Changelog

v4.8.1 — May 2026

Dependencies

• Bootstrap 5.3.8 (latest stable)
• ApexCharts 5.3.6 to 5.11.0
• Webpack 5.103 to 5.106; webpack-cli 6 to 7; webpack-dev-server 5.2.2 to 5.2.4
• Sass 1.94 to 1.99; sass-loader 16.0.6 to 16.0.8
• Babel core and preset-env to 7.29 (latest)
• Font Awesome 7.1 to 7.2
• FullCalendar core/daygrid/timegrid/interaction/list to 6.1.20
• DataTables 2.3.5 to 2.3.8 with responsive-bs5 to 3.0.8
• SweetAlert2 11.26.3 to 11.26.24
• Mapbox GL 3.16 to 3.23
• SmartWizard 6 to 7 (major)
• copy-webpack-plugin 13 to 14 (major); eslint 9 to 10 (major); eslint-webpack-plugin 5 to 6 (major)
• Cropper.js 2.1.0 to 2.1.1; CountUp 2.9 to 2.10; metismenu pinned to 3.0.7
• 0 npm audit vulnerabilities

Documentation

• New built-in /docs documentation site with 12 pages and standalone shell
• README.md rewritten in Apex-style format with badge row, page sections, tech stack table, and project structure tree
• Changelog reformatted to per-version themed H3 sub-sections

Compatibility

• jQuery 3.7.1 retained — jQuery 4 is incompatible with Bootstrap 5.3's defineJQueryPlugin ESM bundle and Webpack's default-export interop. Will be revisited when Bootstrap ships a compatible release

Build

• Confirmed npm run build and npm start produce a clean output with the updated toolchain
• Pre-existing Sass @import deprecation warnings from Bootstrap's bundled SCSS continue to be suppressed via warnRuleAsWarning: false

v4.8.0 — September 2025

Dependencies

• Bootstrap 5.3.7 to 5.3.8 with latest accessibility improvements
• ApexCharts 4.7.0 to 5.3.4 (major upgrade with enhanced data parsing)
• intro.js 7.2.0 to 8.3.2 (major upgrade with modular architecture)
• SweetAlert2 11.4.8 to 11.22.5
• Babel core and preset-env to 7.28.3
• Webpack toolchain to 5.101.3
• FullCalendar components to 6.1.19
• DataTables to 2.3.3 with responsive extension to 3.0.6
• ESLint to 9.34.0 with improved code quality checks
• Sass compiler to 1.91.0

Bootstrap 4 cleanup

• Removed leftover Bootstrap 4 code remnants and references
• select2 multiselect theme renamed from bootstrap4 to bootstrap5
• Updated margin classes (ml-2 to ms-2) for Bootstrap 5 logical-property compatibility
• Removed duplicate toggle-switch file containing Bootstrap 4 data-toggle attributes
• Corrected CSS comments referencing "bootstrap-4" to "Bootstrap 5"

Internal

• intro.js API calls migrated from introJs() to introJs.tour() syntax
• ApexCharts v5 performance improvements with enhanced data parsing
• Backward compatibility preserved for all existing chart and tour configurations

v4.7.0 — July 2025

Page loader system

• New FOUC-prevention loader with configurable styling, duration, and emergency timeout
• Environment variable opt-out (DISABLE_LOADER=true) and dedicated start:no-loader / build:no-loader scripts
• Per-template loader configuration in src/config/loader.config.js
• Full configuration guide added as LOADER-CONFIGURATION.md

jQuery removal

• BlockUI migrated to a native JavaScript implementation (src/utils/block-ui-native.js)
• DataTables migrated to jQuery-free initialization (new DataTable('#id', opts))
• 76% of original jQuery plugins now removed or replaced
• block-ui dependency removed from package.json

Breaking changes

• BlockUI API changed from jQuery to native JavaScript (see README migration table)
• DataTables initialization syntax changed from $('#table').DataTable() to new DataTable('#table')

v4.6.0 — July 2025

jQuery plugin replacements

• bootstrap4-toggle replaced with Bootstrap 5 native form switches
• jquery-circle-progress replaced with ApexCharts radialBar charts
• jquery-sparkline replaced with ApexCharts sparklines
• jquery-validation replaced with Bootstrap 5 native validation
• jquery-cropper replaced with vanilla Cropper.js
• select2 replaced with Bootstrap 5 native selects

Internal

• Build optimization and dev console statement cleanup
• Duplicate file cleanup (toggle-switch 2.hbs, circle-progress 2.js)
• Documentation consolidation (removed duplicate CLAUDE.md files)
• Bundle size reduction through redundant package removal
• Better tree-shaking with native ES6 modules

v4.5.1 — June 2025

Fixes

• Sidebar scrolling now maintains fixed positioning instead of scrolling with main content
• Analytics dashboard tab navigation restored with corrected file path references
• DataTable styling persistence in analytics variation page
• Animation system conflicts resolved (transform interference with fixed elements)
• Perfect Scrollbar / fixed sidebar initialization order conflicts fixed

Auth pages

• Login, register, and forgot-password "boxed" variants redesigned with glass-morphism effects
• Logo standardized to the black version for visibility on glass backgrounds
• Copyright notices updated to 2025

v4.5.0 — June 2025

Security

• All 34 known security vulnerabilities resolved
• Updated @babel/traverse, body-parser, cross-spawn, braces, and SweetAlert2

Charts and animations

• Complete sparklines page redesign with modern visualization components
• ApexCharts integration upgraded with realistic financial data examples
• Page transition animations with staggered loading and layout-shift prevention
• Login, register, and forgot-password pages modernized

Build

• Webpack toolchain modernization
• ESLint upgraded to v9 with flat config support
• All major dependencies updated to latest compatible versions
• Bootstrap table migration from deprecated plugins to native Bootstrap 5 implementations

v4.0.0 — October 2023

• Migrated to React v18 (legacy React variant — superseded by the HTML variant in 4.5+)
• All dependencies upgraded

Earlier Versions