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Changelog and roadmap for ColorArchive. Shipped entries track completed work; planned entries show the next commerce, content, and account milestones.

Shipped
2026-03-20v0.5 — Content & trust

Public content and account surfaces were aligned

The public-facing content and account layer now reflect the current March launch window, the pending commerce state, and the new login flow more clearly.

Shipped
Aligned public note chronology with the current March 2026 release window.
Replaced stale "already live" language across waitlist, free-pack, support, and updates surfaces with the current activation-ready commerce state.
Added clearer Google sign-in return feedback plus stronger account and admin return links.
2026-03-19v0.4 — Commerce prep

Commerce layer was prepared for activation

All seven Lemon Squeezy products were configured in JPY, with hosted checkout URLs wired into the pack catalog and detail pages ahead of final store activation.

Shipped
Prepared all 7 Lemon Squeezy checkout URLs across the pack catalog.
Added static post-purchase and recovery routes for off-site checkout flows.
Kept the site GitHub Pages compatible while moving payment off-site.
2026-03-19v0.4 — Commerce live

Email delivery and API flows were stabilized

The API server, Resend domain verification, and purchase/download email flows are live for both free capture and paid checkout.

Shipped
Verified the `colorarchive.me` sending domain in Resend.
Deployed the API server for free-pack capture, checkout webhooks, and analytics.
Separated free-pack delivery from waitlist/update confirmation email flows.
2026-03-19v0.3 — Product surface

All Colors gained an interactive spectrum canvas

The dense archive view now includes a full HSL canvas explorer with hover and click interactions for faster broad scanning.

Shipped
Added a full-canvas HSL spectrum to `/all-colors`.
Added hover and click hex-copy interactions.
Added saturation controls to inspect the archive in a more visual way.
2026-03-18v0.2 — Workflow layer

Strengthened local archive workflows

Recent browsing, favorites export, and empty-state recovery now make the archive easier to resume and reuse without accounts.

Shipped
Added Recent trail and Favorites hub on the homepage.
Added JSON export for Recent and Favorites.
Added stronger recovery actions for empty search and filter states.
2026-03-18v0.1 — Archive foundation

Expanded exploration routes

The archive now supports dedicated search, full-spectrum browsing, random discovery, and word-to-color generation.

Shipped
Added dedicated search with shareable URL state.
Added All Colors, Spectrum, and Surprise routes.
Added Word → Color as a local-only generator.
2026-03-19v0.5 — SEO & Conversion

Grid pagination, checkout buttons, and conversion CTAs

The three main archive grids now paginate instead of mounting all 2016 colors at once. Pack detail pages gained direct checkout buttons, and every major browsing surface has a commerce CTA.

Shipped
Paginated home archive, /all-colors, and /search to 120–240 colors per load.
Added Buy buttons (hero + bottom CTA) to all pack detail pages — previously had no purchase links.
Added dark conversion panels to collection detail, search explorer, and spectrum pages.
Removed 13 duplicate binary files from the downloads folder.
2026-03-19v0.5 — Trust & SEO

Structured data, semantic HTML, and sitemap coverage

Comprehensive SEO pass across all detail pages: JSON-LD structured data, H1/H2 semantic tags, keyword-targeted absolute titles, and complete sitemap coverage including tag routes.

Shipped
Added BreadcrumbList JSON-LD to color, collection, family, pack, and notes detail pages.
Added Article JSON-LD to notes detail and Product JSON-LD to pack pages.
Fixed missing H1 on all 2016 color detail pages (was a div).
Added noindex to user-state pages (/favorites, /recent, /palette).
Added all /notes/tags/[tag] and /contrast routes to sitemap.
Fixed trailing slashes on all internal links and sitemap URLs to match trailingSlash config.
Added Newsletter Issues 004 and 005 — editorial color and brand color systems.
2026-03-19v0.5 — Content & trust

Guide coverage and note discovery paths expanded

ColorArchive added a larger guide library, stronger related-guide matching, fresh notes, and tag routes that connect search-intent traffic to packs and collections.

Shipped
Expanded the guides hub to 12 static search-intent landing pages.
Added notes covering brand tokens, SaaS website palettes, and related tag indexes.
Linked guides from the homepage, packs, free-pack, collections, and note detail surfaces.
Roadmap
v0.5 — UX polish
Q2 2026

Mobile interaction cleanup

Tighten small-screen interaction so navigation, floating controls, and dense archive views never obstruct core browsing or buying paths.

Planned
Reduce mobile header weight and horizontal nav pressure.
Audit floating palette-builder and sticky controls for overlap issues.
Tune spacing and safe-area behavior on dense browsing pages.
v0.5 — Expansion
Q3 2026

Palette Pack Vol. 2 + seasonal drop

A second pack drop built from expanded archive collections, with a seasonal editorial angle and higher-resolution visual assets.

Planned
Add 5–8 new curated collections to the archive.
Package into a second paid drop with updated pricing.
Add high-res PNG export boards as a deliverable tier.
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