DEPLOY 🌐 Production Server: Application deployed to dedicated server at contentgrabber.duckdns.org. Runs 24/7 without needing a PC — auto-restarts on crash.

NEW 🔐 SSL Certificate: HTTPS enabled with Let's Encrypt auto-renewing certificate. All traffic encrypted.

NEW ⚙️ Systemd Services: Web app (Gunicorn + Nginx) and Telegram bot run as system services with automatic restart on failure.

NEW 🧹 Auto-Cleanup: Video files older than 3 days are automatically deleted every 6 hours to prevent server disk overflow.

NEW 🔄 One-Click Updates: update_server.bat script — double-click to push code changes to production and restart services.

INFRA 📦 Deploy Toolkit: Unified deploy.sh, .env.template, .gitignore, and updated DEPLOY_GUIDE.md for reproducible deployments.

FIX 🎁 Promo Code Activation: Fixed "SyntaxError" when users tried to redeem promo codes. Frontend was calling wrong API endpoint.

UI ⚡ Admin Panel Redesign: Complete overhaul — generator horizontal at top, Active Codes and Users side-by-side below. Modern styling with sticky headers.

FIX ⚙️ Settings Auto-Save: Fixed category/subreddit settings not saving on selection. Now saves immediately and restores correctly on page reload.

FIX 🔄 Duplicate Loop: Fixed critical issue where loop could run twice simultaneously (disabled Flask reloader).

NEW 🛑 Auto-Stop on Upload Limit: Loop now stops when YouTube daily limit exceeded. User gets Telegram notification.

NEW ⏱️ Timer Auto-Refresh: Button countdown now refreshes from server when it reaches 0. Shows new countdown for next cycle.

CRITICAL 🔄 Server Loop: Fixed loop not downloading/uploading videos (was returning string instead of dict).

NEW 🛑 Auto-Stop on Auth Errors: Server loop now auto-stops when YouTube credentials are missing or token expires.

FIX 🔐 YouTube OAuth: Migrated from deprecated OOB flow to Web Application flow with callback. Auth now works via browser redirect.

FIX 🚀 START MAGIC Button: Now auto-updates to current ngrok URL on bot startup.

NEW 🔌 YouTube Auto-Disable: When YouTube token expires during loop, system automatically stops the loop and disables auto-upload toggle.

FIX Duplicate Routes Bug: Removed legacy admin routes that conflicted with new implementation.

REFACTOR Promo System: Unified promo code generation using new database function.

NEW 🎁 Promo Codes System: Generate random one-time codes that give users N days of Pro subscription.

NEW Admin API: New endpoints for code generation and user management (ban/unban).

UI Investor Deck: Redesigned presentation page with 8 feature cards, detailed roadmap, and tech stack.

FIX Watermark Visibility: Moved watermark to center screen and increased size (30%) to ensure visibility.

FIX Toggle Switch: Fixed "Enable Watermark" toggle in Settings (was not saving state to server).

UI Branding Location: Moved "My Branding" section from Settings to Home page.

NEW 🎨 Branding Management UI: Added a dedicated section in "Settings" to easily upload, check, toggle, and delete custom logos. Includes live preview!

UI Clean Home: Moved branding tools from the Home page to Settings for a cleaner interface. No more cluttered filters!

NEW ☁️ Tag Cloud Categories: Redesigned category selection UI. Replaced scrolling list with a modern, interactive tag cloud using gradient buttons.

FIX System Stability: Resolved critical startup crash and fixed the "Gold Star" premium indicator in Settings.

FIX Category Highlight: Fixed dull appearance of saved categories.

FIX 📸 Instagram Reels: Fixed "Conversion failed" error. Updated core downloader to support latest Instagram changes.

FIX Direct Link Player: Fixed broken video player for direct link downloads (vertical/horizontal path resolution).

CORE Smart Processing: Auto-convert all direct downloads to MP4 (H.264) for perfect compatibility.

UX Settings 2.0: New "About Product" section in Settings with integrated FAQ and feature breakdown.

NEW 📱 Telegram Video Delivery: Download button now sends videos directly to your Telegram chat. Works on mobile devices where browser download doesn't work.

NEW Copyable Metadata: Videos sent to Telegram include title, description, and hashtags in monospace format for easy one-tap copying.

UX Landing Page Branding: New headline "Scale Your Content Empire" with gradient styling. Clickable header links to changelog.

UX Full Feature List in Settings: Moved About section to Settings with 3 FAQ cards and 9 Core Features overview.

FIX Mobile Download: Fixed download not working on mobile/Telegram WebApp by sending files via bot instead.

NEW Category Presets 📂: 10 curated categories (Funny, Animals, Fails, Gaming, Satisfying, Creepy, Wholesome, Mind-Blowing, Sports, TikTok Style) with pre-selected subreddits for each.

NEW Hashtag Search 🔍: Search videos across all of Reddit using hashtags (e.g. #cats, #fails, #gaming). Works alongside normal subreddit input.

UX Touch-Friendly Categories: Replaced dropdown with checkbox grid — now works perfectly on mobile devices. Tap to select multiple categories.

FIX YouTube Category Error: Fixed "invalidCategoryId" error when uploading to YouTube. Changed default category from Comedy (23) to People & Blogs (22) which is available in all regions.

UX Reset Button: Added quick reset button to clear category selections and restore default subreddit.

NEW Partner Program 💰: Earn 20.1% commission lifetime! Added a dedicated "Earn Money" section in Settings to easily access your referral link.

UX Live Effects Preview 👁️: No more guessing! See instant visual previews of Uniqueness Effects (Blur, Mirror, Zoom) directly in the settings before applying them.

SUPPORT In-Bot Support 📞: Added a direct support line. Use command /support to send tickets to admin, and Pro users get VIP contact details.

NOTIFY Personal Alerts 🔔: You now receive a personal Telegram notification with the video link immediately after a successful YouTube upload.

CRITICAL FIX Auto-Loop "Insomnia": Fixed a critical issue where network errors would trigger blocking alerts, causing the automation to freeze overnight. Now retries silently.

UI Smart Action Button: The central navigation button is now status-aware. It shows a 📷 Camera when idle and a ⏸️ Yellow Pause indicator when Auto-Loop is active.

UX Compact Navigation: Reduced navbar height to 60px and optimized layout for a cleaner, less intrusive mobile experience.

FEAT Bottom Navigation Bar: Integrated a native-app style bottom tab bar with instant access to Home, Stats, Get Video, Pro metrics.

UX Clean Flat Design: Removed nested "matryoshka" borders for a modern, breathable interface. Content now sits on a unified glass layer.

UX Action Buttons: Renamed main actions to "Get Video 🚀" and "💎 View Pro Features" for clearer intent and better engagement.

FIX System Stability: Resolved uninitialized variable errors in the backend and improved backup system to prevent recursive archiving.

FEAT Multi-Subreddit Support (Pro): Pro users can now fetch videos from multiple subreddits by entering them comma-separated (e.g., "funny, memes, TikTokCringe"). Videos are aggregated from all sources.

FEAT Selection Mode: New segmented control to choose how videos are selected: 🎲 Random (free), ⭐ Top Pick (Pro - highest upvotes), 🧠 AI (Pro - smart selection).

FIX Dashboard Uploads: Fixed upload logging - uploads are now correctly linked to user accounts and visible in personal dashboard.

FIX YouTube Status: Fixed YouTube connection status check on page load.

REFACTOR UI Cleanup: Removed duplicate AI Curator checkbox (now unified in Selection Mode).

FEAT Smart Error Handling: Auto-loop now stops automatically on critical errors (e.g., YouTube quota exceeded) and shows the exact reason in Telegram/UI.

FEAT Settings Persistence: User preferences (subreddit, filters, effects, etc.) are now automatically saved to localStorage and restored on next visit.

FEAT Direct Link Download (Pro): Added ability for Pro users to paste and download videos directly from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube links.

UX Modern UI Redesign: Replaced clunky buttons with sleek Segmented Control tabs. Removed aggressive "PRO" badges for cleaner look.

FIX Pro Status Check: Fixed missing /api/user_info endpoint that was causing Pro features to stay locked (404 error).

FIX YouTube Metadata: Fixed issue where video titles/descriptions were not correctly passed during auto-upload (reading from wrong folder path).

FIX Dashboard Data Isolation: Fixed critical security issue where users could see other users' YouTube statistics. Each user now sees only their own data.

REFACTOR Terminology Unification: Standardized all references from "Premium" to "Pro" across frontend, backend, and bot commands.

FEAT Telegram Pro Integration: Full control via Telegram Mini App with a completely reimagined "Mobile-First" interface. Added instant push notifications for upload status.

UX Mobile Collapsible UI: Redesigned the main dashboard with collapsible filter groups and a sticky bottom navigation bar for seamless mobile usage.

FIX Reliability: Optimized Ngrok tunnel stability and added robust error handling for long video processing.

FEAT YouTube Integration: Complete automated pipeline: metadata generation, video upload, and playlist management. Resolved "insufficientPermissions" for automated playlist additions.

FEAT Analytics Dashboard: Real-time tracking of uploads, database integration (SQLite), and visual performance charts (Chart.js) showing views/likes trends.

FEAT AI Curator (Smart Select): Introduced intelligent video selection powered by Groq/Llama3, analyzing 10-15 candidates to pick the most viral content.

FEAT Auto-Loop Automation: Added continuous operation mode with configurable intervals and random jitter (±15%) to simulate human behavior.

FEAT Gradient Border Uniqualization: Implemented a sophisticated diagonal gradient border (40px) with 9 unique color schemes. This replaces the old H-Flip method, ensuring text remains readable.

FEAT Advanced Filtering: Added ability to filter videos by likes, comments, and age (days).

FEAT Dynamic UI: Created a modern glassmorphism interface with real-time status updates and interactive controls.

REFACTOR Project Structure: Reorganized video storage into `/videofull` and `/videovertical` for better content management.

FEAT Orientation Detection: Added logic to automatically detect video aspect ratio and sort into appropriate folders.

FIX Duplicate Filter: Implemented a check to prevent downloading the same video multiple times.

FEAT Initial Release: Core functionality for fetching and downloading random videos from specified subreddits using Flask and yt-dlp.