FOSS United Platform Monthly Tech report

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Hi everyone,

I’m Dilip (aka Zororg | user: @idlip), I bring in the first Tech report from FossUnited Platform.

Here on, we will be publishing our monthly Tech report for progress and catching up. Hopefully it aids in two-way communication to improve and enhance feature and overall platform.

More than a report, this is mostly to say what’s being worked on and focused day-to-day. This opens up space to contribute and fill gaps in the ecosystem.

Tech report - Aug 2025

Here is the blog post made for it:

For overview of the status check our project board: FOSS United Platform · GitHub

It covers the simple gist:

  1. Improvements in RSS feed to handle full content by blogs and newsletters.
    FOSS United Blog (go subs in your RSS reader now!)

  2. Adding Governing board members to the teams page.
    Meet the first-ever elected Governing Board @FOSS United

As always feel free to open new issues over our repo to improve and enable smoother platform experience.

For more nerdy read, there is always Changelog: fossunited/docs/docs/changelog.md at develop · fossunited/fossunited · GitHub which will be updated as soon as some feature goes in.

Moving ahead, I’d like to improve documentation for FossUnited to enable easy contribution by others and hopefully to sustain record of information.

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Tech report - Sept 2025

Hi folks,

We successfully wrapped up the 5th Edition of IndiaFOSS (2025) on 20–21 Sept! Right after the event, most of our energy in September went into everyone’s new best friend — the Schedule page. Yes, it got all the love this month. Timing is important, after all!

Hey, if you forgot to give us your valuable feedback, please head over to Feedback Form - IndiaFOSS 2025 and give us your time!

Here’s the accompanying blog post for the same:

  • Implemented a QR code scanner for Ticket Check-ins :tickets:
    This allowed us for quick check-ins by scanning attendee Ticket QR codes for IndiaFOSS 2025.

    Implemented via: #1147

  • Major updates to the Schedule Page:
    - Search support across talks by title, speaker name, designation, and category
    - Indicators now show Hall and Date
    - Schedule download now supports: CSV, ICS, Orgmode, Markdown

    Related updates:

    • Search feature: #1158
    • Download formats: #1151
    • ICS fix for event datetime: #1132

  • We had two new contributor this month: @agriyakhetarpal and @arunppsg

For more updates, check out our Changelog on Project Git repo.

Want to see what we’re working on next? Head over to our Project Dashboard.

Got ideas or found a bug? Feel free to open an issue — we’d love to hear from you!

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Tech report - Oct 2025

Hi folks,

Forum should not be quiet, here’s your monthly platform tech report for Hack-tober 2025.
Remember the joy and moments of IndiaFOSS 2025?
Here’s the photo album for the events ~ 950 snaps!
Yet if you feel that you missed/forgot some talk, here’s the full live stream playlist.

Here’s the accompanying blog post for the same report gist:

  • Volunteers Page: A shiny new page to celebrate our active volunteers, with filtering by chapter or city (user profile city).
    Credits: Jeswin Jose (Designer)
    → Volunteers - Show of force
    This marks the beginning of Dark mode adoption for the platform (v3.0), slowly it should reach to many pages and whole platform with simple toggle!

  • Chapter Mailing: We’ve had Events Mailing page to send campaign message to Participants and CFP proposers in https://fossunited.org/dashboard/event/<event_ID>/mailing pages.
    Now we have Chapter level (https://fossunited.org/dashboard/chapter/<NAME>/mailing) to mail and maintain email group for past participants who wish to get updates from organizers.

    Users can wish to opt-in or out via checkbox button given in RSVP form.

  • Event & RSVP Updates: We’ve made RSVP toggling more intuitive and grouped RSVP data into “Attending” and “Not attending” categories for better insights.
    Attendee can “Edit RSVP” and let organizers know whether they attend or not via button.

  • Docs Overhaul: The docs have been revamped for easier navigation, better search, and a streamlined experience.
    ^ hey, show some love, and take this moment to contribute something if you feel is missing (there are a lot) in the docs and get engaged with FOSS!

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

You can catch up on Forklore updates here.

Heads up! We will be more focusing on IndiaFOSS related issues so other events upcoming can have it smoother. You can push some issues/changes too. Project Dashboard.

As always feel free to get involved via discussions

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Tech report - Nov 2025

Hi everyone,

Here’s the accompanying blog post for the same report: https://fossunited.org/blog/tech-report/nov-25

November brought some significant feature additions focused on event management, funding discovery, and design consistency. We’ve shipped v3.0 design to more pages, introduced self-service tools for organizers, and launched our Grants Funding Directory.

  • Events Page Redesign (#1265): The events page now follows v3.0 design language with dark mode support! Better event cards, improved sponsor/speaker sections, and cleaner social links.
    → Example page: MiniDebConf Navi Mumbai 2025
    This continues our gradual adoption of v3.0 design across the platform with dark mode toggle.

  • Grants Funding Directory (#1283): Inspired by floss.fund, we now have a directory where projects can list their funding needs using standardized funding.json manifests. Each project gets a dedicated page with filtering and validation.
    → Grants Directory
    If you maintain a FOSS project seeking funding, consider adding yours!

  • RSVP Self Check-in System (#1286, #1287, #1288): Event attendees can now check themselves in during event hours via their RSVP edit page. Organizers get a dedicated dashboard showing check-in data by date with CSV download. Makes attendance tracking much easier!
    Documentation

  • Host Approval Workflow (#1282): Organizers can enable “host requires approval” for RSVP forms. Review and approve/reject RSVPs from the insights page with automated emails. Great for capacity-limited events or when you need more control over attendee list.

  • Free Ticket Management (#1259, #1260): Complete free ticket workflow is now self-service! Create coupon codes, set limits, track usage, manage codes - all from the dashboard. Recipients don’t even need a platform account to claim tickets. Perfect for sponsor tickets or complimentary passes.

  • First Commit Initiative (#1271): Launched dedicated page for First Commit at fossunited.org/first-commit with v3 styling.

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

You can catch up on Forklore updates here.

We continue to focus on making event organization smoother and adding features based on community feedback. Check the Project Dashboard for what’s next.

As always feel free to get involved via discussions

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Tech report – Dec 2025

Hi everyone,

Here’s the accompanying blog post for the same report:

December was a quieter but productive month as we wrapped up the year amidst holidays and year-end slowdowns. The focus this month was on refinement, performance improvements, and laying early groundwork for FOSS Hack 2026, ensuring the platform enters the New Year in a more stable and maintainable state.

Highlights

  • FOSS Hack 2026 Page (#1337)
    We launched the initial FOSS Hack 2026 landing page directly in the codebase, keeping it fully open for community contributions and iteration.
    → Visit: FOSS Hack 2026 - FOSS United

  • Ticketing Improvements (#1300, #1301, #1310, #1319)
    Ticket workflows received several usability upgrades:

    • /tickets now redirects correctly to Buy Ticket or RSVP pages
    • Custom fields can be collected per attendee or shared across tickets
    • Ticket insights now include custom field data with CSV export
    • Searchable ticket insights for faster filtering in large events

  • RSVP Insights & Check-ins (#1327, #1328, #1343)
    RSVP insights were simplified and optimised:

    • Cleaner, deterministic backend APIs
    • Client-side searchable lists with CSV export
    • Manual attendee check-in from the dashboard, complementing self check-in flows

  • Event Pages & Maps (#1304, #1321)
    Event pages saw several refinements:

    • Markdown comments are now hidden from rendered descriptions
    • OSM map previews added for event locations
    • New map_coordinate field for more reliable and consistent map rendering

  • CFP & Review Workflow (#1309, #1312, #1339)
    Improvements focused on communication and flexibility:

    • Chapter members are notified when approved proposals are withdrawn
    • Proposers receive email notifications on new reviews or updated remarks
    • Reference link length increased to 250 characters to support long docs and slide links

  • Grants Directory Improvements (#1344, #1340)

    • Grants directory now updates manifests only when changes are detected, reducing server load
    • Complete visual redesign of the grants pages for better structure and consistency

  • Accessibility & Performance (#1308, #1306)

    • Improved keyboard navigation and ARIA labelling across dashboard and proposal pages
    • Added missing alt text to images across the site
    • Searchable ListView optimised with debounced search and caching for large datasets

For more updates, please check out the CHANGELOG in the repo or on the documentation site:

You can catch up on Forklore updates https://github.com/fossunited/forklore/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md

As always, feel free to share feedback, open issues, or join discussions.

Stay afresh, and happy New Year!
See you on Jan 2026

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Tech report - Jan 2026

Hi everyone,

Here’s the monthly platform tech report for January 2026.

Here’s the accompanying blog post for the same report gist: Tech report - Jan 2026

We kicked off 2026 with significant platform improvements focused on FOSS Hack 2026 preparation, complete redesigns of major pages, and quality-of-life enhancements for event organisers.

Key Highlights

  • Events Timeline Redesign (#1375, #1383): The events timeline page is now fully redesigned with v3.0 aesthetics! Events are clearly split into “Upcoming” and “Completed” sections with better visual hierarchy. Added RSS feed support for event subscriptions and lazy loading for faster page loads.
    → Events Timeline
    → Catch up on upcoming events via RSS: https://fossunited.org/events/timeline/rss

  • Complete Grants Redesign (#1347, #1348, #1349, #1356): Every grants-related page has been redesigned. New Grantees page shows aggregate of all recipients.
    → Grants

  • Hackathon Localhost Management (#1360, #1361, #1369): Major improvements for hackathon organisers! Dedicated edit pages for localhost hackathons, team-based attendee grouping using SearchListView, integrated mailing functionality, and automatic email group addition for accepted participants.

  • Dashboard UX Improvements (#1370, #1382): Introduced unified sticky save/cancel action bar across dashboard forms for consistent UX. Event publishing toggle lets you quickly publish/unpublish events.

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Tech report - Feb 2026

Hello everyone,

Here’s the monthly platform tech report for February 2026.

Blog post: https://fossunited.org/blog/tech-report/feb-26
Full changelog: Tech Reports for FOSS United Platform - FOSS United Knowledge Base (migrated docs from using mkDocs to Zeniscal, better!)

February was all about FOSS Hack 2026! We shipped major improvements focused on hackathon experience, security, and dashboard dark mode.

Key Highlights:

  • Hackathon Redesign (#1430): Complete v3.0 redesign of hackathon pages with project carousel and improved navigation.
    → FOSS Hack Frappe template page

  • Dashboard Dark Mode (#1428): Full dark theme support across the entire /dashboard using frappe-ui colors!

  • Security Fixes (#1398, #1397, #1401): Rate limiting, ticket transfer validation, XSS prevention, and API hardening.
    Credits: @ni5arga & @kewonit for security research

  • RSVP Polish (#1419): Better feedback for guest registrations, insight table toggles on dashboard, v3 design, and smart check-in button enabling.

  • Event Grants in Timeline (#1436): Accepted event grants now show up in events timeline and RSS feeds!

For detailed technical changes and more updates, check the blog post and changelog linked above.

As always feel free to get involved via discussions

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Thanks for sharing! Looks like this link is wrong – it should be Tech report - Feb 2026 (i.e., 2026 instead of 26).

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thank you for pointing out. Removed “20” from blog route.

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Tech report - Mar 2026

Hello everyone,

Here’s the monthly platform tech report for March 2026.

Blog post: Tech report - Mar 2026
Full changelog: Tech Reports for FOSS United Platform - FOSS United Knowledge Base
GitHub Discussion: March 2026 · fossunited/fossunited · Discussion #1531 · GitHub

March was engulfed for FOSS Hack 2026, and saw strong contributions from hackathon participants across accessibility, RSS, and UX improvements.

Key Highlights:

  • FOSS Hack Results page (#1480): Results page now live with winner profiles and team links!

    → FOSS Hack Results page

  • Buy Ticket Redesign (#1511): Multi-step ticket purchase with progress indicator, mandatory field markers, and dark mode support.

  • RSS Expansion (#1451, #1454, #1462): Three new RSS feeds - Jobs, Grantees, and Chapter upcoming events. Platform now has comprehensive RSS coverage.

    → All RSS from Fossunited

  • Partner Projects Page (#1448): New dedicated page for all partner and contributor projects at fossunited.org/projects.

  • Accessibility (#1456, #1489-#1493): ARIA roles and labels across templates and dashboard.

  • Security & Performance (#1467, #1468, #1471): DOMPurify HTML sanitization, non-blocking font loading, profile image size limits.

  • Dashboard Sidebar (#1492): Refactored to frappe-ui sidebar; now collapsible with child item icons. Duplicate theme/collapse buttons cleaned up (#1514), and dark mode transition synced (#1526).