Tech report - Jan 2026

Metric	Count
Issues Closed	14
PRs merged	42

We started the year strong with major redesigns, FOSS Hack 2026 preparations, and several quality-of-life improvements for event organisers. We've shipped a complete Events Timeline redesign, overhauled the entire Grants pages and introduced hackathon localhost management via dashboard.

Events Timeline Redesign (#1375, #1383)

• The events timeline page now sports v3.0 design with better visual hierarchy and rounded corners (embrace modernity!). Events are split into clear "Upcoming" and "Completed" sections. Added RSS feed support (#1380) and lazy loading for better performance.

  -> Events Timeline

  -> Catch up on upcoming events via RSS: https://fossunited.org/events/timeline/rss

Grants Page Redesign (#1347, #1348, #1349)

• Complete redesign of all grants-related pages including landing page, individual grant types, and directory. Added new Grantees page (#1356) showing all recipients.

  -> Grants

Hackathon Management (#1360, #1361, #1369)

• Localhost hackathon management significantly improved with dedicated edit pages, team-based attendee grouping, and integrated mailing functionality. Accepted participants are automatically added to localhost email groups.

  Read more info in docs for participant & localhost

Common Save Action Bar (#1370)

• Dashboard forms now use unified sticky save/cancel action bar at the bottom for consistent UX across event editing, chapter details, RSVP forms, and hackathon configuration.

Event Publishing Toggle (#1382)

• Organisers can now quickly publish/unpublish events directly from the event details page with a toggle button.

Sponsor Sorting (#1354)

• Event sponsors now display with Patrons and Industry Partners first, followed by others sorted by confirmation date within each tier or alphabetically.

DocsInfo support (#1359)

• Added docs info bar to link to documentation for that page.

  Please let us know what documentation you'd like to get.

For more updates, please check out CHANGELOG in the repo or in documentation page. You can catch up on Forklore updates here. For more information and follow-up, please check our Project Dashboard As always feel free to drop your suggestions and open issues over at Git

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