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September 2025

Metric Count
Issues Closed 10
PRs merged 32

Hi again, We had Successfully Concluded our 5th Edition of IndiaFOSS (2025) on 20-21 Sept. This month had most focus on Schedule page.

PR Highlights

Event Management

  • #1125 De-clutter the Events timeline page Provided filter to choose Chapter type (City | Club | Conference) and made City filter to show only Cities /events pages takes preference to show Only City and Conference, hiding FOSS Club events Related issue #1144 and PR #1145
  • #1128 Small Doc on purpose of event_permalink Some users might confuse with the term permalink, so added some doc to give info that it means page 'route' (alias)

Ticket Management

  • #1118 Make ticket transfer page public We noticed that not everyone who bought ticket had FossUnited account, so with added security tests, we made Ticket transfer page public to avoid exploits.
  • #1147 Added QR code scanner for Ticket Check-ins Implemented a QR code based quick check-in scanner to log check-in details. Both pages /dashboard/event/.../quick-checkin and /dashboard/event/.../checkins use this component to scan QR.

Event Schedule

Could not complete the Schedule re-design, so added some features to enhance UX.

  • #1126 Search by Speaker in proposal (CFP) page Although it has a frappe filter to narrow, it would be convenient to just type and search by speaker name.
  • #1132 Fix Event Schedule ICS download Due to some events having end datetime > start datetime, the API was throwing an error.
  • #1158 Search support in Schedule page Search whole Event schedule in flat List based on Talk Title, Speaker name, Designation and category. Also card shows Hall and Date as Indicator
  • #1151 Schedule Download formats Schedule can be downloaded in various formats now. CSV | ICS | Orgmode | Markdown and so on. Further plan is to make PDF generation in FOSS theme using Typst

New Contributor Spotlight

  • @agriyakhetarpal made their first contribution:
  • #1142: Added Zulip logo for chapters With merge of Zulip into svgl, we now have Zulip support into socials link for Chapter Info.

  • Related PR on adding Bluesky and dev.to logo for FOSS user profile page

  • @arunppsg made their first contribution:

  • #1167: Added more docs Complementing to #1150, Arun added some missing docs for events, social media and more.


August 2025

Metric Count
Issues Closed 13
PRs merged 19

Hi everyone,

I'm Dilip G (also known as Zororg on Telegram, or with username @idlip), the new Developer for FOSS United. First month on board, after Harsh Tandiya as Developer. This is my first monthly tech report as part of the FOSS United team. I'd love your feedback on the format, content, or anything you'd like to see added in future changelogs. You can share your suggestions via GitHub Issues or drop me an email; whichever works best for you.

PR Highlights

Jobs & Scheduling

  • #1080 Scheduled expiry for job posts older than 90 days Implemented a background scheduler that automatically marks job listings as expired after 90 days. đŸ”— Visit: FOSS United Jobs

Roles & Permissions

  • #1087 Removed Lead role, consolidated under Core Team Member. Simplified the roles for Chapters and Events. Now, Core Team Member has full permissions to manage events and pages.

Event Management

  • #1088 Fixed routing to event schedule pages Resolved navigation issues—schedule pages now route correctly from both the dashboard and event views.
  • #1102 Auto-close RSVP and CFP forms after event ends Extended the event scheduler to automatically close RSVP and Call-for-Proposal forms once the event has concluded.

Blog & RSS

  • #1091 RSS feed fixed and enhanced The blog's RSS feed is now valid and includes newsletters. Thanks to @captn3m0 for reporting the issue: #1001

Timeline Fixes

  • #1094 Prevented crash on events/timeline when dates are missing Fixed error where events without a start or end date would break the timeline view.
  • #1109 Made event schedule page layout more compact Cleaned up visual clutter on the schedule view for easier readability.

Team Page & Governance

Event Metadata Enhancements

  • #1100 Added City and State info for events Also reordered social media links to prioritize FOSS and decentralized platforms.
  • #1108 Added a scrollbar to long schedule sections Improves usability when navigating long lists of proposals.
  • #1101 Introduced "Invited Talk" as a session type Enables better support for data related to IndiaFOSS sessions.

New Contributor Spotlight

  • @HarshPatel5940 made their first contribution:
  • #1010: Dynamic user search in Chapter/Events member dashboard


July 2025

The FOSS United platform was mostly under maintenance mode during this period. This was mostly my scrutiny period with some given tasks for two weeks.

PR Highlights

Setup with NixOS

  • #1068 Doc and guide on setting up FossUnited platform with NixOS. I plan to extend this further more.

Job Management

  • #1077 Added date of posting for each job card and closing for expired ones