New features, improvements, and fixes on Kurdish Events, release by release.
2026.07.31
31 July 2026
Submitters can now see the full review timeline for their event, from submission to decision, and rejection notices explain why with a clear, consistent reason instead of free text.
Review timeline entries no longer repeat who did something in both the title and the byline below it.
Hosting your own event now has its own dedicated form, separate from the AI submission chat, with capacity, waiting list, and approval settings available while creating the event instead of only after it's published. Choosing between hosting and sharing an event now opens as a quick modal instead of a separate page.
Search, in both the admin review queue and the public navbar, now finds events even with typos or missing accents, like matching 'hozan dino' to 'Hozan Dino'.
The 'fill in missing venue pins' tool in Settings now lists each waiting event by name, date, and venue instead of just a count, shows every one instead of only the first 5, and reports correctly even when there are none, with when it was last checked.
The search palette (Ctrl+K) can now filter results to upcoming or past events, and shows more results on screen, especially on mobile.
The review queue's Duplicates column now shows in every tab, including Published, so a duplicate that slipped through review is no longer invisible.
The staff review badge in the navbar can now show counts past 9 instead of capping at '9+'.
Event pages no longer shift around while loading, and posters now show at their true size instead of always being cropped to a fixed shape.
Fixed events not reliably getting a map pin when created, edited, or found automatically; only one of several paths used to resolve it, so some events, including ones with a corrected address, could end up with no map or the wrong one.
Fixed event pages showing an error screen instead of loading for visitors whose browser can't render maps; the map area now shows a friendly message instead while the rest of the page works normally.
Fixed the review queue's duplicate-events badge showing stale or incorrect counts that didn't match what the compare tool actually found.
Fixed event web addresses mangling Kurdish and Turkish letters like 'ı', so they now convert correctly instead of dropping the letter.
Fixed saving changes to your hosted event navigating you away from the edit page instead of keeping you there.
Fixed the review queue's bulk approve, reject, and take-down buttons showing no loading feedback while running, so acting on several events at once could look frozen instead of working.
Fixed the submission chat replying with a canned message instead of starting a new draft when you typed 'reset', 'new', or 'submit another' after submitting an event.
2026.07.26
26 July 2026
Hosted events now support RSVP: signed-in users join in one tap, guests join with just a name and email, hosts can set a capacity with an automatic waiting list or require approval, and everyone gets a confirmation email plus an add-to-calendar option.
Event pages now show an interactive map you can pan and zoom instead of a static picture, and Directions opens the actual venue instead of a random dropped pin.
Staff can now fill in missing map pins for existing events with one click from Settings.
The admin AI settings page is now called Settings, with separate sections for AI, Images, and Maps now that it covers more than AI.
The private preview banner shown when viewing an unpublished event is now a compact pill instead of a plain box.
The filter toggle button now reads "Filter" instead of "Filters".
Typing an event address by hand now offers matching suggestions as you type, fully keyboard-accessible, so the map pin always matches what you typed.
Venue maps now appear as soon as an address is entered instead of only after a later repair, and addresses too vague to place precisely no longer show the wrong location.
Admin review and My events pages now link straight to the event's public page for a quick look.
Fixed the browser Back button resetting the Upcoming/Past toggle and the admin review status tab instead of returning to the one you were on.
Fixed the homepage event count only including upcoming events instead of all published events.
Fixed a submitter's or staff's private preview of a pending or rejected event showing a placeholder icon instead of the actual uploaded poster.
2026.07.21
21 July 2026
Staff now have a Review shortcut in the navbar with a badge showing how many events are waiting for review.
Links shared to social media and messaging apps now show a preview image, title, and description instead of a blank card.
The home page introduction now mentions RSVPing and ticketing directly.
Event pages now use readable web addresses (event name and city) instead of random IDs; old links still redirect automatically.
Events can now be tagged Education, for classes, workshops, and courses, separate from one-off lectures.
Search results now show an event's poster photo instead of a generic category icon when one is available.
Fixed a submitter's own pending or rejected event showing no photo on My events, even after a poster was uploaded.
Fixed the submit chat showing a generic prompt after choosing "Paste a link," instead of hinting to paste a link.
Fixed setting an event's end time to midnight the same day as the start silently creating a backwards time range; the app now catches this and offers to move the end to the next day.
2026.07.20
20 July 2026
Added a 'Reset image cache' button in AI settings to force browsers to show freshly repaired poster images instead of stale cached copies.
The account avatar icon in the navbar is now the same size as the other navbar icons.
Staff doing bulk review work no longer share the same rate limit as anonymous visitors on the same network.
Fixed the location picker dropping a place's name for parks, squares, and city districts (like Zuiderpark) that have no street number.
Fixed a duplicate header appearing at the top of the page-not-found screen.
Fixed the poster repair tool missing corrupted large images because it only checked the smallest thumbnail size.
2026.07.19
19 July 2026
Events can now be fully online: paste a meeting link or choose Online event from the location search, and browse events filtered to Online only.
Staff can repair broken poster thumbnails with one click from AI settings, with live progress as it scans the library.
Navbar icons (search, favorites, notifications, theme toggle) are bigger for easier tapping.
The Submit button is no longer disabled while your draft is incomplete: tapping it now highlights exactly which fields still need attention.
Fixed several rough edges in the duplicate comparison tool: selecting a listing no longer scrolls the page, the tickets link is clickable, and the mobile layout is tidier.
Fixed corrupted poster thumbnails appearing in the staff review queue.
2026.07.18
18 July 2026
Poster picking from links got smarter: paste a link anywhere in the chat to grab its photo, tap through multiple options when a page offers more than one, and get the sharpest full version instead of a cropped preview.
Staff can trigger 'Find a better picture' on any event to re-search its link for a better poster image.
The admin review queue now loads more results with a Load more button instead of silently stopping at 500.
Staff can now compare two possible duplicate events side by side, posters included, and resolve them with one click to keep, reject, or mark as not a duplicate.
The review timeline now shows reviewer identity on hover and how many details the AI filled in.
You can now clear an event's end date and time instead of being stuck with a value once set.
Submitting an event no longer creates a duplicate entry if you click submit twice or your connection retries.
Fixed the event draft card sometimes appearing twice after a mid-chat link extraction on mobile.
Fixed the assistant sometimes saying it updated your draft when nothing actually changed.
2026.07.17
17 July 2026
Pasting an event link now automatically grabs the page's photo and uses it as the event poster, even on pages that block automatic reading.
The submission chat now offers a clear "fill it in yourself" option alongside the AI suggestions, and the mobile chat header has a lighter, translucent look.
Staff correcting an event's address during review can now search for the location with the map picker, and a quick Edit link appears on the event page for staff viewers.
The staff review queue is now a single To review inbox instead of two separate lists, with show or hide columns, one-click approve or reject on each row, and quick preview or edit links.
The event submission chat now streams its replies as they're written and remembers the full conversation, so it can ask clarifying questions instead of following a fixed script.
You can keep asking the assistant questions about your event after you've submitted it.
Switching between Upcoming and Past events, and between staff review tabs, no longer jumps the page back to the top.
On short pages the footer now sits at the bottom of the screen instead of floating partway up with empty space beneath it.
Editing an event that staff had rejected now sends it back for review instead of republishing it directly.
Event details can now be extracted from links behind bot-protection walls (like Cloudflare) that previously failed to load.
2026.07.16
16 July 2026
Add a location by searching for the venue: pick a result and the venue, address, city, and country all fill in at once, or keep what you typed as a custom address.
The event submission form has a cleaner, more polished layout: always-visible fields, a combined start and end timeline, and simple pick-only calendar and time inputs.
An event's time zone is now set automatically from its location; you only choose one for online events or countries with several time zones.
You can now add, replace, or remove an event's poster image when submitting, and staff can do the same during review.
You can now enter and correct an event's end date and time when submitting, so multi-day events are easy to add.
The submit button no longer looks active while doing nothing; it turns on only when the event is ready and names what is still missing, like a time zone or category.
2026.07.15
15 July 2026
The whole site now uses one navigation menu on mobile and in admin, instead of two different ones.
The floating "Add an event" button collapses to just its icon while you scroll, expanding again at the top of the page.
The event draft card can now be dismissed with a downward swipe from anywhere on it, not just its handle.
Saved events are now called Favorites, with a heart icon, and have their own page; My events and My submissions have merged into one list on your account.
Submission errors now show a clear, friendly message instead of the raw AI provider error, with details still logged for staff.
2026.07.14
14 July 2026
Signed-in hosts can now list their own event and have it publish instantly instead of waiting for review, manage it from a new My events tab, and staff get a Needs review lane to spot-check hosted events afterward.
The floating "Submit an event" button is now labeled "Add an event" and a size smaller on mobile.
The event submission chat has a refreshed look and takes over the full screen on mobile, with a back button to return to the choice screen.
The first AI-drafted reply in the submission chat now shows a clickable preview card with a thumbnail, and the "Ready" status is easier to spot.
The three starter suggestions in the submission chat (photo, link, description) now have distinct icons.
"Just describe it" in the submission chat now only focuses the text box instead of pre-filling an example.
The event draft preview shows more of the poster, and clicking it opens a full-size view.
AI settings now warn when the selected provider can't fetch links directly, and a failed link submission shows a clearer explanation.
Fixed some AI models failing to extract event details when they ignored the requested output format.
2026.07.13
13 July 2026
Admins can add any OpenRouter model in AI settings and check what it can read and its price before selecting it.
The event detail page now shows a single "Going" button instead of separate Going and Interested options, since Interested overlapped with saving an event.
Event times near daylight saving transitions now resolve consistently, and submissions with impossible calendar dates are rejected with a clear error.
The bookmark icon on event cards now shows for signed-out visitors too, linking to sign-in instead of disappearing.
2026.07.12
12 July 2026
The submission review timeline now includes an AI web research step, with a hover card comparing the original and proposed changes.
A notification bell shows updates on your account, starting with alerts when your submitted event is approved or rejected.
Mark events as going or interested, and see them together in a new Attending tab on your account page.
A daily automated sweep discovers new events from trusted sources and web searches, adding them to the review queue, with a morning email digest for staff.
The review queue loads faster, and approving or rejecting an event updates the list instantly.
Fixed review queue stat tiles wrapping to multiple rows on mobile.
2026.07.11
11 July 2026
Submit events by chatting with our AI: drop a poster, paste a link, or describe your event in any language, and the AI builds the draft live while you correct it by talking.
Search events from the navbar or with Ctrl+K: titles, cities, venues, and organizers, with results as you type.
The bookmark icon in the navbar now shows a quick view of your saved events, with poster thumbnails and a badge for the count.
Switching between upcoming and past events on the home page is now instant.
Reviewers can hover a submitter's name to see who they are and their track record.
The collapsed admin sidebar now shows a compact logo instead of a squeezed one.
2026.07.10
10 July 2026
After publishing an event, reviewers stay on the page, and each review shows which AI assistant read the submission.
Moments from the current minute now read as just now instead of a time in the future.
The review page no longer breaks its layout on medium-sized screens.
2026.07.09
9 July 2026
Browse events on a timeline split into upcoming and past.
Every submission now shows a review timeline from arrival to decision, with poster previews that open full screen.
Your profile picture from Google sign-in now shows in the account menu.
A friendlier sign-in page with clearer wording.
Event posters load faster everywhere thanks to right-sized images.
The logo now takes you back home from anywhere.
2026.07.08
8 July 2026
Sign in to save events and follow your submissions from your own account page.
Choose light or dark mode from the header; your preference is remembered.
Moderators can approve or reject several submissions at once, with a redesigned queue and a submissions chart.
A new logo and warm brand colors across the whole site.
Events are organized into twelve clearer categories, from Newroz to markets.
One passwordless sign-in for everyone. Staff use the same door as visitors and their role follows automatically.
2026.07.07
7 July 2026
Browse Kurdish community events across Europe and North America in one place.
Submit an event with just a poster, link, or PDF: AI reads it and drafts the event details for you, and a person checks everything before it goes live.
A review dashboard where the team checks every submission, with duplicate detection to catch repeats.
When a poster leaves gaps, the AI searches the web to fill in the missing event details.