Release notes

Changelog

Every meaningful change to BadassHOA, dated and categorized.

May 2026

Design May 25, 2026 See it live →

Resident dashboard rebuilt for everyday homeowners

The dashboard residents land on after logging in has been redesigned for non-board users. Removed the nag-style 'Needs your attention' banner. New layout: a help search bar at the top, a pinned emergency notice (when one is active), a 'My Unit' ribbon with your unit details, four clear shortcut tiles (Feedback to the Board, Rules & Bylaws, My Documents, Marketplace), announcements with color-coded type accents and a 'New' pill for items posted in the last week, upcoming events with thumbnails, a marketplace strip, your own recent activity, and a 'Reach your board' footer with board admin names and a link to the full contacts page.

Design May 11, 2026 See it live →

Rules: number-first layout + category as a pill + open one rule at a time

Each rule in the listing now leads with its rule number in bold navy, followed by the source pill (bylaw / board rule / policy) and the category as its own warm-yellow pill. The default sort is by rule number (the way the board references them). Click Open on any row to view that one rule on its own page. Rule suggestion + rule category rename are now available to managers too (previously only members could suggest, and categories could only be added or deleted).

Design May 11, 2026 See it live →

Copyright footer on every page

Every page now carries "© 2026 Savvy Brain LLC and Kevin B. Leigh. Powered by BadassHOA." Marketing site keeps the existing fat footer; dashboard and admin layouts get a tight single-line stripe.

Design May 10, 2026 See it live →

Each association's logo and name now anchor the dashboard

Sign in to your dashboard and the top of every page now shows your association's branding (logo + name + city) instead of the generic BadassHOA mark. The collapse toggle for the side navigation moved up there too, so it stays visible and clickable whether the sidebar is expanded or collapsed.

Design May 10, 2026 See it live →

Refined logos + bigger nav lockup

Brand logos shipped to /assets/images/. Public top nav uses the color version (now 56px tall in an 88px nav bar for readability). Sidebars use the white version with the BadassHOA Symbol for the collapsed-icon state.

Design May 9, 2026 See it live →

Full-bleed video hero

Replaced the YouTube iframe with a self-hosted MP4 background video and overlaid the hero copy on top. Centered single-column layout, navy radial overlay for text legibility, dark-mode-friendly button styling, reduced-motion fallback.

Design May 9, 2026 See it live →

Left-sidebar layout for dashboard + admin

Replaced the horizontal top-nav on /dashboard/ and /admin/ with a fixed left sidebar (collapsible to icons-only, mobile slide-over). Persistent collapse state, active-link highlighting, brand logo + user info + sign out all in one place.

Design May 9, 2026 See it live →

Inter typography throughout

Switched from Syne to Inter as the single typeface for the whole site. Hierarchy comes from weight + size + tight negative tracking on display-sized headings.