Release Notes

Added Advanced Search link in the header search bar. Telegram bot now supports deep link onboarding for users coming from the website. jQuery CDN loaded globally for improved reliability. Footer pages redesigned with comprehensive content.

Launched @NumismaAI_bot — search coins directly from Telegram using slash commands with smart query expansion. Added search logging and analytics dashboard to track popular queries and unresolved searches. Telegram bot supports Hindi/Hinglish queries, abbreviations, and phonetic matching.

Introduced the Advisor System allowing trusted community members to suggest corrections to coin data. Includes advisor dashboard with suggestions tracking, notification system with read/unread badges, and admin review queue with group-based approval workflow.

Deployed multi-layer security middleware with rate limiting (120 req/min), threat detection for SQL injection, XSS, path traversal, and bot detection. Risk scoring system auto-blocks malicious visitors. Built comprehensive analytics dashboard with 6 sub-pages covering traffic, pages, coins, locations, and sessions.

Launched community image contribution system with drag-and-drop upload, FingerprintJS-based rate limiting, and admin moderation workflow. Approved images are auto-converted to WebP and displayed on coin detail pages.

Full-featured My Collection page with multi-grade coin management (CIR, FINE, UNC, GEM UNC), photo upload, real-time value calculations, and "Collectors Have Extra Coins" exchange feature. User dashboard with pie charts and metal weight tracker.

Implemented user registration, login, password recovery with secure tokens, public collector profiles, and user settings with profile photo upload. Auto-generated unique user IDs.

Built intelligent search with CONCAT-AND logic, Hindi/Hinglish transliteration, currency symbol normalization, abbreviation expansion, and cross-category results. Live search dropdown with full results page.

Automated exhibition management with auto-status updates, side-by-side upcoming/completed layout, and nightly web scraping for new exhibition data. Society directory with state-wise filtering and DataTables.

Built Python Flask admin panel for content management. Established the 5-category coin database: British India, Definitive, Commemorative, Portuguese India, and British Protected Native States. Coin detail pages with specifications, pricing, image galleries, and clean URL routing.

Numisma founded as an Indian numismatics information website. Initial launch with homepage, basic coin listings, and PHP frontend on XAMPP (Apache + MySQL).