Changelog

Bahasa Malaysia now has its own URLs (e.g. `/ms/songs`), so Malay pages can be shared, bookmarked, and indexed by search engines on their own — switching languages no longer relies on a cookie that blocked pages from being cached.

Songs, artists, contributors, and public profile pages load faster on repeat visits — their data is now cached instead of re-querying the database on every request.

The homepage artwork strip no longer reshuffles on every visit — it now stays fixed until the next update to the site.

Navigating to the homepage, songs, genres, or contributors now shows instant loading feedback instead of a pause with no response.

The homepage now loads section by section instead of waiting for everything at once, so parts of it can appear sooner.

The genres page loading state now keeps the page header and search and sort controls visible while genre cards load.

The footer's Contribute column now links to Contributors.

Actions in the search palette no longer show directional arrows.

The search palette is now narrower on larger screens.

The search palette now offers Light theme, Dark theme, and Match system theme as separate actions, with a checkmark beside the current theme.

The song editor's credit search now shows each artist's main role and best-known song, so several artists sharing a name are no longer identical rows. Artists with no credits yet are labelled as such.

When adding an artist whose name already exists, the song editor now shows who is already there and asks which person the new one is, instead of quietly creating another identical name.

Artists who share a name now say which one they are. Where several artists have the same name, a short line appears next to the name — their main role and best-known song — on the artist page, the artists grid, song credits, and search results. Artists with a unique name are unchanged.

The onboarding decorative photo now matches the fan/artist choice as it's made, before the profile is even saved.

The onboarding artist-name field is now labeled "Your name as an artist" instead of "Artist / stage name".

The site header no longer mismatches between server and client rendering for a signed-in account without a username yet.

Signed-in accounts that haven't finished onboarding no longer get their static assets (images, etc.) redirected to the onboarding page.

The site interface now uses the warmer Stone neutral palette for shadcn surfaces, text, borders, and controls.

Profile pages now keep their translations available during client rendering.

The old `next.diskograf.com` host now redirects to `diskograf.com`, so search engines see one canonical site.

Claimed artist links now redirect directly to public profiles, and the sitemap no longer lists both artist and profile URLs.

The homepage browser title no longer repeats “Diskograf”.

Sign-in pages are now excluded from search results.

The 500 error page now keeps the Diskograf interface font instead of falling back to Times New Roman.

The search palette now includes “Add a song” (opens the chooser) and “Claim your credit”.

The search palette can switch between English and Bahasa Malaysia.

The search palette can toggle dark and light mode.

The search palette theme action now cycles light, dark, and system colors.

Theme preference now stays in sync across the search palette, account menu, and mobile menu.

The mobile menu catalogue links now use large medium-weight labels, without the old card, dividers, or counts.

Admins see Backstage links with counts in the mobile menu, between the catalogue list and Add Song.

The mobile menu no longer duplicates the header search field.

The mobile menu now has a Claim credit button under Add Song.

The mobile menu now slides up from the bottom.

The search palette now lists browse pages when empty, and Backstage pages for admins.

Browse and Backstage pages in the search palette stay filterable while you type.

Empty search-palette rows (browse, Backstage, tips) now use the denser default text size.

The home closing CTA no longer shows a bright fringe around its rounded corners on iOS Safari.

The home “Latest songs” section now has a soft brand wash that bleeds slightly into the section above.

The home closing CTA now uses a late-night emerald stage background with tungsten and teal light washes.

The home “Create account” button no longer causes a hydration mismatch for signed-in visitors.

The home archive-stats card now has a subtle top-left background wash for depth.

Home archive stats now use two columns on mobile.

Home archive stats now keep a shared left edge on small screens instead of staggered padding.

The three home hero buttons now size to their labels on mobile instead of stretching to the same width.

The home “Contribute a song” and closing “Add a song” buttons now ask unsigned visitors to sign in before opening the add-song chooser.

The sign-in page edge fade now matches the page background in dark mode.

The home hero now has a “Claim your work” button that opens the credit-claim page.

The language selector is now available in the site header for anonymous visitors and all signed-in users.

The credit-claim confirmation card is now clickable across its full area.

The selected-role summary on the credit-claim page now keeps a space after the middot separator.

Selected roles on the credit-claim page now use a thinner highlight ring.

Song-page metadata now uses a smaller type size so the row is more compact.

Song-page metadata now uses consistent spacing and type size across the New badge, duration, YouTube metrics, and love count.

Song duration now appears as plain metadata instead of a rounded badge.

YouTube totals on song pages now include the “views” label, and the total, daily rate, and love count use the same text color.

Profile stat rows now have more balanced spacing around labels, numbers, and dividers.

Profile stat cards now use open spacing without internal divider lines.

Song pages now show the linked YouTube video's average views per day beside its total views.

Artist profile sidebars now combine song, credit, contribution, and loved-song counts in one two-row stats card.

User profile statistics now match artist statistics, with smaller eyebrow labels above the numbers.

User and artist page sidebars now stay in the normal page scroll instead of using a separate scrollbar.

The profile avatar upload button now uses the primary button style.

The account menu now labels the profile link “Edit profile” so its purpose is clearer.

[Backstage] The local database option in Mirror DB now uses a card-style checkbox with consistent spacing, corner radius, and selected-state feedback.

[Backstage] The Mirror DB progress dialog is now wider, so PostgreSQL logs are easier to read.

Artist and user profile sidebars now show larger song and credit counts with smaller labels.

Artist and user profile sidebars now use the same corner radius for all action buttons, including “Check OG”.

The genre breakdown bar on artist and user profile pages now separates the genre segments with small gaps so each genre is easier to read.

The genre breakdown list on artist and user profile pages no longer shows divider lines between genres.

The genre breakdown list on artist and user profile pages now uses even vertical and horizontal spacing around each genre row.

The genre breakdown rows on artist and user profile pages now use fully rounded corners.

The genre breakdown rows on artist and user profile pages now use the standard app button styling (ghost variant), with the same hover, focus, and press behavior as other buttons.

The colored dots in the genre breakdown list are now larger and fully round.

The genre breakdown bar on artist and user profile pages no longer shows a muted background track or border behind the segments.

The genre breakdown list on artist and user profile pages no longer shows a border around the colored dots next to each genre.

Browser-tab titles and search descriptions now follow the selected language across the homepage, browse pages, song, artist, label, and profile pages, plus the add-song and edit-song screens.

The credit claim page (claiming credit on a song you worked on) now uses Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode.

Artist cards now show status badges, verified-artist tooltips, and view/impersonate labels in the selected language.

Screen-reader strings across the song editor, wizard, players, theme toggle, and homepage now follow the selected language.

Country names in the profile forms now follow the selected language (Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode) instead of always showing English.

The song editor and guided wizard now show field validation messages and save/delete/publish status toasts in Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode.

The country picker in the edit-artist dialog no longer opens hidden behind the dialog window.

The contributors page now switches to Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode, including the archive summary, active contributors, all-time leaders, and the people directory.

The onboarding screen (first-time profile setup) now uses Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode.

The maintenance page now uses Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode, including the tribute captions.

The song editor screens (add and edit pages, plus their loading states) now use Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode.

The edit-artist dialog now uses Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode, including field labels, hints, and save status.

Search on the songs, artist, and label pages now shows a Bahasa Malaysia cheatsheet and validation hints in Malay mode.

Screen-reader strings (dialog/sheet close labels, breadcrumb and pagination labels, country picker) now follow the selected language.

Server-side error messages, such as claim, stage-name, and profile-save failures, now appear in Bahasa Malaysia in Malay mode.

Styled the contributors archive summary with the landing page's blue border glow.

Song editors now record the duration source. YouTube remains the fallback, while Spotify, Apple Music, or a manual correction can provide a more accurate duration.

Song duration can now be edited manually or reset from the linked YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music sources.

The mobile menu is now easier to use. Search sits at the top, the navigation is one grouped list with icons and live catalogue counts, and the bottom bar holds your account, language, and theme.

The mobile menu now opens as a floating drawer with space around its edges and rounded corners.

TikTok is now available as a social link on profiles. A Threads button also appears alongside Instagram (both use the same handle).

[Backstage] Mirror DB now checks local schema drift before refreshing local data and blocks the operation when the schemas differ.

Song detail headers now use a darker artwork gradient for clearer text contrast.

The profile activity feed, artist bio heading, and empty song grids now use Bahasa Malaysia text.

Helper text under form controls now uses a medium weight for better emphasis.

Helper text under form controls now uses a smaller size across the web app.

The site's shadcn grayscale now uses Zinc, and the song loading screen plus long-form prose pages now match it.

Renamed the footer link from “Add your work” to “Claim your credit”.

Renamed the contribution process to “Claim credit” to make its purpose clearer.

The credit-claiming page now uses the shorter `/claim` route. The old `/contribute` route still redirects there.

Artist profiles can now claim credit for a song directly from its song page.

Updated the contribution page title to clarify that credits are added to an existing song.

The selected song box now puts the artwork and change control on the top row for a cleaner layout.

[Backstage] Test accounts are hidden from the Users list for non-super admins.

The song editor no longer runs an automatic background YouTube search for official music videos.

The song editor now reuses recent YouTube search results for the same query for a short time, which lowers quota use.

Renamed the add-song option "Guided wizard" to "Step-by-step wizard".

Early Bahasa Malaysia support now covers song credit roles and genres (e.g. "Composer" shows as "Penggubah", "Pop" as "Pop") across song pages, artist pages, and browse filters.

The homepage archive stats now describe the earliest song as "known" instead of "recorded".

Search tip and result arrows now align with the right edge of the search window.

Song pages now show more songs by the credited composers and lyricists.

Song pages now show loading placeholders while related songs load.

Related-song sections now load their database results in parallel.

Related songs now load only when their section enters the screen.

Related-song sections now show up to 12 songs in two full rows on large screens.

User profile loading screens no longer show an artist-only heading while fan profiles are loading.

Lyrics entries now allow up to 2,500 characters.

Long song notes now open from a short hero preview, so full notes do not push the artwork and listening actions too far down the page.

The `/` search shortcut now opens one search window instead of two overlapping windows.

The Backstage database latency history now uses TanStack Charts with responsive tooltips and accessible chart markup.

The `/` search shortcut now uses TanStack Hotkeys for consistent keyboard shortcut handling.

Pressing `/` in the header no longer opens two search dialogs at the same time.

Artist and user profile sidebars now have more consistent spacing, image edges, and link feedback.

Artist and user song grids now use four columns on large screens.

Added a subtle 3D perspective to the hero artwork marquee.

Song pages now use a reliable YouTube artwork size when a video has no high-resolution thumbnail.

Artist pages no longer show a hydration error when an admin session restores in the browser.

Songs and artists archive stats now link to their browse pages.

The earliest song stat now links to songs sorted by release date.

Added a colorful animated border glow to the homepage call-to-action panel.

Homepage archive statistics now show the year of the earliest recorded song.

Added a warm animated border glow to the homepage archive statistics panel.

Added a subtle animated border beam to the homepage archive badge.

Updated the homepage panel glow with bright blue, purple, and yellow accents.

Darkened the homepage artist and genre panels for a more focused archive look.

Search now has category shortcuts and clearer keyboard guidance.

Added a subtle pointer-reactive border glow to the homepage artist and genre panels.

Homepage song contribution buttons now open the add-song chooser.

Prevented the homepage from blocking prerendering during session checks.

Added more genre pills to fill the homepage genre panel.

Simplified homepage genre pills by removing the decorative color dots.

Updated the homepage genre examples to feature jazz.

Removed unused alternate landing pages so the main homepage is the only public landing experience.

Added a canonical URL to the homepage so search engines use the preferred Diskograf address.

Prevented a hydration warning when the active-user count and account session load together.

Prevented a hydration warning in the header when an admin session restores in the browser.

Added more breathing room between the logo and search bar on mobile.

Mobile header spacing now separates the logo, search bar, and notification controls for easier scanning.

Mobile header controls now sit directly beside each other to preserve search space.

Mobile header controls now use tighter spacing, leaving more room for the search button.

Mobile users can now open search directly from the header. The desktop keyboard shortcut hint is hidden on small screens.

Notification controls no longer cause a hydration error when a signed-in session is restored in the browser.

Genre cards now use an object crop for cover images, so the art sits better inside the shorter browse cards.

Genre browse cards now use a shorter, compact large-screen layout with aligned card edges and no empty card spaces.

Early Bahasa Malaysia support: use the language switcher in the header to view the site's navigation in Malay. More of the site will be translated over time.

Notifications can now be archived, individually or all at once, from the header notification menu.

The notification menu got a visual refresh with per-type icons and clearer unread styling, and now reliably marks notifications as read when opened.

Song detail heroes now preserve more of each cover's vibrant accent instead of fading quickly into near-black gradients.

Song and artist accents now pick saturated, representative colours from the artwork instead of relying on a simple image average.

Song detail heroes now let each cover's dominant colour lead the atmosphere, with stronger tonal layering and a clearer accent edge.

Artwork and avatar accents now use one lightweight colour extractor, with dominant colours and readable shades derived consistently across song and artist surfaces.

Search now ranks an artist's own recordings first. Searching a performer used to return a near-random handful of their catalogue; results are now ordered by how well they match and then by popularity, and songs they performed come before songs they only wrote or played on.

Search no longer pads results with songs that merely look like the words you typed — searching “faizal tahir” stopped returning unrelated songs credited to other people, and “cindai” no longer suggests “Badai Cinta” ahead of the real thing.

Short and common words match far better: “ella” now finds Ella instead of “Isabella” and “Stracciatella”, because words that start a name now outrank words buried inside one. Typing an artist's words in any order works too.

Honorifics are now optional. “Datuk Siti Nurhaliza” finds her whether or not the title on file matches what you typed.

Misspellings in multi-word searches are forgiven — “shela majid”, “faizel tahir” and “sudiman” now find who you meant.

Searching is around five times faster, so suggestions keep up as you type.

Song listings in the public API now include the linked YouTube video ID and URL when available.

Successfully submitted songs no longer reappear as saved drafts in the song editor.

The profile link on the contribution page no longer logs an accessibility warning in the browser console.

Search results with duplicate names no longer highlight multiple rows at once.

Search palette “View all” links now include the space before the result type.

OpenPanel tracking now uses the site's own proxy route for more reliable screen view tracking.

Fans who choose “Add your work” now get a clear link to complete their artist profile before adding credits.

A notifications bell in the header now shows a live feed: contributors are notified when their songs are published, unpublished, edited by someone else, or when they're credited on a song; admins are notified when a new song is submitted for review

Search suggestions now appear faster and stay visible while you refine a query

Admin song detail pages no longer show a hydration error when the Edit song action appears.

Opening the sign-in page with a cached session no longer causes a hydration warning.

Contribution feeds now explain what changed in song edits, including credits, artwork, and streaming links.

Admin and super-user moderation actions are no longer shown in public contribution feeds.

Nearby contributions to the same song are now combined into one feed entry.

Contribution feeds no longer warn about duplicate row keys while loading more entries.

Sign-in page artwork now fades in as each image finishes loading.

The main search box now opens a focused command palette with live results for songs, artists, and record labels

Contributors now get a daily batched email summarizing which of their submitted songs Diskograf approved and published, instead of one email per song

Song preview images (shown when a song link is shared on social media or chat apps) now use a cleaner, more professional layout with the Geist typeface

Adding a song (classic editor and guided wizard) no longer fails with a 500 error when YouTube metadata hasn't loaded yet. The database requires YouTube view-count fields that were null until the metadata fetch completed

YouTube metadata fetches no longer hold database connections open indefinitely when the YouTube API is slow, preventing connection-exhaustion 502s

Diskograf now records useful anonymous behavior signals in OpenPanel, including search intent, selected search results, and music player availability, catalogue browsing, and successful profile, song, and artist edits.

Sitemap dates are now emitted in Google-compatible ISO 8601 format, so Search can process and discover catalogue pages correctly.

Sitemap URLs now escape special characters correctly, including song titles containing ampersands.

New song, artist, and label links now omit XML-sensitive punctuation from generated slugs.

Artist, genre, and label pages now provide richer search and social previews using their canonical identity and available artwork.

Profile tab URLs now guide search engines to index the main profile page while keeping alternate views discoverable.

Search engine discovery now includes only public catalogue, contributor, and changelog pages, avoiding private or empty entity URLs.

Admins can now open song editing directly beside Check OG on song detail pages.

The OG checker now accepts public profile pages at `/{username}`.

Public profile pages now emit OG and Twitter preview images.

Check OG now inspects the local development page when launched from a local development server.

Canonical OG and site URLs now default to `diskograf.com` after the production cutover.

Artist pages now separate the public Share action from the admin-only Edit artist and Check OG actions.

Diskograf is now prepared to serve from its canonical `diskograf.com` address with a daily Neon emergency mirror for the live Contabo database.

User activity now refreshes while signed in, and Backstage displays last seen times relatively.

Backstage now marks recently active users with a presence dot.

Backstage user activity now refreshes automatically so presence and relative timestamps stay current.

Authenticated session checks now reliably record the user’s latest activity.

Removed contribution and song statistics from the account menu.

The classic add and edit song forms now use the same three-column workspace as the guided wizard, keeping progress, editing, and the live preview visible together on larger screens.

Contribution feed artwork now stays sharp on larger cards, and profile loading states now match the social-style feed layout.

Contribution artwork now uses the highest available source and a narrower feed width so covers do not get enlarged beyond their source pixels.

Large contribution artwork now has a softer radius, and its loading state aligns with the feed column.

The contribution feed now uses a wider reading column.

Contribution artwork now selects an appropriate image size for the available screen width.

Contribution artwork now uses the shared Next image component for consistent loading and sizing behavior.

Artist and user avatars now use the shared Next image component while retaining the existing fallback initials and CDN sources.

Profile contributions (fans and artists) now read as a social-style feed with larger artwork, instead of a day-grouped ledger.

Homepage and footer copy now wrap more evenly, avoiding orphaned words on the final line.

The local development footer now identifies the main Dokploy-on-Contabo database and the Neon emergency mirror.

Diskograf now has a public API at [api.diskograf.com](https://api.diskograf.com/v1). Anyone can read the catalogue — songs, artists, genres, labels, and member profiles — as JSON, without an account or a key. It returns only published songs and public profiles. Full route list and examples are in the API's README.

The connection between the site and its database is now encrypted. It previously travelled the public internet unencrypted.

The site now uses Geist as its primary sans-serif typeface.

The changelog page now has a two-column layout with the date pinned beside its entries, plus an "On this page" sidebar of dates you can jump to — its highlight follows along as you scroll. Release days also always show newest-first now, even if entries were appended out of order.

The site now uses Open Runde as its primary typeface for a softer, more rounded look across pages and forms.

The “this song may already exist” confirmation now shows each match’s artwork so covers are easier to compare before adding.

The site now records anonymous page views in OpenPanel analytics.

Profile timestamps no longer treat login activity as a profile edit.

Profile settings now load correctly when the connected database is missing an unused account-role column.

Artist cards now use the same gradient initials avatar as artist profile pages.

Signed-in contributors can now submit song edits even while their full profile details are still loading.

The site header now says "Finish Adding Song" when an unfinished song draft is ready to resume.

Song titles now remind contributors to leave performer names out, and block submission when a credited lead performer appears in the title.

The add-song wizard now displays Ctrl+Enter on Windows and Linux instead of showing the Mac-only Command symbol.

Opening Suggest an edit after adding and publishing a song no longer carries over a stale submitting state from the previous form.

The add-song wizard now shows the YouTube description on the Credits step for easy reference when entering song credits.

Artwork now populates automatically in the add-song wizard when a Spotify or Apple Music link was added in the previous step.

The classic song editor now also populates artwork automatically from Spotify or Apple Music links.

Song editor streaming links now appear before artwork, so artwork can be added later in the workflow.

New songs now start with the required Lead Performer credit role ready to use.

The song editor's Credits heading and helper text now align cleanly on the same text baseline.

New label confirmations now let administrators verify and correct the label name before creating it.

After saving, the song editor now opens published songs on their song page and returns unpublished songs to the appropriate review queue.

Dialog titles now use a smaller, calmer type scale throughout the site.

Song credits in both editors now use a role-first flow, with artists grouped and reorderable inside each selected role.

Artist search results now extend beyond their credit-role card instead of being clipped inside it.

Removing a credit role now asks for confirmation when it would also remove credited artists.

New artist confirmations now let contributors correct the artist's spelling before adding them.

An artist can now be added to a song more than once so they can receive multiple credit roles.

Duplicate artist credits now default to an unused role and hide roles already assigned to that artist.

Credit role menus now show an icon beside each role for faster recognition.

Credit role selectors are now wider so role names are easier to read.

The site now uses Inter as its main interface font for a familiar, highly legible reading rhythm.

Artist cards now place usernames and country details above the artist name for a clearer identity hierarchy.

Artist card usernames are now slightly larger and easier to read.

Artist card identity details now stay quiet until a card is hovered, when they become fully legible.

Artist card career years and song totals now read as one compact summary with a clear separator.

The separator between artist career years and song totals is now easier to see.

Artist card metadata now sits slightly closer to the artwork for a tighter scan.

Artist card spacing is now tightened another step between artwork and metadata.

Song labels now match the size of their counts for a more balanced metadata row.

The gap between song counts and their labels is now slightly tighter.

Song counts and labels now use a natural text space instead of layout spacing.

Song count metadata now uses simple inline text for a more natural rhythm.

Song numbers now use the same regular weight as their labels.

Song numbers now have a subtle medium-weight emphasis.

The account menu now shows an artist or display name together with the account username, contribution total, and song total for artists.

People in the Contributors directory are now easier to scan, with clearer profile details, contribution context, and tighter cards.

New changelog entries now appear whether or not they use a dash after the change type.

The two leading genres on the Genres page now use their artwork as card backgrounds. [Genres]

Removed the circular icon background from featured genre cards. [Genres]

Removed the music-note icon from featured genre cards so the artwork and genre name carry the focus. [Genres]

Artist browse cards now request a smaller avatar image for faster loading.

Fan contribution rows now give song titles the primary focus, with artist details beneath and contribution type plus timing arranged as a compact activity rail.

Fan contribution lists now use a readable maximum width so the activity feed stays visually anchored on wider profiles.

The account dropdown's profile row now keeps its rounded hover shape on all corners and sits a little farther from the theme toggle.

Fan profiles now open straight into their activity, and the contributions list reads like an archive ledger: entries are grouped under dated day headers with per-day counts, and actions appear as quiet colored verbs next to each song instead of loud tags.

Month and year selectors now respond to clicks in profile and song editor date calendars.

Meet the fans, artists, and editors behind Diskograf in the new Contributors directory, with community search and transparent activity lists.

The Contributors directory now leads with recently active people, while new fans without contributions are presented as community members.

The Contributors page now opens with a live view of the people sustaining the archive, with clearer top-ten recognition lists, profiles, and filters.

Contributor avatars now load from the active image provider just like avatars elsewhere on the site.

The song history drawer now animates smoothly when expanding an entry, and the timeline fades in gently when opened.

Song contributors can now clean up pasted lyrics, review every change, and optionally fix all-caps text before saving.

Artist type is now available inside the artists browser's Filter menu, with options for bands and solo artists.

Switched the site's icon set from Phosphor to Tabler Icons.

The guided "Add a song" wizard now has a step for lyrics and notes, and a separate step for the record label, matching the classic song editor.

The classic song editor now groups lyrics and other notes into a single "Lyrics & Notes" section instead of two.

The wizard's "Artists" step is now labelled "Credits" to match the classic editor.

The footer's Changelog link now lives in the About column.

Band and group avatars no longer get cropped around a single detected face; they now show the full photo.

Homepage hero buttons now keep a balanced, centered layout on mobile screens.

Song detail pages now display linked record label information beneath the release date when it is available.

Label pages now support search, genre filtering, sorting, and pagination, matching the main Songs browser.

Searching for an artist to credit on a song now also matches their known aliases, and your own claimed artist profile always shows up first, marked with a "You" badge.