Changelog

This changelog tracks every THEJORD update: new tools, improvements and fixes, in chronological order. Follow this page to see what changed and when, with a one-line summary for each release.

v2.4.0
December 25, 2025Improvements

✨ New Features

  • ●
    Promotional Video

    THEJORD presentation video integrated in homepage with lazy loading for optimal performance.

  • ●
    RSS Feed

    Blog RSS feed now easily accessible from footer. Available in Italian and English.

v2.3.0
December 5, 2025New Tool

✨ PDF Tools Suite

  • ●
    Complete PDF Suite
    • • Merge multiple PDFs into one document
    • • Split PDF by pages or ranges
    • • Edit: rotate, delete, reorder pages
    • • Convert: Images ↔ PDF
    • • Compress PDF reducing file size
  • ●
    Total Privacy

    All processing happens in the browser. Your PDFs are never uploaded to external servers.

  • ●
    Dedicated Navigation

    Separation of Dev Tools and PDF Tools in menu for improved user experience

v2.2.0
December 3, 2025New Tool

✨ XML & WSDL Viewer

  • ●
    Main Features
    • • XML Formatter & Prettifier
    • • XML Validator in real-time
    • • WSDL Parser & Viewer
    • • XML ↔ JSON Converter
    • • XML Minifier
  • ●
    XML Statistics

    Element count, attributes, text nodes, depth and size in bytes

  • ●
    Complete Tests
    • • 19 unit tests with Jest
    • • 17 E2E tests with Playwright
v2.1.0
December 1, 2025Production

✨ Kubernetes Deploy & Improvements

  • ●
    Kubernetes Infrastructure
    • • Deploy on K3s cluster with 2 replicas
    • • Cloudflare Tunnel for secure ingress
    • • PostgreSQL in dedicated Docker container
    • • CI/CD with GitHub Actions and self-hosted runner
  • ●
    API Proxy Pattern

    Internal backend API not publicly exposed. All calls go through Next.js API routes for enhanced security.

  • ●
    Complete Multilingual Blog
    • • 6 articles in Italian
    • • 6 articles in English
    • • Translation system linked between languages
    • • Icons for each article
  • ●
    Google Analytics & SEO
    • • Google Analytics 4 integrated
    • • Sitemap.xml dynamic with all blog posts
    • • Robots.txt optimized
    • • hreflang for multilingual SEO
v2.0.0
November 18, 2025Major Update

✨ Migration to Next.js 16

  • ●
    Next.js 16 with Turbopack

    Complete migration from Vite + React to Next.js 16 with App Router and Turbopack for ultra-fast builds

  • ●
    Blog + Tools Integration

    CMS for blog and developer tools unified in a single Next.js application

  • ●
    12 Tools Migrated
    • • JSON Formatter & Validator
    • • Base64 Encoder/Decoder
    • • RegEx Tester
    • • Hash Generator (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512)
    • • URL Encoder/Decoder
    • • Markdown Converter
    • • Color Converter (HEX/RGB/HSL)
    • • Lorem Ipsum Generator
    • • Diff Checker
    • • Cron Expression Builder
    • • JSON Schema Converter
    • • XML & WSDL Viewer
  • ●
    Complete Testing
    • • 137 unit tests with Jest
    • • 31 E2E tests with Playwright
    • • Test coverage for all main tools
  • ●
    Header & Footer Global

    Unified navigation with sticky Header and informative Footer on all pages

  • ●
    About, Contact, Privacy Pages

    Migration and adaptation of institutional pages from React SPA to Next.js

🔧 Technical Improvements

  • ●
    Optimized SEO
    • • Sitemap.xml dynamic for tools and blog
    • • Robots.txt configured
    • • Meta tags with template
    • • Schema.org JSON-LD
  • ●
    Performance
    • • Server-side rendering (SSR)
    • • Lazy loading for heavy components (Monaco Editor)
    • • Image optimization with next/image
    • • Code splitting automatic
  • ●
    Developer Experience
    • • Turbopack for instant HMR
    • • TypeScript strict mode
    • • ESLint + Prettier
    • • Test suite complete

💻 Tech Stack

  • • Framework: Next.js 16.0.3 (App Router + Turbopack)
  • • UI: React 19 + TypeScript 5
  • • Styling: Tailwind CSS 3.4
  • • Testing: Jest + Playwright + Testing Library
  • • CMS: Custom REST API (Node.js + PostgreSQL)
  • • Database: PostgreSQL for blog posts
  • • Infrastructure: Docker + Kubernetes (K3s)
v1.1.0
November 15, 2024

✨ New Features

  • ●
    Base64 - File Operations
    • • Upload file up to 5MB
    • • Download with automatic correct extension
    • • Detection of 50+ file types
    • • Automatic binary/text file distinction
  • ●
    Toast Notifications

    Modern notification system with animations

  • ●
    Layout Component

    Reusable layout for all tool pages

v1.0.0
November 12, 2024🚀 Initial Release

✨ Initial Release

9 Developer Tools:

  • 📄 JSON Formatter & Validator
  • 🔐 Base64 Encoder/Decoder
  • 🔍 RegEx Tester
  • 🔑 Hash Generator
  • 🔗 URL Encoder/Decoder
  • 📝 Markdown to HTML
  • 🎨 Color Converter
  • 📰 Lorem Ipsum Generator
  • 📊 Text Diff Checker

Infrastructure:

  • • React 18.2.0 + TypeScript 5.2.2
  • • Vite 4.5.0 + Tailwind CSS 3.3.5
  • • Docker + Kubernetes (K3s)
  • • 100% client-side processing

📊 Version Summary

VersionDateDescription
v2.4.025 Dec 2025✨ Homepage promotional video, RSS Feed in footer
v2.3.05 Dec 2025✨ PDF Tools Suite: merge, split, edit, convert, compress
v2.2.03 Dec 2025✨ XML & WSDL Viewer: formatter, validator, WSDL parser, JSON converter
v2.1.01 Dec 2025🚀 Kubernetes deploy, API Proxy, Multilingual blog, Google Analytics
v2.0.018 Nov 2025Migration to Next.js 16, Blog + Tools integrated, 137 unit tests
v1.1.015 Nov 2024UI enhancements, Base64 file ops, toast notifications
v1.0.012 Nov 2024🚀 Initial release with 9 tools

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is THEJORD updated?

Updates are continuous; this page lists every release in chronological order, newest first.

Where can I find the latest changes?

At the top of this page, where the most recent version is always listed first.