📰 News & Updates

Good afternoon everyone,

This month (and especially this week) has brought major improvements and feature releases across FishBSE! Here’s a recap of everything we’ve accomplished together, with a focus on your experience and platform growth.

🚀 Total UI Overhaul — Now Feels Like a Real App!

• Modern “App” Experience: Every major page (dashboard, listings, editing, profile, and more) has been redesigned to feel smooth, fast, and mobile-native.

• Cleaner Navigation: Our navbar is smarter, scrolls elegantly, and keeps important actions just a tap away—even on mobile.

• Mobile First: Every card, button, and modal is optimized for phones and tablets—so you can list, edit, and trade fish on the go.

🔒 Security & Code Quality

• Hardened Edit Pages: edit_listings.php and other forms now use much stricter sanitizing and validation, helping keep your account and data safe.

• Better Session Handling: Improved logic ensures only you can edit your listings—no more accidental edits or leaks.

📄 SEO-Friendly Listing Pages

• Unique Listing URLs: Every time you post, a static, shareable page like listing/listing-12345.php is generated automatically.

• Share with the World: Copy and send your listing link anywhere—Google will pick it up faster, and buyers don’t need an account to view.

🖼️ Listing Images & Management

• Set a Main Photo: Easily choose your “main” listing photo right from the edit screen.

• Better Image Uploads: Faster, cleaner uploads with previews, and you can now replace or remove images at any time.

• Improved Gallery: Tap any image for a full-screen preview, even on mobile.

🗂️ Listing Visibility, Sharing, and Archiving

• Listings are Public: All listings are visible to everyone, boosting exposure and potential sales.

• Share Functionality: Copy/paste your unique listing URL and send to buyers, groups, or on social media.

• Archive Listings: In dashboard.php, you can archive old or sold listings, keeping your active listings list clean.

🛠️ Dashboard & Listings Improvements

• App-Style Dashboard: The dashboard is now a personalized hub, showing your info, stats, flash notifications, and instant access to admin tools if you’re a staff member.

• “Delete All” With Confirmation: Major destructive actions now use app-style toasts and confirmations, making it almost impossible to delete your listings by accident.

• Bulk Actions: Archive, edit, or delete listings with fewer clicks.

🐠 Bug Fixes & Quality of Life

• Edit Issues Fixed: Multiple bugs in edit_listings.php and listings.php were squashed—editing is now smoother, faster, and safer.

• Real-Time Toasts: All critical actions and trade events now trigger beautiful, animated toast notifications, so you always know what’s happening.

🌟 Coming Soon…

• More trade automation, richer chat, badges, and advanced search!

• More control over your account and listings.

Thank you for your support, ideas, and patience as we build the best local fishkeeper marketplace on the web. If you have feature requests or run into issues, reach out via the feedback button or message us directly!

Happy trading,
Kevin @ FishBSE