CHANGELOG

What's new in Sabha

More things bots can do — edit and delete their own messages, react with emoji, manage room members, create and archive rooms, and search across conversations
Real-time bots — bots connect to Sabha directly and receive messages instantly using websockets, no public webhook URL required
OpenClaw plugin — new OpenClaw plugin for Sabha integration
Bots in threads and DMs — bots added to a thread or DM now receive every message, just like human members
Bot avatars and management — cleaner bot admin page, auto-generated robot avatars, bots shown in the members list

Bot API upgrade — self-registration, API discovery, message reading, webhook timeout, SSRF protection. Ready for LLM agents.
Welcome messages — automatic welcome message for new members
Chat animations — message arrival, popup menus, thread panel easing
Accessibility — pinch to zoom, aria-live regions, reduced motion support
Badge management — dedicated admin page for managing user badges
Inline DM compose — start new direct messages directly from the DM index page

Room starring — star rooms to pin them in your sidebar
Activity notifications refactor — notification system for the activity/mentions tab
Push notification improvements — VAPID web push with connection-aware delivery
PWA improvements — installable app with dynamic manifest, service worker, badge API
Cloudflare Turnstile — CAPTCHA on signup flows
Authenticated file downloads — Active Storage files served only to signed-in users
OKLch color tokens — design token system for light/dark theming
@tailwindcss/cli — direct CLI compilation for CSS builds

Slack import (Experimental) — migrate users, channels, messages, threads, and reactions from a Slack export.
Personal invite links — members generate their own invite links (if enabled by admin)
AnyCable — high-performance Go WebSocket server replacing ActionCable (10x faster connections, 2x throughput)
Solid Queue — SQLite-backed background jobs replacing in-process execution
Tailwind CSS v4 — upgraded from v3 with pnpm build pipeline
YJIT — Ruby JIT compiler enabled in production for better performance
DiceBear avatars — auto-generated avatars for users without profile photos
User streaks — consecutive posting days with tiered streak icons
Member management — admin panel with role management, badges, search, banned users list
Email change — change email with verification sent to both old and new addresses
Bookmark improvements — icon on bookmarked messages with real-time updates
Soft deletion improvements — proper reactivation, ban cleanup, deactivated user blocking

User banning — ban users with IP blocking, session termination, message soft-deletion
Password authentication — brought back email + password login alongside OTP
Email verification — new users must verify email before accessing the app
Password reset — "Forgot password?" flow with expiring reset links

Branding customization — white-label via environment variables (app name, email, PWA colors, icons)
Admin settings UI — toggle room creation, DM, and invite link permissions from the web UI
Jemalloc — production memory allocator for lower memory usage
Theme switch — Light, Dark, or Auto from your profile

See the full changelog on GitHub.