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Contributors to this release:

@railsstudent @distalx @osanseviero @lpatmo

Bug Fixes & New Features:

• Refactoring (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/752) - @distalx, with help from @osanseviero and thank you to other participants of the hangout

• Fix: insert hangout modal study group name (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/748) - @railsstudent

• Fix: account deletion (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/745) - @distalx, h/t @railsstudent for reviewing and @Void on Slack for pointing out this issue.

• Feature: New http://codebuddies.org/slack page! (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/744) - @railsstudent

• Fix: default study group name will now appear on edit modal (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/743) - @railsstudent

• BIG FEATURE: 24/7 hangout active participant count appears for each study group on website (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/719) - @railsstudent, h/t @distalx and @lpatmo for code review.

This release contains a lot of bug fixes. Thank you everyone who contributed!

A Big thank you to all the Contributors to this release:

@ajparise @agatac @angelocordon @bethanyg @distalx @kvie @lpatmo @nalbina @osanseviero @railsstudent

Improvements & New Features:

• Error messages inside modal (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/686) @agatac

• Display HANGOUT ALTERNATIVES when hangout is in progress (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/725) @railsstudent

• Hangout card scrollbar (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/727) @railsstudent

• Tweet character limit increased to 280 (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/724) @railsstudent

• Icons for external links (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/728) @railsstudent

• Language detection for TAPi18n (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/730) @ajparise

• Owners can transfer ownership of study group to another member (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/731) @railsstudent

• Simplified hangout scheduling process between group members (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/734) @distalx

• Language switching and local storage persistence (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/735) @ajparise

• Consistent authentication patterns across the site (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/736) @railsstudent

• Display order issue (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/737) @distalx

• Page reload issue (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/738) @distalx

• Release note @bethanyg, @kvie

We love all the hard work our contributors put into making Codebuddies so awesome!

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With your help, Codebuddies will continue to grow!

Contributors to this release:

@railsstudent @distalx @lpatmo @ajparise

Improvements:

• On /hangouts page, separate "upcoming" hangout cards from "past" hangouts (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/692) - @railsstudent
• Hotfix: admins of study groups should be able to access the 24/7 hangout too
• Automate the posting of new hangout and study group announcements in our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/TOPSTUDYGROUP/ (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/701) - @railsstudent
• Improve the UI of the hangout frame so it's clearer to users what they need to click on to load the hangout (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/703) - @railsstudent
• Fix bug: 500 error when attempting to delete a hangout (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/705) - @distalx
• When seeder: true in settings-development.json, seed localhost:3000 with sample study groups! This makes it easier for the developer to work with test study groups created by other users. (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/709) - @ajparise
• Fix CSS consistent height issue when searching study groups (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/710) - @railsstudent
• Move Google Hangout link to the left sidebar of a hangout page and make other UI improvements/adjustments (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/712) - @lpatmo
• Permissions update: give ALL study group members (not just admins and moderators) permissions to add links to the study group (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/713) - @lpatmo
• Add back missing nav admin link (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/716) - @distalx

HUGE thanks to @railsstudent, @distalx, and @ajparise for these improvements! And many thanks to folks who filed Github bugs -- like @bethanyg for reporting the problem with hangout deletion and @stain88 for reporting the problem with the inability for regular study group members to add a link to the Links tab.

More exciting improvements upcoming in a future release:

• ability to put down what times you're available (and see what times other people are available) in a study group (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/717)
• Display the # of people currently in the 24/7 hangouts (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/719)
• Redesign the display of events on /hangouts page (e.g. make the description more readable, cards bigger, etc.) (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/issues/547)

Contributors to this release:

• @railsstudent
• @batraman
• @DennyScott
• @lpatmo
• @distalx
• @kristinakarnitskaya
• @angelocordon
• @kennyhuynh125

Improvements:

• Send a Slack notification to #announcements channel when a new study group is created (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/680 - @railsstudent) 🥇 💯
• Update twitter meta descrpition (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/666 - @batraman)
• Add "support us" link to nav (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/676 - @DennyScott)
• Update homepage content (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/678 - @lpatmo)
• SEO meta data for study groups (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/682 - @distalx)
• Rename "Resources" to "Links" in study group (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/685 - @kristinakarnitskaya)
• Fix CSS bug with "edit profile" button (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/687 - @angelocordon)
• Highlight description area in red if study group description is empty (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/672 - @kennyhuynh125)

Thanks to everyone!

Contributors to this release: @lpatmo @distalx @josephkmh @ganes1410 @railsstudent

Fixes:

• Fix descriptive text on members' tab shown to owners and admins (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/649 - @lpatmo)
• Change "Organizer" to say "Moderator" (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/651 - @josephkmh)
• Give study group members ability to set a current status, and see who else in the group is currently online (YAY) (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/657 - @railsstudent)
• Navbar reorganization to include "Community" section (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/658 - @distalx idea, @railsstudent implementation)
• Add Slack etiquette rules to FAQ (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/659 - @railsstudent)
• Add forgotten link to Facebook group to Community section (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/661 - @ganes1410)
• Add timestamps to member status (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/663 - @railsstudent)

Congratulations to @railsstudent for a whopping 4 PRs this week (including an awesome new "current status" and "members online" addition to study groups), and many thanks to @distalx for code reviewing!

Thanks everyone! More fixes will be coming in the next release.

Screenshot highlights:

Contributors to this release: @distalx @W01fw00d @railsstudent @schoettkr @lpatmo

Some under-the-cover but still very important fixes to this release:

• Fix for study group hangouts permissions bug (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/644 - @lpatmo)
• Scroll page to top of window when it is rendered (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/640 - @railsstudent)
• Move learnings progress log textarea over from the sidebar (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/641 - @W01fw00d)
• Check that a study group name is unique before it is created (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/639 - @railsstudent)
• Fix messy study groups dashboard (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/629 - @schoettkr)

Many thanks to @distalx for spending time on code reviews, and @sabliao for finding issue #643! And a warm welcome to new contributors @railsstudent, @W01fw00d, and @schoettkr. :)

Contributors to this release: @distalx @lpatmo @aewens

Fixes:

• Users can assign study groups to a duplicated hangout (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/634 - @distalx)
• Hangout owners can choose to let all members in the group start a hangout (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/633 - @distalx)
• Make side bar of study group hideable (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/630 - @aewens)
• Minor release to fix hangout cards CSS overlap issue (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/624 - @lpatmo)
• Fix for MeteorJS allow-deny vulnerability (https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/622 - @distalx)

Thanks to @BethanyG for finding (and filing) two separate bugs!

Feature notes:

• Users can now start and self-organize around study groups
• Study group highlights: 24/7 hangout, progress log/learnings tab, resources/links tab, member permissions (i.e. management of who can edit group details/schedule hangouts for the group)
• BIG redesign of hangouts post page

Upcoming in the next release:

• Subscribe to email notifications for new hangouts created within a group
• More improvements as we start using it for real :)

Examples of PRs include:

• Updated Spanish language translations (#610 - @osanseviero )
• Search for study groups (#607 - @distalx)
• CSS fixes (#603 and #590 - @dantesolis)
• Base of study groups feature (#557 - @distalx)
• Ability to edit title and tagline of group, and character limit enforcement (#601, #606 - @lpatmo)

Code contributors to this release: @distalx @lpatmo @dantesolis @osanseviero

A big thank you to the following folks for giving feedback on staging.codebuddies.org, filing issues, and/or doing code reviews: @sergeant-q - code review and feedback @osanseviero - feature feedback and identified/filed multiple helpful issues @tonypnode - feature feedback @arturolei - feature feedback @abdulhannanali - feature feedback @bethanyg - feature feedback

MVP award for this release goes to @distalx! We can finally retire the red-zebra branch.

Contributors to this release:

@alesfer001, @arturolei, and @lpatmo.

• Grammar correction on alert buttons (@arturolei) https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/550

• Added Open Collective link (@alesfer001) https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/548

• Updated channel name from #cb2-test to #codebuddies-ops and added google meta tag

Thanks to and @jlee124, @valishah, and @distalx for contributing to this release!

Fixes:

• Update cb-v2-scratch URLs: https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/540 (@jlee124)
• Added link to Medium publication in footer: https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/542 (@valishah)
• Fixed broken Jitsi issue: https://github.com/codebuddiesdotorg/codebuddies/pull/544 (@distalx)