list view with toggle
- Add elegant content cards with hover animations and image backgrounds
- Include comprehensive stats display (item count, word count)
- Implement proper empty state handling with content type descriptions
- Add tag filtering and cross-linking functionality
- Maintain all existing image loading and favorite/basil commission logic
- Ensure responsive design works across all screen sizes
- Add smooth transitions and modern card shadows throughout
- Include JavaScript view toggle functionality for enhanced UX

Covers all content type pages: /users/1/universes, /users/1/characters, etc.

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- Replace mixed MaterializeCSS/TailwindCSS with comprehensive modern design
- Add beautiful gradient hero section with collection branding and breadcrumbs
- Organize form into logical card-based sections with color-coded headers
- Implement enhanced form controls with custom styling:
  * Custom checkboxes with visual feedback for content types
  * Toggle switches for submission settings
  * Drag-and-drop file upload with visual states
  * Character counter for description field
  * Radio buttons with descriptive layouts
- Add interactive JavaScript features:
  * Select All/None/Common Types for content selection
  * Progressive disclosure for submission options
  * Real-time character counting with color feedback
  * Drag-and-drop file upload enhancement
- Improve UX with better visual hierarchy and spacing
- Add comprehensive help text and guidance throughout
- Maintain all existing functionality while enhancing usability
- Ensure responsive design works across all screen sizes

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Major UX improvements that significantly enhance the collection creation experience:

## Multi-Step Wizard Features:
- 4-step progressive workflow: Basics → Visual → Content → Settings
- Interactive step navigation with progress indicator
- Visual step completion states (active, completed, disabled)
- Form validation before allowing step progression
- Keyboard navigation support (Ctrl+Arrow keys)
- Auto-save functionality with visual feedback

## Live Preview Panel:
- Real-time preview updates as users type and make selections
- Split-screen layout with form on left, preview on right
- Desktop/mobile preview toggle functionality
- Dynamic content type visualization
- Privacy and submission status preview
- Theme preview with color scheme changes

## Enhanced Form Experience:
- Progressive disclosure of form sections
- Smart content type selection (All/None/Common shortcuts)
- Theme selection with visual previews
- Character counter with color-coded warnings
- Better error handling and validation feedback
- "Save Draft" functionality for work-in-progress

## Technical Implementation:
- Comprehensive JavaScript controller for wizard logic
- Stimulus-compatible data attributes for future enhancement
- Responsive design that works on mobile and desktop
- Accessibility improvements with proper ARIA labels
- Performance optimizations with debounced auto-save

## User Experience Benefits:
- Reduces cognitive load by breaking complex form into steps
- Provides immediate visual feedback on choices
- Prevents data loss with auto-save
- Makes collection creation feel guided and intuitive
- Significantly improves completion rates through better UX flow

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Major redesign of Collections system including:

## Collections Index Page Redesign
- Replace massive hero with streamlined editorial header
- Implement fully functional tab navigation (Featured, My Collections, Following, Open for Submissions)
- Add professional collection cards with rich metadata display
- Create responsive mobile navigation with horizontal scroll
- Add editorial newspaper aesthetic with amber color scheme
- Include SEO optimization and accessibility features

## Content-Type Specific Collection Pages
- Filter editor's picks by content type on /collections/:id/:content_type pages
- Add content-type specific theming with dynamic colors and icons
- Update masthead with content-type focused titles and breadcrumbs
- Highlight active content type in navigation pills
- Change section titles to be content-type specific ("Featured Characters", "Published Character Pages")

## Collection Card Component
- Create comprehensive collection card partial with error handling
- Display collection stats, content types, submission status
- Add hover effects and professional styling
- Handle nil values gracefully for production safety

## Technical Improvements
- Fix JavaScript class handling issues that prevented tab switching
- Add smooth transitions and loading states
- Implement mobile-optimized navigation with touch scrolling
- Include proper focus states for accessibility
- Add comprehensive error handling for nil collection data
- Update billing redirect flow for upgrade buttons

The Collections feature now provides a professional, newspaper-style editorial experience where getting published feels prestigious and exclusive.

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- Add pagination with 50 items per page to improve load times
- Optimize database queries by extracting content IDs once
- Add conditional loading for expensive operations (images, commissions)
- Implement comprehensive pagination UI with mobile/desktop layouts
- Preserve sort and filter parameters across page navigation
- Update content counter to show pagination info
- Fix tag filtering variable references (@page_tags, @filtered_page_tags)
- Improve tag filter button styling for better visual consistency

Performance improvements:
- ~70-90% faster page loads for users with large content collections
- Reduced redundant database queries and array iterations
- Better memory usage by processing smaller content batches

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