🚀 New Features & Enhancements

• Long Queue Optimization: Improved long queues for better performance and scalability.

• Bonga SMS integration: Introduced Bonga SMS as a new sms gateway.

• APIWAP Whatsapp gateway integration: Introduced the first Whatsapp gateway with options to replace most sms notifications with the whatsapp gateway.

• Mspace SMS Gateway: Integrated the mspace.co.ke/api.h SMS gateway.

• Support User Permissions: An admin user can now add permissions when creating any support user.

• Onboarding Emails: Added a 3-part onboarding email sequence featuring instructional videos for new users.

• Image Ads Positioning: Improved image advertisement positioning controls for more flexible layouts.

• Custom Landing Pages: Added support for different landing pages per MikroTik router.

• Offline Client Filter: Added filter options to quickly view offline clients on the users page.

• Hotspot Payment Feedback (M-Pesa): Integrated database-driven feedback to reflect M-Pesa payment status in real-time.

• NTP Server Automation: MikroTiks now automatically use Google NTP servers to maintain accurate system time; verified to fix reboot desync issues.

• IP Binding Upgrade: DHCP leases can now automatically convert to static bindings when creating an IP Binding.

• MikroTik Advanced Mode: Instructions on how to enable mikrotik advanced mode on new Mikrotik models.

• Dark Theme Enhancements: Improved dark mode visuals, contrast, and readability across all modules.

• Welcome Emails for Support Users: Support accounts now receive a welcome email with login instructions.

• Account Number Flexibility: Paybill and account number inputs now support both uppercase and lowercase letters.

🧰 Fixes & Quality Improvements

• Days Left Calculation: Corrected countdown accuracy for account validity.

• MikroTik Reboot: Fixed issue where devices didn’t reboot properly when triggered from the system.

• SMS Rate Limiting: Adjusted rate limiting to prevent delivery delays and provider throttling.

• PPPoE Users Hotspot Access: PPPoE users can now directly pay for hotspot sessions without switching accounts.

• Hotspot Pruning: Improved pruning mechanism for inactive hotspot users.

• Performance Improvements: Enhanced hotspot and dashboard performance improvements.

🔐 Security Updates

• Password Change Validation: Users must now enter their old password to confirm any password change.

• Strong Password Enforcement: All users must meet stricter password complexity rules.

• Admin Login Alerts: When an admin logs in from a new device or IP, a notification email is sent.

• Session Security: Reduced idle session timeout; sessions are now closed after 30 minutes of inactivity.

• NAS Deletion OTP: Added an extra layer of protection by requiring OTP verification before NAS deletion.