Product Timeline

Changelog & platform updates

Public entries focus on the changes buyers and sellers will actually feel. If you're signed in as an admin, this page also reveals the internal ops, moderation, and automation timeline.

How this page is populated

Product releases are curated in code from shipped marketplace changes, with checked-in automation and override support so the timeline stays reviewable in git. Maintenance windows and announcements still come from the live system_updates feed.

Coverage window

This first pass focuses on the recent release wave starting March 17, 2026, which captures the biggest buyer, seller, and admin improvements currently live on the web app.

What buyers and sellers will notice

Recent product work that improves browsing, posting, saving, and seller follow-through.

March 2026

March 24, 2026DiscoveryPerformance

Listing cards now reveal details before images finish loading

Browse cards and feed cards now surface key listing details immediately, while images load progressively in the background instead of slowing down the first impression.

Shared card images now render with an immediate placeholder and fade in once they finish loading.
Only the first feed card keeps eager media priority, while the rest of the feed drops to lower-priority image fetching.
Listing, category, profile, collection, and saved skeletons now mirror the real detail-first card order more closely.

BuyerSeller

Announcements & maintenance

Live notices pulled from the admin-authored updates feed.

AnnouncementMarch 11, 2026

Welcome to GrowLab Market!

We're excited to launch GrowLab Market, your community plant marketplace. Post listings, browse plants, and connect with fellow enthusiasts across the Philippines!

March 23, 2026TrustProfiles

Verification badges now show clearer trust levels

Buyer-facing trust badges now show a more obvious progression, so it is easier to tell whether a seller is profile-verified, phone-verified, or fully ID-verified.

Tier 1 profile verification now uses a lighter gray badge.
Tier 2 phone verification now uses a green outlined badge.
Tier 3 ID verification now uses a solid green badge for the strongest trust signal.
Compact public badges now render as icon-only markers instead of filled pills.

BuyerSeller

March 23, 2026AccountNavigation

Account navigation is easier to use across desktop and mobile

The seller account area now feels less cramped, with clearer grouping for the most-used sections and a calmer layout on smaller screens.

Primary account destinations are easier to spot instead of being buried in one crowded tab strip.
Mobile now uses a clearer section layout instead of a cramped wrap-heavy navigation row.
Desktop keeps frequent seller actions prominent while secondary tools stay accessible without stealing attention.

Seller

March 23, 2026ProfilesContactDiscovery

Seller profiles are easier to browse and Viber contact links are more reliable

Public seller pages now give listings more room on desktop, and Viber contact links have been tightened up so buyers are less likely to hit broken handoffs on mobile.

Desktop seller profiles now prioritize the listing grid while keeping seller details in a cleaner side rail.
The follow menu no longer gets clipped by the profile card layout.
Malformed Viber links now fall back to the seller phone number more safely, especially on iPhone.

BuyerSeller

March 23, 2026CollectionsReliability

Multi-item collection saves are more reliable

Editing or saving multi-item posts now has a fallback path, which protects sellers from RPC-related save failures.

Collection edits no longer depend on a single RPC succeeding before a save can complete.
Fallback saving keeps linked items, image references, and collection updates in sync.
Sellers can confidently edit an in-progress collection without the form appearing to save but dropping the change.

Seller

March 23, 2026SellingTrust

Posting flow now checks contact readiness before publish

Sellers get a clear prompt when a post is about to go live without visible contact details, reducing dead-end buyer messages.

The publish flow previews which contact methods will actually be visible on the final listing.
If no direct contact method is exposed, the form recommends profile fixes before the post goes live.
Sellers can still cancel out of the prompt and finish their profile instead of getting trapped in a failed publish attempt.

SellerBuyer

March 23, 2026AnalyticsSelling

Seller analytics is now built into your account

Sellers can track how their listings are performing without leaving the marketplace.

Account analytics now surfaces views, saves, shares, follows, and contact-intent signals in one place.
Top-performing listings and activity trends make it easier to see what buyers are reacting to.
The dashboard stays seller-focused instead of exposing marketplace-wide admin metrics.

Seller

March 23, 2026OnboardingSelling

New seller welcome flow for first-time posting

Fresh sellers now get a more guided account home that points them toward posting, importing, and finishing their setup faster.

New account states now show clearer next steps instead of a blank dashboard.
Quick links push sellers toward their first listing or CSV import flow.
The account experience feels more like a launchpad than a dead-end profile page.

Seller

March 22, 2026CollectionsFeed

Collection posts are now public and easier to browse

Multi-item posts graduated from a limited beta into a public marketplace format that works for both sellers and buyers.

Sellers can publish a grouped collection post instead of splitting every item into isolated listings.
Buyers can see grouped item photos, browse linked pieces, and open single-item listings from the same post.
Feed cards and mobile collection previews were tightened so collections feel native instead of bolted on.

SellerBuyer

March 22, 2026ListingsDiscovery

Active listings can be bumped from the seller dashboard

Sellers can refresh the position of active listings with cooldown and daily-limit guardrails instead of reposting manually.

My Listings now shows bump controls for active posts.
Cooldown and daily-limit logic keeps the feed fair while still giving sellers a recovery tool.
Buyers see fresher active inventory without encouraging duplicate posts.

SellerBuyer

March 17, 2026SearchNotifications

Saved search alerts for buyers

Buyers can now save a search and come back to it later instead of rebuilding the same filters every time.

Saved searches preserve the filters a buyer actually cares about.
Matching new listings can trigger follow-up notifications instead of relying on manual checking.
The saved area now feels useful for active shopping, not just passive bookmarks.

Buyer

March 17, 2026CollectionsSaving

Saved collections and shareable collection pages

Buyers can organize saved listings into collections and share public collection pages with other hobbyists.

Saved listings can be grouped into named collections instead of living in one long list.
Collections can be shared publicly, which makes wishlists and inspiration boards easier to pass around.
Collection pages create a cleaner handoff between browsing, saving, and sharing.

Buyer