Product changelog

What's new on EU Fund Portal

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Phase 1 + 2 launch polish

Added

•PWA manifest, dynamic favicons, and apple-touch-icon for installable app
•robots.txt with sitemap reference and protected-route disallows
•/api/health endpoint returning DB ping status for uptime monitoring
•Structured data: GovernmentGrant on grant detail pages, AdministrativeArea on country pages, BreadcrumbList site-wide
•Open Graph + Twitter cards on every public route
•Conversion event tracking: trial_started, search_performed, team_invited

Changed

•Account pages now noindex; auth pages keep links followable but unindexed
•hreflang en + x-default declared on the root page

Source reliability sprint

Added

•Public /api/ingest/grants endpoint with worker_runs receipt table for external scraper jobs

Fixed

•Malta Enterprise scraper now finds support schemes via the underlying JSON payload
•TED country codes normalised to ISO-2
•Greece 2.0 and Wellcome Trust sources revived without Playwright dependency
•Marketing copy harmonised with the actual source coverage

Premium monetization + SEO fortress

Added

•Match scores, application checklists, and free alert tier
•EU funding pillar page with internal link fortress for SEO
•Wednesday weekly insights email separated from the daily admin ops digest

Changed

•Marketing pages refreshed with new premium feature messaging
•Search Console coverage improved — grant metadata added, duplicate country pages removed

Source repair sweep

Fixed

•12 broken grant sources repaired
•Updated to current Gemini model after deprecation notice

Observability + launch hardening

Added

•Sentry error tracking with sourcemaps
•PostHog product analytics with consent gating
•CSP, HSTS, and full security header stack
•Playwright smoke tests for the critical signup → browse flow
•Admin dashboard, watchlist pipeline, and trust-copy across marketing pages
•Dynamic OG image endpoint

Changed

•Billing flow hardened ahead of launch

Conversion-focused rewrite

Added

•Tabbed grant detail view with slide-out drawer
•Live stats dashboard on /browse
•GEO funding clusters with the top 30 country/sector combinations prioritised

Changed

•Homepage and funding hub copy rewritten for clarity and conversion

Payments + signup polish

Changed

•Switched payment provider to Paddle (Merchant of Record)

Fixed

•Signup form validation, checkout 500 on edge cases, and email confirmation flow
•Pricing card contrast issues on light cards