NorCal EVs Website Changelog

Version 2025.35
August 27, 2025

Major Design Overhaul & Modernization

Design Features Technical
  • Complete visual redesign with dark, futuristic theme representing the cutting-edge EV community
  • Implemented animated gradient backgrounds with smooth color transitions
  • Added floating particle effects for enhanced visual depth and movement
  • Introduced glassmorphic design system with blur effects and transparency
  • Created vibrant gradient text effects using electric green (#00ff88) and blue (#0088ff) color scheme
  • Added new statistics section showcasing community metrics (500+ members, 20+ events, 15 brands)
  • Redesigned about section with icon-based feature cards and enhanced hover effects
  • Transformed social links into interactive cards with shimmer animations
  • Enhanced hero section with dual CTAs ("Join the Revolution" and "View Events")
  • Implemented pulsing logo animation for dynamic brand presence
  • Added smooth scroll reveal animations for all page sections
  • Integrated advanced hover effects throughout navigation, buttons, and cards
  • Created parallax-style animated backgrounds
  • Improved mobile responsiveness with better touch targets and navigation
  • Embedded all CSS inline for simplified deployment
  • Maintained all existing SEO optimizations and structured data
  • Preserved Heylo event integration within new design framework
  • Enhanced performance using pure CSS animations instead of heavy JavaScript
  • Updated footer with additional links and modern styling
  • Added scroll-based navbar transparency effect
Version 2025.15
April 13, 2025

Initial Release & Core Enhancements

Core Technical
  • Initial landing page design finalized and deployed
  • Hero section with full background image and centered, oversized logo
  • Responsive CTA and heading: "Driven by Community"
  • Sections: About, Events (Heylo embed), Connect
  • Social buttons for Heylo, Facebook, Instagram, and X
  • Mobile-friendly layout and styling with flexbox
  • Added top navigation bar with logo and menu items
  • Fully responsive hamburger menu on mobile
  • Dropdown menu under "Social" with tap-to-open behavior
  • Added outside-click handling to close mobile menu and dropdown
  • Included logo next to "NorCal EVs" in nav
  • Sticky navbar with blur and shadow on scroll
  • Added full SEO meta tags (title, description, keywords)
  • Integrated Open Graph and Twitter Card metadata
  • Included JSON-LD structured data (Organization schema)
  • Added robots.txt with sitemap reference
  • Created sitemap.xml with homepage, /leaders, and /membership
  • Created /leaders/ and /membership/ subdirectories with basic index.html
  • Shared global styles via /styles.css
  • Each page includes SEO meta and styled hero sections
  • Fixed issue where dropdown would not stay open
  • Fixed mobile nav menu not closing when tapping outside
  • Dropdown closes on link click
  • Improved font styling for Social dropdown toggle