Changelog & roadmap

• debati.dk and debati.eu are both fully live — Debati is open for business
• debati.dk — Danish-language edition with full bilingual (DA/EN) support
• debati.eu — English-only international edition, optimised for DeepL browser translation
• DeepL optimisation: html lang="en", translate="no" on usernames, timestamps, stats and brand name
• Simplified EU database schema: single name/description columns (no language suffixes)
• Premium at €6.95/year on debati.eu and 49 DKK/year on debati.dk, both via Stripe
• Separate Stripe webhook endpoints per domain with individual webhook secrets
• 15 English-language official boards on debati.eu covering all major topics
• Timezone fix: password reset and email verification tokens now use UTC_TIMESTAMP() to prevent false expiry on Finnish servers
• Footer pages renamed to English: about, rules, changelog, privacy — old URLs 301-redirect

• 10 new official boards: Health, Sports, Work & Career, Relationships, Random, Housing, Education, Food, World, Climate
• "Writing now" live widget on the front page — shows up to 3 users actively typing in a thread
• Live bar updates automatically every 5 seconds without page reload
• Green pulsing indicator with animation
• Clickable — links directly to the thread being written in
• Navbar simplified: board links replaced with three fixed links — Forums, Community and 🗑️ The Bin
• Forums link jumps to official boards on front page (#official anchor)
• Community link jumps to community boards on front page (#community anchor)
• Mobile navbar improved: nav links wrap below logo on small screens

• 🗑️ The Bin — public "hall of shame" for removed content
• Admins can send threads, posts and entire boards to The Bin (with optional reason)
• Admins can restore content from The Bin
• Binning a board takes all its threads and posts along
• /pages/thebin.php — public page, accessible to everyone
• Threads in The Bin show all posts, but replies and reporting are disabled
• Binned threads in thread.php automatically redirect to The Bin
• Binned boards, threads and posts filtered out from nav, front page and board views
• The Bin link added to footer
• Status badge "🗑️ Bin" in admin panel (threads, posts, boards)
• Bin filter added to admin/threads.php status dropdown
• SQL: is_binned, binned_at, bin_reason columns on threads, posts, boards

• Debati banner implemented on the about page
• About page rewritten with sharper pitch, clearer purpose and concrete thread examples
• New section: "Why anonymity?" with explanation and use cases
• New section: "Anonymity in practice" — separated from platform description
• Rules & terms sharpened: clearer language, stronger tone in prohibited content section
• SEO meta tags on about page: description, canonical, robots, keywords
• Open Graph tags (Facebook/LinkedIn): title, description, image
• Twitter Card tags: summary_large_image
• $pageMeta hook added to header.php for page-specific meta tags
• Link from about page to rules & terms added in moderation section

• Anonymous debate forum — no account required to participate
• Official boards: Politics, Society, Economy, Culture & Media, Technology
• User-created community boards (require admin approval)
• Live polling — new replies appear without reloading the page
• Typing indicator — see when others are writing
• Reply to specific posts
• Text formatting: bold, italic and greentext (>>)
• Light and dark mode
• hCaptcha integration — graduated based on post history
• Rate limiting per fingerprint
• IP ban system
• Post reporting
• User accounts with email verification
• Password reset via email
• Premium subscription via Stripe
• Premium: no captcha, coloured text, up to 3 boards, ★ badge
• Admin panel: users, boards, threads, posts, reports, IP bans
• Archiving of inactive threads via cron
• Automatic premium expiry via cron
• 1.5% of payments go to CO₂ removal via Stripe Climate

Order is indicative — priorities may change.

Private messages

• Private messaging (DM) — registered users only
• Inbox with conversation overview, sorted by latest message
• Unread indicator (💬) in the navigation bar, updated automatically
• Invite an existing member to a private forum directly via DM

Private forums (Premium)

• Create one private forum with its own subdomain — e.g. gamers.debati.eu
• Only invited members can see and participate in the forum
• Invite new users via email with a token-based registration link — the link ties the email to the forum on sign-up
• Invite existing users via private messages
• Invitation email clearly states the forum's purpose and Debati's terms
• Admins can view all content in private forums at any time — compliance with applicable law is enforced
• Premium quotas: 2 community forums + 1 private forum per account
• 30-day grace period if premium expires — forum is then frozen (read-only)
• Ideal for gaming groups, clubs and communities looking for a European alternative to big tech

Bug fixes & improvements

• Mobile menu overflow fix
• Board title field-length validation
• Admin notification on new reports

Media

• Image attachments in posts and threads
• Video uploads up to 5 minutes directly in threads

Social features

• Share buttons at the top of threads (Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, Mastodon)
• Post thread directly to Bluesky via AT Protocol API

Gamification & badges

• 10 posts → "Beginner" + permanent captcha-free
• 50 posts → "Regular" + coloured username
• 200 posts → "Veteran" + pin own replies in own threads
• 500 posts → "Epic Anon" + profile flair visible on all posts
• 1000 posts → "Debati Legend" + gold username

Live & activity

• Online user count and live indicator on active threads
• Trending algorithm based on activity within the last hour

Premium tier 2

• Moderator tools for community board owners
• Notifications on replies in your threads