Tech report - Mar 2026

Metric	Count
Issues Closed	18
PRs merged	50

FOSS Hack 2026 (#1480, #1478)

• The FOSS Hack results page is now live, showing previous year winners with profile photos pulled from user profiles. Participant entries now link directly to their team and project, and admins can disqualify participants as a direct action.

• Hackathon projects become read-only after the event ends, and contributors can now specify an open-source license on their projects.

  Check out the results: FOSS Hack Results Page

Ticket Purchase Redesign (#1511)

• Complete redesign of the buy tickets page as a multi-step wizard with a progress indicator: Select Tiers → Attendee Details → Verify → Billing → Download Ticket. Mandatory fields now show asterisks, and the page properly adapts to dark mode.

Dashboard Sidebar Refactor (#1492)

• The custom dashboard sidebar has been replaced with the official frappe-ui sidebar component. The sidebar is now collapsible with icons on child items, saving screen space for users.

RSS Ecosystem Expansion (#1451, #1454, #1462)

• Three new RSS feeds added this month:

  • Job Board: fossunited.org/jobs/rss.xml
  • Grantees: fossunited.org/grants/grantees/rss.xml
  • Chapter Events: fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/rss.xml

• See RSS docs for all feeds.

Partner Projects Page (#1448)

• New dedicated page for partner and contributor projects with a responsive grid, project type indicator icons, and search functionality. Visit: FOSSUnited Partner Page

Accessibility Improvements (#1456, #1489, #1490, #1493)

• ARIA roles added across Jinja templates, and aria-label attributes added to all icon-only buttons in public pages and dashboard components (FileUploader, CommentBox, TextEditor toolbar).

Security & Performance (#1467, #1471, #1468)

• Replaced the custom HTML sanitizer with DOMPurify for robust XSS prevention. Added profile image size limits with decompression bomb handling. Fonts now load non-blocking with font-display: swap, and legacy TTF/WOFF1 formats have been dropped.

Profile, CFP & Events (#1459, #1479, #1509, #1476)

• User profiles now show a projects section and event volunteership (even outside chapter membership). Proposal owners can now edit their CFP submissions from the public proposal page. Concluded events show a clear "event has concluded" message instead of stale registration forms.

Localhost Check-in & Docs (#1445, #1481, #1491)

• Localhost participant check-in added to the dashboard. Developer onboarding guide overhauled with Docker+macOS setup instructions and troubleshooting fixes. Event deletion alternatives are now documented.

Late-March Polish (#1513, #1514, #1526)

• RSVP success page now shows a newsletter subscription button. Dashboard sidebar cleaned up (removed duplicate theme/collapse buttons left over from the refactor). Dark mode transition between sidebar and main content is now in sync.

For more updates, please check out CHANGELOG or the documentation page.

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No fooling around anymore, See you in April.