AJ Batac

Changelog

All notable technical changes to this project will be documented in this file.

Recently built apps: Added WPEG Classifieds, Explore WPEG, Winnipeg Jobs, Quilala, Erutrepa, and aHREFna to the portfolio.

Renamed the Recent Products section to Recently built apps.
Refreshed the WPEG Portal, Pixel IQ, and FOSSY names and descriptions.
Added site favicons or logos beside app titles, with a neutral fallback for unavailable legacy assets.
Reworked links, app buttons, featured cards, and interaction states into a restrained grayscale system for cleaner employer-focused scanning.
Renamed Email Signatures to EmailSig, refreshed its description, and removed the legacy tracking query from its URL.
Marked Email IQ as archived in the portfolio and documentation.
Marked Headless WP to React and Canvas Crop as open-source.

Versioning & Source Control: Added a dedicated section to showcase experience across Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and SVN version control systems.

Summary & Skills Refresh: Enhanced the professional summary and skill sets across the portfolio and README to reflect expertise in modern hosting platforms (Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare), RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and System/Software Design Documents (SDD).
Metadata Keywords: Updated SEO metadata keywords for better discoverability of newly listed technologies.

Recent Product Additions: Added four static project cards to index.html.
- Mekeni: Filipino-Canadian business directory.
- Pixel IQ: AI-powered image intelligence platform.
- FOSSY: Curated FOSS directory and contributor discovery surface.
- WPEG.app: Winnipeg micro-apps portal.

Static UI Refresh: Reworked css/style.css around a lighter editorial portfolio layout.
- Simplified typography to one readable sans-serif system.
- Removed dark glassmorphism and script-dependent visual states.
- Added print-oriented styles for resume-style output.
Pure HTML/CSS Contract: Removed JavaScript-powered controls from the deployed pages.
- Removed theme toggle, font sizer, dynamic back-to-top button, and analytics script tags from index.html.
- Removed the shared script include from changelog.html.
- Deleted the unused js/script.js file.
Source of Truth Cleanup: Removed the stale duplicate Next/TypeScript portfolio surface under hosting/.
- Firebase hosting serves the repository root, so the static index.html remains authoritative.

Files Affected:
- index.html: Static markup, project additions, script removal, version update.
- css/style.css: UI, typography, layout, responsive, and print refresh.
- changelog.html, changelog.md, rss.xml, sitemap.xml, README.md: Version and release metadata.
- tests/test_index.py: Updated tests for static HTML/CSS behavior.
- firebase.json: Removed obsolete JavaScript cache target and ignored non-site files.
Dependencies: Removed unused Node/Next/TypeScript project files.

Public-facing Changelog: Implemented unified /changelog page for high-level release notes.
- Linked to changelog.html via firebase.json rewrite.
- Omitted technical details for public security.
Project RSS Feed: Established validated XML feed at /changelog/rss.
- Linked to rss.xml via firebase.json rewrite.
Search Engine Optimization: Standardized project discovery directives.
- Created/Updated sitemap.xml with priority routes.
- Added sitemap link to robots.txt.

Avatar Positioning: Enhanced the profile image centering logic in css/style.css:116-125.
- Switched from inline-block to display: block with margin: 0 auto.
Version Tracking (v2.5.0): Updated project milestone across multiple files.
- Footer in index.html:508: updated version and wrapped in clickable link to /changelog.
- Meta tags and documentation in README.md.

Files Affected:
- index.html: Footer and versioning update.
- css/style.css: Profile image styling.
- firebase.json: Routing for new static pages.
- changelog.html: Public release page.
- rss.xml: Content syndication feed.
- sitemap.xml, robots.txt: SEO directives.
Code Snippets:
- CSS centering: .profile-img { display: block; margin: 0 auto; }
- Footer link: <a href="/changelog">v2.5.0</a>
Dependencies: None.

Version Tracking: Introduced version numbering system in footer (index.html:438)
- Version format: v1.0.0 following semantic versioning
- Displayed in footer alongside copyright notice
Business Summary Section: New comprehensive section showcasing professional competencies (index.html:97-167)
- Strategic & Business Skills: Digital Transformation Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Budget Management, Vendor Management, Product Management, Business Development, Change Management
- Technical Leadership Skills: Technical Architecture, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure Management, Security & Compliance, Performance Optimization, CI/CD Pipeline Development
- Team & People Management Skills: Team Building, Mentoring & Coaching, Hiring & Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
- Process & Project Skills: Agile/Scrum Methodologies, Quality Assurance Management, Documentation, Risk Management
- Soft Skills: Critical Thinking, Inclusive Leadership, Public Speaking, Community Building, Client Relations
- Emerging Tech Skills: Artificial Intelligence/AI Integration, Agentic AI Development, API Development & Integration, Automation
- Material icon: business_center
Jump Links Navigation: Added “Business Summary” to quick navigation (index.html:73)

Footer Copyright Year: Updated from dynamic year display to static “2026” (index.html:438)
- Previous: © <span id="current-year"></span> Allan Batac Inc. All rights reserved.
- Current: © 2026 Allan Batac Inc. All rights reserved. | v1.0.0
- Note: This was later superseded in v2.6.0 when the unused script file was removed.
Icon System: migrated all icons from emoji/text to Google Material Icons (index.html:30-32)
- Added Material Symbols Outlined stylesheet
- Icons now use: <span class="material-symbols-outlined">icon_name</span>
- Contact icons: phone, mail, work, code, language (index.html:60-67)
- Section icons: description, business_center, build, apartment, workspace_premium, school, rocket_launch (index.html:83-290)

File Path: /Users/ajbatac/ajbatac.github.io/index.html
Key Lines:
- Line 31-32: Material Icons stylesheet integration
- Line 73: Business Summary jump link
- Line 97-167: Complete Business Summary section with skill categories
- Line 438: Footer with version display
Dependencies: Google Material Symbols Outlined font
Version Format: Semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)

README.md: Updated with “Recent Updates” section providing high-level overview of v1.0.0 changes
changelog.md: Created to track detailed technical changes, file paths, and code references

v2.6.2 (2026-06-26): Versioning & source control skill additions (Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, SVN)
v2.6.1 (2026-06-26): Summary & skills update (Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, RAG, SDD)
v2.6.0 (2026-06-10): Static UI refresh, pure HTML/CSS delivery, new project cards
v1.0.0 (2026-01-13): Initial versioning, Business Summary addition, 2026 checkpoint update