v1.1.0-beta - MUI Refactor (Homepage, Navbar, and Footer)

Overview

This beta release introduces a major frontend modernization, migrating all global and homepage components from Bootstrap/CSS to Material UI (MUI) and AOS.
The update unifies the styling system, removes legacy assets, and establishes a scalable theming structure for future pages and enhancements.

Highlights

• Global and homepage components fully migrated from Bootstrap/CSS to MUI and AOS
• Mounted MUI ThemeProvider and CssBaseline globally for consistent theming
• Introduced global theme.js with primary, secondary, and tertiary color palette
• Unified typography and layout across homepage sections
• Removed all unused .css files (About, Services, Portfolio, Testimonial)
• Improved drawer animations, hover states, and AOS transitions
• Added light/dark mode transition animation

Features

• Rebuilt Hero, Navbar, Footer, About, Services, Portfolio, FAQ, and Testimonial components with MUI and AOS
• Implemented responsive layouts using MUI Grid, Box, and Typography
• Replaced deprecated Grid props with modern MUI standards
• Added tooltips to IconButtons for accessibility
• Standardized shadows, colors, and hover animations using MUI’s system
• Removed all Bootstrap dependencies and redundant CSS

Known Issues

• Events page still pending migration to MUI and AOS
• Minor spacing inconsistencies on smaller viewports
• Some animation timings may vary on mobile
• Internal pages (About, Our Team, Projects, Research) not yet implemented
• Bootstrap and animate.css dependencies are still part of the package

Next Steps

• Complete Events page migration to MUI and AOS
• Implement About, Our Team, Projects, and Research pages

Contributors & Changelog

• refactor/migrate-all-global-and-homepage-components-to-mui-and-aos merged by @InfinityDude007
• major MUI migration commits by @InfinityDude007 and @ShaikRafaan
• all homepage sections refactored to use MUI and AOS
• removed redundant CSS files across components
• optimized transitions and dark mode styling

Full Changelog: v1.0.0-beta...v1.1.0-beta

v1.0.0-beta

Overview

This is the first beta release of the new ACM UoBD website, marking our complete refactor from the legacy Django-only site to a modular React + Vite frontend with a Django backend.
It establishes the foundation for future feature development, theming, and integration.

Highlights

• Frontend rebuilt using React + Vite for faster load and modular components
• Backend structured in Django for scalable API endpoints
• Bootstrap + animate.css used for initial styling and animations
• Homepage, Navbar, Footer fully implemented
• Drafted Events, FAQ, and Testimonial sections introduced
• Deployed automatically via Cloudflare Pages (frontend) and Render (backend)

Features

• Added component folders for modular React structure
• Established routing via react-router-dom
• Configured automatic deployments on main branch commits

Known Issues

• Events section still partial (data handling under development)
• Some responsiveness tweaks pending on small viewports
• No unified color/theme system yet (to come with MUI refactor)

Next Steps

• Replace Bootstrap with MUI for better theme scalability → planned v1.1.0-beta
• Finish Events integration with backend API and polish frontend
• Add dark/light themes
• Implement About, Our Team, Projects, Research, and FAQs pages

Contributors & Changelog

• testimonial section creation by @sxk1420 in #1
• Faq section by @sxk1420 in #2
• Feat/events by @ShaikRafaan in #3
• Past events by @sasvatt11 in #4
• @sxk1420 made their first contribution in #1
• @ShaikRafaan made their first contribution in #3
• @sasvatt11 made their first contribution in #4

Full Changelog: https://github.com/InfinityDude007/acm-uobd/commits/v1.0.0-beta