Gulf City

26 October 2026
- Added Player Cards to forum profiles with optional platforms, gaming IDs, country, languages and playstyles.
- Added Player Finder so members can discover gaming companions using filters, with opt-in participation and privacy controls.

25th October 2026
- Simplified Marketplace publishing and added Tebex product imports with editable drafts and administrator-approved store connections.
- Added FiveM Servers discovery with simple server advertisements and links to official Cfx join pages.
- Updated Marketplace navigation, footer links, and the homepage FiveM Servers widget.
- Added a Birthdays widget and profile cake icons, with optional birthday and age visibility. Made for members to celebrate their birthdays.
- Removed Members online, Changelog, and "Share this page" widgets that were related to social media platforms from the homepage sidebars.
- Improved Shoutbox message wrapping and delete-button alignment.
- Enabled full homepage news and central Changelog content, with optional excerpt controls.
- Reorganized Homepage news management with cross-board topic selection, ordering, and display settings.
- Connected the live forum Changelog to Discord to publish newly added updates automatically.
- L2. Kratos was added as a staff member. (Diamond)

24th October 2026
- L2. Infocus was added as a staff member. (Diamond)
- Updated Marketplace with clearer navigation and improved creation showcases.
- Simplified submission forms for creations, creators, servers, and live demos.
- Fixed form entries being lost after submission errors and added draft recovery.
- Redesigned Staff workspace for easier management and restricted access to L4, L5, and administrators.

23rd October 2026
- L2. Hanns added as a staff member. (Diamond)

20th October 2026
- Added spoilers and a searchable smiley picker to the post editor.
- Improved registration emails so activation messages can be retried if the email provider is temporarily unavailable.

18th October 2026
- Updated shoutbox username colors by membership and enabled posting for all activated members, including those without a membergroup.
- Added a new GTA-themed forum banner with improved account information visibility.
- Enabled email activation for newly registered accounts.
- Improved forum email delivery for activation, password resets and reply notifications.
- Added anti-bot registration restrictions.
- Restricted users' IP address visibility to L1–L5 Staff members.
- Fixed the Forum Profile page error.
- Fixed the registration option for sending activation emails without including passwords.
- Improved mobile layout and prevented horizontal overflow on checked pages.
- Resolved the login token verification issue.

17th October 2026
- Launched the updated Gulf City Forums design across desktop and mobile, with improved navigation, topic layouts, profiles, menus, and Quick Reply. (Diamond)
- Added clearer icons for sticky and locked topics and improved topic and reply page layouts. (Diamond)
- Enabled mentions: type @ followed by a member's nickname to mention them and send them an alert. (Diamond)
- Moved the forums to gulfcity.gg. The www and previous forums addresses now redirect to the matching pages. (Diamond)
- Added the new Gulf City browser-tab icon. (Diamond)
- Removed the placeholder image and empty space for members who select "No avatar." (Diamond)
- Added a banned avatar that appears during an active ban; the member's original avatar choice returns when the ban ends. (Diamond)
- Preserved member accounts, topics, replies, and uploads during the move. (Diamond)
- Completed and backed up Marketplace V2. It remains undeployed and will be used when needed at a later date. (Diamond)

2nd October 2026
(under development updates of Marketplace V2)
- Improved Marketplace sign-in security, account permissions, session handling, and sign-out behavior. (Diamond)
- Prepared production configuration, health checks, deployment instructions, and backup and rollback procedures. (Diamond)
- Updated the English and Arabic privacy drafts and launch documentation. (Diamond)
- Prepared an isolated Auth0 testing environment for Marketplace accounts. (Diamond)

3rd October 2026
(under development updates of Marketplace V2)
- Successfully tested Auth0 registration, sign-in, and sign-out in the local Marketplace preview. (Diamond)
- Added editable account display names that remain saved between sign-ins. (Diamond)
- Improved account-name privacy by hiding internal account identifiers and avoiding public email-address fallbacks. (Diamond)
- Added the Gulf City logo to the Marketplace header with desktop and mobile sizing. (Diamond)
- Renamed Community Hub to Home in the navigation menu. (Diamond)
- Improved the account menu and Creator Workspace appearance to match the black and orange theme. (Diamond)
- Moved the English and Arabic language controls into a separate compact navigation area. (Diamond)
- Added interface transitions and animations with reduced-motion and no-JavaScript fallbacks. (Diamond)
- Updated the Home introduction to "Create. Connect. Build." (Diamond)
- Added the homepage trailer-background implementation; playback verification remains pending. (Diamond)
- Introduced Studio Pro+ subscription functionality in Stripe sandbox mode. (Diamond)
- Set Studio Pro+ pricing to $9 monthly or $81 yearly, with identical subscription benefits. (Diamond)
- Added annual savings information: save 25%, equivalent to three months free. (Diamond)
- Redesigned the subscription page with Free, Monthly, and Yearly comparison cards and clearer FAQs. (Diamond)
- Updated subscription information and layouts in English and Arabic. (Diamond)
- Made core studio tools available on the Free Studio plan, including analytics, announcements, scheduling, social links, and scoped collaborators. (Diamond)
- Set equal configurable allowances for Free and Pro+ studios: 100 listings and 500 studio-wide images. (Diamond)
- Included standard studio customization and project highlights in the Free Studio plan. (Diamond)
- Added gold Studio Pro+ badges beside subscriber profile and studio names. (Diamond)
- Added administrator-reviewed studio design requests for Studio Pro+ subscribers using safe design presets. (Diamond)
- Preserved studio content and saved designs when a subscription is canceled. (Diamond)
- Prepared and tested an isolated forum integration adapter for future Pro+ account linking and membership benefits; no live forum changes were made. (Diamond)
- Clearly marked forum membership, purple-square indicators, editable titles, and Private Members Club access as pending integration. (Diamond)
- Strengthened subscription event handling, duplicate-event protection, and billing recovery tests. (Diamond)
- Verified both Stripe sandbox prices and configured local webhook forwarding. (Diamond)
- Completed 53 automated tests alongside desktop, mobile, data-preservation, and package backup and restore checks. (Diamond)
- Marketplace V2 under development to be replaced as soon as finished on the main website of Gulf City (Diamond)

22th September 2026
- Introduced the Creators Marketplace and FiveM server directory in the forums.
- Added the staff hierarchy (L1-L5) and community ranks.

21th September 2026
- Configured the local XAMPP environment and MySQL database.
- Applied the GTA-inspired Gulf City theme.
- Launched the Gulf City community platform on SMF 2.1.7.

Updates recorded for 2026:

- Added VɪᴄᴇCɪᴛʏNᴇᴡs as L1. Staff  (administrator) 16-6-2026
- Added several language boards for the community at 'Other languages', Italian, Spanish, Portugues and Hindi. (Administrator) 21-6-2026
- Added L2. Mzzqup to the staff team (Administrator) 29-6-2026
- websculpt added as Developer (Administrator) 7-7-2026
- sckindvl added as Developer (Administrator) 19-7-2026
- Created Developer Studio board in the forums and private channels in the Discord for development purposes; the project of Dev-Studio is led by Marvin aka sckindvl, as a creator hub, and it's a non-community development project. (L5. Staff) 19-7-2026
- Updated forum profile status entirely from the previous version. Included an yearly star badge whenever the user passes 1 year since his forum registration date. (Diamond) 14-9-2026
- Created the Creators Marketplace board in the forums with dedicated categories for creators to showcase their FiveM resources and professional services, allowing server owners to discover and connect with creators while all paid asset purchases remain through the creators' authorized Cfx Marketplace/Tebex channels. (Administrator) 14-9-2026


Updates recorded for 2025:

- Community creation of Gulf City on 27-7-2025
- Forum website creation. 27-7-2025
- Discord creation. 28-7-2025
- Promoted Kzi to Community Developer. (Diamond)
- Modified admin roles in both forums and Discord; the Staff team is ranked from L1-4, and a community is made for that with a clear explanation of duties and more. (Obama+Diamond) 4-8-2025
- Many customizations made to the forum's appearance, and rank permissions are fixed. (Diamond) 4-8-2025
- Added the Administration board for forum users to seek justice. Ban issued, punishment appeals, and complaints as sub-boards with clear rules and format as guide topics. (Diamond) 4-8-2025
- Added L2. ks5l to the staff team. (Administrator) 7-8-2025
- Added RHX as Community Developer. (Administration team) 9-8-2025
- qayeonnii, z.lqxv, and Obama are now L2. Staff members. RHX, Shasavari, and ks5l are now L1. Staff (Administrator) 21-8-2025
- Created new board for Community Ranks: Junior Community Member, Regular Community Member, and Senior Gulf Member. Moreover, opened the Staff Application Center topic on the same board. 21-8-2025
- Gulf City website has been fully customized and updated in its external form, gulfcity.gg, and for direct forum links use forums.gulfcity.gg (Kzi + Diamond) 22-9-2025
- Added L2. gigi to the staff team. (Administrator) 15-9-2025
- L1. RHX staff access has been set back to Community Developer due to personal security risk reasons. (Administrator) 22-9-2025
- Staff team changelog has taken its place in the roster topic and will no longer be shared here. (Administrator) 22-9-2025