# Frontend changelog Current version 1.27.0. What readers and editors see and use in the browser: pages, the dashboard's screens, styles, the installable app. Versions are major.minor.bugfix: major for changes that break existing setups or links, minor for new or changed features, bugfix for fixes and speed-ups. Newest first. Also at https://helixnews.one/changelog. > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/changelog/frontend · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt ## 1.27.0 (2026-11-12) ### Added - The footer of every page shows the running frontend and backend versions, each linking to its changelog. ## 1.26.0 (2026-11-12) ### Added - Public changelog (`/changelog`): the frontend's and backend's current versions and latest changes side by side, with every release at `/changelog/frontend` and `/changelog/backend`. - A Changelog link in the footer of every page. ## 1.25.1 (2026-11-12) ### Fixed - The "Top story from" selector offered sections the reader had turned off, and a turned-off section could still supply the top story. ## 1.25.0 (2026-11-12) ### Changed - Account and settings are one page (`/account`); `/settings` takes you there. - The masthead has one link: "Sign in · Settings" or "My account". ## 1.24.0 (2026-11-12) ### Added - Signed-in readers choose which section the top story comes from ("Top story from" beside the top story, and in Settings). The usual top story moves to the top of its section. ## 1.23.0 (2026-11-11) ### Added - The place picker also takes ZIP codes and postcodes, offering the towns nearby. ## 1.22.0 (2026-11-11) ### Added - Local news: a Local box on the front page (tabs for up to 3 places), town pages (`/local/`) with grouped stories and Mute, and a Local page (`/local`) to choose places and browse. - Place picker: type a town, or "Use my location" (worked out on the device; the position is never sent). - Local link in the masthead and a Local news block in Settings. ## 1.21.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Pages point to their Markdown version for AI agents (``). ## 1.20.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Dashboard → Alerts: on/off switch, rules, and daily totals. - Dashboard → Outlets: "Draft with AI" fills in outlet facts for the editor to check. - Story pages: the mix of outlets by type and country (each filters the list), and which kinds of newsroom haven't covered a big story yet. ## 1.19.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Alerts for followed topics, turned on from the Following page or Settings. ## 1.18.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Outlet pages show the outlet's type, country, owner, year founded and a short description; editors fill them in under Dashboard → Outlets. ## 1.17.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Mute an outlet, from its page or in Settings; story pages say how many muted outlets were left out. ## 1.16.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Week in review: most read this week. ## 1.15.1 (2026-11-10) ### Changed - The link-preview card and placeholders show helixnews.one. ## 1.15.0 (2026-11-10) ### Changed - Settings moved to their own page (`/settings`); the account page shows just the account. ## 1.14.1 (2026-11-10) ### Fixed - There was no way to sign up or sign in when chat credits were off; the account link now always shows. ## 1.14.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Follow topics: ◆ marks on matching headlines and a Following page (`/following`). - Outlet pages (`/source/`); outlet names link to them. - Search filters: time, section and outlet. - Week in review (`/week`, past weeks at `/week/`). - Installable app: visited pages open offline; install button in Settings. - Dashboard → History: a change log for feeds and ad campaigns. ## 1.13.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Dashboard → Overview: readers right now, with a 30-minute trend. - An optional "N reading now" in the masthead (shown from 5 readers up). ## 1.12.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Dashboard → Feeds: export (JSON or OPML) and import with a preview of every change. ## 1.11.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Dashboard → Ads: campaigns with start and end dates, pausing, view caps, weights and UTM tags; image uploads; per-campaign reports with CSV; private report pages for advertisers (`/ad-report/`); link checks. ### Changed - Each page view shows one campaign per column, picked by weight. ## 1.10.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Lock marks next to outlets that need a subscription; a "Subscription required" switch per feed in the dashboard. - Story pages: "First reported by" and an "As it developed" timeline. - Latest (`/latest`): every headline, newest first, grouped by hour. - Saved stories: a bookmark on headlines and a Saved page (`/saved`). - Settings: text size, and dots on headlines that are new since the last visit. ## 1.9.0 (2026-11-10) ### Added - Settings on the account page, for everyone: theme (match device, light, dark), front-page sections, feedback questions, visit counting, and clearing chats. ### Changed - Inner pages share the front page's layout and width. - A chosen theme applies before the page paints. ## 1.8.1 (2026-11-09) ### Changed - Faster front page: about 28 KB less JavaScript (the form-validation library loads only with the dashboard), and fonts are preloaded. ## 1.8.0 (2026-11-09) ### Changed - Chat answers appear as they're written; citations follow with the checked answer. ## 1.7.0 (2026-11-09) ### Added - Dashboard → AI: "Search by meaning" switch for chat. ## 1.6.0 (2026-11-09) ### Changed - Hidden sections follow signed-in readers to other devices. ## 1.5.0 (2026-11-09) ### Added - Search (`/search`), with a search box in the masthead. - Story pages (`/story/`): every outlet's version of a story, linked from "Full coverage" and from the source-count bars. ## 1.4.1 (2026-11-09) ### Fixed - A Content Security Policy report caused by the form-validation library. ### Security - HTML ads load in their own sandboxed frame instead of inside the page. ## 1.4.0 (2026-11-09) ### Security - Emailed sign-in links open a page with a Sign in / Add this email button, so email scanners that open links can't use them up first. ## 1.3.0 (2026-11-09) ### Added - Dashboard → AI: room for reasoning models' thinking, added to every request. ## 1.2.0 (2026-11-09) ### Added - "Ask Helix about this story" on stories that several outlets cover. - Accounts without email: username and password with a one-time recovery code, optional passkeys and optional email (Sign-in & security). - Crypto section. - Readers can hide front-page sections; the columns re-balance. ## 1.1.1 (2026-11-09) ### Fixed - Formatting of the chat's privacy note. ## 1.1.0 (2026-11-09) ### Added - A floating AI assistant: chat with the news (follow-up questions keep the conversation going) and the AI Insight in one panel. ### Changed - The front page's Ask box moved into the assistant. ## 1.0.0 (2026-11-07) ### Added - NewsHelix brand: ribbon logo and app icons, Midnight and Helix Teal colors in light and dark themes, Inter and Manrope fonts. - Ask the news and AI Insight on the front page, when AI is turned on. - Reader accounts with email sign-in, credits, and checkout with Stripe or PayPal (`/account`). - Admin dashboard (`/admin`): feeds, stories, editorial controls, front page, ads, survey, AI, credits, readers, legal pages, stats, users and history. - Public status page (`/status`). - Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and About pages. - A notice about cookieless visit counting, with an opt-out. - Page titles, descriptions and link previews for search engines and social sites. ### Changed - Wording: "N sources covering" and Perspectives. - Accessibility pass (no axe errors in either theme) and layout fixes for phones and tablets. ## 0.1.0 (2026-11-06) ### Added - The front page: masthead, Developing strip, the top story with other outlets' headlines, topic sections in three balanced columns, and quiet ad slots. - Source-count bars showing how many outlets are covering each story. - Live updates: a "new stories" button when the page changes, applied quietly while the tab is in the background. - A warning when the feed worker stops updating the page.