Changelog

v0.9.0 — Module 9: Three-Column UI

Three-column layout — left panel (content), center (terminal), right (sidebar). Inspired by VS Code. Panels take space from margins, center stays fixed.
Left panel — /read opens docs in side panel, /view opens media, /expand or [read more] opens full posts with replies. Close with [x], /close, or Escape.
Right panel — sidebar becomes a proper column with /ask input field, connection status (Telegram/email), commands, and docs. /ask answers show in the panel, not the terminal.
Prompt change — {username}@motd ~ $ → {username}@motd >. Cleaner, matches the m> logo.
/close — close the left panel
/settings cli [position] — move the input line: bottom (default), top, right, left, middle. Stored in localStorage.
Keyboard shortcuts — Ctrl+B toggles left panel, Ctrl+J toggles right panel
Responsive — wide (>1400px) all three columns, medium (1000-1400px) one side at a time, mobile (<800px) full-screen overlays
Smooth transitions — CSS transitions for panel open/close, no layout shifts in center column

/connect email — verify and link your email address
/disconnect email — unlink email
Inbound email — anyone can email username@motd.social to create a public post with [email] tag
Email notifications — connected users receive emails for bookmarked users, tags, mentions, and replies
Reply to notifications — reply to a notification email to create a threaded reply on motd
189-char excerpt — posts longer than 189 characters show a truncated preview with clickable [read more] in the feed. Applies to ALL posts globally.
Email parsing — strips signatures, reply chains, HTML. Plain text only. Max 500 chars stored.
Postfix integration — inbound mail handled via pipe to email-handler.js. Outbound via sendmail.
Rate limiting — unknown senders: 5 emails/hour per address
Notification settings — toggle email notifications independently in /settings
DKIM/SPF/DMARC — documented DNS setup for email deliverability

/connect telegram — one-click account linking via Telegram deep link
/disconnect telegram — unlink your Telegram account
Telegram bot — @motdsocial_bot runs inside the motd process via webhooks
/msg command — anyone on Telegram can message a motd user publicly. Posts appear in the feed with [telegram] tag
Notifications — connected users receive Telegram messages for bookmarked users, bookmarked tags, mentions, and replies
Reply from Telegram — reply to a forwarded message in Telegram to create a threaded reply on motd
/feed in Telegram — last 5 posts matching your bookmarks
Rate limiting — 5 msg/hr for non-motd users, 30 msg/hr for connected users
Notification settings — toggle notifications in /settings: bookmarked users/tags, mentions/replies
Kill list integration — filtered users don't appear in Telegram notifications
Non-motd users — Telegram users without an account post as telegram:theirname

/repo create, /repo list, /repo info, /repo delete — git repository management via Forgejo
/star, /unstar, /stars — star repositories
Forgejo admin API — all operations use admin API for simplified integration

Centered terminal layout — 800px default width, drag-to-resize from left/right edges (invisible 8px hit zones, min 400px). Width stored in localStorage.
/terminal --width — set terminal width in px, %, or reset to default
Mobile — 100% width, no resize
Full sidebar — replaces the old popup menu. motd branding, commands, doc links, footer.
Client-side config — localStorage overrides merged with server defaults
/config export — download your config as JSON
/config import — load config from a JSON file
/config reset — restore server defaults
Guest landing — last 5 posts shown on load for logged-out visitors

Bookmarks — /bookmark, /unbookmark, /bookmarks. One concept for users, tags, posts, docs. Private, no counts, no notifications.
Bookmarks by type — /bookmarks --users, --tags, --posts, --docs
Right-click context menu — terminal-styled context menu on usernames, tags, posts, doc links, and media. Shows relevant actions (bookmark, kill, reply, find, etc).
Tag syntax update — tags now use [brackets] instead of the reserved symbol. All existing posts migrated. /find rust and /find [rust] both work.
Full documentation — about, api, commands, milestone, roadmap, plugins, changelog, terms, support

Post lifecycle — active (30d), archived (90d), then permanently purged. Daily cron job handles transitions.
Media uploads — PNG (5MB), MP3 (10MB), MP4 (25MB)
Image pipeline — original (max 1MB), thumbnail (80px), large (800px), ASCII art preview
/attach — inline media attachment in posts
/view, /play, /pause — media playback commands
/read — inline markdown document reader
/tree -cat — category and tag browser
/link — universal navigation command
/find --archive — search archived posts
/terminate-account — permanent account deletion with cascading wipe
Short IDs — 6-8 character alphanumeric IDs for posts and media
Categories — coding, creative, meta, general with seeded tag mappings
Removed following system — feed shows all posts, chronological, kill-filtered

Posts — /post with 500 character limit
Chronological feed — no algorithm, kill-filtered
User search — /find by username or display name
ASCII avatars — deterministic 5x5 symmetric block pattern from username
Filter score threshold — community-filtered users suppressed from everyone's feed

Terminal UI — dark background, monospace, command input
Registration and login — /register, /login, /login-permanently, /logout
Profiles — display name, bio, /profile, /settings
/kill — hidden moderation system with filter_score and time decay
Command menu — hamburger menu, tab completion, command history
/help, /menu, /clear
Config-driven styling — colors, font, prompt format via config.json
API-first architecture — all features accessible via REST endpoints