Changelog

[2026-02-27] - Modernization, Backend Tools & Dashboard Enhancements

Premium Backend Dashboard:
- Redesigned the main dashboard with categorized module shortcuts for better organization.
- Categorized modules into: Administration & Strategy, Assets & Resources, and Public Services & Revenue.
- Added shortcuts for 18+ essential local government modules including Supply, Durable, Saraban, Tax, Welfare, Waterworks, ITA, Disaster, Waste, EMS 1669, GIS, and more.
Online Theme Editor:
- Implemented a secure online code editor (Ace Editor) for managing theme layout files (main.php, _top.php, etc.).
- Added automatic .bak file backup upon saving.
Secure File Manager:
- Implemented a modern Cloud Explorer-style file manager with sub-folder support.
- Features: Multi-file upload, drag-and-drop, real-time file search, and breadcrumb navigation.
- Image Auto-Resizing: Supports choosing target widths (384, 512, 1024, 1200px) during upload while maintaining aspect ratio.
- Enhanced Security: Implemented strict MIME type validation (deep content sniffing) and an extension whitelist to prevent malicious uploads.
Bot Filtering for Statistics:
- Integrated user-agent detection in AbtComponent to exclude search engine bots and crawlers from visitor counts, ensuring data accuracy.

Backend Icon Standardization: Upgraded all backend dashboard and file manager icons to Font Awesome 5.11 for a sharper, modern look.
Frontend Menu Management: Implemented a full CRUD system in the Administrator module for managing frontend menus (Navbar, Left Menu, Sidenav).
Dynamic Menus: Navbar, Sidenav (Mobile), and Left Menu are now fully dynamic, fetching data from the cms_menu_frontend table with recursive support for nested sub-menus.
Visitor Statistics Refactoring: Improved performance using optimized date range queries and fixed aggregation logic for monthly/yearly stats.
UI/UX Branding: Standardized the color scheme across the entire platform using Soft Peach (#FFDBBB) and Warm Orange (#FFC068).

Resolved Undefined variable $currentPath in File Manager.
Fixed unknown property: CmsPost::title by correctly mapping to the name attribute.
Fixed folder permission issues in Docker environment by enforcing 0777 on the uploads directory.
Resolved broken icons in Sidebar and Footer widgets by aligning with project standards.

Cleaned up the codebase by removing legacy themes (abt, mub, new1), reducing the project size by 434 files.