Changelog

Every release, in plain English

A transparent record of new features, improvements, fixes, and security updates we ship on smitparekh.co.in. Bookmark this page - we update it with every launch.

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24 May 2026
Latest

v1.10.0

Blog AI Studio

AI writing tools for Blog API tenants - generate full drafts from a prompt, get topic ideas tuned to your niche and audience, and rewrite or expand content in one click. Each capability is enabled per account.

  • AI blog draft generation from a single prompt
  • Niche-aware topic suggestions with category tabs
  • One-click Improve / Rewrite / Expand / Shorten on any draft
  • Per-account AI feature permissions
  • New
    AI blog generation

    Describe a topic and get a complete, structured draft - title, excerpt, body, category and tags - ready to edit and publish.

  • New
    Niche-aware topic suggestions

    Save your blog niche, audience and categories, then generate SEO-friendly title ideas per category. Click any idea to drop it straight into your post.

  • New
    AI content rewrite & improve

    Improve, rewrite, expand or shorten your draft content with one click while keeping your Markdown structure intact.

  • New
    Per-account AI permissions

    Each Blog API account's AI features are enabled individually, so you only see the tools available to you.

  • Improved
    Blog API in the main menu

    The Blog API now has its own top-level navigation link for quicker access.

  • Improved
    Feedback moved to the footer

    Tidied the top navigation; the feedback form now lives in the site footer.

14 May 2026

v1.9.0

Service Pages & Lead Gen

Ten dedicated service landing pages built for SEO and lead generation - Web Development, Frontend, Backend, API, SaaS, E-commerce, SEO, Technical SEO, Local SEO, SEO Audit, and AI Integration. Every page has its own quote form so visitors can start a project in 30 seconds.

  • 10 new service landing pages with full SEO + JSON-LD
  • Inline lead-gen form on every service page (24-hour reply target)
  • Services mega menu rebuilt with 4 categories
  • New
    Web Development service page

    Full landing page for end-to-end Next.js + Node.js builds, with pricing tiers, tech stack, process, FAQs, and an inline quote form.

  • New
    Frontend, Backend, API, SaaS & E-commerce pages

    Five dedicated development service pages, each with unique copy, pricing models, and a lead form that drops straight into the inbox.

  • New
    SEO service pages

    Four SEO landing pages - SEO Services, Technical SEO, Local SEO, and SEO Audit - covering content, Core Web Vitals, Google Business Profile, and audit-only engagements.

  • New
    AI Integration service page

    Dedicated page for OpenAI, Claude, RAG, and LLM-in-production work - with evals, structured outputs, and cost-control as headline deliverables.

  • Improved
    Mega-menu Services dropdown

    Services menu rebuilt as a 4-column mega menu - Development, Marketing & SEO, Products & Specialized, and Browse - so visitors can find the right service in one glance.

  • New
    Inline lead-gen form on every service page

    A reusable form with project type, budget, and timeline pickers. Submissions hit the same backend as /contact and trigger an email reply within 24 hours.

  • Improved
    Schema.org coverage for every service page

    Service, FAQPage, and BreadcrumbList JSON-LD on each landing page - eligible for rich results in Google and clear context for AI search engines.

14 May 2026

v1.8.0

Headless Blog API

A polished blog dashboard, a public Blog API landing page, and full feature parity between the admin and tenant blog editors. Anyone can now plug a headless blog into their Next.js project, business site, or SaaS dashboard.

  • New /blog-api landing page - request a tenant in one click
  • Tenant blog editor rebuilt to match the admin editor
  • Drafts, categories, tags, read time, featured posts and scheduled publish for every tenant
  • New
    Blog API landing page

    A dedicated page that explains the headless blog service, with use-cases for Next.js projects, business sites, and SaaS dashboards. Includes a copy-paste Next.js fetch example, the full endpoint list, and an FAQ.

  • Improved
    Tenant blog editor - full parity with the admin editor

    The dashboard blog form now matches the admin form: slug auto-generation, category dropdown, tags, read time, author, scheduled publish date, publish and featured toggles, save-draft, and a monospace Markdown editor.

  • Improved
    Cover image is enforced before publishing

    Tenants now get a clear inline warning when trying to publish without a cover image, and a one-click 'Save draft' option so no work is lost.

  • Improved
    Blog API discoverability

    Added the Blog API to the Services menu and the sitemap, so it can be discovered without the dashboard.

10 May 2026

v1.7.0

Student AI Toolkit

Six new AI tools built for college and university students - summarize lecture notes, generate flashcards, plan essays, cite sources, paraphrase paragraphs, and write tailored cover letters. All free, no sign-up needed for the first uses.

  • AI Note Summarizer with built-in flashcards and quiz
  • Flashcard generator with Anki-ready CSV export
  • Essay outliner with APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard support
  • Citation generator for APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and IEEE
  • Three-tone paraphraser for academic, formal, and casual writing
  • Cover letter generator tailored to your resume and the job description
  • New
    AI Note Summarizer

    Paste lecture notes or a textbook chapter and get clean bullet summaries, key terms, flashcards, and a self-check quiz. Pick brief, standard, or deep mode depending on how much detail you want.

  • New
    AI Flashcard Generator

    Type any topic and get up to 50 study cards. Flip them in the browser or download as an Anki CSV for spaced-repetition review.

  • New
    AI Essay Outline Builder

    Hand it a topic, target word count, and citation style. You get a thesis, a hook, sectioned arguments with word targets, evidence ideas, and source suggestions.

  • New
    AI Citation Generator

    Paste a URL, DOI, ISBN, or reference details and get a clean citation in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, or IEEE - plus the in-text version, ready to copy.

  • New
    AI Paraphraser

    Three rewritten versions in one click - academic, formal, or casual. Keeps the meaning, changes the structure and wording.

  • New
    AI Cover Letter Generator

    Paste your resume and the job description, pick a tone, and get a tailored cover letter you can copy or download.

3 May 2026

v1.6.0

Cleaner Free Tools Menu

We simplified the Free Tools menu so the eight tools visitors use most are front and center - and the full library of 31 tools is still just one click away.

  • Curated 8-tool quick menu in the navbar
  • One-click access to the full 31-tool library
  • Faster, distraction-free navigation on every page
  • Improved
    Redesigned Free Tools dropdown

    Replaced the dense, four-column menu with a clean two-column layout that highlights the most popular tools first. A clear link still takes you to the full catalog whenever you need it.

  • Performance
    Faster navigation, no flicker

    The menu now loads instantly on every page, even on slower connections - no spinners, no layout shift.

3 May 2026

v1.5.0

Developer Toolkit

Seven new developer-focused tools, a refreshed Free Tools menu, and a dashboard that automatically reflects every tool we ship.

  • 7 new free developer tools
  • Refreshed, easier-to-scan tools menu
  • Your dashboard stays in sync with every new tool
  • New
    JWT Decoder

    Decode JSON Web Tokens, inspect headers, payload, and expiry. Your token never leaves your browser.

  • New
    SQL Formatter

    Beautify, indent, and minify SQL queries instantly. Recognizes multi-word keywords like LEFT JOIN and GROUP BY.

  • New
    Image to Base64 Converter

    Drag and drop any image to get a clean data URL, raw Base64, or a ready-to-paste image tag.

  • New
    CSS Gradient Generator

    Visually build linear, radial, and conic gradients with multi-stop color control. Copy ready-to-use CSS or Tailwind classes.

  • New
    Slug Generator

    Turn any text into clean, SEO-friendly URL slugs. Bulk mode, accent stripping, and stop-word removal included.

  • New
    Favicon Generator

    Generate favicons in every modern size from text, an emoji, or your own image. Download all sizes in one click.

  • New
    UUID Generator (v4 and v7)

    Generate up to 1,000 industry-standard unique IDs at a time, including the new time-ordered v7 format.

  • Improved
    Refreshed Free Tools menu

    The navbar now groups tools into Image, Content & SEO, Developer, and Productivity & Career so you can find what you need at a glance.

3 May 2026

v1.4.0

Productivity Pack

Twelve new everyday productivity and developer utilities - all 100% free, no sign-up required for the basics.

  • Pomodoro timer, world clock, and unit converter
  • JSON, regex, hash, and color tools
  • Markdown editor, cron builder, and lorem ipsum
  • New
    Pomodoro Timer

    Stay focused with customizable work and break intervals. Includes desktop notifications and session history.

  • New
    World Clock

    Track multiple time zones at a glance - perfect for distributed teams.

  • New
    Unit Converter

    Convert length, weight, temperature, data sizes, and more between metric and imperial.

  • New
    Markdown Editor

    Live side-by-side Markdown preview with syntax highlighting and one-click HTML export.

  • New
    Cron Expression Builder

    Build and explain cron schedules visually. No more guessing what `*/5 * * * 1-5` means.

  • New
    Lorem Ipsum Generator

    Generate placeholder paragraphs, sentences, or words for any design mockup.

  • New
    JSON Formatter

    Beautify, minify, and validate JSON with line-level error reporting.

  • New
    Regex Tester

    Test regular expressions live with capture-group inspection and common-pattern presets.

  • New
    Hash Generator

    Generate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 hashes from any text or file. Your data never leaves your browser.

  • New
    Color Converter

    Convert between HEX, RGB, HSL, and OKLCH color spaces with live previews.

  • New
    URL Encoder / Decoder

    Encode and decode URL components safely without losing reserved characters.

  • New
    Base64 Encoder / Decoder

    Encode and decode Base64 text and files in your browser.

2 May 2026

v1.3.0

Accounts and Quotas

Free accounts arrive, alongside a transparent quota system, polished email notifications, and a brand-new public feedback page.

  • Sign in with Google to unlock higher limits
  • Personal dashboard with your usage history
  • Polished welcome and confirmation emails
  • New
    Google sign-in and personal dashboard

    Sign in with Google to track your tool usage, manage saved reports, and unlock higher daily quotas.

  • New
    Generous free quotas, higher when you sign in

    Guests get a generous free allowance out of the box. Signed-in users get even more - with full transparency on what's left.

  • New
    Public feedback page

    Share feedback, bug reports, or feature ideas straight from the site. Every message lands in our inbox within minutes.

  • Improved
    Polished welcome and notification emails

    Welcome, contact, and feedback emails now use clean, on-brand templates that arrive in your inbox in seconds.

  • Improved
    ATS Resume Checker, two-step flow

    A cleaner, step-by-step experience with clearer scoring and AI-powered suggestions tailored to each section.

  • Improved
    Self-service account deletion

    Delete your account at any time from Settings. We honor deletions immediately and remove your personal data - fully GDPR and CCPA aligned.

  • Improved
    Profile picture upload

    Upload a profile picture from your account settings in seconds.

  • Security
    Hardened privacy controls

    Tightened how environment variables are handled so sensitive identifiers never reach the browser.

1 May 2026

v1.2.0

Content Engine

An AI-assisted blogging workflow, an upgraded SEO Analyzer with shareable PDF reports, and a friendlier hire-me experience.

  • AI-assisted blog drafting
  • Shareable PDF SEO reports
  • LinkedIn-ready articles from any blog or project
  • New
    AI blog draft generator

    Generate a full blog draft, including outline and SEO meta, from a single topic prompt.

  • New
    SEO Analyzer with PDF reports

    Run a full SEO audit on any URL and download a polished, white-label PDF report - ready to share with clients.

  • New
    LinkedIn article generator

    Turn any blog post or case study into a ready-to-publish LinkedIn article in your own voice.

  • New
    Smart social share captions

    Generate LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram captions from any blog or project, with one-click copy.

  • New
    Hire Me page

    Detailed offerings, tech stack, availability, and a simple, two-click way to start a project.

  • New
    FAQ page

    A searchable FAQ covering general questions and per-tool details - written for real people, not crawlers.

  • Improved
    Mobile-friendly tables

    Wide tables in articles now scroll horizontally on mobile instead of breaking the layout.

29 April 2026

v1.1.0

Foundations

The core portfolio, the first wave of free tools, and a polished foundation built for fast, reliable performance worldwide.

  • Portfolio with detailed project case studies
  • First batch of free tools live
  • Privacy-respecting analytics across the site
  • New
    Portfolio with case studies

    Browse projects with detailed case studies, tech stacks, screenshots, and outcomes.

  • New
    Free tools, first batch

    Background Remover, Image Compressor, Image Converter, ATS Resume Checker, LinkedIn Post Generator, YouTube Thumbnail Downloader, Meta Tag Checker, Word Counter, QR Code Generator, and Password Generator.

  • New
    Resume view tracking

    See when your public resume gets viewed and downloaded, so you can have sharper, data-driven hiring conversations.

  • Improved
    Privacy-respecting analytics

    Lightweight analytics across tools, blog reads, and resume downloads - with full respect for visitor privacy.

  • Performance
    Built for global speed

    A modern, edge-optimized foundation delivers fast first paint and smooth navigation everywhere - North America, Europe, and beyond.

26 April 2026

v1.0.0

A New Home

The big move. After more than eighteen months of building in the open on smitparekh.studio, the whole experience was rebuilt from the ground up and given a permanent new home at smitparekh.co.in. Same craft, faster site, sharper brand, ready for everything that comes next.

  • Moved to a permanent home at smitparekh.co.in
  • Full rebuild on a modern, edge-ready foundation
  • Every project and free tool carried over and polished
  • New
    A brand new home at smitparekh.co.in

    The portfolio graduated from smitparekh.studio to its own dedicated domain, with a refreshed identity and a cleaner, faster experience on every page.

  • Improved
    Rebuilt from the ground up

    Years of features were rewritten on a modern stack for better speed, accessibility, and reliability for visitors anywhere in the world.

  • Improved
    A sharper personal brand

    A new visual identity, refined typography, and a consistent tone across the site, all built to make a strong first impression with clients and recruiters.

24 April 2026

v0.9.0

Motion & Branding

The final chapter on smitparekh.studio was all about feel and finish. Smooth scroll animations, a redesigned navigation bar, two handy new tools, and a full personal branding refresh brought the original site to its most polished state yet.

  • Site-wide scroll animations for a more premium feel
  • Redesigned navigation with a smoother mobile menu
  • New Word Counter and Password Generator tools
  • New
    Word Counter

    Instant word, character, sentence, and reading-time counts for writers, students, and marketers.

  • New
    Password Generator

    Strong, fully customizable passwords generated right in the browser, with nothing ever sent to a server.

  • Improved
    Smooth scroll animations everywhere

    Sections now ease gracefully into view as you scroll, giving the whole site a more considered, premium feel.

  • Improved
    Redesigned navigation

    A cleaner desktop menu and a smooth slide-in mobile panel made it far easier to move around the site.

  • Improved
    Branded splash screen

    A polished loading screen with full dark and light mode support replaced the plain spinner.

20 April 2026

v0.8.0

Open & Accessible

A milestone built on trust. The project went open source under an MIT license, and a full accessibility pass made the site easier to use for everyone, with better contrast, stronger keyboard support, and faster fonts.

  • Released open source under the MIT license
  • Accessibility improvements across the whole site
  • Faster fonts and fewer layout shifts
  • New
    Open source under MIT

    The full source was published openly with a complete README, so anyone can learn from it or build on top of it.

  • Improved
    Accessibility pass

    Fixed contrast issues, added ARIA labels, and improved keyboard navigation so the site works well with screen readers and assistive technology.

  • Performance
    Faster, non-blocking fonts

    Reworked font loading to remove render-blocking requests and speed up the first paint on every page.

16 April 2026

v0.7.0

Career Tools

A focus on tools that help people get hired. The ATS Resume Checker and an AI resume analyzer arrived together, sharing a clean new layout that every tool page would go on to use.

  • New ATS Resume Checker with section-by-section scoring
  • AI-powered resume analysis and suggestions
  • Shared, consistent layout across every tool page
  • New
    ATS Resume Checker

    Upload a resume and get a clear score, keyword matches, and practical suggestions to help it pass applicant tracking systems.

  • New
    AI resume analyzer

    Smart, section-aware feedback to sharpen bullet points and surface the right skills for the role.

  • Improved
    Consistent tool page layout

    A shared hero and page structure brought every tool in line for a cleaner, more familiar experience.

17 August 2025

v0.6.0

Growing the Toolbox

The toolbox kept growing with a LinkedIn media downloader, alongside behind-the-scenes work on responsive ads and steady SEO improvements to reach more people.

  • New LinkedIn media downloader
  • Responsive, better-placed ad units
  • Ongoing SEO and structured data improvements
  • New
    LinkedIn Media Downloader

    Save videos and images from LinkedIn posts in just a couple of clicks.

  • Improved
    Smarter ad placements

    Responsive ad units that adapt to every screen size without getting in the way of the content.

  • Improved
    SEO and structured data

    Cleaner metadata and schema across the site to help the right people find the tools.

6 May 2025

v0.5.0

Reach & Polish

A season of polish and reach. A built-in help assistant, detailed project case-study pages, friendlier loading states, and the first ad placements turned a simple portfolio into a proper product.

  • Detailed project case-study pages
  • In-page help assistant
  • Smooth skeleton loading states
  • New
    Project case-study pages

    Each project earned its own detailed page with the story, the context, and the links behind the work.

  • New
    In-page help assistant

    A friendly helper to answer common questions without ever leaving the page.

  • New
    Custom error pages

    Clear, on-brand 404 and 500 pages so visitors never hit a dead end.

  • Improved
    Skeleton loading states

    Pages now show clean placeholders while content loads, instead of blank screens.

6 April 2025

v0.4.0

Built to Scale

The biggest expansion yet. The site was rebuilt around clean, data-driven content and shipped a whole wave of new tools, from a QR code generator to image utilities and an SEO analyzer, alongside fresh services, skills, and testimonials sections.

  • Wave of new tools: QR Code, Image Compressor, Image Converter, SEO Analyzer
  • Data-driven rebuild for faster updates
  • New Services, Skills, and Testimonials sections
  • New
    QR Code Generator

    Create custom QR codes for links, text, and contact details in seconds.

  • New
    Image Compressor and Converter

    Shrink and convert images right in the browser, with no quality guesswork.

  • New
    SEO Analyzer

    Check any page for on-page SEO issues and get clear, actionable fixes.

  • Improved
    Data-driven rebuild

    Reworked the site around structured content so new projects and tools could ship far faster.

  • New
    Services, Skills, and Testimonials

    New sections to tell the full story of the work, the skills behind it, and the people it helped.

19 January 2025

v0.3.0

The Toolbox Opens

The portfolio started becoming a destination. The first free tools arrived, including a background remover, a text-to-speech tool, and a meta tag checker, giving visitors a real reason to come back.

  • First free tools go live
  • Background Remover and Text to Speech
  • Meta Tag Checker for quick SEO checks
  • New
    Background Remover

    Remove image backgrounds instantly, free and right in the browser.

  • New
    Text to Speech

    Turn written text into natural-sounding audio in a single click.

  • New
    Meta Tag Checker

    Preview and validate a page's meta tags for search results and social sharing.

23 December 2024

v0.2.0

The First Tool

The very first free tool shipped, a LinkedIn post generator, marking the moment the portfolio started giving something genuinely useful back to its visitors.

  • First free tool: LinkedIn Post Generator
  • The shift from portfolio to platform begins
  • New
    LinkedIn Post Generator

    Draft engaging, ready-to-publish LinkedIn posts from a simple prompt.

  • Improved
    Groundwork for a growing toolbox

    Laid the foundations that every future tool would go on to build on.

23 September 2024

v0.1.0

First Light

A major leap forward. The portfolio was rebuilt as a modern React application and launched on smitparekh.studio, bringing web development, design, and video work together in one place, with SEO and a working contact form built in from day one.

  • Rebuilt in React, launched on smitparekh.studio
  • First projects across web, design, and video
  • SEO, sitemap, and contact form from day one
  • New
    Rebuilt in React

    Rebuilt as a modern React app and launched on smitparekh.studio, bringing web development, design, and video projects together in one place.

  • New
    Featured projects

    Early work including an e-commerce landing page, a Connect Four game, a coffee shop app, and motion graphics.

  • New
    Contact form and SEO foundation

    A working contact form, sitemap, and robots setup so the right people could find the site and get in touch.

28 May 2024

v0.0.2

Going Dynamic

The portfolio grew up from a static page into a real web application. Rebuilt on Node.js, Express, and EJS with Tailwind CSS, it gained reusable templates, a structured projects section, and its first live deployment on Vercel.

  • Rebuilt on Node.js, Express, and EJS
  • Styled with Tailwind CSS
  • First live deployment on Vercel
  • New
    A server-rendered rebuild

    Moved from a single static page to a Node.js and Express app with EJS templates, so the site could grow without copying markup around.

  • New
    Structured projects and testimonials

    Projects moved into their own data layer, with a dedicated testimonials section to add social proof.

  • Improved
    Tailwind CSS styling

    Adopted Tailwind CSS for faster, more consistent styling across every section.

  • New
    Live on Vercel

    The portfolio earned its first proper deployment on Vercel, complete with custom 404 handling.

19 January 2024

v0.0.1

Day One

Where the whole journey started. The first live portfolio went online in January 2024, built on a Next.js foundation and personalized through a clean, structured data file, with sections for about, projects, skills, and social links.

  • The first live portfolio, online in January 2024
  • Built on a Next.js foundation
  • About, projects, skills, and social links
  • New
    The first live portfolio

    Got a personal site online for the very first time, built on a Next.js foundation and configured through a single, tidy data file.

  • New
    Projects and skills

    Showcased early projects and a skills badge grid, all in one clean, scannable layout.

  • New
    Social links front and center

    Quick links to LinkedIn, GitHub, Kaggle, and LeetCode so people could connect right away.

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