Changelog

All notable changes to EduNest LMS are documented here. This is the buyer-facing changelog: scan it to see exactly what shipped in each release. EduNest follows Semantic Versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) and the Keep-a-Changelog format below.

Version

1.0.0 — Initial public release.

Field	Value
Version	`1.0.0`
Channel	Stable
Framework	Next.js 16 (App Router)
Runtime	React 19 + TypeScript
Database	PostgreSQL (`@neondatabase/serverless`, raw SQL — no ORM)
Node	20+
PostgreSQL	14+

Release Date

2026-06 — first release.

Future releases follow this cadence: patch releases (1.0.x) for fixes, minor releases (1.x.0) for new add-ons and features, and major releases (2.0.0) for breaking changes. Every release ships with free lifetime updates for license holders.

[1.0.0] - 2026-06

Everything in 1.0.0 is new — this is the first release.

Added

Storefront

Public course storefront at / with course catalog, categories, course detail pages, and search.
Cart and server-side checkout (resolveCart re-prices server-side and expands bundles).
Sells courses, bundles, and membership plans.
Sign-up, login, and password reset for learners.

Course Player

Course player at /learn/[slug] with sections, lessons, and video playback.
Progress tracking per lesson and per course.

Learner Dashboard

Learner area at /learner: my courses, progress, grades, messages, orders, subscriptions, and wishlist.

Instructor Dashboard

Instructor portal at /instructor: course authoring, enrollments, students, earnings, payouts, and messages.

Admin Panel (CMS)

Admin panel at /admin: dashboard, customers, courses, orders, settings, and integrations.
Theme & branding settings (logo, colors, business name, site URL).
Multi-language management (English, Hindi, Tamil, Arabic with RTL).
Role- and permission-gated navigation.

Add-ons (93 built-in, license-activated)

53 channel add-ons across analytics, payments, email, video, chat, chatbot, live chat, CAPTCHA, SMS, shipping, social login, WhatsApp, and calendar.
40 feature add-ons including Certificates, Exams, Assignments, Forums, Gradebook, Gamification, Badges, SCORM, Live Classes, Affiliate, Wallet, Invoicing, Webhooks, and more.
All add-ons ship inside the product — no zip install. Premium add-ons unlock via license entitlements or a per-add-on purchase code (two-gate model: entitlement unlocks, admin toggle switches on).
Free providers out of the box: email:smtp, analytics:ga4, payments:cod, payments:bank, payments:paypal, storage:r2, video:youtube, video:vimeo.

Payments

Working checkout with the free payment drivers (Cash on Delivery, Bank Transfer, PayPal).
20 additional premium payment gateways available as add-ons (Stripe, Razorpay, PayU, Square, Mollie, Paystack, Flutterwave, and more).

Certificates & Reports

PDF certificate generation on course completion via jspdf (Certificates feature add-on).
PDF reports via jspdf / jspdf-autotable.

Storage & Media

Cloudflare R2 / S3-compatible uploads via the AWS S3 SDK.
Automatic image processing with sharp.

Email

Transactional email via nodemailer over database-configured SMTP (the free email provider).
Branded email templates pulling logo and business details from theme settings.

License System

Offline RS256 domain license (CreativeCape) with a baked-in public key, 14-day fail-open grace, and dev/localhost bypass.
Admin License screen and public License Banner.

Install Wizard

First-run web installer at /install: Welcome → Database → License → Admin Account → Site Settings → Done, with optional starter content.

Documentation

Bundled documentation viewer (/docs/v1) covering setup, architecture, API, and these operational guides.

Updated

Initial release — no prior versions. Dependency baselines: Next.js 16.2.6, React 19, Tailwind CSS 3, jose 6, jsonwebtoken 9, nodemailer 8, sharp 0.34.

Improved

Initial release. Baseline work already included: license status caching for hot public pages, database-driven integration config (no redeploy to change providers), and server-side image optimization.

Fixed

Initial release — no previously reported bugs to fix.

Deprecated

Initial release — nothing deprecated.

Changelog format for future releases

Each future version adds a dated block using these headings:

MARKDOWN

## [1.1.0] - 2026-09-01

### Added
- New add-on: <name>

### Updated
- Bumped <dependency> to <version>

### Improved
- <performance or UX improvement>

### Fixed
- <bug description> (#issue)

### Deprecated
- <feature> — removal planned in 2.0.0

Added — new add-ons, features, endpoints, or pages.
Updated — dependency bumps and content/config updates.
Improved — performance and UX refinements to existing features.
Fixed — bug fixes.
Deprecated — features scheduled for removal, with the target version.