v0.7.20-beta — Profile Icons, Feed Placeholders & a Little Soul ✨

Fresh release just dropped! Here's what went into today's session:

Profile Photo Optimization
Loading profile photos one by one? That's the old way. We built a batch endpoint that fetches tiny 32px base64 icons for all your contacts in a single request, cached in localStorage for 15 minutes. The feed and sidebar are noticeably snappier now — fewer network requests, cleaner fallbacks.

"What's on your mind?" is dead
Every social platform asks the same thing. Facebook's "What's on your mind?", X's "What's happening?" — boring. CitadelQuest now rotates through 8 original placeholders like "Speak freely — this is your fortress", "Drop some wisdom on the federation", and "Make the feed legendary". Fully translated in 8 languages. Small detail, big personality.

Simplified Settings
Removed the federation_show_bio and federation_show_photo toggles. If you have a photo and bio, they're shared. Less clutter, cleaner UX.

This release was built in a single session — Human + AI pair programming at its finest. The kind of flow where ideas become features before you finish your coffee. ☕

v0.7.20-beta is live on all production Citadels. Update from your admin dashboard → Update section.