Release v0.5.2

.coderabbit.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://coderabbit.ai/integrations/schema.v2.json
+reviews:
+  auto_review:
+    enabled: true
+    base_branches:
+      - develop

.github/workflows/shop-janitor-restock-stale.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Shop janitor - restock stale orders
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "*/5 * * * *" # every 5 minutes (UTC)
+    - cron: "*/5 * * * *"
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 concurrency:
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "20"
 
-      # Step-level guard: тут secrets дозволені
       - name: Guard config (skip if secrets missing)
         id: guard
         run: |

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -253,3 +253,56 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 - Improved stability of text selection detection for AI helper
 - Fixed social icon hover styles in dark mode
 - Reduced visual overlap issues on small mobile screens
+
+## [0.5.2] - 2026-02-01
+
+### Added
+
+- About page enhancements:
+  - Refreshed Features and Pricing sections with clearer messaging
+  - Interactive particle-based backgrounds with reduced-motion support
+  - New reusable UI components: ParticleCanvas, GradientBadge, SectionHeading
+  - Improved mobile responsiveness and layout stability
+- Blog improvements:
+  - Pagination support for blog listing
+  - Dynamic grid backgrounds across blog pages
+  - Featured post CTA in blog hero
+  - Author filtering via URL with adaptive header behavior
+- AI Word Helper updates:
+  - Improved error handling with simplified retry UX
+  - Backend refactor for Vercel compatibility
+  - Rate limiting enforcement for AI explanation endpoint
+- Caching & performance:
+  - Upstash Redis cache for Q&A (cache-aside strategy)
+  - Robust cache parsing and invalidation handling
+- Infrastructure & tooling:
+  - Netlify deployment configuration updates
+  - Redis environment variable support
+  - CodeRabbit automated review configuration
+
+### Changed
+
+- Home page UI refinements:
+  - Refactored Hero section into reusable components
+  - Improved primary CTA button styling and interactions
+  - Updated card layouts and online users counter visuals
+- Blog experience refined:
+  - Improved text formatting and rendering consistency
+  - Better search, filtering, and pagination UX
+- Shop UI updates:
+  - Unified storefront styles across components
+  - Improved checkout flow state handling
+  - Added metadata across shop routes for better SEO
+- Default locale changed from `uk` to `en` with safer type validation
+- Internal refactors:
+  - Codebase cleanup and structural simplification
+  - Improved cache initialization and error handling
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed blog text formatting and latest post image rendering
+- Resolved layout centering issues on Leaderboard
+- Fixed social icon hover styles in dark mode
+- Improved stability of text selection detection for AI helper
+- Fixed locale duplication and routing edge cases
+- Reduced visual overlap issues on small mobile screens

README.md

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 ## DevLovers - a platform for technical interview preparation in frontend, backend, and full-stack development.
+
+develop
+[![Netlify Status](https://api.netlify.com/api/v1/badges/0d21e84e-ea55-47f0-b841-c8eb91f2c9a0/deploy-status)](https://app.netlify.com/projects/develop-devlovers/deploys)

frontend/.env.example

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=
 # --- Database
 DATABASE_URL=
 
+# --- Upstash Redis (REST)
+UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL=
+UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN=
+
 # --- Auth (app)
 AUTH_SECRET=
 
@@ -98,4 +102,4 @@ TRUST_FORWARDED_HEADERS=0
 # emergency switch
 RATE_LIMIT_DISABLED=0
 
-GROQ_API_KEY=
+GROQ_API_KEY=