Release of Sprint-09¶

Site URL: https://front2.softekocms.com/
Duration: 7 days (09/07/2025 to 18/07/2025)
Release Date: 21/07/2025

Team Members¶

• Frontend: Lutfor Rahman Shimanto, Ayat Rahman
• Backend: Zahid Hassan, Ayat Rahman
• QA: Md. Abdul Hamid

Features & Enhancements¶

Backend Improvements¶

• Improved Recommendation & Trending Tools API response time

  • Added proper indexing to required tables
  • Optimized query execution for better performance

• Added field-based selection support in includeSimilarTools option

  • Updated API structure to allow client-side selection of response fields

• Enhanced Gemini prompt

  • Added concrete examples for improved responses and better search relevance

• Modified Search Suggestions API

  • Refined logic and structure to improve suggestion accuracy

• Updated Logo Urls

  • Updated the logo urls of 50% taaft tools with our cdn links in prod db

• Created Hero Section Count API

  • Returns total counts of tools, tags, and categories

• Updated Newsletter-related APIs to meet new feature requirements

• Added support for Team Members feature

  • Created team member schema
  • Allowed team members to reply to tool comments
  • Updated step forms to handle team members field
  • Defined logic for member confirmation

• Data Scraping & Cleaning

  • Scraped 12606 tools from TAAFT
  • Cleaned logo URLs and Q&A section data
  • Inserted cleaned data into database

Frontend Enhancements¶

• Updated Similar Tool Cards on Tool Detail Page to match backend field structure

• Enhanced Search Page

  • Finalized and implemented action button design
  • Enhance search suggestions bar for navigating to tools, tags and search pages
  • Implemented rating filter ("4 stars & up") on both Search and All Tools pages

• Handled error in Recommended Tools section on Homepage

  • Displayed fallback state if user's preferred tag is not selected

• RND on useOptimistic hook for bookmarking experience

  • Applied to tool detail page and trending tool cards

• Designed and developed All Tags Page

  • Implemented tag search functionality to help users quickly find relevant tags
  • Integrate "Get Alert" button for tag subscriptions
  • Added pagination support to handle large numbers of tags efficiently
  • Ensured full responsiveness across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices for optimal UX

• Designed and implemented Specific Tag Page

  • Integrated preferred tag API with alert button
  • Ensured full design responsiveness

• Implemented authentication flow for non-signed-in users attempting restricted actions

  • Non-signed-in users are restricted with a login modal when attempting actions like bookmarking, rating, or commenting
  • Upon successful login, the attempted action resumes automatically for a seamless experience

• Integrated Team members feature in frontend

  • Integrated team members list in tool detail page
  • In update tool form
  • In tool submit form

Known Issues¶

• Need to implement user location detection and automatically set timezone during signup
• Need to create and integrate User Delete API in the frontend
• Search result api is slow in some cases. Need to investigate this in next sprint.